Instructors
Ariel
Aruba Ala Nar
Aruba Ala Nar
Ariel performs Fusion Styles of Bellydance in the Placerville, CA area.
Email: sudeekabellydancers@gmail.com Instagram: @sudeeka
Facebook: Ariel Beall
Aruba Ala Nar
Aruba Ala Nar
Aruba Ala Nar
Aruba Ala Nar teaches Beginning and Intermediate/Troupe on Tuesdays at the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley. aruba_ala_nar@yahoo.com
(831) 331-3714
Gameela
Aruba Ala Nar
Iselda Amar
Multi-award winning performer Gameela is a headliner at festivals and events throughout California and the USA. Gameela teaches class series and private lessons at Thrive Movement Arts in Sacramento, CA.
IG: Gratsi_Ella
Iselda Amar
Mychelle Crown
Iselda Amar
Iselda Amar teaches Bellydance, Folkloric, and Fitness Dance styles at Thrive Movement Arts.
FB: Facebook.com/Iseldadancedesign
(916) 347-0422
Mychelle Crown
Mychelle Crown
Mychelle Crown
Mychelle Crown is world-renown Master Bellydancer, Choreographer, Event Producer, and Rehab-Based Movement Instructor. She is the owner of Thrive Movement Arts Dance & Pilates Studio, and Creative Director of the multi-award winning Crown Jewels Dance Company. Mychelle teaches Bellydance, Reformer and Mat Pilates, Injury Rehab, Barre, and her unique Mindful Fitness Formats.
FB: Facebook.com/ThriveMovementArts
(916) 235-3442
Kareema
Mychelle Crown
Mychelle Crown
Kareema teaches private lessons throughout the Sacramento and Bay Areas.
Sawako Ama
Trudie Heigel
Trudie Heigel
Sawako is a multi-award winning dancer who performs and teaches internationally.
916-871-9054
Trudie Heigel
Trudie Heigel
Trudie Heigel
Trudie Hegel is director of Sacramento's beloved Hoi Polloi Fusion Dance Ensemble. As Sacramento’s largest amateur dance group, Trudie makes Hot Polloi a places where people of all ages and interests a place can gather to learn and create.
Winter 2025/26 Sacramento Classes
Stage & Competition Prep School
Pop Choreography Series with Iselda
Pop Choreography Series with Iselda
Mychelle Crown is a multi-award winning Performing Artist who has been on stage since she could walk! Mychelle has placed, not-placed, won, and judged competitions in a wide variety of dance and theatre modalities. From artistry to checking the boxes, Mychelle will share her knowledge and expertise to help you build and refine your Stage or Competition Routine. This course requires a weekly practice schedule with video check-ins.
Thursdays
6:30 - 7:30pm
Dec 4, 11, 18, 2025
Jan 8, 15, 22, 2026
In-Person, Zoom, & Recorded
or
Use your Thrive Class Package or Membership
Thrive Movement Arts
4128 El Camino Ave. Ste. 6
Sacramento, CA 92821
Register HERE
Pop Choreography Series with Iselda
Pop Choreography Series with Iselda
Pop Choreography Series with Iselda
Learn a fun, upbeat Choreography to a Cairo Pop hit with Iselda! This dynamic piece will be performed for the 2026 festival season with student troupe Kanz Altaaj. Performing not required or guaranteed. Get a workout and learn the hottest new moves! All levels welcome.
Tuesdays
7:30 - 8:30pm
Dec 2, 2025 - Jan 13, 2025
(no class Dec 23)
In-Person, Zoom, & Recorded
or
Use your Thrive Class Package or Membership
Thrive Movement Arts
4128 El Camino Ave. Ste. 6
Sacramento, CA 92821
Register HERE
Beginning Bellydance with Hessa
Pop Choreography Series with Iselda
Beginning Bellydance with Hessa
We are so excited to welcome Hessa into our Thrive family! Hessa will teach Beginning Bellydance, Modays at 6:30pm! This class will cover technique, combinations, modifications for every body type and need. All skill levels, sizes, learning styles, and tissue issues welcome!
Mondays
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Cost: $20/Drop-In
or
Use your Thrive Class Package or Membership
Thrive Movement Arts
4128 El Camino Ave. Ste. 6
Sacramento, CA 92821
Register HERE
Mixed Level Bellydance
Thrive is the New Home of Hot Polloi!
Beginning Bellydance with Hessa
Mixed Level belly dance is a fun class that adapts to a variety of skill levels with every class. We practice isolations, fluidity, traveling steps, and dance combinations. With options for every body to choose from, this is a great class for anyone from beginner to advanced professional.
Tuesdays
6:30 - 7:30pm
Thursdays
5:30 - 6:30pm
Thrive Movement Arts
4128 El Camino Ave. Ste. 6
Sacramento, CA 92821
Register HERE
ITS Classes with April
Thrive is the New Home of Hot Polloi!
Thrive is the New Home of Hot Polloi!
Thrive is proud to host independent instructor April of the award-winning group Verbatim for ITS! Improv Team Sync is a high-energy group improvisational dance style by Amy Sigil. Learn the cues, combos, and formations that bring dancers together in spontaneous synchronicity—open to all levels!
Saturdays
9:45 - 11:00am
REGISTER BY EMAILING APRIL:
Thrive Movement Arts
4128 El Camino Ave. Ste. 6
Sacramento, CA 92821
Thrive is the New Home of Hot Polloi!
Thrive is the New Home of Hot Polloi!
Thrive is the New Home of Hot Polloi!
Thrive is honored to be the new home of Sacramento's beloved Hoi Polloi Fusion Dance Ensemble! Trudie Heigel is director of Sacramento's oldest and largest amateur dance ensemble. Learn fusion dance in a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Welcome to Thrive Hot Polloi!
Wednesdays
6:30 - 8:30pm
Register by emailing Trudie at:
Thrive Movement Arts
4128 El Camino Ave. Ste. 6
Sacramento, CA 92821