Karen

Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; IT IS LIFE ITSELF.

~ Havelock Ellis

Karen Sun Ray Coletti was lucky to be introduced to many cultures as she was growing up. She performed and directed the University of Florida International Folk Dancers, and had the honor of choreographing folk dance pieces for the internationally acclaimed ballet company DanceAlive!.

She also performs with the Sahnobar Dance Ensemble at such places as Disney's EPCOT and Universal Studios, and annually at the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire.

Karen toured with a professional Polynesian troupe around the United States for a summer.

She teaches and performs mainly in the Tampa Bay Area and co-directs Hip Expressions Belly Dance Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida.