email: marinabistrin@optusnet.com.au
Welcome to Dance-Explorer... I am Marina Bistrin, a Melbourne-based (Australian) teacher of many styles of dance. I have studied the roots and the connection between dance forms and mind-body work. Dance provides all that engage in it, some fundamentals like health (body and mind), general fitness and as a personal form of self expression. My exploration of dance, movement, people and cultures constantly develops and strengthens my performance and teaching work.
This site is an overview of the styles of dance I teach, their history and
how various cultures use them and how we can use them for our own
mind/body/spirit work.
Veil-fan dance at OMEDA bushfire benefit April 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERlkkxekuGE
Long-sleeved dance with Chris Vlachos "Silken Snakes" to Persian Music at Omeda winter Showcase 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyVJsawKwz8
enjoy themselves.
Some workshop examples include:
Egyptian men's stick dance,
Iranian (Persian) folk and social dance,
Fan dance from China and Spain,
Dancing with fabric, from hankies, to scarves, to light and heavy veils,
Barefoot Flamenco,
Flamenco rhythm work,
Gypsy dance from Russia & Spain,
Dancing & playing with finger cymbals

Middle Eastern/Belly Dancing
Veil-Fan Dancing