Blue Lotus Room

19/06/2024

Hi everyone, we have a NEW discounted system at Blue Lotus Room! The 4. 8 or 12 class pass. Check it out! See our new drum and dance classes, plus the popular Pulse8 Bellydance fitness classes are an hour long. https://bluelotusroom.com

04/06/2024

BEGINNER'S DRUMMING CLASSES - A QUESTION FOR YOU!

Hey guys, People are asking me for Tabla/DARBUKA, Riqq/TAMBORINE, Doff/FRAMEDRUM ‘BEGINNERS DRUM classes’ (Monday or Tuesday 6:15-7:15pm) or (Saturday 11-12pm) Please VOTE/CHOOSE & help me pick the best times??

Thank you Sam :)

02/06/2024

NEWS!!! Tmrw Night Mon, Sam is hosting a special 1 hour percussion class 6-7pm is just before my Raqs Sharqi class. Its fine for beginners too - you can come along if you'd like to try your hand at percussion!! He'll show the song 'Zay il Hawa's' rhythmic structure. Class is just $25, pay at door.

My Raqs class is dancing to the same song at 7pm. Stay for both, its like a workshop!!

Remember, today Sam's Sunday Drum Intensive is 5:30-7:30pm. That's the deep dive. Hope you're having a fun long weekend. xx

01/06/2024

Hi everyone 👋 1-3 June Sat, Sun & Mon 2pm-6pm Blue Lotus Room is open with new sale items from Egypt!
* Hip scarves
* Bellydance Cossies
* Eman Zaki Cossies
* Silver jewellery Egypt
* Darbukas & Riqqs
* Sale items & fabrics
* Farida book orders
* And more!
* Arabic Coffee
2/23 Rudloc Rd Morley

29/05/2024

Hello Aussies, the Farida Fahmy books have landed in Perth, WA via Fedex for all who have ordered. They are in individual addressed boxes ready to dispatch. These will be posted via AusPost to their final destinations FRIDAY morning 30th May.

PERTH PICK UP OPTION
If you are in Perth and would prefer to pick your book up from Blue Lotus Room 23 Rudloc Rd Morley, let me know. However I must be notified before Fri morning! The Studio is open 2-6pm this weekend Sat, Sun, Mon & during classes running this week. ~ Keti

28/05/2024

Hi folks, if anyone wishes to join me in Saqqara next year May 1-5 2025, it is filling up! Enjoy beautiful somatic bellydance, live Sufi music, meditation, Sufi drum classes, sound healing & incredible excursions. For anyone who pays in full (either with dorm-style accom at retreat venue, or without accom / doing retreat activities each day) there's 10% off earlybird discount special if paid by June 1st. It will be amazing!! Of course if you're in Perth contact me directly rather than doing it all online. More info here: https://a-zbellydance.com/Saqqara2025.html
🌴🐪🌞🧿♥️

20/05/2024

Fans of Egyptian Drumming, check out Sam's amazing new collection of drums in Perth! Photos of all these unique Darbukas & Riqqs, carefully hand-picked by Sam from the best artisans in Cairo, are all on the website and they can be ordered anywhere within Australia. Once ordered their posted out within 24 hours and you can start playing your stunning drum within a week! Or contact us to view in person.
🪘❤️🌴

EGYPTIAN DRUMS https://egyptiandrums.com/index.html

17/05/2024

Farida Fahmy books can be ordered online (hard copy or ebooks). Perth dancers, I have a box of 20 books being FedExed to Perth, available to pick up at Blue Lotus Room from June 1st. Please message me if interested!

10/05/2024

Join my 4 Week authentic Egyptian Bellydance courses in Morley start late May! I'm returning from Egypt & Mexico May 27th and bringing back some great new dance choreos, bellydance music & costumes! Bellydance, fitness & drumming - join us @ Blue Lotus Room, 23 Rudloc Rd, Morley. Book online for discounted rate.

Beginners welcome, it's lots of fun & a deep cultutral immersion. Soulful, playful, energising! I'm also a Somatics instructor, so we incorporate a lot of safe, healing, mindful movement practices.
Keti xx https://bluelotusroom.com

18/04/2024

NEWS!! Hi everyone, quite a few of you have been asking about RIQQ classes (Egyptian tambourine)! Sam will be running these fun new classes on Sundays at the Blue Lotus Room after his regular Darbuka drum intensive classes. Beginner's RIQQ classes will be on from 1pm-2pm each Sunday starting from this week. Cost is $30 a class casual or $100 for 4 x sessions if paid upfront. I'll be there this weekend! If you have your own Riqq, bring it, or you can hire a Riqq for $5 a session. Please let us know if interested in joining in! Starts this Sunday - April 21st! ~ Keti

18/04/2024

Hello everyone! Just a quick heads up that we have done a bit of a revamp of our private WhatsApp group, which is open to students who are ACTIVE participants within the last three months of Blue Lotus Room classes. Of course, anyone who resumes classes after a hiatus is welcome to rejoin the private group as this is where many of our conversations about the actual class, content and sharing things like music and videos takes place. :)

11/04/2024

Hello Perth/WA dance & drum friends - STICKS & RIQQS!!

We have some great new classes coming up at the Blue Lotus room in Morley! I have my regular Mon, Wed & Sat Bellydance classes, running casually until Sat 27th April. Book online for a discount.

SATURDAYS: Kim is going to teach a fabulous 4 week Saiidi style cane dance course Sat mornings 11am-12 noon on May 4, 11, 18 & 25. I know you'll love it!!

SUNDAYS: Sam's new Beginner's Riqq class 1pm-2pm, (straight after the regular drum sessions) on Sundays, starting this week. Never played? No probs, give it a go!

Its all at https://bluelotusroom.com/

28/03/2024

Wishing our friends a happy Easter & holidays. Blue Lotus Room, Perth is open for Bellydance classes Easter Sat and Mon!

🐣Sat 9:15am Pulse8 Bellydance fitness
🐇Sat 10am A-Z Bellydance int drills
🧺Sun 11am Sam's drum intensive
🌹Mon 7pm Veil Choreo Bellydance

Join us! Easter eggs for our class participants. 🐇🐣🧺💝

24/03/2024

Good morning everyone, the date of this awesome live workshop is May 5th. Limited numbers for personal focus for each participant. If interested in joining please book at www.bluelotusroom.com

16/03/2024

Good morning everyone! I hope you're all well. I'm in Egypt and headed back to Perth soon. If anyone wishes to book into my next 4 week course (Starting Mar 20th) kindly book online. As I am only running classes with a minimum of 6 people. Any less and I'll have to cancel as I'm very busy ATM. Thank you! 🙏
Keti

01/03/2024

March 1-3 Special - get 30% off any of my Teachable courses! From June I will be removing many courses and giving the whole platform a big transformation. Some courses will be going.

Use the code MARCH2024 to get 30% of anything!!
https://a-zbellydance.teachable.com

28/02/2024

I'm off to Egypt again, but here's the Blue Lotus Room classes and events line-up for Mar-Apr 2024! Many fun new 4 week bellydance courses, Sam's Sunday Darbuka intensives, plus some great workshops. To cap it all off, we celebrate glittery dice-style with the AUSET 70's Disco party! It's going to be great fun, see you in Perth soon!

http://bluelotusroom.com

21/02/2024

Dear dancers, this weekend 1-4pm Perth time Sun 25th Feb I'm running a very deep Somatic Bellydance workshop on Improvisation. It's live but I am opening up 5 Zoom places for participants. Contact me if interested in joining us! 🙂

19/02/2024

❤️ In a couple of weeks, I'll be back in Egypt for some work on Farida Fahmy's soon-to-be released book & launch!

🌺 Also... dear A-Z Bellydance participants & students, get ready for some exciting news!!

🎻 Perth dancers, my Raqs Sharqi Improvisation workshop this Sunday 25th Feb 1-4pm (Morley) features live Kemengeh (Arabic violin), Darbuka & Dof. Pm to join us!

01/02/2024

FEB SESSIONS 2024

Hi everyone, I'm back from Egypt today! Kim Astle, thank you for teaching our Wed classes!

My Sat & Wed classes resume this weekend (Sat 10am Pulse8, 11am A-Z Drills, Wed 11am Beg Bellydance, 6pm Pulse8, 7pm Adv Bellydance). Please feel free to make up any sessions due, or book into a new Feb course! Our Wed 7pm Adv class features a fun Saiidi medley.

Our special workshop this month is:
'Raqs Sharqi IMPROVISATION' 1-4pm 25th Feb with afternoon tea. All our members are welcome to the concession rate. You'll explore your dancing through sensing & feeling deep within the body. I'll guide you to find & dissolve energy blocks to allow your natural ease & sensuality to shine through. Enjoy more natural confidence & connection when dancing, and learn great tips to enhance your improv skills. Includes free music CD.

Sam's Drum intensive are on Sun 11am-1pm in Feb.
FEB 2024 sessions are all at https://bluelotusroom.com

19/01/2024

Hi folks, I am going to Cairo this weekend. I'm still teaching tmrw morning's Sat classes 10am Pulse8, 11am A-Z Bellydance Drills.
This Wed morning classes 24th and 31st Jan are cancelled, but both these Wed nights are on with KIM ASTLE teaching the 6pm Pulse8 class & the 7pm Adv class (learn a super-fun dance El Ghazalah!). Sat 27th Jan class cancelled, but I'm back the following week. Thank you! Keti

11/01/2024

Today it begins! AUSET Day 1 FRI 12th Jan
@ Blue Lotus Room, 2/23 Rudloc Rd, Morley

Bellydance and Drumming ‘Taster’ workshops

10am Registration
10:30am Beginner Darbuka with Sam
11:30am Intro to Tribal with Richelle
1:30pm Intro to Baladi with Zills with Kim
2:30pm Intro to Saiidi with Tabetha
4pm Intro to Classical Raqs with Keti
7-9pm Evening Event (Drum circle and Free dancing, DJ music)
NO online bookings after 9am - please attend in person

10/01/2024

We had a wonderful teacher training day today and AUSET is on at the Blue Lotus Room this FRIDAY 12th Jan. https://ausetdance.com (pic by Richard Stein)

27/12/2023

BELLYDANCE & DRUMMING JANUARY 2024 / PERTH
Authentic Egyptian Bellydancing - learn the art of sensual, grounded & musically attuned Traditional Baladi, Classical Raqs Sharqi & Modern Fusion styles of Bellydance. Join Keti's week Long 'Radiant Raqs' Bellydance Training intensive 4-10 Jan 2024 with NSW guest teacher Kylie Morrison, plus live Sam's live drumming. Or enrol into our next 4 week courses on Wed & Sat each month. Plus enjoy Sam's fun Arabic Drumming classes & workshops and Keti's new Pulse8 Fitness; a lively blend of Bellydance, Pilates & Somatics. All at our beautiful new studio - 23 Rudloc Rd Morley WA. Next course starts 3rd Jan! Check it out at https://bluelotusroom.com

BELLYDANCE ONLINE - WEEKLY CLASSES
Not in WA and would like to study weekly? Join the weekly online sessions (a mix of pre-recorded & zoom classes) with Keti starting 8th Jan at https://a-zbellydance.teachable.com

22/12/2023

Jan 2024 - who's joining us in Perth @ Blue Lotus Room Morley for Arabic drumming and dancing? Classes resume 3rd Jan. https://bluelotusroom.com

15/12/2023

NEW FOR 2024! Join my online weekly bellydance classes Jan-Mar (12 weeks). Lots of fun!! Plus there's a bonus CD of my best music, for those who book by xmas. Term 1 commences 8th Jan, 12 weeks. Ideal if you can't come to studio, or wish to supplement your live classes with a fun, engaging home practice. 🥰
https://a-zbellydance.teachable.com

14/12/2023

Blue Lotus Room classes resume Jan 3rd 2024! All new Bellydance, drumming & fitness classes @ 23 Rudloc Rd Morley WA have been posted. We look forward to welcoming you back!
https://bluelotusroom.com/

02/12/2023

GUEST TEACHER IN JAN 2024!
Gorgeous Fusion Bellydance Goddess Kylie Morrison from NSW is Teaching in Perth in January for the A-Z Bellydance Radiant Raqs & at AUSET! You can join her amazing Neo Raqs Bellydance fusion workshops Sun 7th Jan 2024 @ Blue Lotus Room.

9am-12pm Neo Raqs Hoop Fusion & Modern Fan Veils
1pm-4pm Neo Raqs Sword & Dynamic Double Veil

Plus she will be teaching more awesome things art the Radiant Raqs Teacher Training & Personal Development course 4-10 Jan, and at AUSET 12-14 Jan. See her NEW Radiant Raqs workshops here!
https://a-zbellydance.com/radiate2024.html

02/12/2023

If anyone else would like to join us in Mexico in May, earlybird ends this weekend. We have two single rooms left and a couple twin shares. Also most of us already grabbed the Qantas $1500 special to LA, that ends this weekend too. If interested to join, give me a call today. Keti 🌺

An exclusive retreat bridging the sublime Egyptian and Mayan cosmological arts, with a focus on Venus, in mythology, music and dance. Limited numbers, please...

23/11/2023

End of year party this Sunday! $10 entry