Fall/Winter 2025 Events
Thrive Food Drive 11/20/25
Thrive Food Drive 11/20/25
Thrive Food Drive 11/20/25
Bring a food or monetary donation in any amount and receive a Free Bellydance Class Gift Certificate for yourself or a friend! Gift card can be used immediately or saved and does not expire.
Thurs. Nov 20, 2025
5:30pm & 6:30pm
Thrive Movement Arts
4128 El Camino Ave. Ste. 6
Sacramento, CA 92821
Holiday Hafla Dec 7, 2025
Thrive Food Drive 11/20/25
Thrive Food Drive 11/20/25
Join us for a Holiday Costume Swap and Day of Dance! We will gather, shop each other’s treasures, and perform throughout the day in a warm, casual environment. Let’s have a party!
Sun Dec 7, 2025
Thrive Movement Arts
4128 El Camino Ave. Ste. 6
Sacramento, CA 92821
SALES SPACE $20
(Includes table; 1 garment rack welcome but won't be provided) )
Register HERE
winter 2025/2026 Classes
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
Stage & Competition Prep School
Pop Choreography Series with Iselda
Beginning Bellydance with Hessa
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
ITS Classes with April
Thrive is the New Home of Hot Polloi!
Pop Choreography Series with Iselda
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
winter 2026 Special Class Series
Fabulous Fan Veils with Iselda
Fluidity From the Core - Arms & Hands
Fluidity From the Core - Arms & Hands
Join Iselda for this Fabulous Fan Veil Choreography class! Learn Fan Veils from A-Z, from basic technique to a full choreography. This piece will be performed performed at Capital City Raqs Festival in March 2026!
(performance not required or guaranteed)
Tuesdays
7:30pm - 6:30pm
Jan 20 - Feb 24, 2026
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
Fluidity From the Core - Arms & Hands
Fluidity From the Core - Arms & Hands
Fluidity From the Core - Arms & Hands
Graceful execution comes from a strong core! Let’s take a deep dive into posture, line, arms, & hands. Join Mychelle Crown as we learn to create smooth transitions and pathways, and to use our arms as an extension of our core to create fluid, juicy movement.
Thursdays
6:30 - 7:30pm
Feb 5 - 26, 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
Spring 2026 Special Class Series
Drum Solo Choreography Series
Fluidity From the Core - Travel & Transitions
Fluidity From the Core - Travel & Transitions
JOIN ISELDA FOR A HIGH-ENERGY DRUM SOLO! THIS MIXED-LEVEL CHOREOGRAPHY WILL COMBINE TECHNICAL SKILLS WITH RHYTHM EDUCATION, AND WILL BE PERFORMED IN OUR SUMMER 2026 PERFORMANCE SEASON, INCLUDING SACRAMENTO PRIDE, STATE FAIR, AND MORE!
(PERFORMANCE NOT REQUIRED OR GUARANTEED)
Tuesdays
7:30pm - 6:30pm
April 7 - May 12, 2026
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
Fluidity From the Core - Travel & Transitions
Fluidity From the Core - Travel & Transitions
Fluidity From the Core - Travel & Transitions
Graceful execution comes from a strong core! Let’s take a deep dive into fluid travel, transitions, and accents. We’ll learn to create smooth traveling transitions and pathways, and to utilize our core to stabilize turns and levels for fluid, seamless shows!
Thursdays
6:30 - 7:30pm
April 9 - May 14, 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
Summer 2026 Special Class Series
Choreography Rewind with Iselda
Choreography Rewind with Iselda
Choreography Rewind with Iselda
IT’S TIME TO REVIEW, RERUN, AND PRACTICE OUR 2026 CHOREOGRAPHIES-SO-FAR! DID YOU MISS A CHOREO AND WANT TO LEARN IT? DO YOU WANT TO PERFORM AT SUMMER 2026 FESTIVAL AND EVENTS? ISELDA WILL GUIDE US THROUGH REVIEW AND STAGING OF THE POP, DRUM SOLO, AND SAIDI PIECES FOR A SEAMLESS SUMMER SET!
(PERFORMANCE NOT REQUIRED OR GUARANTEED)
Tuesdays
7:30pm - 6:30pm
June - July, 2026
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
Saidi Choreography with Iselda
Choreography Rewind with Iselda
Choreography Rewind with Iselda
Learn a modern twist on this folk dance from Southern Egypt! This choreography will be performed in the Autumn 2026 Performance Season, including Sacramento’s own Golden State Raqs Competition Showcase!
(performance not required or guaranteed)
Tuesdays
7:30pm - 6:30pm
Aug 4 - Sep 8, 2026
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
Autumn/Winter 2026 SPECIAL CLASS SERIES
Belly Beats 2026 with Mychelle Crown
Skills & Drills with Iselda & Mychelle
Skills & Drills with Iselda & Mychelle
Belly Beats is a Sagat/Zills/Finger Cymbals deep dive to take your skills from A-Z! This 6 week course will build from basic skills and rhythms to tones, patterns, variations, accents, and more; culminating in a percussion-only group
choreography with option to perform at
Haunted Oasis on Oct 10, 2026!
Thursdays
6:30 - 7:30pm
Sep 3 - Oct 8, 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
Skills & Drills with Iselda & Mychelle
Skills & Drills with Iselda & Mychelle
Skills & Drills with Iselda & Mychelle
It’s time to get serious about Technique! Join Iselda and Mychelle Crown for Skills & Drills designed to help you become the dancer you envision! From posture & line to sharp isolations, beats & counts to music structure, let’s head into the Holidays strong and skilled!
Tuesdays
7:30pm - 6:30pm
Nov - Dec, 2026
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
Capital City Raq2s Festival, March 20-22, 2026
Capital City Raqs Festival 2026
Capital City Raqs x American Bellydance Awards 2.0
Capital City Raqs x American Bellydance Awards 2.0
Presented by Thrive Movement Arts, Capital City Raqs is a community-focused festival featuring live and recorded music, performances in a variety of dance styles, two professional dance showcases, workshops by Renown Instructors Amanda Rose, Pierre Khoury, and Zoe Jakes, and so much more! Held at the Carmichael Elks Lodge, 5631 Cypress Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608, the festival space features a full raised stage and plenty of parking. We will have a full service bar and in-house food available, as well as many restaurants within walking distance. We can't wait to see you! Register at CapitalCityRaqs.com!
Capital City Raqs x American Bellydance Awards 2.0
Capital City Raqs x American Bellydance Awards 2.0
Capital City Raqs x American Bellydance Awards 2.0
Capital City Raqs is a proud sponsor of The American Bellydance Awards 2.0 in San Diego, CA! Mychelle Crown will be awarding a VIP All-Access Capital City Raqs 2026 Bundle to the winner of each ABA category! Join Mychelle in beautiful San Diego Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2026 for an incredible weekend of dance featuring a workshop by Capital City Raqs Featured Performer Sultana!
Gala Showcase Jan 31, 2026