I ADORE Hayati!

she knows how to keep things real and is always there for her students.. She is a warm and loving spirit who is always there and generates such an aura of good energy! yup, she's a keeper!

Hayati is....................Hayati. She is fiercely loyal, honorable and has a high level of integrity. I have taken classes with her and still think she is one of the best choreographers there is. Her group routines are smooth and flawless. Jess and I still dance the "Fire Dance" we learned in her class. She is proud of her students (as well she should be) and cares deeply about her teaching. I have never seen her class perform unprepared. She's funny and witty and just good to be around. Somehow she ended up with an extra dose of personality and it shines thru all she does.
And even better, she's my friend.
(I'd write more but I have to keep looking up words in the dictionary)

This woman is rad. She is just fabulous. She has been one of my teachers in belly dance, and she's such an inspiration!

When I'm chatting in other bellydance fora, I always refer to Hayati as "my glorious teacher". I'd done some dancing and even performed onstage before finding her class, but it's been in studying with her that I've really begun feeling like this is something I want to take seriously instead of just my week's ration of exercise.

Her attitude is infectious, and her creativity is hard to beat (though I'll be giving it my best shot in the near future. ;) If there is a best part to her, it's the concern she demonstrates for her students' well-being, not in the least part exemplified by her spearheading the HippieShake workshop series so that we have a chance to learn things she doesn't feel she can teach effectively.

Hayati is in a class all her own. She is a Fantastic teacher in the belly dance community. Her classes are not only informative but fun....you never know what to expect on any given day...but guaranteed it will be fun and exciting.

She goes above and beyond, bringing belly dance to those who are eager to get started learning or for those who want to build on what they already know. Hayati of HippyShake devotes unending energy and time in putting together some Awesome workshops by bringing in other Fabulous dancers to share their moves and introduce dancers to different forms of dance and movement.

Once you meet Hayati and have been around her for any amount of time you will know the belly dance community has truly been blessed!!