Biography
Aphrodite is a belly dancer who enjoys all styles of Middle Eastern dance and likes to take a little bit of everything and combine it into her own style. She is knowledgeable in dancing with different props, including veil, double veil, sword, finger cymbals, cane, fire sword balancing, and Wings of Isis. She currently studies with multiple instructors, not only for just bellydance but other forms of dance and movement such as Brazilian Samba, Afro-Brazilian dance, hooping, poi, ballet, and contortion to better understand body movement in other dance forms. She has dabbled in many other dance forms, including Salsa, West Coast Swing, Cha Cha, Hula, Bollywood, low-flying trapeze, and Jazz. She has been trained by belly dancers Sadie, Kaya, Dahlia, Chaya, and Sheika, and has been influenced through workshops of dancers such as Leila of Cairo, Fatima Al Wahid, Fahtiem, Yosifah, Momo Kadous, Saqra, Suhaila Salimpour, Leila Haddad, Rachel Brice, Tahya, Suzanna Del Vecchio, Urban Tribal Dance Company, Jenna Woods, Pheonix, Aneena, Cindy, Ma*Shuqa, Sadie, Kaya, and Dahlia.
Aphrodite is a member of Kaya and Sadie's world dance company, Groove du Monde and a troupe member of the Kaivalya Hoop Dancers. She recently made an appearance as a backup dancer for Sadie on the Temptation of Bellydance show and appears on the performance DVD for the film, directed and produced by an Emmy-nominated producer. She has also been featured on Susie Wargin's fitness segment for 9 News Colorado as a belly dance performer and instructor.
Bookings
E-mail: aphroditebdancer@yahoo.com
Phone: (303) 906-1003
Available for instruction (private, semi-private, and group lessons), bellygrams, restaurant and cafe shows, stage shows, birthday parties, weddings, corporate events, office parties, retirement parties, graduation parties, club shows, festivals, concerts, parades, fundraisers, benefits, baby showers, bachelorette parties, cultural awareness events, womens parties, workshops, and various other celebrations! No bachelor or all male parties. Rates vary depending on type and length of show, number of costume changes, and travel time.
Testamonials
"One word...WOW. Aphrodite came out with a big sword. I
thought she was ready to behead someone! Her performance was
gymnastic, to say the least. I couldn't get over the backbend with
sword on belly, and belly flutters. Oh my gawd! What an amazing show." - Jawahir Bahiya, belly dancer from Boulder, Colorado
Thoughts from Aphrodite
In today's world sometimes it's hard to think of ourselves as beautiful women. I have seen time and time again belly dance change that for a woman. Before I started belly dancing at the age of fifteen, I was a size seventeen and thought of myself as a ugly, awkward teenager. I don't even know for sure what I weighed exactly at my heaviest because I was too ashamed to step on the scale. Something finally clicked for me one day and I started working out to become healthier, and before I know it I was losing weight. About halfway through my weight loss I went to my first belly dance class with a friend who wanted to go and never looked back. This dance gave me the self esteem that helped me through my teenage years and still gives me that to this day. I am now around fifty pounds lighter, and I love my body. Belly dancing has made me proud of it and amazed at what it can do. I have made friendships with amazing women that I would never have known if it was not for this dance. It has given me so many benefits that I cannot even begin to list them. My experience of the power of belly dancing makes me want to do nothing but share it with others, because every woman in this world deserves to feel beautiful.
Video Clips
Sword Dance
Wings of Isis Sample
Drum Solo
Double Veil Sample
Cane Dance and Drum Solo
Aphrodite 2006 Promo Video
Fire Sword Testing
From 9News.com
Photo courtesy of Chuck Bob
Photo by Scott Strowmeyer
Photo by Scott Strowmeyer
Photo by Scott Strowmeyer
About Groove du Monde
Groove du Monde is the cutting edge and exciting professional performing dance company formed by Sadie & Kaya. They perform across the US as well as Internationally. Groove du Monde specializes in many forms of world dance such as Belly Dance, Brazilian Samba, Tahitian, Salsa and also incorporates many other elements and theatrics which gives GdM and unique edge. In the past year alone they have received "Critic's Choice" by the Denver Post and "Best of Denver" by the Westword and their small scale productions have been compared with theater arts and Cirque du Soleil. Their shows can be enjoyed by audiences ranging from schools and cultural events to theater stages and night clubs. GdM is available for bookings world wide.
For bookings or to receive a PR package please contact info@kayaandsadie.com
Website Visitors
LINKS
Groove du Monde Dance Company
Innovative world dance company specializing in bellydance, Brazilian Samba, Tahitian, theme shows, and more!
Kaivalya Hoop Dancers
Hoop Dance entertainment and much much more!
Kaya and Sadie
Professional Bellydancers and directors of Groove du Monde
Sadie
Belly Dancer
Kaya
Belly Dancer
Dahlia
Belly Dancer
Jawahir Bahiya
Belly Dancer
Shira.net
Great informational site with everything you need to know or would want to know about belly dancing!
OrientalDancer.net
Belly Dance Hub
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