Sahara Dance

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Monica

Raqs Sahara

Born in Colombia, Monica’s desire to study belly dance started out of curiosity and has evolved into a way to explore dance interpretation and femininity. She began her Middle Eastern dance studies in Colombia, where she taught for a year.

Monica

Monica’s dance background includes jazz, modern, tap and ballroom. While attending the international Rochester school in Colombia, she performed with their award-winning cheerleading squad in dance productions between 1998 and 2002.

Since moving to the United States, Monica has continued her dance training with Rachel Kay Brookmire and Elysa. Monica is a teacher at Sahara Dance and performs regularly with Raqs Caravan East and Raqs Sahara.