Areena discovered the transformative magic of belly dancing in Santa Fe, N.M. in 1999. She enjoys mixing Oriental, Folkloric Middle-Eastern, Turkish, Spanish, Latin and Indian Temple-inspired dance styles. She is continually awed at the sweet power belly dance has to access joyful, authentic sensual femininity. Intrigued by the human body as living sculpture, she has found that dance is intrinsic to her understanding of the anatomy of movement within her massage therapy practice. She enjoys the sustaining, supportive, collaborative sisterhood that the Saltanah Dancers have created. Areena designs, sews and hand-beads her own costumes, and is also a visionary artist.
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