About:

Adriane is an award-winning bellydancer originally from Los Angeles who has studied bellydance since she was fourteen years old. Adriane is now one of Sacramento's most sought after performers and instructors and director of the Henna and Kohl Dance Company and Studio.  Her popular bellydance classes have been featured on Good Day Sacramento, in the Sacramento Bee and Folsom/El Dorado Hills Style Magazine. She is a showcased performer on the DVD "Al Dunia - Spectacular Belly Dance Performances" from Hollywood Music Center.

Adriane was selected to be one of twenty international professional performers to participate in intensive trainings with master choreographers Jillina in 2009 and Aziza in 2010. She also completed Sahra Saeeda's Journey through Egypt Level 1 training on Egyptian dance. She pulls from a strong foundation in yoga, in addition to training in jazz, ballet, hip hop, West African, and samba dance.

In 2010, Adriane devoted herself full-time to her passion of dance and founded the Henna and Kohl Dance Company and Studio.  Her goals for the studio are to provide a comprehensive bellydance training program that challenges and encourages students to dance their best. 

Adriane's degrees include a BA in Environmental Studies with a Spanish Minor from Oberlin College and a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from CSU-Sacramento.  When not dancing, Adriane enjoys gardening, tending to her backyard chickens and cooking.

Awards:
2009 Third Place, Pro Category, Jewel of the Sierra Belly Dance Competition, South Lake Tahoe
2009 Third Place, My Most Memorable Belly Dance Moment Essay Contest- "Balloon Hats and Fezs", International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance
2006 First Place , Live Music Soloist, North Valley Belly Dance Competition, Oroville
2004 Finalist , Belly Dance Star Search Competition sponsored by the Belly Dance Superstars, Los Angeles
1999 First Place , Junior Category, Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition, Long Beach

In the Media:
2009 "All the Right Moves: Adriane and the Art of Belly Dance", Folsom/ El Dorado Hills Style Magazine

Performance Highlights:
2009 Nutcracker with Folsom Lake Symphony Orchestra and Folsom Civic Ballet, Folsom
2009 Taal 2009 featuring world dance performers, Davis
2009 Al Dunia Showcase featuring international belly dance performers, Glendale
2008 Crocker Art Ball, Sacramento Executive Airport
2008 World Cooperage Event, Sacramento Grand Ballroom
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