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Freyja
began her study of dance in early childhood. Her mother studied
Flamenco Dance in Spain and performed it on tour across Europe.
Freyja’s dance/movment background includes ballet, jazz, hip
hop, ballroom, salsa, club dancing, flamenco, Indian and Indonesian
dance as well as yoga, pilates and Taiji/qigong.
She has developed her
own unique style drawing from many of these sources. Freyja
has studied American Cabaret, Turkish and Egyptian styles
of belly dance, as well as American Tribal style, which later
led to Tribal Fusion.
Freyja fell in love with
belly dance through her first teacher, Ansuya, who inspired
her to pursue this dance form wholeheartedly. Over the years
she has studied with many different teachers and counts among
her biggest influences Ansuya, Frederique David, Suhaila Salimpour
and Mira Betz.
In 2005, Freyja joined
forces with Frederique with whom she taught and performed
in the bay area dance co-operative Bellygroove. She is currently
focusing on her solo career and collaborations with various
other Bay Area dancers and musicians, including Jennifer Faust,
SooozhyQ and DJ Amar.
In 2007, Freyja became
a partner in the successful Electric Vardo project, where
she co-produces night club events that show case the Bay Area's
hottest dance talent and DJs. She is also co-producer of Hip’n’Bass,
San Francsico's monthly event that takes place every last
Thursday at Underground SF.
Freyja has taught and
performed all over the United States, Canada and Europe at
such notable venues as the Staples Center (home of the Los
Angeles Lakers), The Ford Ampitheatre and various high profile
nightclubs and restaurants.
Freyja is credited with
excellent technique and musical interpretation, crisp isolations
and original innovative choreography. As an instructor, she
gives a great presentation and breakdown of moves, while emphasizing
proper posture and movement in order to prevent injuries and
gain muscle strength that aids in healing. She has made an
extensive study of anatomy, physiology and body mechanics,
and uses this knowledge to help students master the motions
and gain the needed strength and flexibility to improve their
dance. Freyja’s love of therapeutic healing arts lead her
to obtain her yoga teacher training certification at the acclaimed
Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco.
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