Margaret loves belly dancing and had her first lesson at the age of twelve. Margaret studied for ten years with Donna of International Dance Discovery fame and performed with Banat Mara. She has also taken many workshops and studies American Tribal Style dance whenever she can. In fact, she and the troupe joined with the Bloomington Area Arts Council to bring Carolena Nericcio and Megha Gavin's Tribal:Pura to Bloomington twice. Margaret has also collaborated with the BAAC in presenting Bloomington Belly Dances. In 2010, Margaret took over organizing events with Carolena Nericcio and Megha Gavin - General Skills for ATS - and organizing and Bloomington Belly Dances on her own.

Margaret has degrees in Theatre & Drama and Instructional Systems Technolgy from Indiana University. Her dramatic flair and production skills help her create opportunities for her troupe that are often not explored by traditional belly dancers. Margaret has wanted to found Different Drummer Belly Dancers for years and is extremely grateful that her troupe members are dancing with her! (Especially when they indulge her when she dances to Wizard Rock.)

When not dancing, Margaret teaches computer applications for the Department of Kinesiology at IU. She lives with her beloved husband, Scott, two fun cats named Freya and Jackson, and a tank full of beautiful fish. Sometimes other cats visit for food and love such as Gandalf the Grey Cat, Fluffernutter, and Big Head Todd. When she isn't belly dancing, Margaret spends her recreational time with friends and family reading, writing, exercising, watching TV and movies, and participating in live action role-play (LARP).

Margaret teaches belly dance and always enjoys new and continuing students. She is very happy to be teaching at the Panache School of Ballroom & Social Dance. Click here for more information .

Below are some pictures of Margaret dancing.

Photo by Mark Ray

Margaret finds this video by Rachel Brice to be inspiring.

This is also quite awesome too. :)