Baseema saw her first belly dance performance in 2000 and she was hooked!
She found a teacher and started studying, right away. 

 

In 2010 she found her love of FCBD® Style (formerly ATS®).  She studies with local  teachers and continues her education at workshops and dance festivals.
She received her Teacher Training certification in 2015 and became a Certified Studio® soon after. 

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This dance style is an American multicultural fusion art form influenced by the celebratory nature of folk dances from the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, India, and Spain as well as other countries around the world.  Formatted steps, cues, and close connections allow us to dance without choreography to create art in-the-moment.

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Baseema is a proud member of Trade Route Dance Collective, New England's first regional ATS® collective with members stretching from Maine to Connecticut.

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During the pandemic, she was lucky enough to get together with two friends for in-person dance practices.  Getting together with drum group, The Drum Nomads, these 3 friends decided to call themselves The Dance Nomads.  Mostly we enjoy dancing with our swords.

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As a soloist, Baseema enjoys dancing with swords.  Her greatest sword dance influence have been Melina from Daughters of Rhea, Sabine (who she has studied with multiple times), and Belladonna.

 

Baseema is a Foundations certified Boho Dance instructor.  She is certified in Levels 1-5 Boho Blade format and looks forward to continuing her studies with Belladonna.   

She opened The Dance Space in 2017 to create a space for dance classes and other movement classes.  The studio became a victim of Covid and closed in 2020.  
But, in 2022, Baseema started teaching weekly classes, again.