"Have you ever been drawn to touch or dance with a snake? Would you enjoy a very sensual dance journey with a powerful yet gentle Serpent that takes you into the mystery of your Being? Are you curious about learning, remembering and reclaiming your ancient memories and Heritage?

I can say that being with my Serpents is an incredible experience! But don't take my word for it. Check out the testimonials on my web site from Jehan, ALisa, Serena or ask dancers like Neon, Hannah Nour, ZoeArtemis and many others. Better yet, give yourself this rare experience as a gift to savor for the rest of your life! This workshop has limited enrollment to provide safety, intimacy and plenty of time to journey deeply as you honor your connection with belly dance and the snake."

- Serpentessa

 

The SERPENT & the MOON
TEMPLE BELLY DANCE

A Workshop with Serpentessa and her snakes at the Temple of Jehan.

Date: Select Sundays throughout calendar year.
Time: 12:30-3:30 PM
Location: Temple of Jehan
39-33 47th St.
Sunnyside Queens, NY 11104

For dates please contact:
Serpentessa (Gretchen)
845-658-3645 ext * 3
serpentess@templebellydance.com 

Cost: $50. Pre-registration closes 7 days in advance of scheduled workshop date

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION :

• Access your Divine Feminine power as you learn to belly dance in the temple with live gentle Boa Constrictor Snakes. This is a fun, challenging and rare experience.
• No prior snake handling necessary. Snake handling orientation will be provided. Lots of dancing and Snake Dancing!
• For Sisters of all ages and shapes and diversities.
• Limited enrollment guarantees an intimate experience.

To register, please make out check to:
Gretchen Brown
Mail to: Serpent, Moon & Goddess
PO Box 161, Rifton, NY 12471
www.templebellydance.com

About Serpentessa

Serpentessa (Gretchen Brown) is a belly dancing Snake Priestess who has been living and dancing with Serpents in ritual for over 20 years. Performing with Snakes is a privilege and responsibility she takes very seriously. Her Serpents are very gentle and good-natured around multitudes of people and occasions. Serpentessa is highly skilled at incorporating the varied powerful responses of humans to the snake into a mutual dialogue of the senses, weaving the universal with the personal realms into an enjoyable and memorable experience.

Serpentessa has developed her workshops, temple belly dance classes, rituals and ritual theatre around reclaiming the Sacred Feminine in mind, body and soul. She has studied Belly Dance with Jehan, Serena, the late Ibrahim Farrah and Navida before branching out into performing other forms of dance and theatre. She is a member of the highly acclaimed Off-Broadway show GODDESSDANCE. Her choreography, performances and rituals incorporate a mythological viewpoint experienced in a current perspective.

Serpentessa lives in gratitude for the bountiful blessings, lessons, experiences and relationships that enter her life on a daily level through being a Serpentess and caring for these wild yet humble, powerful yet peaceful beings who are her Teachers.

video/photography by Scott Shuster and Leonid Trostanetsky, screen captures by Neon

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