In four decades, Marliza Pons has left her mark on the Las Vegas bellydance scene. She has acted in movies, danced in nightclubs and concert theatres all over the country. She was brought to Las Vegas from her home town of Chicago to star in “Cleopatra’s Nymph’s of the Nile” dance revue and stayed. In 1972, she opened her own dance studio. She was well known for sucessfully creating the annual International Belly Dance Convention, which ran from 1975-1987. It has always been her dream to unite all bellydance aficionados, to promote “Dance Orientale” as an art form, to share her vast knowledge, and to raise the level of respect for this dance equal to that of ballet. She moved back to Chicago in 2001, and returns to Las Vegas with her amazing wealth of dance technique. With her vast performance knowledge and many decades of teaching, she will present workshop offerings together with local folkloric dance master, Rossah Bendahman.