BIOGRAPHIES Bottom to Top:: YASMIN |  RANIA | MARIBEL |  LIZETTE | LILY
	Lily, born in Taiwan, grew up in Texas with multi-cultural influences. In addition to dance, Lily has a strong foundation in music as she grew up studying music and playing classical instruments. From 2003-2007, Lily traveled abroad, spending time in London, New Zealand, Europe, Tokyo, Cairo, and Lebanon. With a love for cultures, it's not surprising that Lily also performs tribal fusion style belly dance, which allows her to fuse different cultural dances. Lily’s unique style is a reflection of her understanding of music and her extensive dance training.
	Lizette is an Austin-based Middle Eastern belly dancer, Level II certified in the respected Suhaila Salimpour format. She continues her dance studies regularly as part of a never-ending quest to enable the audience to “see” the music through her expression and movement. “Woah” and “hey, how did she do that?” are common audience comments. Lizette combines extreme muscular control with the ability to layer multiple complex movements into a show that makes your jaw drop.
	Maribel was raised by passionate and fun-loving parents of Bolivian and Mexican-American descent which is an influence in her dance. Recently, she learned that her paternal family was of Arabic descent which accounts for her being drawn to the sensual rhythms of belly dancing. Known in her family as “the one who can dance”, she is now known as the “Shimmy Queen”. Since the age of six, Maribel has studied ballet, tap, and jazz. Applying her strong classical training to Middle Eastern dance, Maribel delivers dynamic and fluid performances that are truly remarkable.
	Rania, being a first generation, full-blood Egyptian, has a true barefoot balady spirit with a heart of gold and a rolodex of epic proportions. Evident in her joyful dancing, along with her fluid yet heavy ethnic movements, her love for this dance form exudes a contegious warmth, beauty and charm that easily captivates any audience. Dancing for eight years, her deep passion and serious commitment continues to keep her on a life-long journey to further her skills. She is honored to have trained with some of the world's most renouned bellydance masters, and can't wait for the next trip to Egypt with her Sabaya sisters.
	Yasmin - Graceful, charismatic, fluid and a natural performer, Yasmin began her music, rhythm, and dance training at the age of three in Vancouver, BC. While she focuses exclusively on the dance of her Egyptian heritage, her training spans Ballet, Modern and Hip Hop dance forms. Her artistry stems from her modernization of classical dance forms and has given her the opportunity to dance around the world with Govinda and Thievery Corporation. Recent achievements include attaining Level 2 certification in the Suhaila Salimpour bellydance format, dancing at Lollapalooza, Voodoo Festival, NYC Central Park, and other major stages, as well as being the first bellydancer in its 25 year history to perform on the well-respected Austin City Limits television program.