dance

A photograph of Zee Zunner Zhafirah wearing a yellow dress.

Dancer Zee Zunnur moved to Perth with her partner during the pandemic. Zee shares her experience of quarantining in a new country and the impact COVID-19 had on her career, on making friends, and her artistic trajectory.

A quote that says "Like, The Wiggles, there you had four middle-aged men getting up there and dancing. If that doesn’t give everybody permission to have a go, I don’t know what does."

Todd Annetts

Todd has been teaching ballroom dancing to kids for thirty years now. He speaks about getting more men to dance, teaching reluctant students, and the Wiggles.

A quote that says 'its like everyone has bellydancers at their celebrations, but nobody wants their wives of their children to be one.

Nikki Irwin

Nikki Irwin teaches students from all walks of life. She speaks about her disability class, how politics has influenced bellydancing costumes and how our setbacks can sometimes be our greatest blessings.

A quote that says 'There I was on stage and I realised the dream. Sometimes you just have to be daring and have the courage to do things."

Yamina Hofer

Yamina Hofer is a fusion dancer who travels the world and mixes all the styles she learns, from ballet to flamenco to African samba. She speaks to us about Cape Verde, using dance to transcend her emotions and how she accidentally ended up performing at the Rio carnival.

People might see fire can be very destructive, but for me fire is also light, and light is also hope.

Fiona Kranz

Fiona is a fire spinner and flow artist. Starting her journey as a ballet dancer, she is now an emerging teacher. She speaks to us about growing through pain, learning new things and the danger and beauty of what she does.