TerriAnne Gutierrez, a lifelong student of dance, has been studying and performing Middle Eastern Dance for over thirty years. TerriAnne performs and teaches internationaly and is one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most well-known and sought after performers and teachers. She specializes in Modern Egyptian and American Cabaret, with stylistic influences from some of the forerunners of Egyptian Dance, including the great classic performers Samia Gamal and Tahia Karioca. TerriAnne has been playing music since a young age and is accomplished on a number of instruments. She enjoys playing Deff and Riq with Susu Pampanin and has become well known for her Zill playing. She has put out a book and DVD on the subject and enjoys teaching workshops on Zill playing to dancers and musicians. TerriAnne has been the featured performer at many predigests San Francisco Clubs and restaurants such as, Pasha, Marrakech, Byblos, Amira, Kasbah and many others. Her television appearances include, "Bay Area Back roads". Among her solo dance achievements was being asked by the San Francisco Egyptian community to dance for the Egyptian Consulate to the United States on his visit to San Francisco. With a B.A in Activism and Social Change, she uses her performances as a form of expression and as a soft voice that encourages the audience to increase their consciousness in areas that may otherwise be left dormant. She is the director of the dance company, Joweh. Joweh Nouveau bellydance divas from Sonoma County! These highly skilled performers are trained in various dance styles and tomfoolery and have been causing quite a stir in the belly dance community with their RAW (Random American World) dance. Is it bellydance? Is it Modern dance? Hip Hop? Vaudeville? The blending of who-knows-what with impecable talent and technique create performances not easily forgotten.
in their ritual blessing dance. The word “Joweh” refers to one of the smells of heaven, the scent of sacred frankincense, used to evoke spiritual ecstasy in ritual participants.
California since 1996. With a strong foundation in the Egyptian and American cabaret styles, Joweh has continued to grow and evolve creatively over the years. Study of the various folkloric forms of Middle Eastern Dance has included Moroccan, Saudi, and Tunisian. Several troupe members have backgrounds in modern and jazz dance, which lends a lyrical, highly expressive element to choreographies. Joweh embraces fusion of Middle Eastern Dance with other dance styles, including flamenco, classical Indian dance, and hip-hop. Today, Joweh are well-known in the dance community for their refreshing energy, eclectic choreography, and engaging stage presence that smoothly oscillates between playful and reverent. Troupe Joweh’s notable appearances include many performances at prestigious festivals, and multiply awards, such as the Belly dancer of the Year Pageant (awarded second runner up in 2001) and the Breakthrough Fusion Contest (awarded first runner up in 2009). They are sought after internationally (they will be performing at the National Theater of Guatemala in September), and locally. Most recently they were contacted by producers of the T.V. Program "America's Got Talent" and asked to go to Hollywood for an audition. Joweh has organized several of their own shows at the Raven Theater in Healdsburg, including benefits for Life or Meth, a youth-focused drug education campaign initiated by troupe members. The troupe has provided entertainment at the most acclaimed San Francisco restaurants and clubs, such as Byblos, Marrakech, Pasha, Amira, and El Valenciano. Joweh has enjoyed working with many celebrated musicians, including Susu Pampanin, Reda Darwish, Georges Lammam, Light Rain, Jazayer, Jahlal Takish, and the Shaheen Brothers. |
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