Description
A Scottish retreat on the edge of a loch. Beautiful, peaceful and quiet ….. soon to be disturbed by the jingling of coin belts and cries of excited dancers ……
Bonnie Bellydance is brought to you by Kay Taylor, Shona Hagan and Moyra Banks. Our first special guest teacher is the fabulous Tevec. Click on the tab to meet your teachers. We are a great teaching team…….
5th – 7th September 2025
2 nights accommodation
Breakfast and evening meal
All your workshops*
Scottish showcase
Gala show & party night
We’ll have a full timetable of bellydance workshops for you to choose from, morning yoga and shimmy camp, student performances and of course fabulous performances from your teachers. All this in a wonderful location and we’re going to throw in a Scottish piper for your delight too. What are you waiting for it’s going to be an absolute blast.
*Classes and workshops are optional and you will have a choice… you can pick and choose exactly what you fancy doing.
All this for only £300 per person in a twin room.
There are a limited amount of single rooms and we are just negotiating the single supplement. Email us for details.
Our fabulous venue:
Rosslea Hall Hotel
Rhu
Helensburgh
G84 8NF
Email: [email protected]
Pay a deposit of £100 to secure your place now!! Deposits by 15th April 2025 to ensure the weekend can run.
Email Bonnie Bellydance for bank details to pay your deposit. Please specify if there is someone you want to share with ….. or we can team you up with a new belly buddy.
Balance due by 1st July 2025
Travel: Trains to Helensburgh then a short bus or taxi ride to Rhu. It is a good 35 minute walk along the banks of the loch from Helensburgh to Rhu ….. but maybe not with all your bellydance baggage.
Plenty of parking for those driving.
Meet the Bonnie Bellydance Team
Kay Taylor
Kay already hosts the hugely popular ‘Shimmy up North’ at Borwick near Lancaster and is delighted to team up with Shona and Moyra to help organise a Scottish weekend. Key runs events around the UK including the Fantasia festival in London and the Inspire weekend in Gateshead.
Kay holds regularly classes in the North East as well as teaching at festivals around the UK and abroad. Kay likes nothing better than to mentor and inspire the next generation of dancers.
As Farida Adventures, Kay also runs specialist trips for bellydancers to Egypt to explore the dance and culture.
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Shona Hagan
Shona recently moved back to her home town of Glasgow where she is running regular classes.
Shona is an Egyptian style dancer and experienced teacher from Scotland. She is renowned for dancing in an authentic way with her own personal flair. Shona tarted her teaching career in Spain and was a regular dancer at a Moroccan restaurant. One Norwegian holiday company always requested her and nicknamed her ‘The Bomb’. Shona has also taught and performed throughout Europe and organises her own events in the UK: Luxury Bellydance Spa weekend, Club Cairo and many more. Shona is herself an international award winning performer.
Shona is delighted to be co-hosting this weekend with Kay and Moyra.
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Moyra Banks
Moyra is based in Edinburgh where she teaches at the prestigious Dance Base. Her classes are often sold out and she has a loyal following of students. Moyra also teaches and performs at festivals around the UK.
Moyra is known for her mastery of technique and ability to pass this on to others. She is passionate about bellydance.
Moyra organsises an annual weekend in Edinburgh with an international star – this year: Julia Farid. She has also just joined Kay to work with her on the trips to Egypt as part of Farida Adventures. Moyra is delighted to be hosting this weekend with Kay and Shona.
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Tevec Ibrahim
Tev is based in London and of Turkish heritage. She is passionate about bellydance and works as a professional dancer in London. Tev is a fantastic teacher – she ensure everyone takes something away from her workshops. She is in demand to teach at events around the UK and internationally. Tevec is one of Londons most sought after Turkish style dancers.
We are delighted she is joining us as our guest teacher this year.