Belly Dance…and Much More!
Located on two wooded acres in a park-like setting near the Morton Arboretum in DuPage County, Shahina has made her studio a haven for creative expression. Here she teaches Middle Eastern Dance classes four days each week. But look! Shahina has even more than belly dance for you.
Whether you are a dancer seeking to immerse yourself in other aspects of Middle Eastern culture and craft, or a non-dancer with artistic interests, Shahina invites you to join her as her innermost passions manifest in these myriad forms.
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I enjoy creating beautiful silks for myself and my students. Each is unique. Each one has a personality. Henna or mehndi is from the culture of India, and is traditionally used to decorate the hands and feet of a bride before her wedding. Henna patterns are very striking if properly done. Each summer I conduct a henna party and workshop at my studio. Dancing is one way in which I express my innermost emotion. Writing poetry is another, but the times when I feel I am truly at my best are when the two come together and I can dance my poems or write my dance. Eastern rhythms are so different from what western ears are accustomed to. Every bit I learn about drumming improves my dance. I reveal my thoughts and feelings in dance and poetry, then reinterpret the words and movements in oils and watercolors. I also find artistic expression in modeling for professional photographers, artists and sculptors. I often pose dancing with silks dyed in patterns of my own creation, or with henna markings or body paintings of my own design. I remain first and foremost a dancer. Experience the poetry of the soul. Let yourself become a part of the energy of the dance. Join the falconess in flight. |
- Silk Dyeing
The silk is my canvas...
- Henna
...And I am the canvas.
- Poetry
The sounds of my heart...
- Drumming
...And rhythms of my soul.
- Painting & Drawing
The light I envision...
- Modeling
...And the light that captures me.
- Belly Dance
All of me
In glorious movement.
My dance, a gift, for you.
