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Donna Starnes
Donna Starnes, Nia Black Belt teacher and the owner of NiaSpace, has been teaching the Nia Technique for the past 11 years. Through Nia she has rekindled her joy of movement, as well as found another dynamic outlet for her creative side.
   Her background also includes modern dance, improv theater, contact improvisation, contemplative dance. Donna also is to now guiding The Art of Exotic Dancing for Everyday Women.
   Donna is an intuitive and playful artist and teacher who enjoys the process of living in her body and delights in guiding anyone towards discovering their own pleasure and self discovery through awareness of body, movement, breath, voice and music. She is also available to guide parties/celebrations, workshops, special needs classes and teacher mentoring.
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Cambrey Lindsey Bachus
Cambrey is a certified Nia Blue Belt teacher and Trance Dance facilitator.Cambrey has led students throughout Texas and New Mexico, stimulating growth, encouraging self-expression and self-discovery through the integration of body-mind-spirit as well as eastern and western transformational practices.
   Cambrey is a licensed therapist and practitioner of Body-Mind practices. Since beginning her study of Nia in 1996, she has concentrated her practice on leading students to increase self-awareness and heal emotional conflict, depression, stress/anxiety, eating disorders, substance abuse issues, ADHD and post-traumatic stress disorder by harmonizing the connection and relationship of the physical body to the mind.
Renee Forsythe
Renee, a certified Blue Belt Nia instructor, found her way to Nia after a life time of movement study. A former professional dancer, turned runner, yogini, and triathlete, Renée is grateful for Nia honoring the body’s way while encouraging expressive, authentic movement. Through Nia, Renée has rediscovered her playful side while gaining a deeper appreciation for her body and enjoys guiding her class toward that discovery. She brings a sense of athleticism and grace to her class while allowing others to uncover their own joy of movement and self expression in a supportive environment.
   Renee danced professionally with Cincinnati Ballet, Ballet Austin, and Austin Contemporary Ballet and has taught and choreographed for over 20 years. She graduated from the University of Texas in Austin and holds certifications in dance, biology, and psychology.
Becky Davis
Becky encourages each student to be making modifications in every pose that are specific to their bodies individual need; for some students that means intensifying effort or holds, for others that means changing position, reducing intensity of effort or shifting to distribute weight across other
joints. Becky is intuitive about what you need. All bodies and flexibilities are welcome. She is also a liscenced therapist.

Stacey Lizette
Belly Dance Series Classes (aka Oriental Dance, Middle Eastern Dance, or Raks Sharqi) is studied, practiced and performed throughout the world. It is a beautiful dance form that expresses both the instrumentation and the emotion of Middle Eastern based music. A dancer's performance incorporates her/his own personality, emotion, dance technique, muscular isolation and grace (and sometimes props or finger cymbals) to create a unique performance. Stacey is a professional belly dancer Level III certified in the Suhaila Salimpour format and currently located in Austin, Texas.
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Gerry Starnes
Gerry Starnes, M.Ed., has facilitated TranceDance events and workshops at NiaSpace since 2000. He is a Founding Member of the Society of Shamanic Practitioners, and Executive Director of the Ravens Grove Foundation for Healing.
   As contemporary shamanic teacher and facilitator, he holds regular classes and presents a variety of workshops in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Gerry is among the most active TranceDance facilitators in the world. | TranceDance Austin | Shamamic Austin | 		 
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