Dance

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Bellydance Movement: Dance as a healing art form 

For all ages, shapes and sizes.

Dancing or being carried in circle dances from her Grecian lineage since before she could walk, was common.  Early  ballet and tap classes and and later dancing to live rock, blues, soul, jazz, formally and out in the world  was a part of life. Her mother brought her to her first bellydance class as a young teen.  Three years dancing and marching as a drum majorette in high school

added another flavor.  Greek/Arabic music  was a dominant musical  background growing up long with other American and world music.

Her inspiration includes Greek dancing with her family and later studies in Near and Middle Eastern, Turkish, Egyptian, Moroccan, Spanish, southern Italian and African with masters such as Ibrahim Farrah; Jehan  Kamal;  Dr. Mo Gedawi; Magana and Devi Baptiste; Alessandra Belloni; Bubatunde Olatunji; Adan Sarhan and others.

Additional studies in transformative and therapeutic movement with: Dr. Suki Munzell, Joy Berta, Anna Halpern, Gabrielle Roth's 5 Rhythm theory and Feldenkrais Awarenesss Through Movement; yoga; years of practice and study of the long form of Yang style Tai Chi and Qi Gong.

Dance studies for decades led to performing then to teaching the dance for personal development and as a healing art form.

Classes inspire correct alignment and stance, awareness of movement habits, enlivening  stagnant areas of the body, increasing range of motion and opening the energy centers, as well as dance movement and technique, combining knowledge of the energetic & physical bodies, ethnic and other dance, improv, and eastern movement arts.

Past classes taught include onging weekly classes and; private classes for Dr .Dean Ornish's employee retreats and heart health classes; Tantra classes; women in recovery homes; Blessing Ways, showers, and special workshops.

She has performed at public and private events including:  in Greek, Moroccan and Egyptian clubs and restaurants; in rock clubs; at county fairs; at spiritual workshops; for private parties;  and has taught ongoing weekly classes and continues to offer special workshops and private lessons for individuals and groups for all ages, shapes and sizes.