Around the age of four Rianna caught a glimpse of a bellydancer on television. Immediately captivated, she knew at that moment that this is what she wanted to pursue. However, growing up in a very rural area of upstate New York circumstances did not allow this yearning to be fulfilled, as there were no practitioners of the art in the area. Instead, Rianna explored other genres of dance over the next 15+ years including:
- Acrobatics
- Jazz
- Ballet
- Polynesian
- Hip Hop
- Irish Ceili (i.e. Social Folk Dance)
- Greek Folk Dance

The dream of studying bellydance slumbered until later in life when a good friend of hers mentioned taking bellydance lessons. Rianna’s passion was suddenly ignited again.

From that point on Rianna has worked diligently with some of the areas top instructors and performers, as well as taking workshops with nationally and internationally celebrated talent. She blends these styles with the clean isolations of jazz and hip hop, the soft hands and delightful hip work of Polynesian, the dramatic flexibility of acrobatics, the powerful lines of ballet, and the intricate footwork of Irish and Greek dance to captivate and thrill audiences.