Little Raqs: Belly dance, also commonly known as Oriental dance or Middle Eastern dance, is called raqs sharqi, or dance of the East, in Arabic.  “Little Raqs” liberally translates to “little dancers!”  Miss Little Raqs (Lara Adrienne) majored in Spanish and elementary education, has worked in the United States and in Istanbul, Turkey as a pre-school teacher, kindergarten teacher, and reading and language tutor.  She studied belly dance extensively in the United States and Turkey, and has been teaching belly dance since 2006.  As a teacher, Lara Adrienne received training in drama and art for young learners, music and movement for young learners, and dance, music, movement, and storytelling were woven into every day’s lesson plan.