My journey
"My path bridges art and movement: from a foundation in graphic design to nearly two decades of dance, embracing different styles of belly dance and folkloric danes such as Flamenco and Odissi. Rooted in Eastern practices like Yoga and Ayurveda, I approach dance as an expression, ritual and self-knowledge."
About me
Movement and self-expression are at the core of everything I practice. With almost two decades of experience in belly dance, I have cultivated a deep awareness of the body, fluidity, and the joy that emerges when we move from authenticity. My journey began in graphic design, where I learned to see the world through aesthetics, function, discipline, and the power of visuals to convey emotion — skills that infuse my dance. Alongside dance, my study of Eastern traditions like Yoga and Ayurveda has shaped my daily life, my dance and teaching, allowing me to weave mindful balance, presence, and sincerity into every moment I share with others.
I am originally from Sonora, Mexico, and I have been part of companies such as Amduat (Cd. Obregón, Sonora, Mexico, under the direction of Hannalí López) and Ghytias Tribal Bellydance (Mexico City, under Walky Ardaat), where I specialized in various tribal and fusion bellydance formats. Over the past 18 years, I have studied many folkloric and fusion forms of belly dance as well as other such as Flamenco (traditional Spain dance) and Odissi (a classical Indian dance). My work fuses movement, philosophy, and aesthetics from the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, Europe and India, along with contemporary influences. I dance with tools and props such as finger cymbals, swords, veils, and fans — all in service of expression and ritual. This style is often called Tribal Bellydance or Fusion Bellydance: a celebration of cultural blending, a dialogue between tradition and innovation, and the breaking of boundaries to create something alive, personal, and evolving — always with deep respect for the ancestors and the wisdom carried through each movement.
Through these experiences I have deepened not only my technique but also my capacity to hold space — for myself and for others — to feel, release, and awaken. I am a passionate performer, interpreter, and seeker of self-knowledge through dance, but also through practices such as meditation, breath awareness, yoga, philosophy, psychology, tarot, astrology, and heart-led listening.
"I weave ancestral wisdom with contemporary creativity, honoring tradition while exploring new forms of expression and feeling. Through this integration, I share movement as a living practice of authenticity, balance, and transformation."
What is Fusion Bellydance?
Fusion Bellydance or Tribal Bellydance is a contemporary form that honors the roots of traditional belly dance while embracing diverse influences — modern, theatrical, ethnic, and even urban or experimental. It may draw from classical dance, folk traditions, ritual, yoga, contemporary movement, and even non-dance arts. In Fusion Bellydance, we are not strictly bound to one lineage; instead, we become alchemists of movement — blending the old and the new, the sacred and the entertaining, the emotional and the technical, to create a more personal interpretation of life.
The roots of Fusion Bellydance begin with Fat Chance Bellydance Style (formerly known as American Tribal Style®), created in San Francisco in 1987 by Carolena Nericcio. It is a modern improvisational group dance rooted in traditional folkloric influences. Its unique characteristic is the language of group improvisation: through shared body cues, dancers know exactly what step the leader will take, creating a spontaneous and cohesive performance. This format is also deeply empowering, especially for women — helping to reclaim confidence, strength, sensuality, and femininity, honoring the body as a temple while fostering connection and sisterhood.
From this foundation, new dancers and companies began creating their own formats, movements, and fusions. This evolution allowed individual dancers to merge these influences into their personal expression. Fusion Bellydance thus became more than a performance art — it became a way to alchemize life itself.
Figures such as Rachel Brice (a pioneer of Tribal Fusion, founder of Studio Datura and the Indigo Belly Dance Company) and Tiare Valouria (who combines ritual theatre, fusion, temple dance, and mysticism) show how Fusion Bellydance can be both expansive and intimate — performance, meditation, storytelling, embodiment of the elements. The work of these inspiring women continues to motivate me to evolve, explore, and offer what arises uniquely from my own path.