Hello, My name is Sahar and I have been mesmerized by belly dancing for about nine years now.  I first started with Gypsy Fire of Tulsa and focused on Tribal Style.   Eventually, I moved onward and with sister dancers opened Tulsa ’s Desert Wind Studio.   

Belly Dancing has taken me on many mystical and magical paths.  I have studied with various instructors across the nation.  I have traveled to Portland, Oregon to study with The Gypsy Caravan, to Los Angela’s California where I got to hang out with the Belly Dance Super Stars and Miles Copeland at The Carnival of Cairo, Dallas  and San Antonio, Texas.  My most favorite trip so far was studying with Karen Barbie, and then performing on a Carnival Cruise while heading for Belize .   

People ask me frequently how I became interested in belly dancing.  That question stumps me every time.  Honestly, I think I must have been born with rocking and swaying in my blood, as my mother was a swing dance instructor throughout her youth and adulthood.  However, I started graduate school and belly dancing at the same time and fell in love with both.  As a result, the two became intertwined and much of my graduate studies were then focused on Cultural and Women’s Studies.  It was through my studies that I learned how important this dance has been to the existence of women throughout our history and how nourishing it is to the spirit.  

The benefits of belly dance other than are many.  Each dancer ultimately passes something on.  My contributions include:  teaching dance within our studio, for Tulsa Community College , and at The University of Tulsa.  I also manage our band and play back up drums.  

Finally, I am the Marketing Director and this I love.  I have met so many excellent people around our great studio and country and have learned much about multiple entertainment fields.  Mostly though I hope my greatest contribution is to express through my dance and the smile I wear, that this dance is important and one that belongs to women.  I am a firm believer that we can do anything at all.  All women should feel their beauty.  I wish you Peace on your way friends.

	Sahar at the River's Edge 2006
	Sahar at Cain's Ballroom
	Sahar on Carnival Cruise ship