Move your body with ​Despina.
CLASS NOW MOVED TO UNLIMITED BODY NY
STARTING SATURDAY JANUARY 17TH!
Modern Salimpour Method Belly Dance with Despina:
Train like a dancer, move like an artist. Strength, conditioning, and belly dance combined.
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Location: UNLIMITED BODY NY
Address: 27-18 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY 11105
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Time: 1 hour class at 1:PM​
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PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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Despina is an innovative MENAHT belly dance performer and instructor known for her clear, supportive teaching and strength-focused approach to dance training. Rooted in her Greek heritage and shaped by ongoing mentorship with the Salimpour School and master choreographer Dalia Carella, her work blends vintage elegance with a modern flair.
She is one of only three Salimpour-certified teachers in New York, the Manhattan Salimpour Collective leader liaison, and director of ASTERIA Dance NYC, cultivating an inclusive, empowering space where dancers build strength, confidence, and longevity through informed movement. Her classes are widely praised for being structured, challenging, and deeply supportive, helping students feel stronger, safer, and more connected to their bodies.
Belly Dance Conditioning & Technique
Salimpour Method–Based Training
This class blends belly dance technique with intentional fitness-based conditioning to support safe, strong, and sustainable movement. Students should expect guided strength exercises alongside dance training—this is not a choreography-only class.
Each session includes:
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Breathwork and dynamic stretching
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Strength and conditioning exercises such as abdominal work, planks, lunges, squats, standing presses, and glute strengthening
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Floorwork focusing on glute, ribcage, and arm isolations
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Standing drills, movement breakdowns, and traveling combinations
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A short dance combo and guided cool-down
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Yoga mats and yoga blocks available for support.​
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Training follows the Salimpour Method and is led by Debbie Despina, one of only three Salimpour-certified instructors in New York. This is an inclusive, all-level class with modifications offered; students should expect moments of athletic training as part of the dance process.
PRIVATE CLASS RATES IN DANCE STUDIO:
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*Single Private Class $110 (with PayPal fee $114.49) Expires 3 weeks after purchase.
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*3 1-Hour Private Class Bundle SAVE $310 (with PayPal fee $321.72) Expires 9 weeks after purchase.
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PRIVATE CLASS RATES ON ZOOM:
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*1 -1 Hour Zoom Private Class $75 (with PayPal fee $73.04) Expires 3 weeks after purchase.
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*3 1-Hour Private Zoom Class Bundle $190 SAVE $35 (with PayPal fee $197.38) Expires 9 weeks after purchase.