Annette

Dancing since 2001, Annette's primary training has been in Raks Sharqi or Oriental Dance.
In 2003, she joined Ava Fleming's award winning troupe, The Black Opal Dance Company, with whom she studied and performed for the next 3 years.
Annette believes dance is an endless journey and continues to attend workshops and classes from instructors such as Jillina, Suhaila Salimpour, Aziza, Fahtiem, Bert Belladine and more.

Annette started teaching her own classes 2 years ago and became an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to better understand the mechanics of movement.

In her own classes she focuses on posture and alignment, technique, concentrated internal movement and muscle control
(tight abs without crunches-yipee!),
and most importantly, bringing out the joyful dance
in all of us!

When she isn't dancing, Annette enjoys hiking the mountains of Northern Arizona with her husband, tending to her garden and reading every book she can get her hands on!