As a graduate of Alfred University with a Bachelor in Fine Arts and minor in dance, Elizabeth is now pursuing a life in art.  Elizabeth has just finished working on several projects; one of which is a commission of portraits and landscapes in pastel.  A native of the Hudson Valley she has involved herself in the community.  Working with artist Spencer Tunick as well as muralist

Garin Baker, and photographing special events at the Storm King Art Center.  A major influence in Elizabeth’s development as an artist, is pastel master Gayle Clark Fedigan, traveling with her to Italy to study landscape painting.  

In addition to painting and photography,Elizabeth is currently teaching and performing Tribal Fusion Bellydance.  With nineteen years of dance experience, she has explored many styles such as Modern, Ballet, Hip Hop, Butoh, and African.  Middle Eastern Dance, her true passion, has been an area of focus in most recent years, studying with fellow professional bellydancers such as Rachel Brice, Zoe Jakes, Mardi Love, Zafira Dance Company, and Ashara.  Elizabeth is currently teaching 

Tribal Fusion Bellydance at Brid’s Closet in Cornwall, Studio 208 in Cornwall on Hudson, and Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, as well as workshops all over the region!  She has performed for festivals and celebrations such as Samhain, Yule, and Beltane, sharing the stage with Raquy and the Cavemen, as well as dancing in restaurants, group shows, and Haffla’s.   

Fusing traditional middle eastern dance movements with modern sensibilities, as well as drawing from her training in art, Elizabeth has a unique brand of Tribal Fusion Bellydance.  She has been described as playful, elegant, graceful, powerful, and passionate, as she accesses this sensual art form with sophistication and class.  

She likes to keep it classy and sassy and shake it ancient!!