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Biography of Amethyst
Pittsburgh Bellydance Instructor, Performer, Event Coordinator412.225.3302 or info@pittsburghbellydance.com
Amethyst, photographed by Urban Flash PhotographyThe director of ElectroBelly Dance Troupe and Amethyst Bellydance Group, Amethyst has been bellydancing since 1997, and teaching since 2001.
Amethyst is currently the only instructor in Pittsburgh who is certified by the Bellydance Superstar Ansuya, having travelled 8 times in one year to earn multiple certifications in San Francisco and Miami.
Amethyst has taken workshops and lessons of a variety of styles, with popular instructors Karim Nagi/Turbo Tabla (Egyptian style), Deniz of Caravan Workshops (Lebanese, Turkish, Greek, Egyptian styles), Rachel Kay Brookmire of Sahara Dance (Washington, DC)(Classical Egyptian style), and Elizabeth "Artemis" Mourat (Silver Spring, MD) (Turkish styles).
Amethyst co-stars in the performance DVD "ElectroBelly", with dancers Shanti and Astarte.
Amethyst teaches multiple weekly bellydance classes for various levels, and performs regularly.
Additional info
Amethyst enjoys the spirituality of bellydance. She offers Sacred Dance workshops in addition to bellydance. Along with dancer Aviva, Amethyst has offered free bellydance workshops and shows to cancer patients at Magee Women's Hospital, as a volunteer community service. Amethyst has been organizing fundraising events for vegan-approved charities since 1995, and has focused largely on HIV prevention charities and (human, animal and environmental) protection groups.Site by Tony Zilionis.