Suhaila Salimpour is a second-generation bellydancer, and has been performing and teaching bellydance internationally nearly all her life. She made her stage debut at the age of 2, and has been performing ever since. She founded The Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance in 1995, the first school to offer a progressive, five-level certification program in Middle Eastern dance. Suhaila is the director of Bal Anat, a tribal-style bellydance company founded by her mother, an internationally acclaimed bellydancer, in 1965. She also founded the Suhaila Dance Company. She has appeared in 16 instructional and performance videos, including her exciting new series, Bellydance Fitness Fusion. Suhaila has appeared in many fitness magazines, performed in the TV series, Fame, and danced and choreographed rock videos, commercials and television shows. She travels extensively, performing nationwide.