The Gilded Serpent presents...
Anniitra Ravenmoon
Anniitra Ravenmoon, The PowerGoddess teaches her inventive, evolved form of bellydance that combines American Cabaret, North African/Egyptian, and Ravenesque Afro-Ethnotics. Ravenmoon has been dancing this art form since 1975, and teaching in her home and the urban areas since 1980. Ravenmoon gives mini workshops for Black Women for Wellness, Los Angeles, Sister Song, of New York, and Women’s Empowerment Conventions anywhere.
She is one of the founders of Nubian Divas Unlimited, and Luscious Buttz, Clothing line, and one of the members of Goddesses Unleashed, a sisterhood of professional dancers. She is also the owner, and designer of Power Goddesses Unleashed Jewelry.
Ravenmoon is an ordained priestess with Fellowship of Isis, and Temple of Isis in Los Angeles. She has received charter for her own Iseum, “Iseum of the Nubian Moon,” A house of gathering and learning of the Divine Feminine and Ancient Mothers. She Facilitates ‘Goddess Tea and Inspirations’ every two months, in which a different presenter is hosted.
Ravenmoon is 62 years young, a Grandmother, and Great Grandmother— and she teaches self esteem through the beauty of this dance. Anniitra calls her unique style of teaching dance “’RAVENS ROUND THE CLOCK” method. Ravenmoon leads by example that you are never too old to feel good, and empowered.” Her home is in Long Beach.
Beginner classes
are currently at:
Project Fit Kids,
1212 North La Brea,
Inglewood,
California.
Coming soon, Black Women for Wellness.
Also, Ravenmoon
likes to refer to herself (lovingly) as “The Urban Power-Goddess”.
Ravenmoon’s grandsons tell their friends, “You don’t
have a granny like I do!
She’s a knife-collecting, staff-wielding, drumming, chanting, Belly
dancing granny!”
“I’m
not your average Grandmother!!”
“Its all about the way you feel about yourself”
“Attitude is everything!”
Come Dance With Me!!!
Create it~ dance~ it own it!~
Web sites:danse.powergoddessesunleashed.com/events.html
www.nubiandivas.com
goddess.powergoddessesunleashed.com/nightwings.html
Articles on Gilded Serpent by or about Anniitra Ravenmoon
- 12-11-08 Parveneh: Promoting Diversity Through Public Access TV, An Interview
I had always wanted to do something with Public Access. So, the Belly dance and public access came together and “Hafla” was born! Although I have found some attitudes to be exclusive, I decided I wanted to be inclusive; so my show has featured diversity. I have presented larger, smaller, older and younger dancers (and, especially, women of color) who are often excluded here in our local area.
