In 2006, I started taking ATS® (American Tribal Style®) lessons with Jenny Helms in Charlotte, NC.  Jenny was a former troupe member of Megha’s Devyani Dance Company, the only partnership with FCBD® (Fat Change Belly Dance®).  Since then, I have been to countless ATS® workshops by teachers from FCBD®, Megha, and Carolena Nericcio, the creator of ATS®.  My former troupe won 1st place in The East Coast Classic Belly Dance Competition in the Troupe category.  I completed my ATS® General Skills at Devyani Dance Studio in Birmingham, AL in 2011.  I went back to the Mothership to San Francisco for the first and inaugural ATS® Homecoming, and in January 2015, I graduated FCBD® Teacher Training in San Francisco, home of FCBD®, and became a FCBD® Sister Studio in February 2015.  GypsySpirit Dance Studio is an official FCBD® Sister Studio. I am always taking workshops with Carolena, Megha, and FCBD® instructors to continue my education with ATS®.  November 2016, I trained with Carolena, Megha, Jen Nolan, Super Beth, and Devi Mamak, the ATS® Vol. 9, in Kansas City, MO.