Jill Parker

Jill Parker is known around the world as a pioneer in the fusion bellydance genre. She influenced the thriving fusion bellydance scene that flourished in San Francisco in the 1990's and 2000's, and is a lifelong student and lover of bellydance. She was an original FatChanceBellyDance member and later founded her own professional, trail-blazing dance theater company that birthed many of today's great fusion dancers.

For more than three decades, Jill has honed a masterful delivery method that truly facilitates breakthroughs for dancers of all skill levels. She is a generous teacher with a rare gift for demystifying this sensuous form by meticulously and effectively breaking down complex movements to their essentials and making the technique, nuances, and fluent embodiment accessible. She fosters and emphasizes an atmosphere of fun, well-being, and community in all of her classes.