Shimmy School is a Sheffield-based organisation that facilitates a variety of dance and fitness activities, including classes, workshops, community outreach and performances.
Formed in 2015, Shimmy School has provided communities in Yorkshire and Derbyshire with 10 years of opportunity to experience the wide reaching benefits of belly dance; an art form that is underrepresented in the UK.
At Shimmy School we know that everyBODY can dance!
Our Key Values:
Wellbeing – Shimmy School aims to provide services that promote physical, emotional and mental fitness through the power of the arts and moving our bodies
Connection – Shimmy School cares deeply about building and maintaining a community that encourages one another and holds space for people to be themselves
Confidence – Shimmy School prides itself on providing a safe space to bond with others AND ourselves; to promote healthy relationships and body positivity
Creativity – Shimmy School is passionate about providing everybody a platform for self-expression and learning
The core Shimmy School teaching team come from diverse dance backgrounds and work together to offer the community different ways to engage with dance and fitness.
Shimmy School is committed to ongoing development through training with world-renowned belly dance artists and experts, so that we can authentically represent the elaborate origins of Middle Eastern dance.