A singing, belly dancing trumpet-player with a mission to elevate and integrate various forms of performing art and the individuals who practice them
<p><br><font color="#000000"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>Karolina is a professional, theatrical, and burlesque style belly dancer based on the West Coast</span><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>. She is also an actress, vocalist, trumpet-player, educator, and producer. She is the founder of Catalyst Arts Performance and Production, a fiscally sponsored non-profit group through Fractured Atlas. She is currently spearheading the Indiegogo campaign <em>Swingtime, Catalyst, & Wanderlust Present: The Mata Hari Hustle</em> ("What happens when two singing belly dancers, a swing dance duet, a juggling sword-swallower, and the nation's premier emcee extraordinaire take to the road? A traveling tale of bowlers, shimmies, garters, swords, and intrigue!") For more information: <a href="http://www.karolinabellydance.com">http://www.karolinabellydance.com</a>; Belly-esque classes: <a href="http://www.about.me/karolinaluxbellyesque">www.about.me/karolinaluxbellyesque</a>.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>More information on tour: <a href="http://mataharihustle.wordpress.com">http://mataharihustle.wordpress.com</a>.</span></font></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'></span></font> </p><p><font color="#000000"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><em>Photo credits to Christopher Perez</em></span></font></p>