Always having a passion for dance,  Dana began studying Baile Folklorico (Mexican folk dance), Bon Odori (Japanese folk dance) and modern dance styles during her child and teen years, and then moved on to Salsa and Swing as an adult until she took her first belly dance class in 2005 and was forever hooked!  Having studied both cabaret and tribal belly dance, she found Tribal Belly Dance to be the style that she was most drawn to, and immersed herself in as many belly dance classes as possible, as well as taking workshops from innovative dancers at the forefront of tribal style belly dance including Carolena Nericcio, Rachel Brice, Sharon Kihara, Sherri Wheatley, Ariellah, Unmata, Sabrina Fox, Blue Damsel, and Tsingani! 

Dana is the proud Director of Desert Lotus Tribal, the Antelope Valley's premier tribal fusion and American Tribal Style belly dance  performance troupe, a member of Hiplash Belly Dance, a past member of the student troupe Rashidah Sabaa, and the director of her two student troupes, Synergy and Tribal Essence.  She performs on a regular basis throughout California with her troupe and as a soloist.

Dana shares her genuine love of the dance by teaching Tribal Fusion and Amerian Tribal Style belly dance classes in Palmdale and Lancaster, California, as well as in performing  and designing tribal costumes. 

  Desert Lotus Tribal
www.desertlotustribal.com