Shamsi Pettus is a professional dancer with a varied background in Middle Eastern, North African and Turkish dance, Bharatanataym, Yoga and Tai Chi. In addition to being a Certified Teacher of Dancemeditation, Shamsi is also a level III Reiki practitioner. Owner and co-founder of BayouShimmy dance studio in Baton Rouge, LA she offers classes in Dancemeditation, Bellydance and general fitness. Shamsi's teaching is guided by a desire to make beautiful, healing movement accessible and possible for everyone. By cultivating constant, subtle awareness, Dancemeditation reaches in and wakes our sleeping inner Beauty. Shamsi brings these dynamic principals to her teaching.

It's all true too! I love teaching. When I whirl I feel like I've come home. When I dance I feel as though the heavens are sprinkling me with pixie dust. I'm goofy as heck and can't escape it. I love big, laugh loudly, screw up monumentally and manage to learn from most of my mistakes. I wish I was an untouchable goddess in an ivory tower, but then I get dirt under my fingernails. I love people, but hate the human race - misanthropic with a huge touch of empathy.

If you ever take classes with me I hope to make your brain hurt. If I take classes from you I promise to be a good girl and keep my mouth shut and just do the work :)

A fire elemental trapped in a human body in mad love with an intense tall red-headed man re-incarnated from many warriors.