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“I always looked forward to Belly Dancing with Jennifer. Her music and choreography was so much fun and inspiring. As an older member of her class, it was the best movement for my back and core. Thanks, Jeni.”
“If you have not taken Jeni’s belly dance classes you do not know what you are missing Jeni is a dynamic instructor with a lot of high energy which I like. I felt very at ease in her class and her students made me feel very welcome. I absolutely will continue taking her classes.”
Shimmy Well was born from the creation of empowering dance classes Jeni Paradiso designed from her experience in academic classrooms combined with her personal style of fun and unique belly dance fusion practiced since she was a child as well as her own personal experience of healing herself via this incredible rich cultural experience. It is Jeni’s passion to help others feel amazing through a dance that embraces an expression of femininity and that also has the ancient magic to help you heal from trauma physically and emotionally and transform your life by using belly dance as a tool for wellness. Shimmy Well’s classes include belly dance, as well as other genres, fused to create an energetic explosion for fitness and fun with a beautiful sensuality to help you feel amazing and express yourself. Come shimmy your way into wellness with Shimmy Well!
Jeni is a professional performer who began her study with belly dance at the age of seven and quickly honed her skills to grace the stages full throttle providing her audience a fun show. She is known for her dynamic belly dance style full or energy and her creative dance fitness instruction and creative choreography. Jeni prides herself on the openness and confidence her students have reported feeling from her classes. She loves revealing the secrets of belly dance and tapping into this ancient dance for its transformative results.
Jeni loves teaching and also enjoys entertaining audience members as well as sharing the stage with her belly dance troupe, The Shimmies, who you might have seen on TV at Fox29 and CBS 3 in Philadelphia. Catch them at festivals and large venues like World Cafe Live. Created in 2015, The Shimmies have been having fun belly dancing with fervor ever since!
Besides choreographing and preforming, Jeni also produces a show named Sabroso!, which is a multi-genre dance show for adults that brings you belly dance, burlesque, hip hop, latin styles and more!