DANCE BELT celebrates iconic pop-culture dance phenomenon through
tribute performances, dance education and participatory workshops.
Embracing an American art of appropriation, this electric trio bridge and
blur music video, social dance, cabaret performance, YouTube culture and
gender. The currency is choreography. The aesthetic is now. The brand is
universal. DANCE BELT: A Pop-Culture Movement.
DANCE BELT's repertoire of classes includes Beyonce, Michael Jackson,
Lady Gaga and more! DANCE BELT is available to teach and/or perform at
your private event, corporate party, club, or school. (Yes, we teach private
lessons too!) Dance Belt teaches ongoing classes in Seattle at Century
Ballroom (www.CenturyBallroom.com)
Dance Belt has performed at various venues throughout Seattle including
Key Arena, The Triple Door, ACT Theatre, On the Boards, The
Showbox, Columbia City Theater and Century Ballroom. Dance Belt was
voted “Seattle’s Sexiest Dance Troupe” by The Stranger, “Seattle’s Best
Dance Class” by Seattle Magazine, “Best Way to Unleash Your Inner
Diva” by Seattle Weekly, and has been featured on Evening Magazine TV
(King 5) and Q13 Fox News. Troupe members have extensive and varied
professional experience that includes performing for Margaret Cho, Cyndi
Lauper, Carson Kreseley (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) and The B-52’s,
being crowned “Miss Viva Las Vegas,” being featured in the film “A Wink
& A Smile,” performing at The White House for President Clinton, and
dancing in the opening credits of True Blood (HBO), and modeling couture
fashion. They are accomplished teachers, having worked with students at
Cornish College of The Arts, American University, Rutgers University,
New York University, Velocity Dance Center, and BurlyCon. Individually
they have received funding from 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural
Affairs, Artist Trust, and The Bossak Heilbron Charitable Grant Foundation.
The trio Dance Belt features the performance stylings of Waxie Moon, Inga
Ingenue, Lou Henry Hoover, and Ruby Mimosa.
“It’s the glitter-doused dancers of the troupe Dance Belt who steal the
show.” -Erika Hobart (Seattle Weekly)
“Delivering one standout performance after another, Dance Belt is sexy,
funny, and oh-so fun.” -Shaun Knittel (Seattle Gay News)
