My name is Mary Ellen. I have been Belly Dancing
                                   since 1994 and have been actively teaching the
                                   dance for seven  years through the Torrance Unified
                                   Adult School System, and now for Cheers Body and
                                   Mind as well.

                                   I am a choreographer, solo performer and troupe
                                   dancer. I have studied under and taken workshops
                                   with some of the best Belly Dancers in the business.
                                   I performed with a Belly Dance Troupe called
                                   “Julliette’s Mid Eastern Review” for 6 years prior to
                                   directing a Belly Dance Troupe on my own. The Troupe
                                   is called "Blossoms of the East”, and we perform in
                                   and around the South Bay (CA) area for Private, Public
and Non Profit Organizations.

I think Belly Dance gives women an avenue to discover their sensual self. It
empowers them and improves their self esteem. I have taught over 1,000 women
in the past 7 years and have seen so many transform from a bud to a beautiful
blossom, full of life. For these reasons and many more, I am proud to be a part
of the “New resurgence” of one of the oldest dances in history.