About Us
We all started with traditional Raqs Sharqi….then came the Gothic Belly Dance…
Phoenix Rising troupe was formed and we tried mixing country western line dancing with belly dance…then came Dancing with the Phoenix Princesses…which is the fairest of them all??
Phoenix Rising joined forces with Orientale Expressions and Raqs Wacky began. First there was an irreverant Pharonic dance…then Elvis appeared everywhere…
Stay tuned for our next wacky creation!
Phoenix Rising IS:
Ariella
Ariella’s up for anything… within reason.
Mushirah
Our resident “hottie”. ‘Nough said. 
Sahar
Sahar is our sequin and costuming goddess! She’s often the brains behind the wacky ideas that become our costuming.
Romalie
Our resident ballerina, Romalie also teaches bellydance in Fuquay-Varina and can be found Stitching with a Shimmy.