And now for a trip to the darker side of belly dance with Ma’isah, founder of Raqs Gothique in Melbourne.

Ma’isah started her belly dance journey in New York in 1999, where she learned classic Egyptian and Turkish with Safiya.  Since then, her style has developed into her unique “Elysium Gothic” style encompasses Gothic, Steampunk and Dark Cabaret fusion.  

Ma’isah is not currently teaching face-to-face classes, instead you can download online lessons at ElysiumClassesOnline.com.  Here’s a taster: