Dance tip, learn bellydance, veil, ZeoT, Zurich
Alia McKenzie-Murdoch
Tips for belly dance with a veil

One of our favourite accessories to dance with is the veil, the theme of our A and A/M choreographies in our next course period (KP2) starting March 4th 2024. Veils can be used to frame movements or become an extension of the dancer’s body. Dynamic, dramatic or dreamy, the movement fills the space around the dancer in colour and shape, as the veil adds a new dimension to the performance.

Tips for belly dance with a veil
ZeoT, Zurich
Alia McKenzie-Murdoch
A YEAR IN OUR NEW DANCE STUDIO IN ZURICH

It’s hard to believe that we’ve already danced a whole year in our new studio in Wipkingen. It’s time to look back and celebrate how we achieved our crowdfunding goal to help fund building work and how we’ve filled the space this year with energy, creativity and fun! The new ZeoT dance studio is more than a dance school; it’s a beautiful space for our community to meet, dance, be creative and feel at home.

A YEAR IN OUR NEW DANCE STUDIO IN ZURICH
Alia McKenzie-Murdoch
HAFLA IM ZEOT ZÜRICH

Lass dich vom Zauber der mittleren bis fernöstlichen Tänze mitreissen! Der Eintritt ist frei! Es gibt eine Kollekte zu Gunsten des Kampfes gegen die Kinderprostitution.

Samstag, 4. November, ab 14.40 // Eintritt: Gratis

HAFLA IM ZEOT ZÜRICH
Alia McKenzie-Murdoch
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ZEOT ZÜRICH SHOWCASE 2023

On May 13th, 2023, students and teachers from ZeoT Zürich performed at the Aula Rämibühl, Zürich to a full house. Here are a few visual and written impressions of a wonderful evening where, once again, the women of ZeoT showed the power of dance to unite and transform.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ZEOT ZÜRICH SHOWCASE 2023
Alia McKenzie-Murdoch
Shine - dance and transformation through ...

ALIA, originally from the UK, is the creative director and owner of ZeoT dance studio in Zürich, Switzerland. Here she talks about the motivations and inspirations behind her world of dance.

Shine - dance and transformation through movement
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ZEOT NEWSLETTER // WINTER WARMERS // (EN)

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ZEOT NEWSLETTER // WINTER WARMERS // (EN)

It’s winter, and in Switzerland that means cold weather. You might not feel like unwrapping all your layers of clothing and coming to class, but that’s exactly what you should do in order to stay happy, healthy and fit! Research has shown time and again that regular exercise strengthens your immune system so it can fight off infections plus providing a good dose of the “feel-good” chemicals serotonin and dopamine, which can help to reduce anxiety and depression while boosting wellbeing. When you exercise and get your blood pumping, immune cells circulate through your body more quickly helping them fight infections. But this boost only lasts for a few hours, so exercise needs to be regular for long-term effects. So no excuses, get shimmying and help stave off colds and the winter blues! In our newsletter we share a few tips on how to stay warm this winter plus read about some of the highlights in our calendar as we dive into 2017!

ZEOT NEWSLETTER // VIEL MEHR ALS NUR EINE TANZSCHULE // (DE)

ZEOT NEWSLETTER // VIEL MEHR ALS NUR EINE TANZSCHULE // (DE)

Nun sind schon fast zwei Jahre vergangen, seit ich das ZeoT Zürich übernommen habe. Ich dachte ich hätte eine Tanzschule übernommen, doch das ZeoT ist viel mehr als nur eine Tanzschule!

Das ZeoT Zürich ist ihre Lehrerinnen, welche wir in unserem Blog ‚Lehrerinnen im Rampenlicht‘ vorgestellt haben. Unser vielseitiges und talentiertes Team ermöglicht es unseren Schülerinnen, die für sie passende Lehrerin und den passenden Stil zu finden. Ich bin sehr dankbar, dass ich mit so einem engagierten und kreativen Lehrerinnenteam arbeiten darf!

Das ZeoT Zürich ist auch ihre Events. In den letzten zwei Jahren hatten wir zwei erfolgreiche Shows mit unseren Schülerinnen, organisierten das Welt Tanz Festival in der Europaallee, hatten drei wunderschöne Fotoausstellungen, zahlreiche Studio-Haflas, und wurden eingeladen im Hotel Dolder und im Museum Bellerive zu tanzen. Unser nächster Event ist das palästinensische Konzert am Samstag 19. November um 19.00 Uhr im ZeoT.

Am wichtigsten jedoch, das ZeoT Zürich ist eine Gemeinschaft. Ein grosses Danke an all unsere Schülerinnen für ihre Freude am Tanzen, die Teilnahme und das Mitwirken an unseren Shows und Haflas, die zahlreichen likes und das Teilen der ZeoT Posts auf Facebook und Instagram, und für die Weiterempfehlung unserer Kurse und Workshops an Freunde und Familie. Damit unsere Tanzgemeinschaft weiter wachsen kann, würden wir uns sehr über eine positive Bewertung auf Google freuen. Vielen Dank!

ZEOT NEWSLETTER // MORE THAN A DANCE SCHOOL // (EN)

ZEOT NEWSLETTER // MORE THAN A DANCE SCHOOL // (EN)

Almost 2 years ago, I took over ZeoT Zürich. I thought I was taking over a dance school but I've realised that ZeoT is much more than that!

More than just a dance school, ZeoT Zürich is its teachers, who we've been celebrating recently in our 'spotlight on a teacher' blog series. Having a diverse team of talented teachers gives students the opportunity to find the style of dance and teacher that suits them. I am incredibly grateful for the support and creative inputs from our wonderful team!

More than just a dance school, ZeoT Zürich is its events and social life. In the last two years we've had 2 successful shows featuring many student groups, directed the World Dance Festival in the Europaallee, had 3 wonderful photo exhibitions, several Haflas in the studio and been asked to perform in prestige locations such as the Dolder Hotel or the Museum Bellerive Zürich. Don't miss our next event, a Palestinian music concert in the studio on Saturday November 19th. 

Most importantly, more than just a dance school, ZeoT Zürich is a community. Thank you to all our students for taking part in shows and Haflas, 'liking' and sharing posts on Facebook and Instagram and for recommending us to friends and family, bringing new faces to dance in classes and workshops. Please continue to support us in creating a growing community of dancers by rating us on Google.

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A FRESH LOOK AT VEIL TECHNIQUE PART 2

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A FRESH LOOK AT VEIL TECHNIQUE PART 2

THE VEIL AS A SECOND SKIN

Through spending some time alone with your veil you will discover some new and original techniques or ways to use the veil when you dance. ALIA has developed many exercises for fostering creativity, taking elements from theatrical training or contemporary dance, which she has used successfully in many performance based projects such as the Phoenix Performance Project. Here we discover how to use the veil in a deeper, more emotional way.

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A FRESH LOOK AT VEIL TECHNIQUE

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A FRESH LOOK AT VEIL TECHNIQUE

Dancing with a veil has become an essential element of oriental dance, whether as a short and spectacular burst of colour and movement during the entrance of the dancer or as the main player in a double veil fantasy piece.

But maybe its time to look again at how we use the veil and why, in order to create a dance far removed from cliché, a dance that is really DANCE, not just one that relies on the 'wow moments' of veil tricks and effects.

In this series of blogs we will try to answer the question, Why dance with a veil at all? Is it to cover or to reveal, to fill space, create impact, add colour, lightness or drama? By focusing on techniques to achieve a more profound use of the veil we will also include a few exercises for you to expand on your creativity.

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ALIA IM RAMPENLICHT!

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ALIA IM RAMPENLICHT!

SPOTLIGHT ON ALIA!

Every style evokes different emotions in me, and different bodily awareness or focus. Something folkloric makes my heart open and my joy rise, I feel expansive and powerful dancing Raks Sharki, I melt and feel my core, my femaleness when dancing baladi. I don’t have a favourite style - rather a favourite way to work or choreograph which involves diving deep into the music, picking its rhythms, instruments, melodies apart from each other - playing with time, space, form to then bring everything back to hopefully one homogeneous whole. More than anything I love to combine elements from contemporary, jazz or ballet with oriental moves. Nothing stays the same, its always evolving and why not?