Blue Oasis Yoga and Holistics Center

Wendellyn Ladapo: Began her yoga journey in 2006 as a means to strenthen and gain flexibility with dance but through the trials of life grew to love the spiritual and mental well beings through the practice of yoga and meditation. Wendellyn made the commitment to share and teach in 2014 when she enrolled in the Sakhi Yoga school under the the direction of Pamela Merriwether. Wendellyn avidly studies and shares the love of yoga in the community and especially loves to share yoga and meditation with Seniors and those that feel physically/emotionally challenged. Wendellyn (Amina) is also the Producer of Zazzua Productions featuring Jahara Bal Anat, Jahara Anwar and Olorinrin Dance Companies, Wendellyn has studied belly dance technique for 12 years and 20 years of dance studies within the North African Diaspora. She has studied Classical/Modern Oriental, Folkoric Egyptian, Turkish and American Tribal Style (ATS) belly dance. Amina has studied and received certification under Carolina Nerricio within the American Tribal Style-Fat Chance Belly Dance format (Jan 2010). She has trained under Megha of Devyani, Yousry Sharif Prodigy- Mary Gaston, Anasma of World Citizen Dance/ Co-Director of New York Theatrical Belly Dance Conference, Samara Choreographer and New York Raqs Sharqi Artist; Aszmara co-founder/co-director of SaZ Dance Theatre of AMMED an Award Winning Middle Eastern Dance Company; Yousry Sharif, Mohammed Shahin and many more. Amina began studying belly dance under the instruction of Julie Downum of Urban Tribal and Andrea Perkins at Zanzibar Studio in Chattanooga, TN in 2004. She took a Mother/Daughter belly dance class at the invitation of a friend since she was unable to continue with Modern dance classes due to lack of adult classes. Amina instantly fell in love with the art form and has studied extensively ever since. Amina has expanded her knowledge of the belly dance art form known as Raqs Sharqi under the direction of Mary Gaston of Love Lotus. These forms include Classical and Modern Oriental, traditional Egyptian and Turkish. Amina performs throughout the Southeast, East Coast, and is staff on the New York Theatrical Bellydance Conference.