About Alicia
Alicia has been learning and performing belly dance for 10 years. Alicia performs regularly at nightclubs/restaurants, private and special events throughout South Florida.
Alicia won first place in the 2008 Peoples Choice Belly Dance Awards for Best New Performer, Best Zills, best comedy, and personality. She won runner up in the Promising Beginner Category at the Boston Belly Dance Competition in 2005. Alicia's eclectic, unique and energetic style and apparent love for the dance is a joy to watch and makes people of all ages feel alive.
She performs Arabic, Turkish, American Cabaret, and modern shows and uses props ranging from veil, zills, cane, sword, fans, fanveils, wings of isis, and candles. Alicia has been a member of many troupes and shows including the Odalisque Troupe (troupe winner 2008 Peoples Choice Awards). She has been a member of Johara's Snakedance Theater Productions 2006 and 2007 and the Jewel of the Valley shows in 2002 and 2003.
"The Development of Kellebek"
(H. Paige 2005)
Alicia has been studying dance and movement since 1998, focusing then on yoga and ballroom dance. During this time Isla expanded her dance repertoire to include the Tango, West Coast Swing, Salsa, other various Latin dances and what came to be her favorite partner dance, the disco styled Hustle.
After graduating from University in 2000, Alicia continued her training at the Paradise Dance studio run by Deborah Cohen. Under Deborah’s close supervision, Isla joined the studio’s Hustle Team and began performing publicly.
Alicia’s curiosity and love of different dances motivated her to expand her dance experience further to include belly dance. In 2002 she found that dancing with a partner has its own special qualities, but she wanted to be the leader when she danced. And then she discovered belly dance. Isla began her studies with Rose Champagne of the Pioneer Valley, and also studies with Joharra and Sardis of the Boston area.
Alicia’s passion for dance has inspired her to teach belly dance to young women ages 10-15. Her classes are filled with fun choreography, integrating props for group and solo routines that her students perform. Alicia emphasizes a positive relationship in the classroom and encourages her students to be in touch with the body/mind/sprit connection. She hopes to influence the girls to develop healthy self body images, self esteem, confidence and grace.
Currently Alicia performs regularly at nightclubs and restaurants as well as special occasions and private events. Alicia’s uniquely eclectic and energetic style is a joy for people of all ages to watch.
Forever a student, Alicia is always striving to learn more and feels that her background in healing arts, familiarity with world cultures and teaching experience greatly influences her style that has her intimately referred to at times as “Kellebek,” which is Turkish for “butterfly.” ( H. Paige, 2005)
Alicia won first place in the 2008 Peoples Choice Belly Dance Awards for Best New Performer, Best Zills, best comedy, and personality. She won runner up in the Promising Beginner Category at the Boston Belly Dance Competition in 2005. Alicia's eclectic, unique and energetic style and apparent love for the dance is a joy to watch and makes people of all ages feel alive.
She performs Arabic, Turkish, American Cabaret, and modern shows and uses props ranging from veil, zills, cane, sword, fans, fanveils, wings of isis, and candles. Alicia has been a member of many troupes and shows including the Odalisque Troupe (troupe winner 2008 Peoples Choice Awards). She has been a member of Johara's Snakedance Theater Productions 2006 and 2007 and the Jewel of the Valley shows in 2002 and 2003.
"The Development of Kellebek"
(H. Paige 2005)
Alicia has been studying dance and movement since 1998, focusing then on yoga and ballroom dance. During this time Isla expanded her dance repertoire to include the Tango, West Coast Swing, Salsa, other various Latin dances and what came to be her favorite partner dance, the disco styled Hustle.
After graduating from University in 2000, Alicia continued her training at the Paradise Dance studio run by Deborah Cohen. Under Deborah’s close supervision, Isla joined the studio’s Hustle Team and began performing publicly.
Alicia’s curiosity and love of different dances motivated her to expand her dance experience further to include belly dance. In 2002 she found that dancing with a partner has its own special qualities, but she wanted to be the leader when she danced. And then she discovered belly dance. Isla began her studies with Rose Champagne of the Pioneer Valley, and also studies with Joharra and Sardis of the Boston area.
Alicia’s passion for dance has inspired her to teach belly dance to young women ages 10-15. Her classes are filled with fun choreography, integrating props for group and solo routines that her students perform. Alicia emphasizes a positive relationship in the classroom and encourages her students to be in touch with the body/mind/sprit connection. She hopes to influence the girls to develop healthy self body images, self esteem, confidence and grace.
Currently Alicia performs regularly at nightclubs and restaurants as well as special occasions and private events. Alicia’s uniquely eclectic and energetic style is a joy for people of all ages to watch.
Forever a student, Alicia is always striving to learn more and feels that her background in healing arts, familiarity with world cultures and teaching experience greatly influences her style that has her intimately referred to at times as “Kellebek,” which is Turkish for “butterfly.” ( H. Paige, 2005)