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About Zafira Dance Company
Featuring Bios from:Christine Andrews, Olivia Kissel ,and Maria Hamer .

Zafira enjoys collaborating with dancers and artists to create vibrant, multidisciplinary performances. Collaborative dance artists include: Tamara Nelson & Jennifer Imashev

Zafira has had the pleasure of working with Phat Mandee, Buddy Nutt, Midge Cricket, Ana Vey, Liz Hammond, David Urbanic, Douge Duerring, Nathan Oldage, and many more!

Zafira Dance Company's performances are opulent vignettes that combine Bellydance with contemporary and ethnic dance forms. The result is an ornate performance that blurs the boundary between old and new; performer and audience, earthy and elegant.

Guided by the mood of the music, Zafira draws the viewer into each piece by shaping rhythm and melody into gesture and form. Liquid movements, staccato accents and textured choreographies capture a timeless beauty that expresses both the sensuality and strength of the female form.

Zafira Dance Company members work together as a collective. Christine Andrews, Maria Hamer, and Olivia Kissel have been teaching and performing together since 1996. Their friendship and love of dance shines through in each performance. Each member is a contributing artist and brings something unique to the company. This collective approach allows Zafira to offer a unique and powerful dance experience like no other.

Zafira teaches and performs regularly in venues that range from intimate café settings to full-scale theater productions in Pittsburgh and at dance festivals around the world. Zafira has won mulitiple awards in recognition of their innovative approach to ethnic and contemporary dance, including the honored Golden Bellydance Award from Zaghareet Magazine.

See an archive website that was run by our good friends of Tribe Badir at
Zafira Archive Webpage

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