Natalie Clark
Founder & Owner of Dancing Divinity, Dance Instructor & Choreographer
Natalie has over 22 years of dance training which includes belly dance, tribal fusion belly dance, american tribal style belly dance, ballet, poi spinning, fire dance, Polynesian dance (Hawaiian & Tahitian), cabaret fusion dance and most recently hoop dance. She is an eternal student with a hunger to learn as much as possible. Natalie's studies in belly dance began under the phenomenal local teacher, Candida di Giandomenico. She is forever grateful to Candida for being her inspiration to start belly dance. Over the years, Natalie has had the opportunity to study with many international belly dance teachers, priding herself on always continuing her education in this art form. These include but are not limited to Jillina Carlano, Karim Nagi, Bozenka, Aziza, Mohamed Kazafy, Mahmoud Reda, Valenteena Ianni, Olga Meos, Zoe Jakes, Rachel Brice, Saralyn Anderson, Alexis Southall, Rachael Redfern, Kami Liddle, Sharon Kihara, Amy Sigil, Manca Pavli, Melli Serina, Oksana Peslyak, Dipika Vijay, Colleena Shakti, Ashley Lopez, Tiana Frolkina, Kira Lebedeva, Ebony, Donna Mejia, Colette Todorov, Agata Zakrzewska, Josefine Wandel, Elizabeth Medina, and April Rose, Sharon Kihara, Heather Aued, Lauren Boldt, Louchia, Danielo Mendes, Michelle Joyce, Tamalyn Dallal, Ansuya, Yasmina of Cairo, Liza Laziza, Rania, Samantha Emanuel, Medhat Fahmy, Sandra Danse, Shahrzard, Marshall Bodiker, David Abrahams, Mercedes Nieto, Sadie Marquardt, Natalia Kalinina, Vaagn Tadevosyan, Victoria Teel, Anna Chepets, Alesia Domasevich, Randa Kamel, Oxana Bazaeva, Amar Lammar, Heather “Henna” Louise, Ashley Lopez, Sedona Soulfire, Nesma, Badriyah, Julia Farid, Oscar Flores, Jasirah, Tamalyn Dallal, Ansuya, Simon Sako, and many more. Other local teachers that Natalie has trained with include Angela Sanders, Heather Dirsuwei, Bhana van der Walt, Ava van Aarde, Beverli-al-Masrah, Thelma Rose, Senta Duffield, Asja Samia, Simone' Biddulph, Bhana van der Walt, Sascha Olivier-Sampson, Mandy Lapperts, Tarryn Rego, Ioanna Piagalis, Tina Kapp, Bianca Pieters, Marissa Cuenoud, Kash Athanatos and many more.
Natalie has been teaching belly dance for 18 years and celebrated the 10 year anniversary of her studio, Dancing Divinity in February 2016. Natalie is a soulful, free spirit with a colourful personality and an affection for the eclectic, and therefore has a love for all styles of belly dance, and dance in general. She enjoys adding color, excitement and variety to her dancing and has a magnificent specialty in a wide variety of dance props. Together with her close friend and fellow dance enthusiast, Angela Sanders, Natalie runs the highly successful Goddess Divine Productions, the producers of not only the annual Goddess Divine Festival and the Miss Belly Dance South Africa competition, but also the international Bellydance Evolution Alice in Wonderland performance which took place in South Africa in May 2015. Recently, Natalie also joined forces with Bhana van der Walt, Sascha Olivier-Sampson, Senta Duffield and Mandy Lapperts to bring to life Nova Nouveau Productions,a Theatrical Belly Dance Production uniting our ever-growing local talent in Southern Africa.
Natalie has a passion for sharing her love of dance and thrives on seeing dance students grow and flourish. Women of all ages, shapes, sizes and backgrounds are transformed by belly dance into more passionate, confident and happy people and having part in this transformation is an ongoing source of inspiration and motivation for Natalie. From something as simple as seeing postures improve, to delighting in the joy of a first-time performance, teaching dance is one of the aspects of her career that Natalie holds most dear.
Latisha Govinder
Dance Instructor & Choreographer
Latisha started belly dance classes in 2010, it was primarily to find a fun way to lose some weight. What she found was an art form that spoke to her soul. She was going through a difficult time in her life and belly dance made her realize how strong and powerful she really was. It helped her transform her life. Latisha found herself through Belly Dance.
Latisha joined Dancing Divinity's professional troupe as a trainee in 2013 and has loved every bit of it. She has had the opportunity of training with international belly dance stars as well as the best of local belly dance stars. She takes every possible opportunity to continue learning every single day- and this is what she wants to pass on to her students.
In school Latisha did Ballet and Modern dance. She has since been trained in the following dance styles: Tribal fusion, American tribal style, fire dance, hula, cabaret fusion and has just started hooping classes. Her most influential teacher is our very own Natalie Clark who has taught her that anything is achievable through hard work, practice and passion.
Latisha's classes will focus on the foundation of Modern belly dance as well as Egyptian Oriental and Cabaret style. She wants to share her passion while at the same time allowing you to find your groove. Latisha has realized that exercise wise she can dance for 5 hours and not get tired, but put her on a treadmill for 5 minutes and she's done. She would love to introduce you to this super fun and amazing way to get fit.
Hanlie Kennaugh
Dance Instructor & Choreographer
Hanlie enjoys dancing and has focussed on both Oriental and Fusion Belly Dance Styles over the last decade. She has participated in two Theatrical Belly Dance performances, various stage performances and studied Belly Dance with Local and International teachers.
Hanlie has participated in the Miss Belly Dance SA competitions and delivered a winning Feather Fan group choreography in 2019. Although participating in all styles of Belly Dance her passion lies with romantic performances from the Golden Era of Belly Dance.
Bonita Rossouw
Dance Instructor & Choreographer
Bonita has been dancing since 2018 and while she loves all styles of belly dancing, she focuses mostly on Fusion Belly Dance. She loves to choreograph and perform and has studied with local and international teachers to improve her dance vocabulary.
She performed in the 2019 Dancing Divinity showcase called Neverland, and during Miss Belly Dance SA 2021 she achieved 1st position in the non-title solo Fusion category and won the award for the Supreme Soloist of the Year.
When she's not dancing, she loves to read, write, cuddle with her dogs and think about cookies.
Our Mission
To help students find the song in their heart, the beat in their feet and a passion for life.
We strive to promote the ancient art of bellydance in a way that encourages women’s self-esteem and wellness, inspiring them to bring forth their creativity and passion for life. Our goal is to create and support a healthy community that empowers women. Our belief is that belly dance is an empowering outlet of self-expression for women, which is both liberating and fulfilling. Learning belly dance is an amazing personal makeover experience welcoming women of any age, size or shape. It infuses your everyday movement with sensual flair and confidence, helps you rediscover and enjoy the power of femininity and the seductive grace woven by nature into the curves of your body.
We strive to create awareness of the key technical components of every move to enable students to perfect their form and execution of dance steps, so that they can perform each step with ease, grace, and a clean and elegant body line. Dancing Divinity instructors teach belly dance technique and vocabulary with an emphasis on creating a polished, finished look for each individual step from the very start. Our instructors break down, explain and drill each bellydance move and an easy-to-grasp combination that shows how to use it. Our instructors offer detailed tips and visualisations promoting correct, solid and safe technique from the very start.
We strive to keep learning and growing in order to always offer fresh and new material to our students and maintain a high standard of instruction. Dancing Divinity instructors complete intensive teacher training, as well as ongoing advanced dance training. They also regularly attend workshops, courses and seminars with International Master Teachers from all over the world and regularly travel overseas to attend workshops and seminars with Master Dance Teachers.