Venia Zanubiya

About me

As a young dancer, I started off doing standard and latino dances, jazz dances and hip hop, until I came across Arabic belly-dance in the year 2000. I have been intensely engaged in Oriental Dance and their culture since then.By the year 2003, I had already started teaching my own groups of belly-dancing for beginners, mid-level and advanced level classes. To this date, I attend different classes and Workshops in Switzerland and other foreign countries for Arabic Belly-Dancing, Indian Dance, Flamenco, Afro-Dance and Standard- and Latino Dancing. In order to improve my skills in Oriental Dancing, I fall back on the famous dancer and choreograph, Nur El Leil, for the classic Raqs Sharki and the teachings of Oriental Rhythm. I often get invitations as principal dancer to do solo dances and at times with the whole group, Zanubiya, for special events, weddings and shows. My qualification as a physiotherapist, is an added advantage in my profession and for my dance classes.


Objectives for my dance classes

One of my main goals in my dance class is to get to know new movements and foreign dance figures. The teachings of Oriental Rhythm, learning different styles of Oriental Dance and their Dance-Culture is important in my dance classes. The other objectives are learning the technical dancing rules, to train our bodies and to have fun while dancing.