Dancer · Teacher · Choreographer

Natalie Nayun

Contemporary and folkloric dance of Central Asia and the Middle East.

Co-Artistic Director of Ballet Afsaneh · Founder of Pomegranate Garden Dance · Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, teaching and performing worldwide.

Natalie Nayun in a blue embroidered Persian costume, raising a frame drum before a turquoise-tiled Gothic niche
Photo: Chantal Schoenherz

Testimonials

“Each of Natalie’s workshops is packed with essential drills, exciting choreography, and technique to help you pivot and glide! As a performer, she is simply stunning. She takes audiences’ breaths away all over the world, and at the same time is so grounded by her love of dance and community.”
Shayda Azamian, student since 2015
“Natalie is a fabulous teacher, talented, well versed in music, dance technique and very organized. Her joie de vivre is felt in everything she does.”
Lisa Stewart