Our Faculty
Laura Franek
Laura’s interest in the arts and abstract thinking led her to explore belly dance as a creative outlet. With a background in architecture, she was naturally drawn to analyzing and understanding the mechanics of movement as a whole. Laura finds belly dance to be the best physical and mental therapy and hopes all women will discover its holistic joyfulness.
Laura is a member of Raqs Caravan East and performs regularly as part of Sahara Dance Entertainment. She has studied belly dance for several years and completed the Sahara Dance Foundations Teacher Training.
Laura’s lifelong practice in martial arts brings the discipline and personal dedication her dance training. In addition to her intensive studies with Rachel Kay Brookmire and Sahara Dance founding faculty members, she has also participated in workshops with other highly recognized dancers and instructors including Karim Nagi, Faten Salama, Amar Gamal, Bozenka, Zahra Zuhair, Zaza, and Yousry Sharif.
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Our Faculty
The faculty at Sahara Dance is committed to a shared vision of teaching belly dance as an art form. While each teacher has his or her own unique style and strengths, their shared syllabus ensures a comprehensive and thoughtful approach to belly dance instruction.
- Allyson
- Ami
- Brad Sidwell
- Brianne
- Chiaki
- Colleen
- Dee Dee
- Ebony
- Elysa
- Eric Lofhjelm
- Eshta
- Hicham El Anmari
- Jennifer
- Laura Kelch
- Melissa
- Michele
- Monica
- Rachel Kay Brookmire
- Yvette
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