Andye

Andye Andinha Niakan is a multi-lingual media advisor based in Atlanta. She is an active member of the city’s international community and also volunteers with the African Asian Exchange, an organization that supports international business needs from the ground up. Andy grew up in a multi-national family and cherishes time spent with her cousins during global holidays such as Lunar New Year and Norooz. Black Orchid Danse is one of many international raqs conferences she attends annually.

Andye has written two novels on Black Orchid Danse conference and a how-to guide for raqs super fans after experiencing the phenomenal energy and chemistry between participants and instructors.

Web site:http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/raqsatlanta/

Articles on Gilded Serpent by Andye

5-4-11 Raqs Royalty Lights Up Atlanta! Black Orchid Danse, 2010 by Andye, Photos by Jaki Hawthorn
She turned this modern Maghreb raqs raissa into a belly dance fusion fanatic.