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The PiperMethod™ is a comprehensive, structured, and detailed belly dance training
curriculum, developed using the systematic organization of science education,
and based on Piper’s two decades of experience teaching dance.



In the PiperMethod™, each complex movement is broken down into its component parts so that beginners can start perfecting professional dance techniques from the very first class. Each level encorporates and builds on the previous level, so that basic steps become self-expression through dance. Each exercise and drill is designed to improve specific dance abilities through control, strengh, coordination, and isolation.
Choreography teaches smooth transitions, music interpretation, stage utilization, and dynamic presentation. In this way, dance built on a foundation of exercise and technique, blossoms into ability, grace, and talent.

  • Description of Level I Techniques and Steps
  • Video Clips of Level I Techniques and Steps
  • Level II Techniques and Steps
  • Level III Techniques and Steps
  • Level IV Techniques and Steps

The PiperMethod™ certification program is optional. Certification is not required for class participation at any level. However, certification is required for participation in Daughters of Rhea recitals and performances.




Because it gives a solid foundation of techniques that apply to all styles of belly dance, the PiperMethod™ is a great way to get started, even if you have no prior dance training. The PiperMethod™ is also a perfect vehicle for more experienced dancers looking to reach the next level with precision hipwork, layering, and fluid full body articulation. The PiperMethod™ can take a dancer from novice to professional, however, all students are encouraged to study with as many teachers as possible in order to broaden their dance vocabulary.

Dancers who have trained with Piper perform with the following troupes/bands:
  • Banat al-Beled
  • Baraka Mundi
  • Egyptian Sun
  • Gypsy Fusion
  • Raks-n-Rhythms
  • Sestra Luna
  • Telesma

Dancers who have trained with Piper perform regularly at the following restaurants:
  • Desert Café
  • Taste of Morocco
  • Marrakesh Palace

Dancers who have trained with Piper teach at the following venues:
  • Avalon in Catonsville, MD
  • Carver Center for the Arts (CRC through CCBC) in Baltimore, MD
  • County Ballet in Bel Air, MD
  • The Well in Ellicott City, MD
  • the Great Soul Wellness Studio in Baltimore, MD
  • the Blue Heron Wellness Center in Silver Spring, MD





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