Biography

Katrina has been inspired by all forms dance since her childhood, but became fuly enchanted with Middle Eastern music in college and found her home in Raqs Sharqi.  The intricacy of Middle Eastern music and the strength coupled with softness of the movement that accompanies it is what captured Katrina’s heart.  Her love affair with belly dance is such that she finds fulfillment in sharing this joyful art with others both as a performer and as a teacher. Katrina is honored to have both studied and performed in Cairo, Egypt.

She is on faculty at Saffron Dance in Arlington, Virginia, directs Saffron’s Samai Student Company, is the Assistant Director for all Saffron's theatre productions, and is a featured solo dancer in Saffron Dance theatre productions. She organizes a monthly nightclub show, Echoes of Egypt, with a live Arabic band. She is also a favorite dancer in Washington, DC area restaurants and nightclubs. 

The consummate student, Katrina has travelled to Egypt to study with master instructors and performers.  She has been privileged to study  extensively with renowned teachers from Egypt and the US, including:  Mahmoud Reda, Yousry Sharif, Farida Fahmy, Randa Kamel, Camelia,Tito, Nevein Ramez, Aida Nour, Faten Salama, Aziza, and her mentor Saphira.

She is certified by Sahra Saeeda in Cairo Style 4 (Oum Koultoum) and 5 (Golden Age), as well as Journey through Egypt 1 and 2. She has also completed Faten Salama's Al Massraweay: The Real Egyptian Certification .

Katrina’s performance set includes Egyptian classical, modern pop, drum solo, taqism, beledi and saidi.  She is skilled with veil/double veil, shemedan, candle tray, sword and raqs assaya (cane).

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