photo by Sarah DeVenne

Elinor T. Crosby

Elinor has been dancing all her life, and belly dancing for eleven years, performing for ten years, and teaching for six.  A firm grounding in traditional Middle Eastern dance styles and their history, classical music training, and a Fine Arts degree concentrating on textiles informs her creativity, style, and technique.  She routinely takes workshops with various fine dancers, in styles ranging all over the belly dance spectrum.  While her style is not purely Middle Eastern but eclectic, she believes that her uniqueness contributes to her captivating presence, her mesmerizing dancing, and fantastic form.

From her first introductory workshop, to her first set of classes, to now, belly dance has been one of Elinor's greatest loves.  The rhythms, the costumes, the grace and power... she finds it all so very enticing and exciting.  Elinor firmly believes that anyone can dance, and that bellydance looks beautiful on anyone's body and that there are as many styles of belly dance as there are people who perform it.

 As a teacher Elinor believes in nurturing and encouraging students of all shapes and sizes to find their inner grace and power, as well as strengthening and training their bodies. 

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Classes Workshops Performances Links 

Private Lessons

Rate:  $30 for 1 hour

Small Group discounts available 

Call:  (902) 454-0067

Email:  Elinor 

Workshops & Performances