RECAP | Afro Dance (All Levels) w/ Bechir Ben Dheif

On behalf of Rae Studios we want to give a huge thank you to everyone that attended our Afro Dance Spotlight with Bechir! We were super excited to be able to have Bechir fly out and teach a spotlight with us. As a Tunisia-born self taught dancer, he has brought so much energy and community with his time with us, we're glad this is a space he can use to help others learn defined movement. Check out some of the photos and video from Sunday's class here.

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EVENT CREDITS:

• Featured Instructor: Bechir Ben Dheif | @bechir.bendheif

• Event Staff: Sarah Medley | Studio Host

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Workshop Details:

Afro Dance, a set of dance styles incorporating spiritual and religious rituals into movement across the African Diaspora. This style of dance has rooted histories in Africa but has traveled across the west throughout the Atlantic Slave Trade, creating subsets such as Afro-American, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, and other combinations through melodic dance movements to traditional instrumentations. In this class, Bechir expands on the importance of this historic style through a guided class on the foundations of Afro dance through music for students to learn more.

Date: Sunday, August 17th, 2025

Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm

Tickets:

• $35 Early Bird

• $40 General Admission

• $30 Member's Discount

  
  

Registration required for this event. Please note, all sales for specialty classes are final. No refunds will be given for missed or forfeited classes.

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Originally from Tunisia. he started dancing in the streets of Tunisia and that is why he calls himself self-taught. He started teaching dance since 2015 and he teaches Afro Dance, certified Zumba instructor since 2018 and since February 2021 he became a Zumba Jammer ( Zumba Choreograph ). In addition, he successfully completed the AALO Personal Trainer training in 2021 and he is giving PT lessons, both physical and virtual. He often travels abroad on weekends to give lessons and during the week he can be found in the Netherlands. He is known for his positive energy and original choreographies. His favorite styles are Afro beats, Soca and Dancehall extra.