About Cecilia

Cecilia Rinn embodies the passion & joy of belly dance. She loves to share that joy by dancing at a variety of celebrations & events. With ethereal power and fluid movement, Cecilia creates truly transcendent art. A sought-after instructor, Cecilia teaches and performs locally (Boise, Idaho) and nationally.

Cecilia’s production credit includes the theatrical belly dance event, The Big Bad-Ass Belly Dance Show, which is which 16th year at Boise’s Visual Arts Collective  is coming up Feb. 27 & 28, 2026. Cecilia has hosted legendary performers, such as Delilah and House of Tarab(2016), Karim Nagi (2017), and Myra Krein (2018 & 2026). Cecilia is the creator of the StarBelly Dancers, her elite dance company. Cecilia is also a mentor to four upcoming professional belly dancers at her school StarBelly School of Dance. In 2013 and 2014, Cecilia ran the SEEDs program for at risk teenage girls and has plans to run the program in 2026.

Cecilia has performed across the country, one of her highlights as the featured dancer in the prestigious Invaders of the Heart world class show in Santa Fe, NM and was be a featured dancer in the internationally touring show "The Radiant Tarot"(2023) & "The Return"(2025/2026). In 2017, Cecilia was awarded a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts, affording her the opportunity attend the P.U.R.E. Conference held in New York, NY. Starbelly has been awarded a grant in 2019 from the Boise City Department of History and Art for the “Arabic Folkloric Dance Celebration” held in August of 2020 and "Raks of Ages" show at J.U.M.P. in June 2023, and "Boise Raks" in both 2025 and again in 2026. 

In Boise and across the United States, Cecilia has delighted audiences at various performances, including restaurants, festivals, fundraisers, and weddings. Cecilia has had the honor of performing with some of the best musicians in the country, including House of Tarab (Seattle), Brothers of the Balidi(Portland), Arabesque (Portland), Karim Nagi (Chicago), Sherefe(Bolder, CO)  danced with and served as percussion with the Fleet Street Klezmer Band(Boise).