Joanna Ashleigh's Biography
April 2012, Photograph Courtesy of Hannah Oborn Photography
Dancing has always had a special place in Joanna's heart. After taking a belly dance class with her first instructor Lia Ridley, in the fall of 2005, she instantly became hooked. Taking the grace and Romany style roots that her first teacher Lia instilled in her, Joanna first began studying Modern Tribal Improvisation (MTI) with Molly McClellan of TribalTique in the fall of 2006. As she was accepted into upper level classes and began performing with TribalTique Denver's Chapter regularly, Joanna started taking an interest in helping students learn, and in the Spring of 2008, she became Molly’s Teacher Assistant; which she found to be a challenging and rewarding experience.
Joanna was an Assistant Director of TribalTique from fall of 2008 to spring 2012, and taught TribalTique's Improvisational curriculum from the spring of 2010 till spring 2012. She can not thank TribalTique enough for all of the amazing opportunities they gave her.
Joanna is currently working on a solo career.
Joanna is has completed and passed the testing for:
Phase One of Rachel Brice's 8 Elements™ Program as of October 2011
Phase Two of Rachel Brice's 8 Elements™ Program as of March 2012
When she's not dancing Joanna love's to go four-wheeling in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, walk her three dogs, snuggle her three cats, constantly reads anything she can get her hands on and will always pause to look at something shiny.
Please feel free to visit her public blog.
Send Joanna an e-mail at Joanna.Ashleigh@gmail.com
"I was once told that belly dance is a dance of the heart..." ~Joanna Ashleigh
Joanna was an Assistant Director of TribalTique from fall of 2008 to spring 2012, and taught TribalTique's Improvisational curriculum from the spring of 2010 till spring 2012. She can not thank TribalTique enough for all of the amazing opportunities they gave her.
Joanna is currently working on a solo career.
Joanna is has completed and passed the testing for:
Phase One of Rachel Brice's 8 Elements™ Program as of October 2011
Phase Two of Rachel Brice's 8 Elements™ Program as of March 2012
When she's not dancing Joanna love's to go four-wheeling in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, walk her three dogs, snuggle her three cats, constantly reads anything she can get her hands on and will always pause to look at something shiny.
Please feel free to visit her public blog.
Send Joanna an e-mail at Joanna.Ashleigh@gmail.com
"I was once told that belly dance is a dance of the heart..." ~Joanna Ashleigh
Elevation 13,250 Feet, Continental Divide, Argentine Pass, Colorado. Photography Courtesy of Ryan Dubisher
