In honor of Cues & Tattoos and all the tribal awesomeness awaiting us, here’s a video showing the process of creating a tribal fusion bra from thrift store finds. The end result could use a little more finishing details (for … Read More
I am so excited to say that Helene Eriksen will be teaching the 2018-2019 season of Anar Dana Seattle at Studio Deep Roots. Helene is a font of knowledge, fostering enthusiastic curiosity about the intersection of dance and culture through … Read More
Julia has been a dancer in Helene Eriksen’s Anar Dana and wrote about her experiences during the project. This article was originally published in Jareeda magazine and is re-published here with Helene’s permission. “Last year I had the great pleasure … Read More
We’re finishing up our series of finger cymbals tonight, and gearing up for Jane Hall to join us to teach drumming starting next week at Studio Deep Roots. So as inspiration, I thought I would share this piece with Susu … Read More
Building a welcoming, peaceful studio has many faces. Some are obvious, and others…a little more subtle. There is a financial one, which in our case has been a semi-transparent process as we have had a crowdfunding campaign which outlined our … Read More
It’s been a crazy month-plus of attacking the new space and transforming something so raw into something beautiful and all our own. We still have so much to do, but the progress has been amazing to witness and be a … Read More
It’s September, which means it’s time to get back to school. Classes begin next week, so register today! A brief note to everyone that our class session rates are going up in September. We never change the price of tuition … Read More
It has been a crazy 3-4 weeks over here at Chez Shay. And I guess I just wanted to share some of it, get it outta my head and onto “paper”. This time last month, I drove past a commercial … Read More
It’s happening, y’all! I’m gonna try my hand at running a dance studio. I may fly, I may fall, but it’s something I have wished for so hard and so long, I gotta try. And I need my village! I … Read More
I’ve been meditating a lot lately on what makes a dance studio really great. How does one studio feel so cold and another feel warm and inviting? How does one studio instill a sense of confidence and professionalism while another … Read More