History:
Liquid Hip Therapy was formed during the summer of 2006 by three women who felt a connection to each other through dance. We were all dancing together, and wanted to provide a venue for others to fall in love with the dance.

Philosophy:
Liquid Hip Therapy is inspired by water. Water can be soothing, flowing, tranquil, and serene... the ebb and flow of tides, the rolling calm of waves. Water can also be wild and uncontrolled... raging torrents, sudden floods, swirling eddies and tsunamis. as water can be varied in its manifestation, so is the expressive heart of bellydance!

Motivation:
Liquid Hip Therapy promotes the celebration of women in a non-competitive, non-judgmental environment. We all bring our unique gifts, personalities, styles, and bodies. As long as there is a body, there is dance!


Liquid Hip Therapy:
Jahdi: I retired from the U.S. Army after serving 24 years. I was looking for something feminine to do after so many years in a man's world, wearing boots and fatigues, I tried belly dancing, loved the female energy, and was hooked. I began training in the American Tribal Style (ATS) of belly dance in Sierra Vista, Arizona with the Sisters of the Desert Sands.

Annaya: Coming of age in the experimental music scene of southern California, I was always drawn to the performance dance characteristics of the electronica, hip hop and world music scenes. When I was 25 and so overweight I knew I needed to do something or I was going to die, I decided I had to get moving. I closed the curtains put in a belly dance video and started moving. It was addictive, within months I enrolled in classes and studied for 2 years with Fahtiem in Long Beach, CA. The music, the movement and the positive support from a diverse group of women kept me going. The weight started melting, but even more importantly I found an outlet for an inner voice I didn't know I had. When life brought me to Sioux Falls, I knew I needed to find my dancing sisters and keep moving. I found like minds in Laurie and Julie and like a river, it all flowed together.



Teaching Associates:
Ahva: While going to college at UCSD- La Jolla, I took American Belly Dance. I was then hired into a job performing in restaurants and other venues in the San Diego area. I have performed professionally for 30 years in the American Style of belly dance. I am also a registered nurse, raise and train Icelandic horses, and have a wonderful family. I see belly dancing as a celebration of life and love, and dance every day.




Where:
Liquid Hip Therapy teaches weekly classes at:

Dance!
Oak Ridge Plaza
1200 E. 57th Street
Sioux Falls, SD

Performance...
To book Liquid Hip Therapy:
(605) 366-6834
E-mail :

Ann@liquidhiptherapy.com
Laurie@liquidhiptherapy.com

http://tribes.tribe.net/liquidhiptherapy