When I dance I feel the warmth of the desert sand and the light of the Egyptian sun.

Hello, my name is Inna Kuznetsova and I am an Oriental Dance instructor. I am originally from Saint Petersburg, Russia. My dance education includes: Ballet, Latina, Jazz, and of course Oriental. Oriental Dance, which is often called Belly Dancing or Middle Eastern dance, is the style of dance that attracts me most. I studied and performed in Russia, Turkey, Egypt, and Germany. My teachers are Anasteisha, Alevtina Suvorova, and Irina Popova. I have taken different workshops and classes with Mahmud Reda, Nour, Amir Thaleb, Aida Nour, Beata and Horacio Cifuentes.

Oriental Dance lets me feel feminine, beautiful, sexy, fit, and confident. I have a very good control over all of my muscles; my moves are smooth and graceful. Oriental Dance is an ancient dance; women danced it many centuries ago. It is not an easy dance to learn as many tend to think. A good Oriental dancer has a ballet background, as ballet is the foundation for most dances. Oriental Dance is the perfect dance for everyone. It doesn't matter if you are young or old, big or small, male or female, short or tall. You can dance Oriental Dance. If you like ballet, lyrical, modern or folklore you will love Oriental Dance. In my class my students will learn different styles of Oriental Dance including: Raks Sharqi (classical Oriental), Baladi (purely Egyptian), Saidi (dancing with a cane), Turkish style, dancing with a veil, swords, daggers, candles, and cymbals. My students in Russia always performed and I hope to have a team here that would like to perform as well. The costumes for Oriental Dance are gorgeous! I am looking forward to seeing you in my class!

Innah (Inna Kuznetsova) is a professional Egyptian dancer and an Oriental(Egyptian, Arabic) Dance teacher from Saint Petersburg, Russia.

She started dancing ballet when she was 5 years old and since then dancing has always been a part in her life. Innah has studied the art of Oriental dancing with master teachers from Russia, Egypt and Germany.

Oriental dance originates in the Middle East. Innah dances Egyptian Raks Sharqi style of Oriental dance which was established in Egypt in the beginning of the 20th century as a mixture of ballet with classical Oriental moves.

Innah goes to Egypt every summer to participate in Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival, a major event for Oriental dancers from all over the World.Innah has participated in many festivals in Russia, Germany, the USA, and Egypt. She won the third prize in Berlin Oriental Dance Festival in 2006 and got an award for the Egyptian category in the Oriental Dance Festival in LA in 2007.