Alay’nya – Renaissance Woman: Author, Inventor, Dancer, and Teacher

Alay’nya demonstrates the glorious art of floorwork in her Oriental dance improvisations. Photo courtesy Melissa Brooker.

Alay’nya, Founder and Chief Instructor for the Alay’nya Studio, now Aloha Belly Dance, has taught and performed extensively throughout the Southeast, the Mid-Atlantic area, and in New York City, where she premiered “Phoenix,” a dance with multiple veils. Alay’nya’s performances emphasize the nearly lost arts of zils, veil, and floorwork. She is the author of Unveiling: The Inner Journey, which has received over twenty 5-star Amazon reviews.

Alay’nya is currently teaching belly dance in Kealakekua, in the Big Island of Hawai’i.

Currently, Alay’nya teaches Oriental dance to women as a body/mind/psyche/energy integration pathway. She is available for lectures, lecture/demos, and workshops for women’s groups.