Biography
Kaitlyn is an international bellydance instructor and performer based in Eastern North Carolina.
She started her journey in dance at an early age with formal classes in Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Gymnastics. Deciding to pursue music and visual arts in her later childhood, dance was something she could never shake and luckily found her way back to it via Bellydance as an adult. Finding immense inspiration in Middle Eastern dance, she immersed herself in various styles of the art that include Egyptian Oriental & Folkloric, American Cabaret, American Tribal Style® and Tribal Fusion.
Kaitlyn
International bellydance artist
Among some of her accomplishments in dance, Kaitlyn has attended week-long intensives w/ Aziza of Montreal, completed Levels I & II of Sahra Saeeda’s Journey Through Egypt cultural certification program, received General Skills & Teacher Training Certification in ATS® from Fat Chance Bellydance®, judged professional bellydance competitions in 2010, 2011, 2014 & 2019 and performed alongside Indian Bollywood star Raggeshwari in 2008. Kaitlyn is also a featured dancer on the instructional video series for the smash hit “Learn Bhangra App”.
Kaitlyn began performing with Bellydance Evolution in 2014 and her dreams were realized when she was selected for the Atlanta & DC dates, and again in 2015 for the Boston and NYC dates of “Alice in Wonderland” East Coast Tour. In 2016 Kaitlyn traveled with Bellydance Evolution to China on a 2 1/2 month, 29 city, 35 show tour. In 2017 she found herself touring with BDE again on the West Coast; with shows in Los Angeles, Seattle & Portland. And later in that same year in Atlanta for their U.S. premier of “Fantasm: Odyssey of Dreams”, and again in July for dates in Los Angeles & Dallas. Her adventures with BDE took her over the rainbow as she was cast in a lead role of the “Cowardly Lion” in their production of “Wizard of Oz”, starring in shows in LA & New Bern, NC & Norfolk, Va dates in 2019 and 2020.
When Kaitlyn is not Bellydancing, she can be found beautifying her clients as a Licensed Esthetician at Bodi Barr Spa in Jacksonville.