Athena

My shows are typically 20 minutes. They start with an exciting entrance. Then I will perform a few songs with a variety of props (including swords!) and end with an exciting drum solo. Depending on the show I can even stand on the drum! I love to get people up and dance with me too!

Athena is a Columbus, Ohio based dancer who was been performing professionally since 2008. She has performed at hundreds, if not thousands of events, both nationally and internationally. Now, she teaches, performs, and hosts events in her home city while staying dedicated to her personal practice. She fell in love with the decadent costuming and the glamour of belly dance, but over the last decade has grown to love the music and the culture. She performs with several bands in the central Ohio area and loves the unexpected surprises that come with live music.

As a teacher, she loves teaching all levels of dance and adores being able to help create movements that both challenge you as a dancer and lets you leave with some new content to add up your dance. Her goal isn’t to make you another Athena, but to help you find your inner dancer. As a student be ready to work hard, laugh at a goofy joke, and be reminded of how great you are. She’s intensely body-positive, age-positive, and works to build an inclusive class for any student who joins.

As a student, Athena is dedicated to the work it takes to be a good visitor in this art form. She loves failure and being wrong. Her recent foray into playing middle eastern music is a testament to that since she is more wrong than right some days!

Described by some to be “bold like hot sauce” or “basically the gay female Elvis” Athena is a grateful dancer who is dedicated to the work it takes to be an oriental dancer.

Athena can preform both indoors and outdoors, as long as there is a professional music system.