Megha Gavin
Bio
Megha began performing very early in life. She took her first dance classes at about the age of 4 and has been creating and performing ever since. Theatre soon caught her attention and that was her passion throughout her schooling years. It was in 1996 that she discovered American Tribal Style Bellydance and immediately shifted her focus to this art form.
In San Francisco, Megha studied ATS with the originator of the style from 1996 – 1998. Upon returning to the Southeast, she began teaching ATS classes in order to create a community of people to dance with. She was the first to offer these classes in this region and has continued teaching pure ATS for the last 8 years. She continues to teach and perform at sold out workshops across the country and around the world both individually and on the Tribal Pura tour with her teacher/partner, Carolena Nericcio.
In 2003 Megha completed teacher certification with Carolena Nericcio (creator of ATS and founder of FatChanceBellyDance) and entered into an exclusive partnership with her. They now take their love and appreciation of this elegant dance style in its original form on the road to co-teach the technique and artistic vision created by Carolena over the last 20 years.
Megha directs the Birmingham, AL based “Devyani Dance Company.” Under her direction, Devyani has performed at countless festivals, weddings, corporate events and private parties over the last 10 years and has been nominated for multiple cultural and artistic awards.
Classes with Megha
Get Your Shimmy On
A survey of shimmy based moves and variations in ATS. Refine technique and bump the energy up a notch as we drill various shimmy based steps and combos in this fast-paced class.
Once upon a time, there was a sophisticated and fun dance form called ATS, with a technique and format all it’s own… In order to truly dance ATS, we have to learn and drill the specific ATS technique for each move. No other format, technique or system will produce true ATS. The enchantment of a beautiful ATS set is in the magical flow of movements through the group of dancers. In this workshop we’ll break down in detail the technique for each of the core ATS moves and learn to string them together for a true ATS group improvisational experience. Whether you have previous experience with ATS or not, this class is for you.
