"Leslie provides an inspiring interpretation of the origins of dance, together with a participatory class on the basic elements of oriental dance.  Her fun-loving and joyous attitude helped us to feel less self-conscious about our bodies and to enjoy the challenge of learning a style of dance that is often thought of as "foreign" or "exotic" in the West." Janie Abdel Aziz-Cairo, Egypt

“Leslie,

Yours is a unique perspective and a powerful one.  What I appreciated was the way you integrated all levels, physical, mental and spiritual, in your approach to the dance. I also felt that the power of your own personal experience and how you shared it gave the audience a way to relate to the potential of the tools you were sharing as something they too could take the risk to explore. The transformational work you teach is authentic in a way that a lot of New Age processes and tools unfortunately are not, or rather, they are often more superficial or ungrounded. So, thanks again for coming to Mimosa.  Let us know if you are back this way again.”  Beth Wortzel-Mimosa Books & Gifts, Madison WI, USA

"Leslie has been living in Egypt for 20 years and in that time has accessed some very deep energies and knowledge that she feels strongly guided to share.  To this end she is travelling worldwide offering this workshop.  My experience being and dancing with Leslie is that through her guidance I was able to access the ecstatic and powerful energies of feminine power with greater freedom and joy.  And now I can use the simple yet profound movements that I tasted with her to continue that exploration on my own.  I was able to take that from just a few hours, now Leslie is offering us an opportunity to be with her for 2 1/2 days!"  Elizabeth Ebaugh-Bubbling Springs Holistic Health Center, Silver Springs MD, USA

"I came to the Sacred Dance workshop with some belly dance experience, but learning the four primal movements – something any beginner to dance could pick up quickly – along with their associated elements and animals brought a depth to the motions that belly dance could never teach.

Time just flew and I feel I made a great deal of progress from the workshop, taking away with me a better sense of my body and how I move in day to day life.  Lately I’ve been drawing my awareness to just how much I lock my knees and how keeping them loose and open – as well as my hips – brings a much great fluidity and ease of movement; even to walking.

I had an absolutely wonderful time.  Thank you again Leslie for sharing your wisdom with other women of the world!"  Gwendolyn Wilkins, Ballston Spa, NY, USA