Background
Caitlyn is from a family of dancers and circus performers, and has studied with some of the top bellydancers and instructors in the Middle East, Europe and America. She has also studied dance history and costume design.
An enthusiastic and versatile artist, Caitlyn is equally comfortable dancing solo or in a company, for an intimate audience or a banqueting hall of hundreds.
Experience and clients
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 from small private homes to hotels such as the Dorchester Hotel and Park Lane Hilton.
Caitlyn’s 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.
Caitlyn’s bellydance training and experience
Caitlyn has travelled the world taking classes/workshops with the following teachers, among others:
Egyptian Style Bellydance
- Gwen Booth
- Raqia Hassan
- Magdy el Leithy
- Mona el Said
- Zara Abdelrahman
- 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
- Farah Nasri
Turkish Style Bellydance
- Reyhan Tuzsuz (Roman)
- Morocco (Roman, Oryantal)
- Ahmet Luleci (Folk Dance)
- Jennet Shook
- Serkan Tutar
- Leyla Sultan
Fusion Style Bellydance
- Titania
- Rachel Brice
- Sharon Kihara
- Darshan
- Elena Lentini
- Helena Melone
- Fat Chance Bellydance
- The Circle Dance Company
- Severina of Gypsy Caravan