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Alexa Leigh, Belly Dance Performer and Instructor, is versed in American Cabaret and Tribal Style Belly Dance. Having studied extensively under Fikriyyah, Alexa has been teaching and performing professionally since the summer of 2006.
“I began belly dancing around the age of 12. My grandmother Annabelle introduced me to some basic movements and costuming. We used to listen to music and watch videos and dance along to them.”
Alexa’s dance style has been influenced by many different dances which include but are not limited to; Hip Hop Styling (popping, tutting, breaking, and liquid) Egyptian Belly Dance, Turkish Dance, Baratnatyum, Salsa, Bachata, and Argentine Tango. Her dancing is uniquely Cabaret.
Inspiring dancers from the Belly Dance world include Aziza, Ansuya Rathor, Saqra, and Suhaila Solimpour. Other influential dancers include Janet and Michael Jackson, Mr. Wiggles, Ashwarya Rai and Tarkan.
She teaches weekly classes in American Cabaret style at the Movement Arts Studio in downtown State College, PA. She also teaches Bellyrobics, (Cardio Belly Dance) at the East Coast Health and Fitness Center on Hamilton Ave. See Calander of Events for further information.
Alexa is available for private lessons, bellygrams, receptions and special events. See one of my performances below.
Rakkasah 2007 performance (13.1 MB)
Live at May Fest 2007
Kaarma Restaurant Performance: Indian fusion piece improvised