Dawn Rhys is an International Performing Artist, Certified Instructor, and Award Winning Choreographer. Classically trained in Ballet and Jazz, she specializes in Belly Dance but is also trained and holds teacher certifications in Dance Fitness & Aerobics, Tahiti Dance Fitness, Hot Hula Fitness, Fire Dancing, Pilates Mat, and is a certified Functional Nutritionist. She began her belly dance training in NYC with Serena. And studied with Sema Yildiz in Istanbul Turkey. She was 1 of 20 dancers worldwide chosen to attend Belly Dance Super Star’s main choreographer, Jillina’s weeklong belly dance intensive in Los Angeles, CA.
She has performed at The Orient House in Istanbul, Turkey, in New York City, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Boston, Atlanta, the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and Trump’s Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach. She has danced for audiences including The Florida Turkish American Association, Tommy Hilfiger, Janet Jackson, Brooke Shields, David Schwimmer, Ricki Lake, Loretta Swit, and Mahmoud Reda and has performed onstage with the B-52s.
Currently, she performs weekly Belly Dance Fire Shows Friday nights at Leila Middle Eastern Grill in downtown West Palm Beach, FL