Sahira Zedare, Synergy RaD Director

Sessions: Levels 1, 2, and 3 Bellydance (Raqs Sharqi, Fusion, and Tribal)

Sahira Zedare has taught bellydance in Bloomington-Normal since summer 2005. She has over twenty-five years of training and performance experience in a variety of dance forms, from jazz and tap to bellydance and modern. Since 2003 she devotes most of her dance energies to bellydance.

Sahira's bellydance classes focus on technique, fitness, and grace. Each session is taught cumulatively. Different sessions include veil, zills, and a variety of bellydance styles.

To learn about her teaching philosophy, read Why I Teach. You might also want to read feedback from her students.

Lexy

Mat Pilates

Lexy has been teaching Pilates in Bloomington since 2006. After experiencing the results of the Pilates discipline herself, she was compelled to pass it on to others. Lexy enjoys assisting her students in conditioning their body and hearing how Pilates transcends into other aspects of their life.

Lexy's classes focus on the 7 Pilates Principles: proper alignment, centering, concentration, control, precision, breathing, and flowing movement.

Aliah

BellyFit

Aliah has been involved in several dance classes at the Synergy RAD studio since 2006. One of her favorite sessions was the Drills class; now known as BellyFit.  She has participated in all class levels and is currently part of the Synergy Sirens.

Alison

ATS: American Tribal Style and Bellydance Level 1

Alison was first introduced to the world of belly dance in 2000 and has been studying since 2004. She has studied Egyptian/Turkish and American Tribal Style under Ishara Gamal and American Cabaret and Tribal Fusion under Sahira Zedare. Since she began studying this beautiful art form Alison has found this every variety of this dance to be wonderfully expressive and empowering.

Alison is excited to be sharing this experience with others in the Bloomington/Normal community and looks forward to teaching ATS.

Photo by Debra Risberg.

Catherine

Zumba

Catherine discovered Zumba last year. She fell in love with Zumba and decided to share her love for the fitness class by becoming certified and teaching it. Catherine found that zumba was the only FUN way to help her lose the extra baby weight after having children.

Catherine describes zumba as a way to hang out with friends and burn some calories at the same time. Zumba is great for the mind, body and soul!