SamiTe' has been studdying bellydance since 1998. Her passion for this dance has taken her all over the world to perform and study with some of the finest instructors. SamiTe' is a former member of the UCSB Middle East Ensemble where she studdied Folkloric Dances of the Middle East with the legendary Alexandra King as well as Maqam and violin with Dr. Scott Marcus. After moving to Sacramento , SamiTe' trained with Amy Sigil but moved to her home in Asheville, NC just as UNMATA was forming. Since 2003, she has been traveling the world as a solo performer and pick up artist in the bellydance medium as well as fire arts. In January of 2007, SamiTe' was invited to perform at the Muscat Festival in Oman doing fire performance and whip dance. She has just returned from her travels to Thailand where she trained with fire whips and performed along the coasts and the islands of Thailand.