Shahrzad in Washington DC: Shimmies and Isolations

Name: Shahrzad in Washington DC: Shimmies and Isolations
Start: 2024-12-20T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-20T21:00:00-05:00
Location: 4433 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20016

Schedule

Fri Dec 20 2024 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

4433 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20016 | Washington, DC

Take your body control to the next level with this in-depth technique and drilling workshop! Shahrzad will be sharing her favourite isolations and shimmies for hips, belly, and chest starting by breaking them down into their smallest technical details and then using them to create challenging drills and combinations.

Shahrzad Biography:
Shahrzad is a professional dance instructor and performer specializing in Raqs Sharqi and traditional and social dance styles from around North Africa and the Middle East. To supplement her 20+ years of dance training Shahrzad also holds several fitness certifications including becoming a PMA certified Pilates instructor in 2013.
She started her dance training at the age of 11 and began her professional dance career in her late teens working as a teacher and performer on the East Coast of the US. She began to get international recognition and bookings after several of her performance videos went viral online and she was hired to film a series of instructional DVDs by an international company. In 2015 Shahrzad moved to Egypt to live and work full time and has since enjoyed a successful career as a performer appearing in top performance venues as well as film and media.
During covid she started her business’ Shahrzad Studios’ which includes an online dance school, private dance and music programs in Cairo, and tours of Egypt. She currently splits her time between traveling to teaching dance workshops around the world, running her business from her home in Cairo, and performing and teaching at special events around Egypt.