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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.
  Becky Davis
Becky our primary Yoga teacher, takes special care to protect joints and old injuries. She
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.

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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  Phyllis Combs
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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 | 		 
 

Rachel Wyatt
Rachel Wyatt, Nia Blue Belt teacher, has cultivated her love of dance since she was a child, starting with tap, ballet and jazz and adding in modern dance along the way, she deepened her practice of finding the joy of movement and body awareness over the past 25 years. The addition of yoga and Judo brought a further richness (and sometimes ferocity!) to her experience. When she found Nia in 2000, it fit like a glove. . .after the initial struggle from not focusing on what her dance "looked" like versus what it "felt" like. Rachel is an authentic, spirited dancer who's dynamic expression and love of movement is the cornerstone of her teaching.  A strong focus on anatomy, imagery as well as the intense connection between the body, mind, spirit and emotions allow her students to connect with themselves and each other in an intuitive and intimate way. The creativity in her dance is fueled by and fuel for her work as a graphic designer and creative director for arts organizations, non-profits, publications, and small businesses. 

  
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