Eleya, Esther, Joan, Monica, and Amber with me after the Club Bellydance Superstars show in Richmond. March 16, 2012

Club Bellydance (Superstars) show in Richmond, VA on March 16, 2012.

Bellydancing at Chipotle!  Thanks for a great dinner, Chipotle!!!!

Ladies Night at Laziza!

Another fun Ladies Night at Laziza.

Latifa, Damiena, Tanya, Kiyaana, and Suzana Nour at the 2010 BDNC.

Open dancing at one of our fabulous haflas at Laziza in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

It's always fun to dance for friends!  (Thanks for coming up to see me at Nora in Gainesville, VA.)

Posing with Hadia at her 2009 Women of Selket workshop & show.  (L to R: Al-Anqa, Suzana Nour, Hadia, Kiyaana, Nazarah, and Yaalini)

I love dancing with restaurant guests!  Laziza in Fredericksburg, VA.

Hafla at Nora in Gainesville, December 2011.

Aziza AND Orit - swoon!  Aziza's B-Day Bash in Orlando, Fl, August 2008. (L to R: Leela, Ana, Suzana Nour, Orit, Aziza, Kiyaana)

SharQui the Bellydance Workout training class, Richmond, VA, April 2009.

Fun times at Laziza in Fredericksburg with Tanyeli and Suzana Nour.

Yaalini and I in our favorite cover-ups, ready for the dancing to start at Ravia's "Shimmy Sunday" at the Greek Islands Restaurant in Richmond, Virginia.  April 1st, 2012.

Fund-raiser at Baba Ganoush for Hope House women's shelter (downtown Fredericksburg, VA). Thanks for the generous donations - we raised over $250!!!!!

Posing after my set at "Bellydance Night" at Aladin in Fredericksburg, VA. October, 2012.

Nadia's "Night of Dance" in Suffolk, VA.  January, 2013.

Having fun backstage with Yaalini. Women of Selket show in Richmond, VA. November, 2012.

Doing a little shopping after the show.  Richmond, Virginia. November, 2012.

With the lovely Tiraz board of directors at the December 2012 Holiday Hafla in Ashburn, VA.

Workshop with Sahra Saeeda at Sahara Dance in Washington, DC.  September, 1012.  (Here with the gorgeous Suzana Nour, fabulous Sahra herself, and the amazing Miasia.)

Open dancing at the Nora Hafla in Gainesville, VA. December 2012.

Duet with Suzana Nour at the Nora Hafla in Gainesville, VA.  December, 2012.

Mermaid sighting!  Bellydance hafla at Aladin in Fredericksburg, VA.  August, 2012.

Bellydancing is an art, too! "Art Attack" arts awareness event in Fredericksburg, VA, September, 2012. 

Yaalini and Kiyaana perform a bellydance drum duet at the Strictly Ballroom showcase. June, 2013.

Thrilled to represent Fredericksburg at the Tiraz convention in May, 2013.

Workshop group with Yasmine of NC, hosted by Women of Selket in Richmond, VA, Spring 2013.

So lucky to take a workshop again with Karim Nagi! Sahara Dance Studio, Washington DC, Spring, 2013.

Drum duet with Yaalini at the Tiraz convention in Herndon, VA. May 2013.

Nadia and Amber, final pose to, "Ali Baba." 
Hafla at Nora Taste of Lebanon, Gainesville, VA. 
December 2013.

Yaalini performing to, "Baladi Ayam."
Hafla at Nora Taste of Lebanon, Gainesville, VA. 
December 2013.

Beledi Dancers at our annual Hafla at Nora Taste of Lebanon, Gainesville, VA. 
December 2013.

Kiyaana, dancing to "Agibni Kulak" at the annual Hafla at Nora Taste of Lebanon, Gainesville, VA. 
December 2013.

Art Attack 2013 in Downtown Fredericksburg
L to R: Naida, Kiyaana, Yaalini, and Janya

Art Attack 2013 in Downtown Fredericksburg
Janya and Yaalini entertain on the sidewalks of the 'Burg.

Art Attack 2013 in Downtown Fredericksburg, VA
Kiyaana and Naida strike a pose as they bellydance on the sidewalks of Fredericksburg.

Nadia's Night of Dance 2014 at The First Lady in Suffolk, VA
Sameeha Bellydance Collective
L to R: Naida, Kiyaana, and Yaalini
L. J. Photos by John E. Hudson

Nadia's Night of Dance 2014 at The First Lady in Suffolk, VA
Sameeha Bellydance Collective
L to R: Kiyaana, Naida, and Yaalini
L. J. Photos by John E. Hudson

Kiyaana, Chudney, and Yaalini at Nora Taste of Lebanon, Richmond, VA, during open dancing. Oct 2014

Kalaa and Kiyaana backstage at the Women of Selket show in Richmond, VA. Nov 2014

Naida, Yaalini, and Kiyaana backstage at the Women of Selket show in Richmond, VA. Nov 2014

Naida, Yaalini, and Kiyaana perform at the Women of Selket show in Richmond, VA. Nov 2014

Yaalini, Ranya Renee (workshop instructor), Kiyaana, and Naida in Richmond, VA. Nov 2014

Kiyaana performs with Fellahi members Blythe, Zaira, Keely, and Sama in Casbah! June 2014

Fellahi Company in Casbah! June 2014 at the Gonda Theater (photo by Brinley Jones)

Fellahi Company at Zikrayet, Alexandria, VA. March 2014 (photo by Brinley Jones)

Fellahi Company at Zikrayet, Alexandria, VA. March 2014 (photo by Brinley Jones)

Yaalini and Kiyaana at the Tiraz Dance Network Convention, May 2014

Yaalini and Naida at Art Attack 2014, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Kiyaana and Naida, Art Attack 2014

Bellydance fitness class at Bodyworks in downtown Fredericksburg, VA

Art Attack 2015 in downtown Fredericksburg