Welcome to the New BellyDance Land of Cris! Basimah
Cris! Basimah is an award-winning belly dancer from Santa Barbara, California, specializing in dance combinations of Turkish, Lebanese, Egyptian and American cabaret styles, also featuring Latin and Brazilian rhythms.
Cris! is the principal soloist for the UCSB Middle East Ensemble and also performs regularly at Santa Barbara's Middle Eastern Restaurant Zaytoon, at private and corporate events. Check on her upcoming performances and events.
Cris! Basimah is also a teacher and choreographer. Her beginner and intermediate bellydance classes are held on Wednesdays, at the Gustafson Dance Studio, in Santa Barbara. For more information on ongoing classes and workshops, visit the Instruction section.
what's new
- New beginner and intermediate classes! Enroll now.
- Zaytoon's next gig is January 30.
- New photo galleries and videos
- Cris! is now on
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A note about BellyDance land site's new look
"BellyDance Land has a new look and a few new goodies. Hope you enjoy navigating through the site and that your experience is fun and informative. Feel free to send me your feedback!" Cris! Basimah.
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