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Chilaires - Choreographer, Dancer, Teacher

Chilaires is a true dance and movement enthusiast and for her, a day without dancing is not complete. Since childhood, she has been studying different forms of dance and experimenting with ways to expand upon them. Born in Turkey, she was surrounded by different styles of Turkish folkloric dance and always had an interest in fusing multiple forms of dance from around the world into a unique expression of movement. She was lucky to meet and study with the native dancers from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Morocco. This gave her a strong Middle Eastern and North African dance foundation and studying modern, Latin and Indian dances brought her a versatile style and performances in modern, Latin, Indian and belly dance in acclaimed venues in Turkey and Europe. She has dedicated her life to choreographing, performing and teaching dance and yoga while incorporating the joy and magic of dancing and creative movement into numerous students lives.

Kaitlin is an earthy belly dancer, who has been dancing, performing and occasionally teaching since 2000. She brings an eclectic mix of modern technique to her belly dance performance. She has trained in Egyptian, Folkloric, Turkish and Tribal dance with a variety of teachers. She has performed as a solo artist with the Greek band, MAGGES, and at NYC venues such as Tagine, Mehanata and Sahara East. Kaitlin has performed as a company member with Dalia Carella Dance Collective, Nadia Moussa Dance Company, and Morocco and the Casbah Dance Experience as well as with various modern dance companies in the New York area.

Simone Pietro Born in Italy trained in London where he specialized in Latin American International Style dance technique. Simone has over 20 years of vast teaching experience.

Ritsuko Sato studied ballet with Toshiaki Hatasa and Ayako Ogawa who have instilled her with a strong technique and emphasis in musicality in the ballet idiom. She has toured nationally with Japanese singer Mika Nakashima and has modeled for ballet instructional magazines and videos.

Ritsuko first studied tango with Karina Romero and Dardo Galletto and eventually joined their "New Generation Dance Company." She has worked and studied with some of the most distinguished names in the tango world including Carlos Copello,Carlos Maxi,Natalia Hills, Oliver Kolker, Mariana Dragone and Maria Blanco. She has also taken numerous workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Ms. Sato moved to New York in 2005 and has also performed with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Cameron Tango Company, Anabella Lenzu/Dance Drama, Alice Farley Dance Theater and DanceImprints. Ms. Sato continues to draw inspiration and develop her voice as an artist through her performances, choreography and experiences. Her mission is to share how we can direct our expression, thoughts and concepts through dance into our daily lives.

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Kawai Anakalea Born and raised in Hawai'i, Kawai Anakalea came to New York in 2006. As an actress and dancer, she has performed all over the Tri-state area. Since moving to NY, Kawai decided to pursue dancing more seriously as she has been dancing Hula and Tahitian from a very early age. She is 85% Hawaiian and the founding member of Urban Polynesia. Kawai is also a Singer, Model, Film Maker and Chocolate Business owner who had the pleasure of performing on the CW11 Morning Show on 8/21/2009.

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