I'M KAREN BARBEE.

I'm Karen Barbee and I have been a dancer for 55 years; a belly dancer for 50 of those years. And I'm still at it. More importantly, I'm more excited than ever!!!

I've had several growth spurts over the course of my dance journey such as when I became a teacher and when I became a gym rat; but BY FAR my biggest growth spurt came when I had the chance to work to live music on a frequent, recurring basis.  

As a studio owner for over 30 years, I wanted to find a way to simulate this growth opportunity for my students - not easy in these days of mp3s. But it's done. That's Project Band, a passion project of mine that has been evolving over the last 10 years.