Tassellations is Zia and Kezmaya, who met while taking classes with The Goddess Dancing. A pair of Type A women in a Type B art form, they recognized each other as kindred spirits almost immediately, and put their complimentary inclinations to work by recording their choreographies in spreadsheets and counting beats like there was no tomorrow. They later went on to take classes together with Phoenix Avathar, Melina of the Daughters of Rhea, and Nadira Jamal. Tassellations performs both improvisational tribal style and original choreographies.

To book the troupe for an event, please email either of us at the email addresses at the bottom of the page. Zia is also currently available for solo performances.

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Upcoming Performances

September 8, 8:30-9:30: Athenian Corner Restaurant, 207 Market Street, Lowell, MA

September 25, 7:00-9:00: Animus: A Shamanic Journey Through Belly Dance, YMCA Theatre, 820 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, $15

November 6, 2:00-6:00: Akhawaty Raksat (My Sisters of Many Dances), Courtyard Marriott, 2200 Southwood Drive, Nashua, NH

Photos and Video

– Belly Dance Bliss II, February 2010
– Arisia, January 2010
– Esprit de Corps: A Fundraiser to Support Aepril Schaile, January 2010
– Raks Spooki, November 2009
– stART on the Street, September 2009
– The Goddess Dancing - Chrysalis, July 2009

To Contact Tassellations

zia (at) tassellations (dot) com

kezmaya (at) tassellations (dot) com

Photos of Tassellations by Michael Baxter (top) and Dreamer's Realm Photography (bottom)
Solo photos of Zia and Kezmaya by RT2 Photography