Photo Credit - Yasmina of Cairo
Do you love belly dance, but struggle to find your groove to Arabic music? Learn concrete tools to connect emotionally to Middle Eastern music. We will be dancing throughout the workshop, with some combos and some simple improv, with journaling prompts as we go. ​
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Laura Leyl is a professional belly dancer based in Los Angeles. She is a protégé of the legendary American Cabaret dancer, Alexandra King. Laura danced with the UCSB Middle East Ensemble troupe under Alexandra King’s direction from 2009 to 2012. She continued her dance education with master Egyptian-style instructor, Zahra Zuhair. Laura won first place at the Hot Raqs Belly dance Competition, produced by Andalee in Fresno, California, in 2018.  She has been on the teaching staff of DanceGardenLA since 2018.  Laura starred as Glinda in the debut of Jillina’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in  2019. Laura was elated to win the title of Belly Dancer USA in 2019, and can’t wait to return to pass on the crown in 2022. Her emotional, elegant, and fluid style, influenced by the diversity of American Cabaret, is making waves in the belly dance community.
Follow her online at FB: @lauraleylbellydance, IG: @lauraleylbellydance, YT: Laura Leyl Belly dance, www.lauraleylbellydance.com