Jrisi is another wonderful Sydney-based belly dancer and teacher. Her work reflects the fusion of her many dance influences and her wonderful technique, which she is now sharing on her new DVD.
She runs the Hathor Dance Studio.
Our next performer is Jewel, from Melbourne. A ballet background can be a handicap to a belly dancer, because ballet is very “up” whereas belly dancing needs to be grounded. Jewel has no such problem, retaining the gracefulness and discipline of a ballet dancer yet staying down to earth.
I’ve attended Jewel’s belly dance workshops and [...]
Let’s start with one of my favourite Australian bellydancers, Aradia. Sadly for Sydneysiders, Aradia has moved to Canberra now, but she still visits regularly to appear in shows. She has invented a unique style - industrial bellydance! The combination of hip-hop style locks and pops with sinuous snake-like movements is mesmerising [...]
