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LADY MORRIGHAN (MORRIGHAN ASPARA) Morrighan began her study of Middle Eastern Dance over 11 years ago. She has been able to study with a variety of teachers like; Ergallis Kakias, Morocco, Chonchi, and Ruby Jazayre, all of which, she incorporates into her style of American Tribal. Her first teacher, Susan (By the Sea BellyDance, KY) loved Egyptian dance. She was the first to remove the veil and show her mysteries and dances of our ancestors. Teresita (Rakadu Gypsy Dance, KY), shifted Morrighans’ focus from choreography to queues and transitions, the silent language of BellyDance. With the knowldege of this physical language one can incorporate all; Egyptian, African, Hula, Flamenco, etc. into seamless queues for others to follow. The all encompassing style known today as American Tribal. VISIT LADY MORRIGHAN'S WEBSITE: www.boundlessfushion.com IONA (KIM KARNELL) Iona is a native New Orleanian and has been a performer of belly dance since 2001 and instructor since 2004. After years of exploring the artistic venues of music, art, and Theatre, Iona finally found her true passion in belly dance! She has since studied Cabaret and Folkloric styles principally with Betty Karam in New Orleans and has also had dance instruction from Dollie Eaglin, Layla Isis, Shamsi, and Serena Wilson, as well as seminar class instruction with prominent dance artists like Amaya, Sahra Saeeda, and Superstar Jillina. With a Master’s in Theatre studies, Iona brings her joy of performance and stage experience to the classroom. As a Theatre person, she is particularly drawn to dance work with props including sword, cane, and zils. Iona’s name, meaning 'purple jewel', is a tribute to her grandmother, Iona Meneray. VISIT IONA'S WEBSITE: www.dancingjewel.com GIA SABINE (MEGAN MORAN SMITH) A born artist in several mediums, from the first time her mother changed Gia’s diaper and she danced away naked, her mother knew Gia loved to move. She studied tap, ballet and gymnastics, becoming a skillful gymnast and later transferrring that skill to collegiate cheerleading. While in college studying fine arts, Gia taught children’s gymnastics. After being kicked out at the end of her gymnastics class by ‘some bellydancers’ Gia discovered the ancient dance. She took a beginner’s class under Belita Karima in the summer of 1999, finding a new and passionate art form. Gia began teaching Middle Eastern dance classes in the spring of 2003. Claire Hatty began training at Data’s School of Dance in Marrero, Louisiana at two years old and continued taking classes there until the age of 18 when she graduated with her teaching certificate. During her years there, she studied ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, character, lyrical and modern. Throughout those years, she also competed in several competitions and won several performance awards and dance scholarships. Claire attended Louisiana State University where she was a part of the LSU Golden Girls Dance Team and the LSU Tiger Girls Dance Team. While on Tiger Girls, she competed in Universal Dance Association’s regional competitions where they won first every year. In UDA’s national competition, held in Florida, her team placed in the finals each year. Also, while in college, she was asked to be on Universal Dance Association Staff and worked as an instructor for two years. During that time she taught junior high to college-age dancers across the state and country. She also judged several dance team tryouts and choreographed and critiqued for several award winning high school teams. After graduating from LSU, Claire moved to the New Orleans area and taught hip hop and jazz at the very place she started, Data’s School of Dance. Now Claire is back in Baton Rouge and is excited to teach hip hop at Bayou Shimmy and get to know a new crew of talented dancers. TANYA RAWAL-JINDIA Tanya is a student of classical indian dance including Bharatnatyam and Kathak. She has trained in Bharatnatyam for 15 years and Kathak for 6 years. She has been performing classical, folk, and bollywood style dances for 14 years but has been performing on a professional level for 4 years. Tanya has just returned from India after training again in Kathak for a 6 month intensive program. The classes will consist of Bollywood style dances including classical indian dance steps.
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