![]() Sedona began her study of Middle Eastern dance in 1993, at the urging of a friend and dance teacher. She was hooked from the first drumbeat, and never looked back! Since that point Sedona has taught and performed English Country dance (Renaissance Faire-type) and has competed in Irish Step dance as well. However, Middle Eastern dance (also known as Raks Araby, Raks Sharki, and more commonly as belly dance) remains the dance of her heart. Over the years Sedona has studied and performes several different styles of belly dance, starting with American Tribal Style, and including Egyptian and American cabaret. She has traveled to and studied in Egypt, the motherland of Middle Eastern dance. She
has always been fascinated by the world of dance performance, even as
a child. Her mother, who took dance lessons herself, inspired her and
allowed young Sedona to wear her old dance costumes. Among Sedona's
favorite childhood costumes were a blue "I Dream of Jeanie"-style
ensemble, and a Carmen Miranda-inspired rumba outfit, hinting at things
to come. Sedona
performed vocalizations on the belly dance album "Ahsas"
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