Up the creaky wooden staircase at The Aegean, a group of mostly strangers undulate, ‘snake– walk’ and shimmy to entrancing Baladi. I did the ‘Belly dance classes for total beginners’ short course — which lives up to its name and caters to people of all skill levels(take it from me — an uncoordinated mess of limbs!) The beautiful Eugenia will immediately make you feel comfortable as she breaks down the movements into manageable bite-sized steps. Other classes include Bollywood, Burlesque, Hip Hop, African dance and Go Go dancing.