About Our Business
We have been belly dancing for 14 years and teaching for 8. We
have studied under the award winning Diana Tilary A.K.A "Tilana".
Tilana danced for 30+ years all around the world and was
Bakersfield's' one and only premiere Belly Dancer. We started dancing
with the local troupe "Soul of the East", under the instruction of Tilana.
We were students under her from 1997-2003. From 2003-2004 we
studied under Sahra from "Ya Amar Dance Co." in Costa Mesa,
California. To keep up on our craft we have taken numerous workshops
from: Princess Farhana, Leela, Jillina, Heather Stants, Jill Parker,
Mirabetz, Sashi, Amy Sigil, David of Scandanavia, Patricia, Elizabeth
Strong, Naby Bangoura, Antonea Leftheriotis, Mathew Guerrero, Robert
Wallace,Carola, Vicki Virk, and Dandara. Learning styles such as Turkish
Gypsy Rom, Tribal fusion, Gothic tribal fusion, Greek line dancing, Samba,
American Cabaret, Egyptian Cabaret, Turkish, Dubke, Persian, Khaleegy
& Melayaluff.
Bahiyya Almas