Uploaded by Kore40 on Apr 9, 2010Sadie bellydanceSadie is an International performing artist, instructor and choreographer recognized worldwide as one of today's most exciting and admired Belly Dance artists. First seen as a "Rising Star" on BD-TV Vol.II in 2004, Sadie is now featured in dozens of instructional and performance DVDs displaying her truly unique and dynamic style of bellydance that has captivated audiences around the globe. Sadie has visited over 60 cities in more than 30 countries teaching and performing the art of Belly Dance and is one of the most watched bellydancers on youtube with over 16 million hits on just one video clip alone, click here to see Sadie's highest viewed YouTube video. Recently Sadie and her dance partner Kaya wowed the judges of America's Got Talent and the American public all the way to the "Top 48" of season 5, and are the only Bellydancers to make it that far on the American version of the show. Sadie's unique expression of Bellydance has an enigmatic quality that fuses together athleticism, powerful isolation, originality and grace, attributes instilled by her training in gymnastics and swimming for 14 years as a child and adolescent. In her late teens Sadie took up a new passion, Belly Dance. As a student, Sadie studied with many reputable Middle Eastern dance and music teachers from around the world. Her first inspiration and mentor in Bellydance was her teacher Joynan from Denver, Colorado. Some other key, influential moments in her education include two extended trips to Turkey where she studied and observed the dance and learning to play the doombek (Middle Eastern hand drum) via master percussionist and musician Souhail Kaspar, which impressed a great understanding of the varied Middle Eastern rhythms as well as the relationship between the music and dance