Gypsies

 Our Members are:  (in no particular order)

Halil

A founding member of Raq Mundi, Halil has been dancing for 6 years. Over the past couple of years, she has taught multiple beginning bellydance and bellydance fitness classes.

 

Zada

A previous member of Raq Taliba, Zada has several performances under her belt. She currently studies with Naadhira.

 

Kaalypso

Also a member of Raq Mundi, Kaalypso has been dancing since she was 5, and bellydancing for the last 4? years. She currently teaches beginner bellydancing at Dance Studio B.
 

Naadhira

One of the founding members of Raq Mundi, Naadhira has been bellydancing for over 5 years. She teaches beginner bellydancing at Wilson Community College.
 

 

Siren

A previous member of Raq Taliba, Siren has been dancing for 5 years. Self-taught at home for her early bellydance education, Siren has since studied with Yusra.
 

 
 

Yusra

Being of Middle Eastern heritage it was only natural that Yusra began bellydancing at age 3. She continued dancing all the way through school and even helped pay the college bills by doing bellygrams. She then took a break from dancing while she raised her family, but in 1999, at the encouragement of a friend she began teaching bellydance at Dance Studio B. She quickly realized how much she missed it, and hasn't stopped since.

As a founding member of Raq Mundi, Raq Taliba & Twysted Gypsy she has enjoyed watching dancers of all shapes, ages, races, economic levels, and yes, even sexes bond as she has helped pass on her love of the dance.

Yusra currently teaches Level 2 bellydance at Wilson Community College, and in 2007 co-founded Shimmy for a Cause, an annual charity event featuring dancers from across the Mid-Atlantic region.