Majah's Portfolio

I began dancing over eight years ago, and
it's been one of the best things I've ever done. I
got started when a couple of friends invited me to go
with them to one of the beginners classes. We thought
it would be a fun way to exercise. It was, but I
didn't really get hooked until after I attended my
first belly dance seminar a few months later. The
show that Saturday night really did it...the costumes,
the music, the lights...it was so much fun! I knew
I'd found a new passion! I had also studied Arabic
for two and a half years and spent two months in
Jordan, so it was nice to be able to extend that study
through this Middle Eastern artform.

Belly dancing is so wonderful because it is accessible
to women (and men!) of all shapes and sizes. Forget
about the diet for once...just get out there and have
fun! With all that shimmying, you might just lose a
few pounds without even trying. =)

I am the director of Desert Fire Middle Eastern Dance Troupe
here in Fayetteville and also teach the intermediate class, Gypsy Flame.