My raison d'etre for dancing has always been the music. Over the last few years, I've had a wonderful opportunity to perform regularly, but something has been missing.

I NEED to dance to live music - Arabic (style) musicians playing the classics, all of us playing off of, and to, each other, creating something more than just a dance performance...Through the years I've had a few experiences, but not nearly enough to satisfy the hunger.

The problem is this city where I live is a large city, but is very short on musicians who are willing or able to collaborate with local dancers, nor does our Arab community support live music venues.

What to do? There is a void that I must fill...