Dani Shapiro is the best-selling author of two memoirs and five novels, including. DANI : I grew up in NY listening to hip-hop and that's also where I first discovered hip-hop yoga years ago and without knowing much about it I just knew I wanted more of it. Dani Katz is an international yoga teacher at Zen Hot Yoga Virginia Beach. Grey Facebook Icon Home Contact Yoga Words Shop. She started off as a dancer, studying ballet, jazz and modern for nearly 18 years.