2025
The UK's premier gothic bellydance event is back for 2025
Tickets
Schedule
July 18th, 2025
Doors @ 7:30pm
Show @ 8:00pm
Out by midnight!
Tradition is to carry on at the Metal Monacle :)
July 19th, 2025
Unleash your inner warrior with Susan - and come and dance with your fellow sword enthusiasts! Susan is a regular at Gothla and runs Lincoln Belly Dance and Lincoln Sword Dance. She also dances with Collexive, a group of Midlands teachers who perform and teach across the UK. Susan has been teaching dance for over 10 years. She is the UK’s only qualified Boho Blade instructor, and has created her own improv sword format which she and her sword troupe now regularly use to perform with. Mixing some Boho Blade, some adapted ATS move, and a whole lot of new sword moves created by Susan, this improv format is unique in it’s moves, it’s formations, it’s lead changes and the way it ensure everyone gives an equal chance to shine. Come along and learn some new sword skills and have a good dance with other Gothla sword enthusiasts - then you can take these moves away and use them in your own sword work.
Some swords will be available for people to come along and give sword dancing a try. Contact Susan beforehand if you would like to borrow a sword for the class.
Level: Open
In an atmosphere of calmness and serene grace, we feel the freedom to express the hidden treasures of our souls. Let us unveil our inner beauty through dancing with liberation and surrender.
During this workshop, you will develop your own approach to your majestic and calm voice through dancing. In a relaxed and gentle atmosphere, Leocadia will guide you towards your own structured improvisation.
In the workshop's first part, you will explore and expand your movement vocabulary in guided technique practices. You will learn fluid and serpentine moves flowing through your body, combining them with sharp and slinky locks and pops for contrast.
After this exploration, we will discover together how to let our inner goddess shine through our dancing. You will learn to stay calm and surrender to the music in an improvisation setting. Learn ways to guide your improvisation and structure your performance's flow to create an exciting storytelling arc. Use it for your own performances.
You can use the structure for your own performance or just explore the possibilities of dancing for yourself under Leocadia's gentle guidance.
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
The Open Stage: Come and support the Show-backs and participants and Par-Tay!
Doors open 8:00pm, show starts at 8:30!
July 20th, 2025
Dive into the mystic depths where dance becomes ritual and the sea whispers ancient truths. In this Fusion workshop, you'll embody the fluid power of water and the archetypes of sirens – drawing inspiration from Tarot symbolism and the shadowy beauty of oceanic realms.
Elisa guides you through flowing, expressive combinations that channel the watery arcana of the Tarot. At the heart of the workshop lies a dark fairytale choreography: three sirens gather the souls of the drowned in glowing lanterns, preserving the balance of the deep. A chalice is raised, a scale tips, a veil falls – and the current cannot be reversed.
This is movement magick – a space to create from within, where imagination and intention shape your dance. You'll explore how mysticism, storytelling, and symbolism can enrich your practice and expand your expressive range. With compassionate guidance and creative depth, Elisa invites you to surrender to the current and let your inner siren rise.
Level: Open
Masha Archer, one of the main influences in “Tribal” Fusion Bellydance Style, saw this style as a visual art and the dancer as a moving sculpture.
Posing and posture will be an essential element of this workshop. We are going to discover different styles, qualities and motivation of poses within Tribal Fusion as well as other styles, such as Burlesque, Vogue or fashion photography within a ludic choreography. Leocadia uses her experiences as a dancer and photo and fashion model to help you discover different shapes and movement qualities and develop your own moving sculpture.
Level: Open
Connecting movement to the soul and spending energy in areas that inspire passion and growth. We will crack open our bodies and hearts to take a spiritual dance journey together. See you in the Spirit!
Level: Open
This is a technical workshop on provocative dance, undulations and simple, controlled floor work, suitable even for people who have knee problems.
Get over your fear of dancing on the floor and you will see that you can expand your repertoire of steps in an original way.
Morgan East&West has specific training in floor work, in which Morgana has created a wide repertoire of movements and steps of different levels and difficulties, adapted to the physical conditions of each student.
Level: Open
Additional Information
Gothla UK Refund policy
Gothla UK can only offer a refund if the event your ticket is for (a workshop, theatre show, or open stage) is cancelled, moved or rescheduled by Gothla UK. If this happens we will issue a refund directly to you via your original payment method.
Gothla UK cannot issue a refund if you:
- Bought your ticket from a third party
- Are unable to attend the event
- Changed your mind about attending.