Dance/teaching Background:

I have been a performing bellydancer for nearly 25 years, since August 2001. I began my training with the Desert Moon Dance Academy of St. Louis. There I learned traditional Egyptian and Lebanese Cabaret style bellydance. From there I went on to be a co-director or troupe member of several dance companies across 3 states, including: Flowers of Araby (co-director), The Vagabond Girls (co-director), Read My Hips, and The League of Extraordinary Bellydancers (LXBD). 

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I also attended several seminars a year taught by highly acclaimed dancers and instructors such as Hadia, Faten Salama, Bozenka, Nourhan Sharif and Shareen el Safy.

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I have performed regularly at restaurants, parties, seminars, and festivals. 

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I strive to make dancing fun for myself and those around me. I love teaching choreographies and try to break them down well enough for everyone to understand. I enjoy teaching one on one in class so that no one is left behind. Dancing has improved my self esteem and co-ordination and allows me to express myself in fun and creative ways.

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Currently I'd call my style modern cabaret bellydance. I've not only performed traditional bellydance, but also fusion styles dressed as several star wars characters, edward scissorhands, a beholder, a bearded wizard, and the terminator, just to name a few. I love being able to combine my love of cosplay with my love of bellydance to create something new. I specialize in improvisation, sword, and cane. 

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