Payal’s Dance Academy (PDA) is one of India’s premium belly dance academy founded in 2008 by international performing artist, master teacher & Indian book of records holder, Payal Gupta. We host regular classes, workshops, events in major cities across the country with our talented team called Isadoras Muse. Owing to the pandemic, we are now hosting virtual classes which can be availed from any pa
rt of the world. We at PDA teach the classical and traditional form of belly dance, which is also know as Oriental Dance, aka Raqs Sharqi, along with its various popular middle eastern flavours. Our aim is to appreciate and practice an art form that is not a part of our culture through correct guidance and resources. PDA is over a decade old and boasts of over 10,000 students having enrolled for our classes since 2008. We also host a bi-annual international belly dance festival in India called Hypnosis, where international master teachers are invited and students from all across the country participate and perform and learn about belly dance. For those who are absolutely new to world of Oriental dance, popularly known as belly dance, PDA provides a systematic training and has an extensive format which helps our students to understand the culture and learn the art in it’s true essence. We believe in establishing a strong foundation for all our students and take extra care in guiding them throughout their journey with us.
02/06/2026
A little throwback to and performing this classic tarab oriental piece at Raqasa’s Passion 2026 ✨🤍
This routine was learnt as part of our Intermediate Group Classes, where students begin exploring the depth of Oriental dance, not just its choreography. From cleaner technique and musicality to expression, stage presence, formations, veil work, layering, transitions, and emotional connection to the music, the training pushes dancers to grow into more confident and versatile performers ✨
Watching that growth come alive on stage is always special.
Intermediate batch enrolments for this month are now open - join us and keep growing with us !🤍
31/05/2026
A little throwback to ._21 learning this beautiful Mejance choreography by at Festival in 2023, and finally gathering the courage to attempt it last year ✨
Mejance is an oriental entrance piece known for its musicality, intricate layering, transitions, and expression, and this choreography was such a meaningful learning process from start to finish .
So much patience, detailing, practice, and trust went into this piece, and watching it come together so beautifully makes us incredibly proud 🤍
25/05/2026
Just some moments from our PDA Pune classes ✨🤍
A lot of learning, laughing, retrying, hyping each other up, and slowly falling in love with the process 🫶🏻🌙
If you’ve been wanting to start too... this is your sign !
Our June enrolments are now open ...
Come dance with us ✨
18/05/2026
POV: the regulars from our PDA Beginners Edition classes ✨🤍
A little glimpse of all the practice, fun, chaos, growth, and good vibes from class 🫶🏻
And if you’ve been wanting to start too... this is your sign 💫
We run hybrid format classes with both offline + online training, with students joining us from Mumbai, Hyderabad, Sydney, Germany, Riyadh and beyond ✨
So you too can join us from wherever you are 😮💨
03/05/2026
1. Hip Drops & Lifts
2. Chest Slides
3. Hip Ups & Downs
4. Chest Circles
That’s it. No prior dance experience. No flexibility required. Just YOU, the music, and your body doing things you didn’t know it could. 🫶
If you’ve been telling yourself “bellydance is too hard for me” — this video is your sign that it’s NOT!!
Because it’s not JUST about doing steps harder — it’s about learning how to texture movement, hold rhythm in the body, and dance with intention. A glimpse of that language, through movement, through feeling, through the body speaking. ✨
You can literally learn these techniques in your first few classes.
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