Chantelle Dances - Saccred Dances & Beyond

Chantelle Gomes

Chantelle is an international performing dance artist from Portugal. She left her home in Lisbon when she discovered Odissi, Classical Indian Dance and embraced India and immersed herself in the country’s  art, sacred dance and music to deepen her practice.

As a researcher and devoted student, Chantelle has traveled around the world in search of masters to teach her the direct transmission of Eastern and Asian dances and devotional practices. The thrive for travelling and seeking art has brought her great knowledge and understanding about the true essence of what these cultures represent. This has shaped her personal growth as an artist and her way of transmission which is based on bridging all cultures to find her own expressionl

Besides being trained in Odissi Classical dance, Chantelle is trained in Bellydance and Tribal Fusion, Gypsy dances and Sufi Dance.

She is the the artistic director of Nakshatra Productions, an entertainment and management company.

Her new project called Azadeh, and serves as a portal for vending mystic arts and exotic adornments for dancers.

Workshops by Chantelle

Infusion Bellydance

Infusion Bellydance is a concept that incorporates all the styles that are part of Chantelle’s repertoire. Infusion is a culmination of her life journey through dance and holistic living brought together with her new creative interpretations.

All workshops will start with breathing techniques designed for dancers, a complete 20-minute warm up of Yoga and Pilates and a 7-minute cool down.

a Infusion Bellydance – Middle East (Egypt and Turkey)

We will travel to the Middle East and learn basic hip movements and combos from the Gawazee tribe of Egypt fused with lyrical and fast rhythmic dance phrases of Turkish Gypsy Rum.

b Infusion Bellydance- Central Asia and India

Learn Persian dance and Sufi Whirling. An art that is forbidden in Iran today but has many enthusiastic Iranians and non-Iranians around the world who work hard in keeping it alive. Here, Chantelle will focus on teaching basic lyrical movements and poses, various techniques for turning, dancing while whirling, all fused with bellydance.