Hi…I’m Oreet.  I know EXACTLY how you feel. 

I started my teaching career in 1995 while trying to make it as a working dancer.  While just dancing couldn’t pay the bills, I supplemented my living with teaching group fitness at gyms – and in the toughest city in the world… New York.  So I had to learn fast.  And boy did I learn the hard way.  Here’s how it played out… 

I was well into teaching for about a year, and while I thought I was kick-ass instructor, 1- 2 students would leave in every class. And I was clueless as to why. You can imagine the embarrassment I felt.  But not only that… it was the immense feeling of failure that got me.  I never wanted to feel that way again. 

So, from that day forward, I spent the next 3 years taking classes from the hottest instructors in town to see why people were so obsessed.  And what I realized –  it was how they taught.  They had a system. They taught in a way that EVERYONE felt successful.  

And that’s when everything changed. 

SharQui is a proven system that I have worked on to retain students, get people through the door, and grow income.  I dug deep and evaluated my own teaching and realized I was doing it ALL wrong.  I needed to have my students in mind and teach the way they REALLY wanted to learn because they simply want to feel successful.  The answer…?  Teach with intention and get them moving.

This is what I was missing from the start: 

• Effective breakdown –  so that students learn how to do it in a methodical way that’s clear
• Build up – adding nuances so there is an option for EVERYONE
• Cueing – so they can go from move to move seamlessly, and without missing a beat
• Dancing from the start – students don’t want a technique class, they want to move! (even though the technique is hidden. shhh…but don’t tell them)

Next academy runs Jan-April 2025

I’ve already done the heavy lifting FOR you …

Forget spending hours creating and memorizing complex choreos you can only use with one song (looking at you, Zumba!). With SharQui Principles, our performance ready blocks can be used for both bellydance and belllydance fitness.  They are super versatile!  This program will simply give you your TIME back … so you can spend it with family, relaxing, working ON your dance business, or doing just about anything else you want to do.  Talk about a win-win!

SharQui is what happens when authentic bellydance meets teaching in a way that people WANT to learn.  Stay with what you love, but reach an entirely new audience and retain them!

How to become a SharQui Instructor:

1. Book a discovery call
2. Complete the 4-month SharQui Instructor Academy
3. Pass the practical exam 
4. Become a member of the SharQui Crew (our continuing education platform for instructors)

Why a discovery call?

Are you willing and able to be told what to do and practice it?  And are you willing and able to accept someone else’s way of doing things, even if it’s a struggle at first?

The discovery call is a crucial part of the process.  Knowing where you are in your teaching journey, your business and your perspective on your own time and learning, will help me get to know you better to make sure that the academy is a good fit for your goals and the right next step for you. 

You may be asked to teach for 1 min so that I can evaluate how you breakdown movement and how you use music as a tool. No need to dress up or put on makeup – just come as you are! 

The discovery call is super informal and zero pressure and NOT a commitment to start! 

If you want to fill your classes, you need to do two things – teach what your students want, and teach it well.

You are probably still reading because you feel that continuing to learn MATTERS to you.  Not only does it matter to you, but it matters to your business AND your students.  There are potential students that need you right now.  And joining the academy will prepare you to be the teacher that these students need.

Look, if you want to spend your entire life going through everything that I’ve done and figured out, then have at it!  Or, you can simply work with me and have all the info in an organized fashion and mentoring from me.  There’s a cost of trying to figure all this out on your own – and that’s your precious time, when someone could’ve taught you.  And time is money.  I want to help you prevent making the mistakes I did.  

I have spent my life learning something that I think has value.  I have spent my life researching something that matters.  I have spent my life building something that I want you to know about.  I’m telling you this because I have a deep, deep conviction, that what I have to offer could change your dance business.

It’s no longer enough to train to be a great dancer. You also have to train to be a great teacher. 

Let’s do this my friend.

The next cohort is from Sept – Dec 2024.  Apply now to secure your spot!

 ⭐️ SharQui System of Instruction to make your teaching feel like MAGIC

 ⭐️ Step-by-step videos on how to count, cue & breakdown movements

 ⭐️ Weekly live coaching calls to get immediate feedback on your teaching from Oreet & Master SharQui Instructors

 ⭐️ Mindset coaching

 ⭐️ Done-for-you class choreographies, warm-ups, and cool downs

 ⭐️ Tools and training to launch or expand your dance business and get hired by gyms, studios, & other venues

 ⭐️ Exclusive community of SharQui Instructors with ongoing professional development opportunities

We also have quality control!  And it’s in our mentoring.  We are passionate about our vision and don’t want our system to get diluted like some other dance fitness brands you may know.  We offer quarterly video submissions if you choose to grow with us or annual video submissions for assessment.  All this mentoring is included in your Crew membership.  Talk about another win-win!

SharQui was the first bellydance fitness format accredited by AAFA (Athletics & Fitness Association), ACE (American Council on Exercise), and NASM (National Academy of Sports Exercise). Being a part of an accredited program is important for many reasons but the most important is that you are part of a credible association that meets the fitness and safety guidelines. You also have a leg up when it comes to getting hired as employers feel more comfortable hiring people with an accredited certification.

Oreet has always been a mover. Her roots are from Israel and Yemen and has been bellydancing and doing folk dance since the age of 6.

She created SharQui – The bellydance workout in 1998 and has been doing it ever since.  For the past 25 years, Oreet has been mentoring and helping hundreds of instructors retain students with a system that works. Not only has it brought the fun and inspiration back, but also brought more income into their teaching businesses. Pretty much, she does what she loves!

She has a degree in Dance & Kinesiology which enabled her to develop the SharQui format and get it accredited by AFAA, ACE and NASM.  Her media features include NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN; Bellydancer’s Life Podcast, Dance To Heal and The Dance Podcast; as well as Fanoos Magazine, Prevention, and Lifetime Magazine, to name a few.

Although she is completely hooked on sharing her back-stage secrets to instructors, her new passion is educating the world about Jewish Mizrahi dance and its relevance in Arabic Culture. She truly feels blessed to being able to what she loves – being both a teaching mentor and a source teacher.  

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