Finalist for Portland's Best Female Model & Best-Dressed/Most Stylish Female 2012!

A life-long dancer & musician, I am a professional performer & continual student of world music and dance, while pursuing my own signature performance styles. Known for my GypsiKelt fusion, I blends & break the rules of Tribal & Classical bellydance with a Celtic Gypsy spirit, fusing elements of Romani, Irish, Flamenco, Samba, & Middle East styles. My newest fusion, Tribical, explores the darker side of modern bellydance, with a sultry subculture, Gothic Goddess, urban-shamanistic twist, to create deliciously dark dance art.

I have been modeling off & on in print & on the runway since my teens & enjoy being in front of the camera. My family says I am a "ham", photographers I've worked with say I'm a natural and so much fun to work with. Having a background in theatre & acting, since my teens as well, I firmly believe that "all the world's a stage!" I love to bring a sense of drama & theatricality to any shoot I do. I've done a bit of everything, a LOT of some things & am always a professional, not a diva, unless I'm pretending to be one!!

Professional Modeling Experience: Runways, Photoshoots, Performance, and Fit / Sample Size Model

Genres: Fine & Performance Arts, Dance, Theatre, Pilates, Yoga, Fashion, and Fetish (including bondage, CosPlay, shoe, rope, etc.)

Particular Talents: Bellydance - many styles, balancing firey objects & swords on my head, Irish céili dance, Classical Pilates, Yoga, Hiking, Camping, Dom/Sub play, great with animals, especially big dogs, volunteer at Wolf Haven International, massage therapy, extensive anatomy/physiology knowledge.

Distinguishing added features:
Piercings: Ears are pierced at normal size, bellybutton is pierced (at 12 g- I think), tiny left side nose piecing that can be removed & disappear - usually wear a tiny diamond in it.
Tattoos: Butterfly above bellybutton, Celtic interlace of heart, moon, & wolves across low back, phoenix between shoulder blades, moons on tops of feet. All tattoo work is super high-quality, with fine line work & brilliant colors on my pale skin, & no ink bleeding/blurring.

Goals: I would love to find more photographers to work with on fun, alternative projects, including genres such as steampunk, fantasy/mythical art, costumed time period, pinup/retro, horror, vampire, etc. Always in need of more costume pix from my extensive costume collection!

Note: I prefer that most of my work is paid, but I am open to trade and modest credit for projects with certain artistic vision benefiting non-profits, friends, or the art community. I do enjoy trade with fashion designers that tend toward bellydance, goth, tribal, steampunk, pinup/retro, and/or fetish attire.

A few credits:
***Photographers I've worked with:
Michael Cairns - Orlando, FL
Domestic Bliss Photography - Portland, OR
Hovering Laplante - Portland, OR
Bad Kitty Studios - Portland, OR
Doyle Wesley Walls - Portland, OR
Nye Walker - Portland, OR
Your Essence Photography - Portland, OR
Melissa Toledo - Portland, OR
Brandy Grey -Portland, OR
Hotshot Imagery - Portland, OR
scheduled shoot in October 2012 with the legendary Scott Belding!!!

***Designers:
Taken By the Sky/Laura McShane
Kim Sakkara/Sakkara Costume & Clothing

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