Sahara Dance

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Jennifer

Jen

Jennifer has danced all her life, though she found her home with the soulful richness of belly dance (raqs sharqi). She began her raqs sharqi training in 1999 and has studied with many teachers, including: Hossam Ramzy, Suhaila Salimpour, Jamila Salimpour, Yousry Sharif, Zahra Zuhair and members of the Bellydance Superstars. Jennifer is currently Level II certified in the Salimpour format. She has also trained extensively in classical ballet and jazz, providing her with a deep understanding of how music relates to expression in motion. In addition to her dance studies, Jennifer has been practicing Sivinanda & Vinyasa yoga for ten years. She completed a yoga teacher apprenticeship in 2001.

Jennifer brings her love of music, movement and expression to the classroom. As a teacher, she shares a sense of humor, individual expression and enjoys sharing the art form with others.

Jennifer is currently apprenticing with Raqs Sahara and performs regularly with Raqs Caravan East and Sahara Dance Entertainment. She is honored to continue her life-long studies with, and be a part of, the Sahara Dance community.