About this Event
Join us at House of Flow Santa Rosa for a deep dive into Belly Dance with Zoe Jakes! Refine your skills with her signature drills! This is a mixed level workshop.
"Pop Lock & Layering Drills", The technique behind her signature locking stylization will be broken down and taught in an easily digestible format. Students will receive many tools to help unlock the more challenging aspects of layering, as well as lots of fun drills in
class to get the movements in their bodies. Be prepared to sweat!
Doors Open 12:15pm
Bring Water & Snacks
Shimmy Belt Optional
Parking is free throughout the neighborhood. Cleveland Ave is always very open and a close walk to the studio. House of Flow is the large warehouse on the corner of Ripley & West 9th, right next to the train tracks.
Bio:
Zoe Jakes has been belly dancing for 20 years, and brings playfulness and
ease into the classroom that makes training fun! She desires to create an
inclusive environment so all humans can enjoy the art of Bellydance, and hopes
that everyone can experience the grace and fluidity that comes with training in
this form. Zoe’s signature style of dance incorporates pop and lock isolations,
elements of classical Indian dance, jazz footwork, and modern lines, with lots of
folk Bellydance inspiration. Zoe Jakes is a founding member of Beats Antique
and composes music for them as well as dances. She is known around the world
for her unique stylistic take on belly dance, and is also an accomplished
teacher, sharing her knowledge with the next generation.
A versatile and extremely well-rounded performer, Zoe Jakes has developed
an instruction style all her own and is a popular touring instructor, her
workshops regularly selling out.
Katarina Burda (an original member of Bal-Anat) is her first teacher and
influence, and Zoe was a company member of Katarina's troop Aywah! along
with the talented Mira Betz and Elizabeth Strong. She went on to train and
perform with the amazing Suhaila Salimpour, spent a few years learning how to
get in people’s faces in Extra Action Marching Band, and immersed in
Americana Vaudeville with The Yard Dogs Road Show. A proud member of The
Indigo Belly Dance Company, Zoe holds Mardi Love and Rachel Brice as her
teachers and inspiration. Currently, Zoe Jakes is touring with her band Beats
Antique, a group that has 6 albums and hundreds of live shows under their belt.
Zoe designs and makes many of her own costumes and co-produces tracks
with Beats Antique, also adding set designer and stylist to her body of work.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
House of Flow, 803 Ripley Street, Santa Rosa, United States
USD 75.00
