Bio
Photo Credit: Lauren Purdin of Kali Productions
Bastet’s childhood was an immersion in both the
arts and sciences, playing several instruments, early
training for opera, fashion and costume design,
and painting, all while pouring over earth science
and anatomy texts. Having never been able to
choose between these two worlds, Bastet continues
to pursue both bellydance and costume design, as
well as pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in
isotope geochemistry and climate. These two sides
are apparent in her dance, where creativity meets
ever more precise movements-culminating in the
development of Precision Flow-her dance technique
that combines the precision of hits and pops with
the grace of bellydance, emphasizing both the
transitions from one form to another and the
philosophy of reverse motion.
Bastet is well-known throughout the United States
for her dynamic, double fan dances, a whirling fan
technique she began developing nearly 9 years ago
and that she continues to develop today,
emphasizing 3-dimensional layering of bellydance
movements and fan technique, and making her a
much sought-after instructor. More recently, she
noticed the similarities between her fan technique
and those of Chinese fan dancers, and now seeks to
incorporate Chinese fan and dance technique into
her own repertoire.
Bastet’s style is constantly evolving. Her
continuous training in multiple styles of bellydance
including Egyptian Cabaret, Raqs Sharqi, Tribal
Fusion, and American and Improvisational Tribal
Style (ATS and ITS), as well as Chinese dance and
modern pop-n-lock, open the doorway for exciting
and unusual new forms of fusion. You never know
what Bastet will pull out of her hat, but you won’t
be disappointed.
arts and sciences, playing several instruments, early
training for opera, fashion and costume design,
and painting, all while pouring over earth science
and anatomy texts. Having never been able to
choose between these two worlds, Bastet continues
to pursue both bellydance and costume design, as
well as pursuing her Ph.D. with an emphasis in
isotope geochemistry and climate. These two sides
are apparent in her dance, where creativity meets
ever more precise movements-culminating in the
development of Precision Flow-her dance technique
that combines the precision of hits and pops with
the grace of bellydance, emphasizing both the
transitions from one form to another and the
philosophy of reverse motion.
Bastet is well-known throughout the United States
for her dynamic, double fan dances, a whirling fan
technique she began developing nearly 9 years ago
and that she continues to develop today,
emphasizing 3-dimensional layering of bellydance
movements and fan technique, and making her a
much sought-after instructor. More recently, she
noticed the similarities between her fan technique
and those of Chinese fan dancers, and now seeks to
incorporate Chinese fan and dance technique into
her own repertoire.
Bastet’s style is constantly evolving. Her
continuous training in multiple styles of bellydance
including Egyptian Cabaret, Raqs Sharqi, Tribal
Fusion, and American and Improvisational Tribal
Style (ATS and ITS), as well as Chinese dance and
modern pop-n-lock, open the doorway for exciting
and unusual new forms of fusion. You never know
what Bastet will pull out of her hat, but you won’t
be disappointed.
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