Ellen Morrissey

Ellen Morrissey

Ellen started studying belly dance in 2003 under Yasmine (who toured with the Bellydance Superstars).  She has also studied with Nayna, and taken several workshops with well-known belly dancers such as Cassandra, Bozenka, and Amani Jabril.  She continues to attend workshops and study with other dancers.

For Ellen, who had no prior dance experience, belly dance started out as a way to get a great low-impact workout, and became a way to learn to move in her own skin, to get to know her body with its strengths and limits, and to quiet her mind. 

She started teaching in 2007, and especially enjoys teaching those with no prior experience, leading them to a higher comfort level with their ability to move and to express themselves with motion.