Natanya is the Founder and Director of the Beledi Dance Caravan, a local non-profit dance cooperative dedicated to performing for local senior citizen communities and fund-raiser events. She has been dancing most of her life beginning with classical ballet and has spent the last nine years studying belly dance with local professionals in the area including Titanya Monique Dahlin (now in California), Dahlia, Shireen, Natasha and Amina Salah. Natanya also designs and creates costumes for herself and other dancers on commission. You can view more photos and costumes designed by her at www.myspace.com/natanyadancer. You can also purchase her costume accessories and designs by signing up with www.etsy.com and searching "natanya" under the sellers name category. Fringe Benefits Costumes and Accessories is her newly formed company.