Genevieve lives in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. She is available for private classes.

If you would like to be included on Genevieve's mailing list,
or her "fans of Genevieve" list, email genevievedance@yahoo.com.

 

My aims for my classes:

• To be a source of positive thinking and discovery, especially about the human body and what it can do.
• To teach dance and movement as a practice.
• To teach musicality, rhythm, timing, interpretation, and making choices.
• To encourage people to carry what they learn into other areas of their lives.

Primarily, I teach a love of dance by sharing my belief that dance is one of the most nourishing and invigorating of the exercise forms and truly a beautiful art form. In each class, I emphasize good posture and body alignment, work on strengthening and toning all parts of the body - arms to feet, teach belly dance technique (I teach a mixture of styles – Egyptian, Turkish, and fusion), and introduce the music and rhythms of the Middle East.

I teach and perform with zills (finger cymbals), veil, cane, fan, and sword. Beginner classes usually will involve veil, with the other props introduced once essentials are learned.

I love to perform, so some part of my class always includes instruction on building your confidence in your movement and developing body and self-love (belly dancing helps you learn to love the body you have!). Finally, if you are interested in belly dance as a form of exercise, you will be pleasantly surprised at how it works your entire body. It’s a great low-impact workout.

Veil notes:
Veil size – 3.25 yards (regular size); 4 yards (long)

Veil material options:

• polyester
  (thin, translucent)
  easy to wash and inexpensive;a “wet” veil material; drapes well
• organza
  (translucent, shimmery)
  should be hand-washed and is lovely; a “dry” material; very light and has a life of its own; does not drape well; relatively inexpensive
• silk
  lightweight and very expensive; must be dry-cleaned; it is beautiful to work with, but wrinkles easily.

Music notes:

• Cairo with Nourhan Sharif (good for learning parts of a full routine,
  different rhythms and instruments)Anything by Setrak (a famous drummer)
• Nancy Ajram, Ah W Noss
• Arash
• Nourhan Sharif in Raqs Sharqi Vol. I
• Arabic Groove
• Desert Roses, volume I
• Gypsy Fire (Hagopian/Tekbelik)
• Anything by Omar Faruk Tekbelik (One Truth, Crescent Moon)
• Bellydance Superstars Volumes I–III
• Any CD produced by Hossam Ramzy