Meet our Leader

Trudie Hegel

Owner, Creative Director of  Hoi Polloi Fusion Dance Ensemble 

Hoi Polloi  Fusion Dance Ensemble (Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm)

November 4 - March 31

Our mixed-level winter choreography series is suitable for those with a solid foundation in movement up through intermediate dancers and begins Wednesday 11/4, at our new home Thrive Movement Arts. This piece will debut at Capital City Raqs Festival in Sacramento on March 20, as well as other events in Northern California through summer and early fall.

​ ​​Monthly cost: $50, payable to the instructor prior to the first class.  Sessions are 2 hours in length.  

Drop-in is on "hold" and not available for this series.

​Payment Options:

PayPal: @HoiPolloiDance (friends & family)
Venmo: Trudie Hegel

Cash in Class

​For questions and additional information:
​Call or Text:  (916) 899-4960
​Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Hoi-Polloi-Fusion-Studio-and-Dance-Ensemble-410684545712110
Instagram:  @https://www.instagram.com/hoipolloidancestudio/

2026-2027 Hoi Polloi Fusion Spring Dance Choreography

• "Dark Garden" November 4 - March 20
• "Spring/Summer Drums" April 7-June 30
  
• "Tooth Fairy - Halloween 2027" July 7 - October 27
  

Trudie Hegel has over 20 years of study with the best dancers the MENAHT and Fusion Bellydance communities have to offer. Her education has been varied with studies in Turkish and Egyptian dance and Hot Pot Fusion and ITS.  Trudie is a member of the Sacramento Salimpour Collective and proud to have completed both of the globally recognized Suhaila and Jamila Salimpour Level 1 certifications, as well as other established Fusion Bellydance programs.  Trudie is the creative director of the all-inclusive group of amateur dancers known as Hoi Polloi Fusion Dance, established in 2013.