Crystal Silmi ​

Photo: Miguel Angel

Crystal Silmi is a belly dance and belly dance fusion artist, instructor, and choreographer originally from San Francisco. Currently based in the Washington, DC area, she has performed and taught around the world. A long-time student of the Salimpours, Crystal has been a member of both the Suhaila Dance Company and Bal Anat and in 2006 founded California-based belly dance fusion company RaksArabi. RaksArabi has performed in the USA and Europe with a repertoire drawing on hip hop, jazz, North African, and other dance styles enhancing the art of belly dance with a vivid and contemporary feel. Skilled in both the art of classical Middle Eastern dance and modern fusion, Crystal puts her Arab-American roots to the stage with a deep sense of rhythm and powerful athleticism and has become known for her unique and energetic style of fusion dance movement. 

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