Sara Shrapnell first appeared on stage as a bump during "Songs from the Shows" in Bridgwater, UK. She studied ballet from three and spent her childhood weekends touring East Anglia as part of a disco dancing troupe. She attended here first belly dance class in 1992, training at first with Tina Hobin and then Afra Al Kahira. In 2000 she graduated from the Al Kahira school of Middle Eastern Dance teaching programme which included a City and Guilds qualification in teaching adults. She then mentored others as they completed the course. Her classes are known for their humor, detailed breakdowns an...