Red Tent Belly Dance, Sacramento, CA

RED TENT
GODDESS NETWORK

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"I had the vision of bringing beautiful and lush designs from all over the globe to mycustomers," says Nicole Snow, proprietor of Around the Om, an importerand designer of some fashionable and unique
products. Around the Om is a one-womanoperation, from webdesign to supply chain management and even custom work. Offering such diverse items like handmade puppets, belly dance hip scarves, and a wide assortment of jewelry, clothing and bags, Around the Om brings different tastes from different regions to one site. Charity is also important to Around the Om. 2% of their gross profit goes to UNICEF, they offer free weekly sutras for meditation, and each purchase comes with afree set of Tibetan prayer flags.

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ASH

mendhihenna.com

The "Mendhi Lady," better known as Ash.

I have been doing mendhi ever since I was little girl. The story of inspiration comes from a tattoo my grandmother has. Which was only done in blue ink; she always wanted it colored in but of course never got a chance to get it done. So what was the next best bet …color it in with mendhi. As time went on I started to doing mendhi at school events and then had booths at community fairs. Butterflies, tribal, names, cute designs for the girls and crazy ones for the boys! The biggest challenge in mendhi is doing bridal mendhi. I have been doing bridal mendhi for over 7 years now. All the way from San Jose to Yuba City, I have been able to share so many happy moments. Bridal mendhi is for both the bride and grooms, decorated in traditional patterns for their wedding to be ador ned by the many guests. As time has made it, mendhi is now a fashion statement too; traveled over the seas to be the new craze!

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GIOIA

pinkweek.org

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TAMAR

nikuta.net

Tamar is an emerging dancer coming straight out of the kitchen of her two story childhood home where she imagined herself as Maria Carey performing "Emotions". Since then she has matured into a distinctive belly dancer. Her familiarity with African Dance seeps into her unique style. She has shared her enthusiasm, spontaneity, and spunk with RedTent since 2005.

Tamar is passionate about life, people, dance, music, massage, and family. She has recently made a shift to start believing and living her dreams. She recently opened her own massage business, NiKuTa, in Rocklin. She and her business partner are creating an environment that encourages growth, health, and comfort. She loves what she does.

HOllY

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Debbie Kemp

divineawakenings4u.com

I have spent my life passionately seeking the truth of our dual nature as spiritual and human beings, focusing in on how to bring forth the loving ecstatic bliss of our spiritual nature into full physical embodiment through the use of healing touch, movement and awakening and opening through the senses. I have witnessed that clearing, cleansing and dissolving our deep wounds, outdated belief structures and bodily cellular memories are essential elements in freeing us to experience and BE the love that we are.
My purpose and intention is to create a safe, nurturing space where the truth of who you are can be excavated, for in the light of unconditional love and acceptance the truth will reveal itself.
And… always and in all ways the truth of your being is love and light.
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DALEELA

daleela.com

Daleela teaches beginning and intermediate classes classes Tuesday nights in the Sacramento Arden area, at Contours Express Fitness Center in Elk Grove
on Wednesday nights, and through the University of California, Davis, on Sunday afternoons. She performs regularly with her dance partner, Zahra, throughout Northern California for special ocassion events and with her troupe, The Eye of the Cobra.
Daleela is an international dancer who has trained and performed in mystical Egypt as well as in the exotic Peruvian Amazon and in the lush, primary rain forests of Costa Rica. She has won numerous awards for her excellent performances and choreography including the prestigious Sacramento "Elly" award for her role as the gypsy dancer "Esmeralda" in Garbeau's Family
Theatre's production of the classic story, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". She also danced award winning performances in the "Ms. America of the Belly Dance Contest" in San Francisco, 1995 and 1996. She was the featured dancer in the Indian film "Daulat", and produced several TV dance shows for the
Sacramento Channel.

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MYCHELLE

mychelledancer.com

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unmata.com

Amy Sigil is owner and director of Hot Pot Studio in Sacramento, CA, home of UNMATA. Amy has been performing and teaching bellydance classes for 9 years. She danced as half of Haruspicy Dancecraft for several years, and then formed the professional fusion troupe UNMATA in 2003. UNMATA spent the 2004 season competing and brought home awards such as Bellydance Troupe of the Year, Bellydance Troupe USA, and Ensemble of the Year.
Amy and UNMATA have taught workshops and performed nationwide at events such as The Spirit of the Tribes, Northern Migration, Tribal Fest, Tribal Quest Northwest, and Tribal Café. Amy has judged for various pageant competitions such as Belly Dancer of the Year and Enchanted Camelot.
Each October Amy Sigil, UNMATA, and Hot Pot Studio host The Blood Moon Regale, a themed weekend of workshops, dance fellowship, and a fully produced showcase of student and professional dancers.

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Iolantha

Master Teacher
Red Tent Belly Dance
Yoga Instructor
Jewelery & Costume Design

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Gina

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Gina has been an amazing well known psychic in the Sacramento area for 17 years. The last 8 years she has been expressing herself through the ancient art of Bellydance. With a long journey of studies she has opened her own studio, "Gina's Bellyfitness Studio," which serves more than just fitness but the art of creative expression of the feminine within. Be sure not to miss her captivating teaching style of "Bellyfitness," a powerful combination of hip, isolation, shimmy, classic Egyptian & temple style movements. Also, Gina is a well known performer to the Sacramento area. She can be seen at Cafe Capri every 1st Thursday on bellydance night. You can also see her every year with her troupe and live music at "The Fair Oaks Renaissance Tudor Fayre" in June.
Mission: To help women feel good about their bodies and to enjoy an ancient form of exercise in a safe, creative, fun environment.
Gina offers Bellyfitness classes 4 days a wk. Mon./Tue./Wed./Sat. and teaches private/semi-private classes for Bellydance Performance.