My first bellydance teacher was Antara Nepa. She is the director of the Ottoman-Traders, a renaissance faire performance troupe.
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Staying out of trouble! I found a class in the parks and recreation booklet and thought Id try it out. 11 years later...I guess I was hooked.
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My style has definitely been a journey and an evolution. I studied 15th century turkish for about 3 years, and then went into ATS. My particular style of fusion started when I began studying Bharat Natyam and Polynsian dance about 6 years ago. I guess things just started jumbling together!
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The time it takes for me to choreograph definitely varies from piece to piece (and the deadline I'm working with of course!) If I have to estimate...I'd say about a month to two months.
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"In the Valley of Hesitation lie the bones of countless millions, who at the dawn of victory sat down to rest, and resting died."
"Fate favors the risky!" and UNMATA
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I teach 3 Beginning classes, 3 Intermediate classes, 2 Advanced classes and Unmata rehearsal every week. I also take 1 Hip Hop and 1 Hula class each week. Yoga on Wednesdays and Workshops on weekends. After that I'm pretty much tapped out!
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I'm from Loma Rica California. Little hill town with one stop sign. I grew up on a cattle ranch. My dad is adopted so I'm unsure of half of my family line, but we're sure of Dutch, Hebrew and German.
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I love to paint, mostly with acrylics. It's really beneficial for me to get those demons out of my head and onto a canvas ya know?
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I had an imaginary white horse named Snowflake growing up as a kid, that I seriously thought was real. When I asked my parents (as an adult) what happend to my white horse, they said I never had one.
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