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Zabel has been dancing since she could walk. In her ever changing life, dance has been the rock that has rooted her. It has enabled her to overcome many obstacles in life, including some self image issues. She shares that philosophy of dance with the girls in the dance company at Souhegan High School. Zabel has training in most traditional dance styles including 9 years of tap, several years in modern dance, and a sprinkling of ballet, jazz, and hip hop.
She fell in love with the art of belly dance after watching her modern teacher performer an informal veil dance. From that day forward she vowed to learn not only the art of belly dance but the freeing philosophy that is embedded through the dance. Zabel currently teaches all levels of Belly Dance as well as many workshops in the Massachusetts area. Her philosophy is that "dance is life, beauty and strength; that every woman is a goddess and can truly come to love herself through dance." She teaches self-improvement and higher self-esteem through dance to high school students in New Hampshire. And she is working with the board of health in Boston, MA to get a belly dance program implemented in the high school system to teach young women how to love and respect their bodies. She won the Nancy O Award her senior year of high school at Souhegan Co-Op High School, Amherst NH for all her work in the school systems.
She is also a member of the Celtic Gypsies dance troupe and has performed at several Renaissance festivals and indoor stage performances.
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