Sherry's Bio

Sherry Brier is co-owner/director of Inner Rhythm Movement Arts Institute in Marin County, California. She spends her days dancing, teaching, choreographing dances for her students and two dance companies, writing, and playing hooky with her husband and cat. Frequent journeys to exotic lands and ancient cultures inspire her writing and choreographies.

With a B.S. in Creative Arts Education, she has taught Egyptian Temple Dance, improvisatioal movement, ritual and trance dance, and various ethnic forms. She was the originator of Ethnic Express a successful program of world dance fusion. Her main focus for the past twenty years is Oriental “bellydance” and Middle Eastern folkloric dance. She studied in Egypt, Morocco, Turkey and with the most respected instructors in the U.S.and Europe.

Sherry directs the two Inner Rhythm resident dance companies: Troupe Ala Nar and The Rising Stars. She also directed the highly successful Mystic East Dancers. Sherry performs solo and with her companies at many Bay Area dance concerts, festivals and cabarets.

Sherry produced “Arabian Nights Live Middle Eastern Music and Dance Gala” on a monthly basis from 1994 to 1996, and “Gathering of the Tribes” concert from 1997 to 2003. “Club Oasis: Bellydance Extravaganza” is her current twice yearly concert production since 2004. “Visions & Veils: Student Bellydance Showcase” is an annual concert in its 18th year.

Sherry received the 1996 Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the Bellydance community from Magana Baptiste International Bellydance Festival and Contest where she was also a judge. She served on the original board of directors of Connecting Through Dance which brings dance performances to shut-ins, and teaches the blind to dance.