Samara of the Bijou Project
Samara is currently living in Olympia, Washington:

  • She offers private classes and group
    workshops.
  • Samara is available for performances and
    special events.
  • For more information email
    samarabijoudancer@hotmail.com










Change is an inherent and inseparable part of
movement; dance is an extending embrace of
rhythm through the endlessly spiraling of change
movements.  ~Samara

Samara was introduced to dance at age five through
classical ballet.  This training continued for fifteen years
until injury forced to her to seek a gentler form of dance.  
After two years of experimenting with various forms of
bellydance she found her passion in tribal dance through
classes with the Gypsy Caravan (Portland, OR).  After
reaching the performance level in 2001 she relocated to
pursue educational goals.  At this time she began dancing
and choreographing for Earthdance (Welches, OR).  
Another move led her to Central Oregon where she
Co-founded the Bijou Project, tribal fusion bellydance
troupe.  

Samara has had the pleasure of being a teacher and
performer in the Oregon bellydance community for over a
decade. During this time she has been gifted with
opportunities to dance, teach, and learn with a family of
friends in Portland, Welches, Corvallis, Bend, Eugene, and
Albany.   Samara is now living in the Olympia, Washington
area.  Current ventures include collaborations with local
dancers in the Purple Iris Tribe, the Bijou Project, and solo
works.