Satori, also known as Rana Stewart, is the original Shamanic Cheerleader, artistic director, and captain of the squad. Her passion for dancing and her commitment to the healing arts have been the foundation of her creative career. Satori trained in ballet and jazz for 15 years in New Mexico and in college went on to expand her repertoire to include Modern, Flamenco and Ballroom dancing. She performed Tango with Top Hat Productions in Santa Fe and got her first taste for inspiring large crowds as "Lucy Lobo" winning "Best Female Mascot" in1996 in the WAC.
Satori's performance experience includes ongoing gigs in stilt walking/stilt dancing, choreography, face painting and interactive character work for companies such as Earth Circus, Skyana, and Gregangelo. She toured with the jam band, The String Cheese Incident™ as the coordinator and choreographer for onstage dance acts from 1998 – 2001.
In recent years she has been sharing her talents not only on stage but also as a dance teacher and dance therapist, having graduated from the Tamalpa Institute in movement based expressive arts.
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