Professional bellydancer Amethyst is certified by Bellydance Superstar Ansuya!

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Biography of Amethyst

Pittsburgh Bellydance Instructor, Performer, Event Coordinator
412.225.3302 or info@pittsburghbellydance.com

Pittsburgh bellydancer Amethyst

Amethyst, photographed by Urban Flash Photography

The director of ElectroBelly Dance Troupe (professional), plus two student troupes consisting of her students, Amethyst has been bellydancing since 1997, and teaching since 2001. Amethyst is a graduate of the Ansuya Comprehensive (taught by Bellydance Superstar Ansuya), having earned her certification in San Francisco and Miami; and has performed and/or taught bellydance in Pittsburgh (PA), San Francisco (CA), Amherst/Northampton (MA), Detroit (MI), and more.

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 is the original creator of Pittsburgh's ElectroBelly parties - parties which include a bellydance show followed by a DJ'd open dance party with a blend of electronic and world music styles. ElectroBelly parties include bellydancers, singers, musicians, electronic music DJs, and guest acts such as break dancers, hoop dancers and more.

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.

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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 as well as human, animal and environmental protection gro ups. Amethyst is the founder of RE-Model Gala events; raising awareness about environmentalism while providing local artists and dancers with the opportunity to display costuming made from creatively reused and recycled materials.

Amethyst hosts special show and workshop weekends in Pittsburgh, PA, providing local dancers with opportunities to study under master instructors, and to see shows by popular dancers, musicians and DJs. Amethyst has hosted Karim Nagi ("Turbo Tabla"), Deniz (Caravan Workshops), Dance Ethnologist Hannah Romanowsky, DJ Jason Burns, and plans to host many more instructors and performers in the future.