Khalima Dance LLC

Introduction: Bellydance performance, instruction, and events! About Khalima: Khalima is a Richmond, Virginia based performer, instructor, visionary, and artistic personality. She brings together her background in music, art, and a lifelong passion for writing, metaphor, and things that shine into emotional, musical, and narrative renderings of bellydance. Her sense of connection to the audience, the community, and the rich tapestry of culture in our world is the foundation for her work. Her improvisational fusion of Orientale style, energetic movement theory, precise isolations and fluid movement is combined with both non-traditional and traditional music, creating truly unique performance experiences. Khalima has been lovingly described as poetry in motion and as being the music. The quintessential performer, Khalima is able to seamlessly join her dance to any genre of music, and is a sought after performer for live music experiences and stage performances where anything from cutting edge to the esoteric, modern, ancient, or traditional can flourish. She regularly works with Happy Lucky Combo, the Photosynthesizers, her partner Mikemetic of AudioMassTransit, and has performed with Balkanize, My Son the Doctor, and other musicians with whom she collaborates. Khalima is also one half of Sekhemti, an ancient-modern dance duo combining bellydance and the incredible yoga artistry of LeVar Carter; together they enact theatrical ancient and new mythological tales and embody the gods and goddesses of yore. About Illumination Dance Studio: Illumination is Richmond's only studio dedicated to bellydance in all its incarnations. We offer classes in several forms of bellydance, bellydance fusion, children's classes, yoga, and special events. We feature a brand new sprung wood floor, a fully mirrored wall, and knowledgeable, friendly and passionate teachers. Please visit the Faculty link to find out more about our staff, and the Schedule link to get the fully updated schedule of classes.