KRISTEN OF ARABESQUE BELLY DANCE THEATRE

Bellydancer Kristen has been dancing and performing since she was 7 years of age, she specialises in bellydance which she loves for both its cabaret style fun and flair but also for its folkloric traditions. Her personal style is vibrant, fun and inclusive and ranges from Egyptian Raks Sharqi and Folkloric to Oriental styles of bellydance as well as Funky Modern Fusion performances. Kristen has performed at hundreds of functions and events in and around Melbourne and Australia.

Kristen has also performed in the USA as part of the New York Theatrical Bellydance Conference 2010 and in the home of bellydance Cairo, Egypt as part of the Sphinx Festival 2010 where she studied under famous Egyptian folkloric dance masters Mahmoud Reda and Farida Fahmy.

 In 2011 she will appear as a guest artist at the Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival. In her career Kristen has also had opportunity to train under well known artists such as Mohammed Shahin (Egypt), Mohammed El Hosseny (Egypt) Nourhan Sharif (USA), Ranya Renee (USA), Farida Fahmy (Egypt), Mahmoud Reda (Egypt) to name a few