Nicole Marie Whitney

About Nicole Marie Whitney Nicole began bellydancing in January 2004 and was choreographing new dances and performing publicly within a few short months of her very first class. What originally started as a dare with her eldest daughter, became a life changing passion-filled past time that engulfed her life and living space and every 'spare' hour on five days a week. Nicole's training in recent years has went on to train with the very best. She 'survived' three Suhaila Salimpour intensives and then moved on the what she feels is the ultimate training with the one and only Rachel Brice, recently completing her Illumination Phase I and Cultivation Phase II Datura Dance Style Certification with Rachel in Portland (August 2017. She has also trained at the full Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive in 2015 and with many great trainers along the way (live and online) including Jillian , Sadie , Jim Boz , Nath Keo , Rachel Bryce, Sahira, Sandra and many more.

She has recently performed for former BC Premier Bill Vanderzaam (summer 2017). Nicole is a member of MEDA [Middle Eastern Dance Association] in B.C. and an active enthusiast of bellydancing, studying new techniques and styles with as many leaders in the field as possible. Nicole performs regularly as a soloist and with her bellydance troupe - SHIMMY FOR THE SOUL. SFTS performs often at major events including the Richmond Night Market, The International Summer Market, Langley Canada Day, Run for the Cure, the annual International Bog Festival and annually at the BC Renaissance Fest & more... Currently, Nicole is teaching bellydance in the Surrey/Delta area.