POTSDAM – A Saidi September Belly Dance specialty class will be held from 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18 in the dance studio at downtown Snell Hall.

The class fee is $30. Learn the art of Raqs Assaya, a form of Middle Eastern dance that originates in Upper Egypt.

Basimah will be teaching a choreography that uses a cane or "Tahtib".

Students will also be introduced to the culture and history of this kind of dance.

Sticks will be available. Contact Basimah at (513) 315-5767 or basimahdances@hotmail.com.