Dance with me

Doctor,psychologist & two-time world belly dance champion,Sajeeva promises to get you in touch with your creative energies

Her name Sajeeva,means full of life and the beautiful belly dancer from Colombia feels like that,inside-out. For someone who has been dancing since she was five and belly dancing since the last ten years,dance is a spiritual and emotional experience,one that Sajeeva Hurtado not only feels,but passes on to others,as a teacher. Here for the annual international salsa and belly dance bootcamp,Sajeeva will take two workshops,a beginners’ crash course in belly dance and training in Colombian salsa at Ozone Fitness and Spa and Varun Dance Studio,Panchkula. “Dance has been a journey,one that has completely changed me physically,emotionally and spiritually,’’ the dancer has learnt many dance forms and experiments to create her own style and fusion,be it belly-flamenco,belly-tango,salsa in solo form and has won the world belly dance championships twice. Being a doctor and psychologist,she integrates her roles and expertise to teach not just the technical aspects of dancing. Via dance and body,she hopes to help people to get in touch with their emotional and spiritual aspects,recognize and move their inner energies and align these as well. “Flexibility,grace,fitness,these all come with dancing,but belly dancing helps women to be conscious of their feminine side,’’ Sajeeva talks about her own transformation. “I was masculine,in looks and thinking and grew up with men. But belly dance has transformed me,I feel like a woman now,the creator. I know about inner beauty,am aware of spiritual and emotional fulfilment and register what I feel,eat,think,’’ and in the process Sajeeva has opened many blockages and explored the creative energy inside. As a teacher,she simulates her students to explore all these intrinsic aspects through dance,feel full of life,create their own perceptions and search for something deeper. “My dance is inspired by life and I do it with consciousness,’’ bows Sajeeva.

The dancer will be at Ozone for classes from December 7 to 11 and Varun Dance Studio from December 12 to 16. All those above 15 can move with Sajeeva.