WELCOME TO THE STAGE OUR Sunday SHOW PERFORMERS. THE SHOW BEGINS AT 4:30 PM AT BLACKBOX THEATRE.
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Sarah Joy
Sarah Joy is an award winning professional bellydancer currently from Columbus, Ohio who brings her charisma, extensive dance training, contagiously bubbly personality, and polished persona with her every time she takes the stage. She discovered bellydance in 2009 and has been obsessed ever since. Sarah Joy is also the founder and troupe leader of GeekChic
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Spectre & Sable
Spectre and Sable are two lifelong-dancers-turned-aerialists who have been moving in parallel and together since 2016. United in their styles by a deep love of technique, limbliness, and all things strange, Spectre and Sable approach their movement with an intent to play and a blank fascination with that fluttering sense of unease sleeping in all
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Oftentimes Fusion
For over fifteen years, this mother and daughter partnership learned belly dance (from Fusion to FCBD to Cabaret) from various North Carolina teachers (such as Magic-Hips alumni and Sarah Hahn). As a result, they now put together choreographies to songs that inspire them. https://www.facebook.com/oftentimesfusion
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Serpentine Jade
Serpentine Jade is Laura Jae and Angela Dee. These two friends met through bellydance in 2017 and have performed with each other since 2018. They decided to begin working as a duet in 2020 and are excited to finally start bringing that idea to fruition. https://www.facebook.com/SerpentineJade, instagram: @serpentinejade
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Jessica
Jessica started her performing journey when she learned belly dancing from Sarah Hahn in her teens. Since then she has learned lyra, silks, and fire eating. This year marks her 7th year in Bloom. @forbiddencastle (instagram)
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Raven Lotus
By day, Raven Lotus is a UX writer. By night, she’s either flying through the air, dancing her butt off, gliding across the ice, or possibly eating or dancing with fire. Raven started her circus journey only three years ago when she stumbled across a groupon for silks classes at a studio two blocks from
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Metamorphosis Movement
Metamorphosis Movement has been established in 2020 by Dani Rodriguez with the help of Breanna Toney and newest member on the management team, Kailee Lewis. Metamorphosis Movement has members that use all kinds of props and all kinds of talents such as: all types of dancing, hoops, levi-wands, staff/dragon staff, fire manipulation, and more. Metamorphosis
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Bekah Krouse
Bekah has been training aerial for 4 years. She currently trains on silks, hammock and lyra. Her silks performance is a declaration representing strong, independent woman and inspired by all the badasses she has met through Bloom! This will be her third year attending Bloom Festival, but first year performing! She is very excited for
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Leena
Leena is a lifelong dancer who discovered bellydance in 2016. She is a mutli-faceted dancer, trained by many different instructors, including Nayna, Serena, Naima and Satya Jvala, across many different styles of bellydance. A multi-Bloom veteran, a former member of the Raq-a-bellas and 1/2 of the duo known as Seleena, Leena continued dancing thru the
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Allison Davey
Allison is originally from the southwest suburbs of Chicago, and moved to Greenville, SC in 2010. She first discovered aerial arts in late 2015 and was instantly hooked. After years of being a dedicated student, she immersed herself in a training program and became a certified aerial instructor for her local studio. That same year,
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Akasha
Akasha fell in love with bellydance in 2009 when she met Naima Sultana, and is also a longtime student of Sarah and Satya for dance and aerial arts. Fusion bellydance and Lyra are particular favorites of hers, but when she’s not undulating or hanging upside down, Akasha enjoys reading horror novels, cuddling with her dogs,
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Joni Collison
“I’ve been practicing aerial silks for just over 5 years now. I’ve performed at multiple events over the years, but Bloom will always hold a special place for me as it is what inspired me to start my aerial journey. I love the community and being able to express myself creatively. In my free time,
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Satarah
Introducing the duo who run this shit. Follow them through satarahpresents.com or bloommovementartistry.com
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Meta Young
Meta Young is a professional dancer from Atlanta Georgia. Her piece for Bloom this year was inspired by The Magician from tarot major arcana. We all have the ability and the tools to do profound good in the world. As above, so below. @metatheyoung IG Meta Young (facebook) @metatheyoung TikTok
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Sarah Hahn
As a small child, Sarah discovered enjoyment in making people smile, as she would sing and dance for her family. Throughout her childhood, she participated in jazz, tap, ballet, and a slurry of sports. She landed on gymnastics, and she competed for 13 years, finally stepping back after graduating high school and moving to South
