Last year, I had the opportunity to take two workshops with the elegant and accomplished dancer Serena. What has me coming back for more this time is Serena’s ability to teach belly dance from a culturally and historically informed perspective in a refreshingly accessible way.

She’s great at listening to questions and giving individual attention during a class. So I would say she is a thoughtful and attentive teacher. I also felt that the material I learned from her had parts to contemplate and apply to my dance overall, not just the specifics.