Title says it all, and on top of all of that I am ALSO writing this on a Monday morning. Blessed be the brain dead, for they create carbon dioxide for the trees! 

Also, shout out to Chelsea who reads my blog. Hello! Thank you for being real! 

Before our regularly scheduled tomfoolery, this is an advertisement for some incredible workshops hosted by Starbelly School of Dance. Elsanne Barrows is an incredible artist and human being and I'm so excited to absorb some of her knowledge in a couple of weeks! 

Thank you Valarie Santiago for taking these photos of the production! I can't wait until August when we are taking over TEXAS!

I continue to be grateful and humbled by all of the opportunities afforded to me! Thank you to everyone who has paved the way and supported me through this fabulous year. I feel like I've taken a huge step forward, but that can only be done because I'm surrounded by your fabulous presence and energy. 

Hello internet crickets! There is a reason that this is my "mostly monthly blog" - sometimes life catches up to me and I need to be where I am at!  

If you follow me on Instagram, you'll see some of the wonderful events I have had the honor to take part in. From dancing at a coffee shop in rural Idaho, choreographing for a collegiate dance team, to performing on larger stages for hundreds of people - I am so amazed to be a part of the dance I am in. 

I am still absorbing the glory and wonder that was the last Radiant Tarot in Santa Fe. My hope is that photos get released soon so I can share them. I had a wonderful time reconnecting to Myra's work, strengthening and creating friendships, and dancing for Tony and Alexandra, the creators of The Radiant Tarot Deck. I would like to compose something meaningful and beautiful, but I just feel glee. I'm elated. I'm honored. I'm not eloquent (too "Fool-ish" perhaps)! 

Another grouping of photos I'm eager to share are from Raks of Ages, which was a TREMENDOUS success. Thank you so much to everyone that took part in this dream with me and the entire Starbelly Family. Once again - elated, glee, honored, WOW. Thank you Boise, for caring about belly dance! 

One more special thank you to the Boise Department of Arts and History for granting us the funds to make this event possible. Thank you JUMP for donating the facilities and man-power. Thank you to every individual who put their heart, soul, and intent into making the show, attending the workshops, and being a part of the magic. 

Was this a good recap? Not really. It is hard to share all the glitter in my soul through this blog!  

Huge thanks to Simone and Alfredo for taking photos of this production!  Here are a few of my favorites of The Fool! 

From: Hierophant and Wheel of Fortune

Credit to Simone Matucci 

From Wheel of Fortune, Hanged Man, Death, Tower, Moon, Judgement, World
Credit to Alfredo Gormezano

We are two months late for a blog post, but never fear - I got the content that you CRAVE! 

With the world premier of The Radiant Tarot, several trips, and of course keeping up with my private life - February and March were insane months. This pause into Pisces season found my strengths and powers coalescing in compelling ways. 

It all started off with a severe bought of COVID that took me out for three weeks (and to be honest, I still don't feel fully healed from). I stopped being contagious right on time for Myra and Yeva to fly into Boise to set up the world premier of Invaders of the Heart 2023: The Radiant Tarot!

Photos from the World Premier by the amazing Miguel!! 

Taken from my Insta account: Thank you to @myramosaic for believing in me and giving me the role of a lifetime! The Fool is the archetype closest to my heart and I am honored to embody this character.

Thank you to @ceciliarinn for too many things to count, but mostly changing my entire life for the better.

Thank you to the Starbelly Dancers for being my heart outside of my body. You are all a revelation: @aly_shimmyshimmy_a, @kiss.my.stardust, @cassandrajoandance, and Chad!

I am so honored to be performing with my magic papi @drake.vontrapp and my bebe gurl @missmoonjuice - thank you both for playing with me this week, sharing your inner worlds, and being freaking awesome.

To the entire ensemble cast, comprised of amazing students from @starbellydanceschool and out of town guests - what an amazing ride. As I've interacted with you all individually, I am just freaking impressed. WOW - what an incredible group. Thank you to @mydearwatson1831, the amazing actress, Elle, the beautiful badass, @p0stmilly, the seed of a star, @osaro_mortis, my sexy penetante, @paulasimoneap, the embodiment of generosity, Corie, the well of talent, Charlotte, my gentle obsession and a very very very special "I LOVE YOU" to @risner.sue (Chop Suey) and @keeracooper27 (The Goddess Covfefe) who saved my ass a thousand ways this week. I loved meeting and dancing with Jeri (my telepathic sista) and @jockbellydance (my restaurant dance parter) - how are you both so RAD!?!

@itry2dream, thank you for being a constant source of inspiration and charisma - please take a moment to bathe in your success (with your lovely Queen)!

Thank you to the entire crew at @vacuber, for dealing with a gaggle of loudmouth belly dancers. I'm lumping Dave the blue hair and @fragmentchaz my friend that ignores me to this thank you - how can you all be so great?!?

Huge and special thank yous go to: 

​@alexandraeldridge8 , the incredible artist that created The Radiant Tarot deck, and I'm so grateful that she has shared her talent with the world. I have loved getting to know you and I'm so thrilled to be a part of bringing your world to life!

@tbarnstone we don't know each other...yet! I do know the words you've written and man oh man, you've created the best tarot book I've ever read!

I didn't get a chance to thank the readers who were a part of the show! Thank you for adding another layer of magic Gypsy, Michelle, and Victoria! You guys are the real deal!

Special thank you to the film and photo crew for capturing the magic - Matt, Jacob, Peter and of course @miguel_a_arteaga (who took this fabulous photo and sent it right away)!

You know what's coming - I'm thanking YOU. Thank you for supporting this cast and crew, for believing in the arts, and for saying YES to deeper meaning, mysteries, and magic. None of this is possible without you and your gorgeous intent.

With a few gigs sprinkled in-between, we immediately hightailed it to the Big Island of Hawaii to do it all over again! This time, the amazing Kaeshi Chai would join us!  I'm sharing my big gratitude post from Instagram because it has a fabulous slideshow of all the fun! 

Why would we rest when the next big thing was Treefort Music Festival!  Check out the pics taken by Charlotte Vorhies on this post below! 

​I was thrilled to make my riqq debut at @treefortfest a few days ago. I am not where I want to be with this instrument, however sometimes you just have to say yes to opportunities when they emerge. I haven't been so uncomfortable on stage in a while, trying my best to do things right but also to support @ceciliarinn as she played cymbals and danced with a Shamadan. I'm excited to get better, I'm excited to further my practice, and I am super excited about how much closer I'm getting to the heart of this art form with every humbling lesson. I am really proud of what this photo symbolizes - growth, friendship, and culture! Special thank you to Cecilia for pushing me and @matthewvorhies for the (unsolicited but deeply appreciated) tough love!

So many more wonderful things happened during the last two months! I am so grateful for the bounty of opportunities!  I will have even more wonderful things in store in the up and coming months - check out my gig calendar up until June: 

April 1 - Tori and Cecilia at Taj Mahal of Boise from 7-9 pm
April 14 - The Starbelly Dancers in The New Vaudville Revue at Watsons (click for more) 
April 15 - Tori and Cecilia at Sofia's Greek Bistro from 6-8 pm
April 30 - The Starbelly Dancers at Joyful at The Riverside Hotel from 2-3 pm (click for more) 
​May 5-7 - Private Events Galore 
May 13 - The Starbelly Dancers and Starbelly Student Troupe at Hemp Fest in Boise (click for more) 
May 19-28th - Residency in Santa Fe for The Radiant Tarot (click for show tickets on the 26th or 27th) 
June 3rd - Starbelly Presents Raq of Ages at JUMP (more coming soon)!

Needless to say, there is NO reason for us not to dance together in the near future. Let's gooooooo!!!

Thrilled to have two articles featured in the Belly Dance Chronicles!  One is a spotlight on The Radiant Tarot and the other is a journalistic style essay about The Sahlala Dancers! Grateful for everyone to involve me in their programs!

I have been trying to carve out time to be thoughtful and poised about 2022 - it was an incredible year for me in many ways. I've been meaning to compile some highlights, reflect on the lowlights, and set some good intentions... but I am still digesting the enormity of this year in many ways. Also, I want to keep some things close to my heart as they bud and grow! 

I will share my words for 2023: opportunity and abundance. 

I want to seize the opportunities that have already been presented and open myself up to more possibilities in 2023. I am ready for aggressive growth- my favorite modality to grow. For the last few years, I have practiced healing and gentleness, which was more difficult than my usual tactics, including humor and funny dances to shield myself from big feelings. The comedy and funny dances will stay, but they too will be a part of my aggressive growth - it's time to fertilize the laurels I have been resting on. I'm taking you with me... because there is enough room for all of us in 2023 to THRIVE! 

I have two significant stimuli for this 2023 intention. The first stimulus is the other side of my life, my nonprofit/activist career, that I want to balance with my artistic practice. The next stimulus is the HUGE project I've mentioned several times on my socials and in this blog, which is... â€‹The Radiant Tarot

Myra Krien presented this idea to Starbelly many moons ago, and we've been FULL THROTTLE since creating this year's iteration of Invaders of the Heart (Myra's annual theatrical show in Santa Fe, New Mexico). Myra is teaming up with artists all across history, time, geography, and space to create The Radiant Tarot, which is slated to be a masterpiece. This highly ambitious show will tour the US and Mexico, and I couldn't be more honored to be a part of it. â€‹

Most of the cast will portray several characters from the Tarot throughout the show, but I will be playing only one: The Fool. In many ways, this is the leading role for this show, and I am BEYOND honored to embody this archetype. I have always seen myself in card number zero, traversing endings/beginnings and not quite having a place but still exuding wonder at the process. The process is the key to this role - I see myself as the embodiment of the audience's eye, the vehicle which translates the arcane knowledge within the tarot deck. That said, there is only one easy way to prepare besides general practice, practice, practice. 

...and so I am! To prepare for this role, I've doubled down on my raks sharki practice (I've done SO MANY private lessons, guys), I try to take drop-in Ballet classes through Ballet Idaho, I've started a course of qi gong, redoubled my practice of meditation and mindfulness, and I'M TAKING A PANTOMIME INTENSIVE (this has been a dream of mine for over a decade, and I'm finally doing it)! I'm extending my practice of floorwork to improve my strength, and I'm exercising in a meaningful way... which tells you everything you need to know about how seriously I am training for this role. 

With a few exceptions, I will be able to prepare for my part once the curtain opens. Yes, there will be some dances I learn and practice, but for the most part, I just have to be present... and for a few hours. If you've ever practiced presence, you know how difficult this is to maintain - I hope my training will be enough! 

With that being said, here is some ACTUAL information about this show. I got the honor of being the cover girl for the poster, where I embodied the Hierophant Card, beautifully painted by Alexandra. 

NOTE: The link below is for the Boise showing of The Radiant Tarot - I'll post more links soon!

Doors open at 7 pm
$25 in advance - $30 at the door
21+ VALID ID REQUIRED
get tix at https://radianttarot.eventbrite.com
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For the 13th annual Big Bad-Ass Belly Dance Show, Starbelly has the honor of hosting the premier of the multimedia internationally touring dance experience The Radiant Tarot.
The magic of tarot cards is not within the cards themselves, but in the stories they reveal about our lives. Invaders of the Heart 2023: The Radiant Tarot is your life brought to life through lush imagery and powerful, theatrical dance. Directed and produced by internationally renowned dance artist Myra Krien, this performance is a dance interpretation of the tarot deck The Radiant Tarot: Pathway to Creativity, illustrated by Alexandria Eldridge and authored by Tony Barnstone.
Follow the Fool in an opulent journey from innocence to experience through the rich landscape of The Radiant Tarot, featuring Mosaic Dance Company, Cecilia Rinn and the Starbelly Dancers (Chad Rinn, Tori King, Bayla Night, Cassandra Joan, & Alyssa Kimm), and Drake Von Trapp. Do not miss this opportunity to witness the beautiful and mystical stories that give life meaning.
Invaders of the Heart 2023: The Radiant Tarot has two showings: Friday night February 24th at 9-11pm (doors open at 7pm) and Saturday February 25th at 9-11pm at the Visual Arts Collective in Garden City. $25 in advance & $30 at the door. 21+.
Doors open at 7pm, with an opportunity to get 15 min tarot readings, from local readers, and Q & A session with director Myra Krien, author Tony Barnstone, and artist Alexandra Eldgridge, who will also have original paintings and tarot decks available for purchase.
For additional information, please go https://ceciliabellydance.com or contact Cecilia at (208) 891-6609
FAQs
What's the refund policy?
Tickets refund requests must be received 24 hours before doors open.
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
21+ VALID ID REQUIRED
* This show is a general admission seated show

I had a FABULOUS time dancing with the Sahlala Dancers on New Years' Eve - Jill was a tremendous host, and I missed all of my beautiful dancing BABES!  I would love to see these gigs manifest in Boise - and I think they will!  I know that all of yolove dance, so let's make a point to dance even more this year! 

One gig that I continue to LOVE is dancing every first Saturday at Taj Mahal of Boise! Be sure to stop by - the food, dance, and friends make it magical EVERY TIME! 

Finally, Starbelly is still working on it's own initiaves and one of the things I'm looking forward to is our Rak of Ages show this summer, which is supported through a grant by The City of Boise Department of Arts and History! More to come as this gig manifests! In the meanwhile, keep following me on Instagram for more timely updates on what is happening!  Post below of some highlights from Taj Mahal last Saturday!  

​Thank you for being my friends, and Happy New Year! Drink more water!

Merry Christmas Eve!  Here is a little video of the Starbelly Holiday Extravaganza, which was incorporated into our show at the Sapphire Room! 

I am NOT a fancy person, but I have acquired a fantastic group of people that help me stay put together in the many facets of my life. I feel a large shift in the consumer cosmos - either people will be soothing themselves with more goods than ever before, or the pandemic will encourage people to look deeper than Google searches and Amazon suggestions. 

I decided to have a small part in the deeper search and compile a list that consists of my personal friends that are business owners, creators, or non-profits that make a huge difference. There is an image going around social media that basically says "Promote Your Friends" and this is my effort to do so! 

There is no way shape or form that I could put every person in my life on this list, because I believe that you ALL deserve special and extra care (and from ME), however, I am trying to share the organizations that continue to make an impact on my personally and are run by amazingly talented people. 

EDIT: No, I'm not sponsored. I'm flattered that you think people give me money for my opinions. Nope, I'm here doing this for FREE.

Click on the image to get transported to where you can purchase tickets!

Boozes

• Meriwether Cider: Owned by an AMAZING and talented family in Boise! The product really just speaks for itself here. There is something for everyone and I am proud to be on the "Hatchet Crew." Do yourself a favor and visit the tap room or the cider house in Boise/Garden City Idaho - tell them the weird lumberjack bikini lady sent you. My favorite is "Hopshot," but I do love the ciders aged in whisky barrels too! meriwethercider.com 

Clothing/Apparel/Costume 

• Starbelly Creations: Cecilia creates all of the cool tie dye stuff that I wear and the VAST majority of my belly dance costumes. starbellycreations.com 
• Persephone Clothing: My favorite "studio to street" brand that I wear when I want to be a bit fancy but still be comfortable, owned and operated by Myra. persephoneclothing.com 

Dance Companies For Hire (and dance classes)

• Sahlala Dancers in LA - Blisteringly talented international dance company and all of the dancers in it teach classes all over LA. Do it do it! sahlala.com
• Starbelly Dancers in Boise - You know I love them, and Cecilia runs her dance school, Starbelly School of Dance where most of the Dancers teach workshops and sub. starbellyschoolofdance.com 
• Mosaic Dance Company in Santa Fe thru Pomegranate Studios - Internationally Reknown... and it shows. Many amazing dancers have been touched by Myra's creativity and talent. Take classes, watch shows, party party! pomegranatestudio.org <-- YOU CAN ALSO BE A PART OF THE RADIANT TAROT!  
• Bellyqueen Studios is a wonderful studio based in New York - I've been eyeing the teacher training for a few years and they have tremendous online offerings. bellyqueen.com 

Entertainment (non dance)

• Yum Yum Comedy (based in the Lounge at the end of the Universe) is starting to create an exciting stir in Boise - check them out on facebook facebook.com/YumYumComedy

FOOD 

• Taj Mahal of Boise - Every first Saturday there is dance, and every day is delicious food made from scratch by a wonderful family!
• Sakana Sushi on the Bench - This is just my favorite restaurant. It is like my Cheers, except instead of knowing my name, it is my saki and sushi order! 
• Sophia's Greek Bistro - Lady owned and operated, try the hippy dippy sauce!

Fitness

• Nest Fitness: My dear friend Kate Pettis is perhaps the most in-shape person that I have ever known, and she has just started a fitness endeavor aimed at helping soon-to-be and new mothers be in the best shape of their lives. She knows her stuff, send her insta a DM before her company blows up. instagram.com/nest_fitness 

Music (buy it - I've posted the links!) 

• I've met these bands personally in the last few years, and I haven't stopped dancing since. Special thank you to Myra Krien and Cecilia Rinn for being big advocates for live music, I feel like it's all been for my benefit! 
• Beatbox Guitar https://music.apple.com/us/artist/beatbox-guitar/322533023
• Erik Messal https://www.erikmessal.com/ (I'll note, he wrote a new verse of the itsy bitsy spider for The Bug Show that was so good, everyone thought it was part of the original!)
• Fleet Street Klezmer Band https://music.apple.com/us/artist/fleet-street-klezmer-band/579754420
• Karim Nagi https://karimnagi.bandcamp.com/album/huzam
• Mighty Band of Microbes https://soundcloud.com/a-mighty-band-of-microbes 
• Minka https://www.weareminka.com/
• Safar https://safarbellydance.bandcamp.com/album/mawqid 
• Sherefe https://www.sherefe.org/

Non Profits (donate time or financially!)

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho - I used to work here as my civilian job - mentoring changes lives and you need to be a part of it through donating time or to their end of the year campaign. bbbsidaho.org
• Immersive Art Collective in LA - I was an arts mentor here and this program is the real deal. Collaborative, community arts are magic. immersiveartcollective.org
• Jesse Tree in Boise, Idaho - The only non profit that is dedicated to preventing homelessness in Idaho with the INSANE success rate of 97%, and they also have a beautiful executive director! I'm somehow on the advisory board of this amazing organization - I highly believe in this work! jessetreeidaho.org 
• SEEDs Program through Pomegranate Studios in Santa Fe - Self Esteem and Empowerment Through Dance - I'm working with the other Starbelly Dancers to bring this program into Boise in 2024 because I firmly believe that it can heal our youth and demolish harmful social systems. Talk to me about it, I got lots to say pomegranatestudio.org

Studio Arts

• Alexandra Eldridge - tremendous artist with incredible symbolism, I'll be talking about how much she inspires me a LOT in 2023. See her website but also check out her tarot deck on amazon! alexandraeldridge.com
• Artsy Amber Steele - I'm obsessed with her (she was my maid of honor sooooooo) and I have a shadowbox she gifted me hanging next to my diploma for my MFA! She takes commissions just in time for the holidays - get something while she's still growing. instagram.com/artsyambercustomart
• Jaki Katz, tremendous human being, dancer, and flower child - I couldn't find her website but check out her insta and her exhibition in April at the VAC https://instagram.com/surrealistic_willow?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Other organizations that I'd love to list but I'm not sure how you could support are our local venues!  Be sure to tip your bartenders this holiday season and push in your chairs!  The Idaho venues that have been amazing during my return to Boise are the Lounge at the End of the Universe, The Sapphire Room, and the Visual Arts Collective. Go to a show! 

October is always an exciting time of year for me. I feel more connected to my spiritual self and less tethered to this mortal plane. How this month has shaken out is a further manifestation of this pattern: I have either been looking ahead, looking behind, or tied to the present moment in magical and/or unexpected ways.

I'm typing this post from a coffee spot in Salt Lake City, Utah, which I last visited during the most challenging year of my life. I didn't expect to be here this week, but life demanded that I return to this city. Fall is a beautiful time of year, and in this mountainous town, surrounded by the explosion of colorful leaves, I am struck with the beauty of my life's journey since my difficult days. I believe that time isn't linear, and often when I feel that "everything is going to be alright," I suspect a version of me from the past/future/parallel present sends me good vibes. I hope past Tori feels all the love shining onto her, just like I feel the love she's shining onto me. Future Tori gets some love too! 

Blah blah blah, I've had a great month, ramping up for Hallowe'en - one of my favorite days! In honor of my lack of time, let's look into the past and future for the rest of this post!

The first 10 days of October, Cecilia and I went to Santa Fe to build the foundation of The Radiant Tarot with Myra Krien and to celebrate her 60th birthday by dancing with the incredible (and I mean great) band, Sherefe. 

When I say we packed this week full of hard work, I mean it. We spend hours reviewing Myra's repertoire, pulling costumes, and discussing intention and dancing. During this time, Myra maintained her usual class schedule, and I had the opportunity to absorb more of the beautiful totality of Myra's talent. Myra's skill speaks for itself in performance, production, costume creation, and teaching/mentorship - but how can all these things exist in one little lady?!  With an assist from her fabulous right-hand person, Yeva, I believe that Myra can actually do anything she wants. Here are some highlights from social media!

Something else that was fun this week was taking part in a promotional photoshoot with Lili Alba, who is a model and a belly dancer, in addition to an ace photographer! The photoshoot took place at the beautiful studio of Alexandra Eldridge, the artist behind the Radiant Tarot (and my new obsession - she is gorgeous inside and out). It was a magical moment.​

Another thank you to the Idaho Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the arts for easing our way into this week! â€‹

If you would like to learn more about The Radiant Tarot and assist in the creation of this international event, please click on the link below! 

Once we wrapped up our goals surrounding The Radiant Tarot, it was time to meet and dance with Sherefe. I could write a LONG essay about every individual person in that band - this is the definition of a supergroup. In addition to the general musical GENIOUS, they are all individually wonderful, friendly, talented, and funny. I'm an obsessed fan! This is a clip of me dinking around during our dress rehearsal (which was SO MUCH FUN)!

I've been a bit sloppy about sharing my dance adventures on this website, but I am more active on Instagram! For the most up-to-date information, please join me on Insta. On a fun note, I'm trying out this Tik Tok thing... I feel ancient!  Here are some links! 

With all of that said, I'd love to see you at some of my up and coming public performances! 

Join the Starbelly Dancers at 10:30 AM on Friday, November 25th, during the St. Alphonsus Festival of Trees! 

From the Saint Al's Website...

For 38 years, the Saint Alphonsus Festival of Trees has kicked off the holiday season in the Treasure Valley. The holiday season is a time for coming together to celebrate and revel in tradition. It is also a time for thinking of others and giving of ourselves. We are excited to bring back the magic of the Festival of Trees in 2022. Mark your calendars for November 22 (Gala), November 23-27 (General Exhibition), and November 28 (Fashion Show.) Let's celebrate!
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100% of net proceeds from the 2022 Festival of Trees will fund priority capital projects at Saint Alphonsus with a focus on our new Neuro Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit, the FIRST and ONLY critical care unit in Idaho that has board-certified and fellowship-trained neurocritical care physicians. Patients in our region will receive the most advanced life-saving care in our community.

The Starbelly Dancers are returning to the Sapphire Room just in time to celebrate the holidays! Join us for The Art of Belly Dance: Bring on the Cheer! We cannot wait to beguile you with beauteous belly dancing and surprises from a few of our friends in the community. Haven’t been to a belly dance show before? Get ready to be inspired by Middle Eastern culture, entertained by nationally acclaimed performers, and to cheer aloud in one of the most gorgeous venues in the Treasure Valley (with a full bar and delicious seasonal menu). December 1st could be another Thursday for you, or it could be the beginning of a new holiday tradition. We can’t wait to dance with you!

The Starbelly Dancers are nationally recognized belly dance artists from Boise, Idaho under the artistic direction of Cecilia Rinn. Specializing in traditional, modern, fusion and theatrical raks sharki, or belly dance, they are available to entertain at family-friendly celebrations, festivals, and main stage events across the nation. Collectively, the Starbelly Dancers have been granted awards by organizations such as The Alexa Rose Foundation, Boise City Department of Arts and History, The Idaho Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts and have been seen at events such as Boise Music Week, Treefort Music Festival, and even on Telemundo. Catch the Starbelly Dancers in a city near you during the 2023 international touring production, The Radiant Tarot. Find out more about this dance company by visiting ceciliabellydance.com.
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Join us for dinner and drinks ! The Sapphire Room features a full food and bar menu with table-side service.
With the purchase of a ticket, Sapphire guests are eligible for The Riverside Hotel's "Sapphire Getaway" for $169 + tax. Includes a standard hotel room (double occupancy) and breakfast for two the following morning. To reserve, please call 208-331-4931. Sapphire Getaway rate subject to availability.
The Sapphire Room is all-ages and family friendly. Every person that enters must have a ticket. No babes in arms.
FREE and convenient parking.
Please note that general seats may have a partially obstructed view.
Many tables are at bar height. Guests requiring lower seating will be most comfortable at tables 11 - 49. Guests requiring ADA accessible seating will be most comfortable at the following tables: 35, 36, 37, 38, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49. For questions about accessible seating, please call 208-343-1871 or email music@riversideboise.com.
100% refunds are available until 24 hours before the event. Refunds cannot be processed after the event occurs for any reason.

September was a whirlwind of events in Boise!  If you follow my Instagram, you know that it was non stop for a few weeks there. Looking into the rest of the year, outside of a brief intensive in Santa Fe, New Mexico, I'm looking to cool down the public events... for now! 

I am booking dates far into 2023 and now is a wonderful time to book me for your Holiday parties! Yes, it is weird to be saying this in SEPTEMBER, but now is the time to secure your spot on the list. I am happy to teach mini lessons, spice up an event, or even do you make-up for a special date. Let's chat so we can dance dance dance!

Partnering with Starbelly School of Dance, Mosaic Dance Company, and several amazing artists, I have been honored to be a part of events and projects that have been awarded grants from our amazing Idaho Arts allies! 

I have been so lucky to join The Starbelly Dancers and Starbelly School of Dance in so many events in September. In addition to private gigs and restaurant dancing, I have been able to be a part of some beautiful community events. 

I am getting ready for the intensive deep dive into The Radiant Tarot in Santa Fe during the first week of October! I am so excited to spend time focused on the creation of art and helping Myra finalize this ambitious show. I'll be posting even more information as we get closer to the world premier in Boise, Idaho! 

While I'm in Santa Fe, Myra has created this AMAZZZIINNGGG event in honor of her 60th birthday!!!