About:

Adriane is an award-winning belly dancer originally from Los Angeles who has studied belly dance since she was fourteen years old.  Adriane is now one of Sacramento's most sought after performers and instructors and has been featured on Good Day Sacramento and in the Sacramento Bee.  She is a showcased performer on the DVD "Al Dunia - Spectacular Belly Dance Performances" from Hollywood Music Center.

In 2009, Adriane was selected to be one of twenty international professional performers to participate in an intensive training with master choreographer Jillina.   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.  Adriane is a frequent guest lecturer for the UC Davis ethnomusicology department.

 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.

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

Ensemble:
 2009       Director, Cabaret Arabe, Sacramento, CA
2001-03 Director, Aicha Belly Dance Troupe, Oberlin, OH
1997-99 Member, Anisa's Orientale/Beledy Dance Troupe, Sherman Oaks, CA  

Professional Belly Dance Sacramento (916) 225-5599
2010 DVD featuring Adriane from Hollywood Music Center

Awards:
2009 Third Place, Pro Category,  Jewel of the Sierra Belly Dance Competition, South Lake Tahoe, CA
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, CA
 2004 Finalist , Belly Dance Star Search Competition sponsored by the Belly Dance Superstars, Los Angeles, CA
1999 First Place , Junior Category, Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition,  Long Beach, CA

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