Located in California, Janessa dances regularly around the Bay Area and Sacramento area at restaurants and private parties. Janessa began dancing very young, when she joined her mother in Raqs Sharqi classes at the age of 8. Since then her passion for the music and dances of the Middle East has grown, and she has been dancing professionally since 2012. She has traveled abroad to study dance, and has lived and performed outside of California as well. In 2020 she won first place in the Baladi category of the esteemed Bellydancer of the Universe competition. She also works as a professional mermaid, and her love of watery fluidity and dance are elements that she loves to bring together when it flows. For Janessa dance is the ultimate means of self expression, and one that continues to offer cathartic experiences for both the audience and the performer, creating a shared experience for both. She loves the way it can convey the human experience powerfully without words. Janessa specializes in improvisation to live music.