Ahlan wa Sahlan!
Hello and Welcome to my Website…my little corner of a very big world!

This site used to be strictly dedicated to my bellydance classes. Lately, though, I’ve begun to feel…bound by that. Now, bound doesn’t feel like just the right word to me, so I’ve looked it up. What an amazing word this is! On one hand, it means “a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go” and “to mark the limits of”. On the other hand, it means “an act of leaping into the air” and “to move with a light, bouncing step.” And on the third hand (if one could have three hands), it means “being fully committed to achieving a goal.” So, in the spirit of all senses of the word, let me say this: “While I remain dedicated to my teaching practice and to my artistic & scholastic goals, my life contains a lot more than that, and I am ready to unbind my wings and move with a light, bouncing step to wherever my heart leads me.”  

I am a professional Performing Artist, specializing in Egyptian Oriental Dance. Dancing makes my heart sing and bellydance is my natural element. If you want to really know me, you have to see me dance. However, I am also a wife and mother. I quilt and garden and make jam. I love to camp and fish, sit with a good book and visit with friends. I play bari sax in a swing band. I have a husband of nearly 31 years, a dog and two cats. I enjoy yoga and bike riding and I have a 9-5 day job. I have been teaching as Celebrations Bellydance for 10 years and am proud of my achievements. I have a presence as a Dance Artist both in the local art community and outside it as well. I have a full life with many interests and many blessings.

If you want information about bellydance, please go to the “Celebrations Bellydance” tab. All my class and student information is located there.

If you like reading blogs, please go to the “Blog” tab where I’ve been writing about a variety of things that interest me. Dance, yes – always dance – and I think I can be considered a veteran in the field and surely have lots to say about it! But I write about other things, too, and I’ll try to organize my musings by category for you. Life in an amazing journey. Walk with me!

teacher ♦ performer ♦ choreographer

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