Lane Ellen is a dancer, vocalist and geek living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Dance
Lane has been dancing for over seven years. What began as a hobby has become a passion. Lane began her dance studies in folkloric bellydance with Pat Kellar Studios. From her first workshop with Morocco, she knew dance would always infuse her life. Later, she moved into Tribal Improvisation, joining Barika Bellydance. Lane left Barika to pursue a solo career and collaborations, including the formation of Khivan with Kristel Cornell. Lane Ellen's style of dance combines elements of folk dancing, modern dance, cabaret and tribal style bellydance. Her intuitive understanding of music and movement not only makes her a lively dancer to watch, but a powerful teacher and organizer.

Lately, the cultural influence of the Milwaukee folk dancing community has led her to become very involved in folk dance, particularly Balkan. Lane continues to be involved in the dance community. In addition, Lane is a cofounding member of Duende Dance Collective, a local community with the goal of collaboration across dance styles. (Lane's full dance resume is here.)

Vocals
Lane has always been a singer (just ask everyone around her.) From high school where she managed the Madrigal event and the Concert Choir, to Marquette University Chorus, to her current involvement with The Dark Clan, a genre-bending band in Milwaukee, Lane finds a way to keep flexing the chords. Her current hope is to find the time to learn traditional Turkish and Balkan folk songs. (Lane's full vocal resume is here.)

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When not completely engrossed in her artistic pursuits and day job, Lane enjoys reading thought-provoking works juxtaposted with vampire smut, writing a blog, getting involved in local activism, extreme improvisational costuming, yoga, being a complete geek, camping with 12,000 people in armor, and speaking in an outrageous euro-trash accent. She attempts to eat organically, gluten-free, and locally. Lane and Jason live in Bay View, a neighborhood filled with movers and shakers of all types. Her favotire book is Demian by Hermann Hesse and her favorite movies are Pi and Dead Poet's Society.Lane is also Reiki level 2 certified, a certified mutual fund specialist, and an eternal seeker. She has a bachelor's of science in business administration.