Stella (Winter Star) attended her first dance class at age 3 and she was hooked! She has been dancing all her life, but started belly dancing in 2008. Her first class was a Zambra Mora fusion class, and she has explored all genres of belly dance ever since! She focuses and dances mainly FatChanceBellyDance ® Style or FCBD® (formerly American Tribal Style ® or ATS®) and Zambra Mora now. Stella earned FCBD® General Skills, Modern Skills and Teacher Training Certifications in 2014, and continues to study and learn dialects in this dance format. Stella recently (2019) earned certification in Divine Chaos Collective Skirt Format. Stella is the founder and troupe leader for Mythica Tribal, an FCBD/ATS® dance troupe. She teaches all Levels of FCBD/ATS®. Stella also has a Bachelors of Fine Arts, 2D Painting degree (2006) from Texas State University.