Souzana (Susan Chapa) is an independent performer, founder of Raks Souzana belly dance instruction and co-director of Tundra Caravan Middle Eastern dance troupe www.tundracaravan.org based in Fairbanks, Alaska. Souzana specializes in both modern and classic Belly Dance as well as folk dances from the Middle East. She offers beginning through advanced classes for kids, teens and adults in her home studio and University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and is a guest artist for the esteemed Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival www.fsaf.org. This blog is designed to provide information and resources for existing students and those looking into taking belly dance classes for the first time.