I've been performing in Denver's ethnic restaurants and nightclubs since 1985 and can't imagine life without dance or music!

You can catch my show at the Mataam Fez Restaurants in Denver and Boulder or at an occasional sponsored function. I'm also a member of the Bedouin Ballet, which performs ethnic dances at cultural events throughout Colorado. (Dance résumé available upon request.)

Besides dance, I enjoy world travel and spent most of my childhood in Germany, Japan, Taiwan, and Okinawa. However, it was my trips to Egypt and Turkey that deepened my commitment to educate Americans about Middle Eastern culture and the art of belly dance.

What's next for me as my dance career winds down? Well, I'm currently working toward my goals of teaching English as a Second Language and traveling. My first trip was to Damascus, Syria last summer where I studied Arabic, traveled, and just hung out. Ah, I clearly remember the parties, souks, yummy food, fragrant jasmin trees, ancient ruins, extremely "friendly" men... I was always a welcome guest as Syrians are warm and gracious people — nothing like the U.S. media and government would have us believe.