Caitlyn: Bellydancer Performer and Instructor
Caitlyn has taught and performed internationally,
accompanied by musicians ranging from Middle Eastern
bands Mazaj and Brothers of the Baladi to rapper Fat Joe. She
has bellydanced on American television and in music videos
for Kasabian and other artists and has
performed at hundreds of venues, including the Dorchester
Hotel, the Park Lane Hilton and Whitehall Palace.
Clients have included universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, Northampton and Bristol Universities, military institutions such as the
Royal Air Force and Army, corporations such as Debenhams, Costa Coffee and Air France, charities such as Diabetes UK and OXFAM, as
well as numerous nightclubs, restaurants and private clients.
An elegant and versatile artist, Caitlyn is equally comfortable dancing solo or in a company, for an intimate audience or a banquet hall of hundreds.
Caitlyn is from a family of dancers and circus performers and has studied with some of the top bellydancers and instructors of Egypt, Turkey, Germany, America, and the U.K., and has taken courses in ballet, modern dance, Argentine tango, flamenco, dance history, and costume design.
Caitlyn's bellydance training and background
Caitlyn has taken classes/workshops with the following teachers, among others:
Fusion Style Bellydance
- Titania
- Rachel Brice
- Sharon Kihara
- Darshan
- Elena Lentini
- Helena Melone
Turkish Style Bellydance
- Reyhan Tuzsuz (Roman)
- Morocco (Roman, Oryantal)
- Ahmet Luleci (Folk Dance)
- Jennet Shook
Egytian Style Bellydance
- Gwen Booth
- Raqia Hassan
- Magdy el Leithy
- Mona el Said
- Semasem
- Gamal Seif
- Morocco
- Zahra Zuhair
- Tarik Sultan
- Khairriya Maazin (Ghawazee)
- Sara Abou Farhat (Ghawazee)
- Maria D'Silva
- Leila Farid
- Farida Fahmy
- Sharita
- Zara
- Lorna of Cairo
Tribal Style Bellydance
- Fat Chance Bellydance
- The Circle Dance Company
- Severina of Gypsy Caravan