Saviya has danced for almost two decades in solo and troupe settings. She has performed for Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance, Dance Macabre, both in Hollywood, as well as the Robert B Moore Theater, Cairo Carnival, Rakassah, Long Beach Festival of Dancing Colors, Laguna Sawdust Festival, and The Coffee Haven in Long Beach, and at many benefits for children and animals.She has been completely body painted as an African sand cat, danced as an East Indian temple dancer, a vampire, a dragon, and a wide variety of characters.
Having been a member of Mesmerasha, Rasa Shakti, and Menagerie, Saviya is currently the Artistic Director for two troupes, Myths & Legends Dance Company, a troupe specializing in fusion/theatrical dance creations, and Tribe Roman Morga, a renaissance period gypsy troupe that has been performing on the Southern California renaissance fair circuit for 14 years.
She counts as her stellar teachers in Middle Eastern dance and Bharata Natyam, Angelika Nemeth, Mesmera, Sahra, and Ramaa Bharadvaj, and Madame Sunset. As well as studying, Jazz, African, Ballet, Roman, Folk Dances and Burlesque, Saviya also enjoys Swing social dance with her beloved husband Chris, who is the Musicians Circle Head for TRM and a fabulous photographer specializing in photographing dancers.
Saviya is a Coordinator for the Shimmy Showcase in Long Beach, which offers many opportunities for dancers to come strut their stuff! She has a passionate appreciation of all forms of dance transcending national and religious borders, and loves to share her insight into the creating of a dance. “I love to dance as characters that create or recreate a story.” Her motto is…“Life should not be counted by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away!”
Saviya offers privates, classes, and workshops on a variety of topics. All centered on delivering “emotion through motion” That special energy connection that the performer has with the audience is called Rasa, in East Indian dance, and is a addictive and expanding form of sharing! Saviya wants to bring this to any dancer that wants to learn, whether they are consummate performers or newly trained. It is never too early to start!
Expression and emoting, are specialties of Saviya’s and she swears will help you to mesmerize your audience. If you wish instruction or assistance in choreography she can be hired for privates or workshops. If you want to increase your ability, or learn the ability to improvise she teaches that as well! If you want to learn something different or refine what you project contact her for lessons. Let's capture that energy and essence, and harness and develop it into a performance that will take your audiences breath away and learn how to create emotion through motion!