Zills and Drills with Sparrow!

Check out the new class at Studio Zahiya, Zills and Drills with Sparrow! Wendesdays 7-8pm, September and October Get more info and buy classes at http://www.studiozahiya.com/ Zills, or finger cymbals, are a big part of belly dancing, and it's important for all dancers to have some experience with them. Just like the class title says, we are going to drill all of our belly dance movements- with zills. We will start each class with a short session with our trusty little cymbals, practicing different patterns, and then get up and moving, using what we just learned. Sparrows background as a musician and long time dance teacher gives her a unique ability to break down what is happening in your fingers and your body. This class is suitable for anyone with some dance experience, we will work with layers to adjust the challenge to fit each dancer. About Sparrow: Sparrow has been dancing for all she remembers of life. Starting out with figure skating and ballet as a child, and switching to swing and dancing for theatre as a teen, she finally came home to belly dance in 2004. She studied with Onca O’leary and Baraka Mundi in Asheville for several years before moving to the bay area, where she studied with Jill Parker. Upon returning to Asheville in 2008, she joined Baraka Mundi and began teaching classes and directing a student troupe. After several formative and inspiring collaborations around Asheville, she set out on her own. For the last year she has been touring the country with her band, The Resonant Rogues, playing music, performing and teaching dance. She has been focusing on swing, charleston, and vintage jazz dance for the last couple of years, singing with the swing band The Low Down Sires at dance events nationally. The combination of live music and dance is her passion, and The Resonant Rogues aim to play for both belly and swing dancers, with a mix of traditional and original tunes. Sparrow also dances and plays music at Asheville’s own middle eastern restaurant, Jerusalem Garden. Sparrow loves to teach this beautiful art form, and has taught weekly classes and many workshops since 2009. Her deep understanding of musicality, tireless study of many styles of dance, patience, and down to earth, friendly nature make her a sought after instructor."