The Cumaen Sybil
Sybil is a mother,
dancer, writer and teacher.
She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Southern
Maine where she studied fiction intensively with mentors, Joan Connor,
Dennis Lehane, and Elizabeth Searle. She credits her former director
(who created & piloted the Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing),
Lee
Hope Betcher with inspiring her to write and always believing in her
and her art. Her short stories and articles have appeared in The
Baltimore Review,
Words
& Images,
Llewellyn
Worldwide's Magical Almanacs, The Witches Calendar, The Casco
Bay/Maine Weekly,
as well as other publications. She has won awards and scholarships for
her fiction.
Sybil
has been dancing for over 25 years, studying Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern,
Lyrical, Gymnastics (a long time ago!), African, Indian, and Middle
Eastern Dance. She honors Josie Conte, the goddess~mother of
all
things in Portland, Maine Bellydance as her inspiration to thoroughly
pursue this art form. Sybil has danced with Medusa Maidens,
Bellibone,
and as a solist. She has appeared at numerous Plague nights (a Gothic Dance Club Event in
Portland, Maine), The Maine Belly Dance Festival 2007, Eros Noir, A
Christmas with Voltaire, The Gothic
Ball, Raks Spooki, ,
Local Metal Shows, Halfway to
Halloween 2006,
Pagan events, countless local and "away" hafli's, Spoken Word Nights,
writing events, charity events, and numerous other projects.
A
practicing witch for over twenty years, Sybil believes that all
dancing is a form of worship and weaves movement throughout her rituals
and spellcraft. Although her children have always danced
with her,
Luna Wind was created during a bout of bedrest over the late fall of
2005. Along with her partner Drew, Sybil used henna magic to ease the
discomfort and fear of preterm birth and thus the inspiration for
combining dance, henna art, and ceremony was born. Luna Wind
made
their debut at Maine Pagan Pride Day 2006.
Hiring The Cumaen Sybil
Sybil is available for Bellygrams, Performances, Events, Weddings, Bachelorette Parties (no Bachelor Parties!), Birthdays, and more.
Props available include cane, zills, veil, sword, fans, Thai nails, parasol, or simply allow the element of surprise! Each new performance is a chance to weave a spell.
Allow yourself to be spellbound by The Cumaen Sybil.
Pricing:
Performances are composed of one of the following:
1) Two traditional 15-20 minute Five part belly dance routines with or without live music:
$150.00 with an additional fee to be determined if Sybil provides the musicians.
2) Two ATS group routines with or without live music:
$150.00 + $75.00 for each additional dancer as well as an additional fee to be determined if Sybil provides the musicians.
3) Two 15-20 minute Gothic/Fusion/Experimental sets to recorded or live music:
$150.00 with an additional fee to be determined if Sybil provides the musicians.
All pricing includes transportation within a 130 mile radius of Portland, Maine.
Charities and fundraisers receive deep discounts, please contact Sybil at cumaensybil@yahoo.com for details.
Contact Sybil at cumaensybil@yahoo.com for the quickest response.
