Valli Barrioz

Valli is a belly dancer, professional performer, and teacher of Middle Eastern Dance based in Felton, CA. She is co-founder of Raks Bastet Bellydance, Shivaya Tribal Dance Troupe and a former member of Desert Dream Dance Company.

In addition to her dance pursuits, Valli also creates artistic belly dance costumes for sale. Contact Dancers@RaksBastet.com for details on classes and costumes for sale.

Chandala Snow-Shiva

Chandala Snow-Shiva is a certified Yoga and Meditation Instructor, Bellydance Instructor, Professional Performer and Event Coordinator. She is co-founder of Raks Bastet Bellydance and founder of Dance From Within - a Yoga and Bellydance retreat in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

She has held certification in Yoga and Meditation Instruction since 2003 through The Yogic Medicine Institute and is certified in Phase I of Rachel Brice’s 8 Elements of Bellydance.

Chandala performs regularly all over the West Coast and has her own monthly show in Santa Cruz, CA.

In addition, she has completed four years of apprenticeship under her Ayurvedic Practitioner, Derrick Pawo, and plans to complete her certification as an Ayurvedic Practitioner. She and her husband, Ray Snow-Shiva, are co-authors of a health and well-being column in their local Boulder Creek newspaper.

Chandala is currently focusing on a career in dance therapy. In her journey with Ayurveda, yoga, meditation and dance she has discovered profound healing and plans to share this with others in any way she can.

She is also mother to her two outrageously fantastic daughters, Sorcha and Phoenix, who she cherishes utterly and completely.

For more info about Dance From Within visit www.DanceFromWithin.com