Carrara’s Story

Carrara Nour is a professional belly dancer based in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Dancing professionally since 2005, Carrara has secured a prestigious clientele including Unilever and the Maritime Aquarium of Norwalk. She has also appeared on television, in print and in a music video. Carrara’s strong reputation has grown through her ability to understand her clients’ needs and consistently deliver a compelling blend of substance, sass and style.

Carrara’s audiences immediately notice her showstopping stage presence and her magnetic charm. She exudes warmth, refined sensuality and a dash of humor as she dances, engaging her audiences from the moment she takes the stage. Precise hipwork, hypnotic slow movements, couture costuming and an array of exotic props are just a few key elements of Carrara’s signature style.

Carrara brings to the table a diverse movement vocabulary and a solid background in Egyptian, Lebanese, Turkish and American Cabaret styles of belly dance. Whether she is performing traditional beledi at an Egyptian wedding or modern Arabic fusion at a high-end nightclub, Carrara does it with confidence and a disarming smile.

Carrara Nour is an exciting performer! She is articulate, poised, and talented! Carrara appeared as a guest on my show and introduced a new cultural art form to my audience. Her enthusiasm, training, and stamina for bellydancing makes her a consummate performer. She’s awesome! If you hire her, you’ll come to love her as much as we did!

- Dionne Raines,
Executive Producer of The Up + Coming Show

To learn more about the art of belly dance, take a look at Shira.net, a great resource for learning more. To hire Carrara Nour for your next event, go to the booking page. Serving all of Connecticut.

Training & Background

Carrara Nour has been a student of raqs sharqi (belly dance) since 2002, when she was an overworked undergrad at Marist College looking for a fun way to “shake up” the daily grind of academia. She studied under Sarah Bell (Poughkeepsie, NY), Adina (CT) and Careesah (CT) for four years before her instructors encouraged her to pursue a solo career of her own. From each of these three influential mentors, Carrara achieved confidence, charisma and style, respectively.

At the professional level, Carrara Nour remains passionate in elevating the public image of belly dance and keeping its great cultural traditions alive. She achieves this level of authenticity and stays at the cutting edge of industry trends through frequent intensive workshops and seminars taught by the top names in her field, including Diana Tarkhan of Cairo, Faten Salama, Aradia of Las Vegas, Jillina, Sonia, Zahra Zuhair, Princess Farhana of Hollywood, Shareen El-Safy, Ava Fleming, and Virginia of Miami.