A dance style for all ages and all learning levels!
Looking for a new way to get healthy? Or maybe you are looking for a new creative outlet? Or perhaps you are a professional dancer looking to expand your repertoire or master new techniques? Persian-Iranian Dance with IDA - taught through our unique method - offers an exciting way to embrace the next step of your journey.
Enjoy the health benefits of added vitality and flexibility!
Increase your vitality and flexibility with graceful, rhythmic and fluid movements that can improve your mood and connect mind and body. Iranian Dance can foster joy and serenity in a frantic modern world.
No need for a dance partner or a special space – just you!
No dance partner is needed for Persian-Iranian Dance, giving you the freedom to move in your own natural way, and learn in the comfort of your own home.
Embrace the history and beauty of Iranian Dance!
This rich tradition is unique within the Middle East region. You may be most familiar with Belly Dance, a popular form of Mideast dance. But, Persian-Iranian Dance is different, with a distinct movement language rooted in a unique culture. We offer an opportunity to deepen your connection with this ancient culture through IDA’s courses and coaching.
In addition to recorded classes, we have offer 12-week courses that integrate homework and live one-on-one Performance Analysis and Coaching (PAC) sessions. This unique and proprietary evaluation process give dancers the individual coaching on technique, stylization and musicality essential for refining and mastering their dance technique and expression. We use Shahrzad Technique for Persian-Iranian dance and our instructors are experts in practicing and teaching this technique.
Take your dance performance to the next level!
Shahrzad Khorsandi (MA), the founder and Artistic Director of Shahrzad Dance Academy (SDA), spent over 20 years developing a formal pedagogy for teaching Persian-Iranian dance, and documented this format in her book, The Art of Persian Dance (2015), endorsed by Iranian dance scholars.
Shahrzad’s deeply rooted familiarity with traditional Persian-Iranian dance and aesthetics, and her formal dance training put her in a unique position to explore and codify this art form. Shahrzad’s teaching system includes movement nomenclature and categorization. Through the years of teaching non-Iranians, Shahrzad learned effective ways to analyze and teach Persian/Iranian dance in a format that clarifies movement parameters that define Iranian dance, while allowing for individual expression within the cultural nuances that give the dance its Persian-Iranian flavor.