I am *so* happy because I finally got professional pictures taken!! Katie and I took the pictures together, which made it all the more better. She is not only a dance partner, but one of my best friends and biggest inspirations, so needless to say, sharing the photo shoot with her was quite meaningful!

Anyway, photos were taken by Rajesh Nair, who also did photos for Shems and Yvette (www.dcbellydancer.com). He was absolutely wonderful to work with- to check out his other work go to www... read more

I thought it was about time to create a tribe dedicated to DC's own fabulous Sera! I know she was a big influence on myself and other tribal dancers in the DC area, and now she's rockin it in New York (instructional DVD and baby- both are due any day now!). She's a breathtaking dancer and skillfull teacher, so its about time a tribe was created to celebrate her and keep track of what she's up to.

To join go to tribes.tribe.net/seradance

Ok, you all knew it was coming :) :)

I started a tribe to celebrate Faten Salama today... please join! pretty please! :) She's such a gem and totally overlooked in this country (luckily, thats not the case in the rest of the world :)

Those of you that know me know what an incredibel inspiration madame Salama is to me and other dancers like Katie and Amina and NAtalie.. and Im certain generations before us as well. Anyway, the thing about Faten is her boundless energy and bottomless ... read more