Biography
I began belly dancing in 1996,
almost immediately after finishing my Midwifery training program. I
started studying belly dance with
The Goddess Dancing, at the urging of my psychotherapist who knew of the
group and their mission of teaching the dance form as a tool of healing & self-empowerment.
I was hooked from the start - emotionally stirred by the sensuality & beauty of
the movements, I knew that I needed to continue to explore the art.
Over the next 12 years, I journeyed
from student, to apprentice, to full-fledged member and co-owner of The Goddess
Dancing. In 2008, I resigned from the company to work on further
developing the belly dance for pregnancy & birth component of
TGD's mission, which they graciously bequeathed to me upon my leaving. You
can learn more about this at my other website
In the Belly of the Goddess.
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I am exceedingly
grateful for all of the gifts I received during my years with TGD -
THANK YOU GODDESSES! |
Over the years I have had the
opportunity to study with many other wonderful teachers. I studied with
Amira Jamal who helped me to polish my Cabaret performing skills. I have
taken the opportunity to study with many of our nationally known dancer/teachers
through workshops. Included among them are
Delilah,
Suhaila Salimpour,
Elena Lentini,
Artemis Mourat, and
Morocco. I have recently become enamored of
Joe Paul Williams' teaching of Delsarte technique.
And for the past 2
years I have also been studying middle eastern drumming - mostly
with Mike Gregian and a drum circle we call The Daldala Dolls.
Currently, I teach
classes in North Central MA.
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