Ziva Emtiyaz! The "bright and radiant" Dancer
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Ziva Emtiyaz, B.A., is an award-winning dance artist who has traveled across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America to share her passion as an instructor, performer, and choreographer. Ziva was a finalist on Cheeky Girl's Productions competition reality show "Project Belly Dance" leading to the 2013 release of her debut instructional DVD "Powerhouse Percussion". Ziva's appreciation for diversity, culture, and life inspires her to promote human connection through movement and music and ultimately ignite the dancer in everyone.
The Whole Scoop!
Ziva Emtiyaz, M.A., is an award-winning dance artist who has traveled across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America to share her passion as an instructor, performer, and choreographer.
Raised in a home with an eclectic infatuation for music, Ziva’s appreciation for diversity, culture, and life inspired training in both Western and International dance forms.
In 2012, Ziva became a competition finalist on the reality show “Project Belly Dance.” This led to the 2013 release of her debut instructional DVD “Powerhouse Percussion.” You can also find Ziva on Master Percussionist Souhail Kaspar’s “Rhythm and Movement for Raqs Al-Sharqi” DVD. With avid training from Kaspar, Ziva earned her position as a Rhythm and Movement workshop instructor, assisting worldwide to give this highly accredited workshop series.
Ziva has gained a wide variety of experience teaching multiple years at highly acclaimed dance camps such as Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp, Stockton Folk Dance Camp, and Folklore Camp. Ziva shined as a choreographer and dance program director for Hipline Studio in Oakland prior to her 2014 move to Southern California. In June of 2014, Ziva performed as a soloist in the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival.
Ziva holds a B.A. in Spanish and an A.A. in Health, Fitness, and Nutrition. When she's not traveling, Ziva works as a performing soloist and private dance & fitness instructor throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. She currently dances weekly with the award-winning Sahlala Dance Company in Los Angeles and loves being a ballroom dance instructor at Bella Ballroom in Newport Beach.
Ziva Emtiyaz, B.A., is an award-winning dance artist who has traveled across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America to share her passion as an instructor, performer, and choreographer. Ziva was a finalist on Cheeky Girl's Productions competition reality show "Project Belly Dance" leading to the 2013 release of her debut instructional DVD "Powerhouse Percussion". Ziva's appreciation for diversity, culture, and life inspires her to promote human connection through movement and music and ultimately ignite the dancer in everyone.
The Whole Scoop!
Ziva Emtiyaz, M.A., is an award-winning dance artist who has traveled across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America to share her passion as an instructor, performer, and choreographer.
Raised in a home with an eclectic infatuation for music, Ziva’s appreciation for diversity, culture, and life inspired training in both Western and International dance forms.
In 2012, Ziva became a competition finalist on the reality show “Project Belly Dance.” This led to the 2013 release of her debut instructional DVD “Powerhouse Percussion.” You can also find Ziva on Master Percussionist Souhail Kaspar’s “Rhythm and Movement for Raqs Al-Sharqi” DVD. With avid training from Kaspar, Ziva earned her position as a Rhythm and Movement workshop instructor, assisting worldwide to give this highly accredited workshop series.
Ziva has gained a wide variety of experience teaching multiple years at highly acclaimed dance camps such as Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp, Stockton Folk Dance Camp, and Folklore Camp. Ziva shined as a choreographer and dance program director for Hipline Studio in Oakland prior to her 2014 move to Southern California. In June of 2014, Ziva performed as a soloist in the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival.
Ziva holds a B.A. in Spanish and an A.A. in Health, Fitness, and Nutrition. When she's not traveling, Ziva works as a performing soloist and private dance & fitness instructor throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. She currently dances weekly with the award-winning Sahlala Dance Company in Los Angeles and loves being a ballroom dance instructor at Bella Ballroom in Newport Beach.
