{"id":3482,"date":"2025-12-30T20:53:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T03:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/?page_id=3482"},"modified":"2025-12-30T21:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T04:33:05","slug":"our-instructors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/?page_id=3482","title":{"rendered":"Our Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our instructors are highly trained, experienced dancers who are deeply passionate about the art of bellydance and the joy of teaching. Each teacher brings years of dedicated study, performance experience, and ongoing professional development into the classroom\u2014creating a supportive, inspiring environment where students can learn with confidence, clarity, and care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cropped-10898071_10152903766588820_7147965571380521966_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cropped-10898071_10152903766588820_7147965571380521966_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cropped-10898071_10152903766588820_7147965571380521966_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cropped-10898071_10152903766588820_7147965571380521966_n-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cropped-10898071_10152903766588820_7147965571380521966_n-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cropped-10898071_10152903766588820_7147965571380521966_n-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cropped-10898071_10152903766588820_7147965571380521966_n-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/cropped-10898071_10152903766588820_7147965571380521966_n.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Carrie Konyha <\/strong><br>Founder and Artistic Director of the Lotus School of Bellydance, Carrie Konyha is a multi-award-winning bellydancer, choreographer, and instructor with nearly 30 years immersed in Middle Eastern dance. Known for her authentic style, artistic expression, and powerful stage presence, Carrie has performed across the U.S. and internationally, including Egypt and Dubai, sharing the stage with world-renowned musicians and dancers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 35+ years of dedicated training, Carrie\u2019s dance journey spans the rich traditions of Middle Eastern dance and beyond. Her formal studies include Classical Egyptian\u00a0<strong>Raqs Sharqi<\/strong>, Turkish bellydance, and a variety of Gypsy dance dialects (Turkish Rom, Ghawazee, Banjara), along with American Tribal Style and folkloric dances of North Africa. She has also studied Bharata Natyam, ballet, modern dance, gymnastics, and meditative movement practices, weaving these influences into her unique artistic voice. <a href=\"https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/?page_id=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> &lt;Learn More><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-at-8.07.46-PM-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-at-8.07.46-PM-5-761x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3483\" style=\"width:306px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-at-8.07.46-PM-5-761x1024.png 761w, https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-at-8.07.46-PM-5-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-at-8.07.46-PM-5-768x1034.png 768w, https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-at-8.07.46-PM-5.png 918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Sara Krevoy<\/strong><br>Sara Krevoy is a lifelong movement artist and athlete, exploring the world and her inner landscape through every form of movement she could get her hands on\u2014from sports and dance to martial arts, yoga, and more. Each discipline has taught her something profound about strength, intuition, joy, and the deeper currents that shape her essence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using movement as both a mirror and a portal for transformation, Sara\u2019s path has been one of constant discovery. Today, she weaves these experiences into her teaching, creating spaces where students can explore their own bodies, emotions, and power with curiosity and freedom. She is passionate about guiding others to connect with their authentic expression, awaken their inner wisdom, and experience the magic that unfolds when movement becomes medicine. <a href=\"https:\/\/sedonabellydance.com\/?page_id=3478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&lt;Learn More><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our instructors are highly trained, experienced dancers who are deeply passionate about the art of bellydance and the joy of teaching. 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