About the Instructors

Ashley "Nadirah" Tomten is Owner of Fitness Fusion and teaches the Bellydance, BellyBooty, and Fit & Flirty Workout classes. Ashley is currently level 1 certified through the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance (and will eventually get her Level 2). She has been dancing her whole life and Bellydancing for almost 8 years. She performed with Aalim Dance Company for many years before leaving to attend College at TSU. She is now a member of Bellydance United of Columbia, Missouri and has also performed periodically with Chuvani Bellydance (STL). She has been teaching Bellydance since 2005 and is founder and former President of Truman State Organization "USMED" (The University Society of Middle Eastern Dance). She has performed at numerous events and continues to take workshops with wonderfully talented Bellydancers such as Kami Liddle, Petite Jamila, Karen Barbee, Aziza, and Suhaila Salimpour. Ashley also has other dance experience including Clogging, Blues, and Swing/Lindy Hop.