Kaeshi Chai

Teaches at Bellyqueen

Kaeshi was born in Brunei and brought up in New Zealand and Australia. She co-founded the New York-based dance company Bellyqueen with Amar Gamal in 1998 and is its artistic director. In 2004, Kaeshi also co-founded PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment) [www.pureglobe.org], an international community of dancers and musicians, which has rapidly spread into many branches all over the US and internationally. 

Kaeshi has performed and taught all over the world. In 2003-2004, she performed with the first professional touring bellydance company in the world, the Bellydance Superstars. She is a guest soloist with Ahmet Luleci's Collage, and is a principal dancer with Jillina's Bellydance Evolution. She has danced with Natacha Atlas, at BAM, Summerstage, and on the TV shows, Conan O'Brian and Blue Peter. In her spare time, Kaeshi studies Mandarin, enjoys traveling, and getting foot massages.