About

Mellilah specializes in Egyptian style belly dance, performing and teaching throughout the Greater Seattle Area and beyond. Mellilah took 1st Runner Up as Emerald Rain Professional Bellydancer 2010. She is committed to keeping the art form alive and authentic throughout the US and beyond, respecting and learning from its history and culture and educating others.

Mellilah’s education comes primarily from select workshops and private lessons from numerous renown and respected national and international instructors, as well as from countless hours of research and study of dance history, music, culture, and style, and time spent observing exceptional dancers perform. She has completed Sahra Saeeda’s Cairo Style 1, 2, and 3, and Hadia’s Middle Eastern Teacher Training certification program, and is a certified fitness instructor. Additionally, she has a B.S. in Education and Minor in Music.

Mellilah is an intuitive and generous instructor with a strong background in movement and fitness. She teaches group belly dance through the City of Bothell, City of Mukilteo and in Mill Creek at the Laughing Buddha Yoga Studio, and she is available for private lessons and workshops.

To learn more about Mellilah, visit her website at www.mellilah.com.