"I fell in love with Arabic dance a long time ago and decided early on that I would become an accomplished performer and a dedicated teacher, sharing the joy of this art with many women".

Background History

She has danced all her life and took up middle eastern dance in 1996 after a highly memorable workshop with Medea Mahdavi. Intensive training started in 2004. She took a tip from Hiratio Cifucentes and studied DVD's from the best dancers around the world every day. She took all of that input and used it to develop her own unique style of dance over many long hours in a home studio and this combined with many classes in the UK and in Cairo with top teachers she became an accomplished performer and turned professional in 2004.
She then trained as a REPs Exercise to Music fitness instructor so she could deliver safe and effective dance classes and get properly insured to teach.
In 2005 she started her first dance group at the Sea Mills Community Hall in Bristol. It is a strong community dance group now run by Natalie Chow.
With the benefit of a Marketing Communications Diploma she undertook some large projects such as The 'Best of the West' Arabic Dance Show which she produced in Bristol in May 2007. She regularly hosted top dancers to teach at workshops and events. Her peers, her students and sometimes her own teachers attended them.

"It was a wonderful feeling to give so many talented dancers and musicians a proper performance platform!".

Tracey Dancing 'Love Celebration' at Best of The West 2007

She regularly studied with some of the South West's longest standing and respected dance teachers, Wendy Bonaventura. Karine Butchart, and Jacqui Jamal. Between 2004 and 2007 she attended a vast number of workshops in the UK by world renowned artists and regularly travelled to Egypt to train.

She worked very hard on her dancing and trained at the JWAAD Summer School in 2006 and attended the Master Classes with the JWAAD Teachers.

It was shortly after this intensive training that she won the UK National Belly Dance Competition judged by Shafeek Ibrahim in London in November 2006.

Shortly after that she danced at Planet Egypt in London. The UK's premiere belly dance showcase.

She was also lucky enough to have Iranian teachers, Venus Saleh & Medea Mahdavi and this led Tracey to perform the make up dance as 'Princess' in Caroline Afifi's show 'Sabrine' at Majma in March 2007.

This run of events placed her firmly in the spotlight of the UK's Belly dance scene as a respected and established performer of the art

Tracey dancing her winning choreography to Dala al Banat in November 2006 in London

Tracey on Location in Egypt 2007 ~ shoot with Yasmina of Cairo (yes, it's a real snake round her waist!)

Currently

Tracey travels to Cairo in Egypt regularly to learn from the top dancers residing there. She works hard on her dancing by training in the UK at festivals, workshops and from DVD's.

Tracey teaches a dance group in Devizes Wiltshire and has started a troupe of dancers "The Devizes Divas" which consists of advanced and professional dancers.

She regularly teaches workshops around the South West of the UK.

She performs regularly for the charity Limb Power.

She has a number of theatre shows she is performing in this year with The Arab Quarter and The Arabian Dance Theatre please visit the schedule page for more details.

She is in demand as an inspirational teacher and performer, regularly taking repeat bookings because of great feedback.

Tracey on Location in Egypt 2006 ~ shoot with Yasmina of Cairo

Egypt :-) ~ She has ridden fabulous Arabian Horses out in the Desert by the Great Pyramids of Giza and through the desert at night on a camel to see the huge powerful Arab Stallions Dance to traditional Eqyptian Music which has brought her a profound love of the desert. It is in Egypt that she really connects to the deep feelings Egyptians have about music and dance. Not just to enjoy the awe inspiring talent and dedication of the top dancers and musicians that but to seek the cultural celebrations of the people and how music and dancing is integral to their lives.

Tracey on Location in Egypt 2007 ~ shoot with Yasmina of Cairo