Dance as a shortcut to happiness
Dance can help shake off stress, energize the body, and put a smile on your face.
Movement and music provide magical mood-lifting medicine. Sprinkle in some self-expression in a warm cauldron of community, and you have a recipe for replenishment!
Did you know that dance supports good digestion, which is key to a strong immune system and positive outlook? The undulations and shimmies of belly dance massage and tone the organs and muscles instrumental in allowing food and feelings to move through the body. Nourishment happens on all levels and it’s all connected, so let’s get cooking on the dance floor!
Hannah Romanowsky
January 30th, 2022
Dance Classes with Hannah
Move every part of you in a fun and feminine way through Shimmy and Shine belly dance fusion classes with Hannah Romanowsky! Join me for an eclectic, heart-warming blend of world music and dance. You will relish in the pleasure of captivating rhythms, flowing melodies, and alluring movements to enliven your soul. We will open the spine, release the hips, and take a journey through the rich aesthetic landscape of dance and music from the Silk Road, the Middle East, and beyond.
Engaging and enchanting choreography will be taught drawing from the colorful palette of global dance traditions. You will learn belly dance technique, traditional dances, and styling from Turkey, Iran, Morocco, India, Egypt, Spain, and more – Romanza Dance style! Some dance experience is helpful, but beginners are warmly welcomed. Come Shimmy & Shine!
Each month features a new dance genre and choreography:
January: Veil dance rumba
February: Sensual tango fusion
March: Elegant and joyful Persian
April: Balkan and Russian Romani
May: Istanbul Nights / Turkish 9/8
June: Baba Karam Iranian urban choreography
July: Rehearsal month for performances
August: Nubian dance
September: Flamenco fusion
October: Zambra
November: TBA
December: Sacred Persian
Group Studio Class Packages:
$20 single class / $60 monthly (4 classes) / $180 for 10-class card
Private Coaching:
$85 single class / $300 for a 4-class package
PAY FOR CLASSES
Belly Dance Fusion ~Tues @ 11 am
Hidden City Ballroom, 874 Sweetser Ave., Novato CA
60m | Intermediate
Belly Dance Fusion ~ Sat 10:30 am
BodyVibe Studio
999 Andersen Drive, San Rafael CA
60m | Intermediate
Private Coaching on Zoom
Learn to move with elegance, grace, and style Persian, Silk Road, Middle Eastern dance
60m | All levels ~ Intro lesson packages available
Dance Biography
Hannah Romanowsky, MA, is a performing artist, teacher, and choreographer with over 20 years of experience in the international dance arts. Founder of the DanceVersity youth multicultural arts education program and the Scheherazade School of Dance & Sacred Movement, Hannah consults for educational and artistic programs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and is valued for her expertise in world dance traditions.
As a performing artist Ms. Romanowsky has been a featured at some of the most prestigious venues in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, including the Asian Art museum, de Young museum, Legion of Honor, multiple appearances in the Ethnic Dance Festival at the Palace of Fine Arts, as well as the Houston Museum of Modern Art, the British Museum in London, and international arts festivals and studios in Asia and Europe. She was on faculty at the Afsaneh Dance Academy, featured artist with Ballet Afsaneh under the directorship of Sharlyn Sawyer, founding member of the Wan-Chao Dance ethno-contemporary dance company, and a core member of the Aywah! Ethnic Dance Company under the directorship of Katarina Burda.
Hannah has performed for Google, FaceBook, Benefit Cosmetics, Oracle, Salesforce, Lawrence Livermore Labs, Oakland Ballet, as well as for numerous celebrities, wineries, charities, fundraisers, academic institutions and private events in the San Francisco bay area. She is offers uplifting and authentic dance entertainment as well as educational presentations.
Hannah lives in the north bay where she consults, coaches clients, and teaches weekly community classes in San Rafael, Novato, and online. She specialist in dance from the Silk Road and Middle East and teaches specialty workshops in Romani, Persian, Turkish and Arabic dance.