Specialties
We're the home for Metal & Dark Fusion Belly Dance!
Our Director Daewen is a pioneering dance instructor and performer throughout the Midwest and online worldwide! Daewen is also the founder or The Stygian Collective: an international community of Metal & Dark Fusion dancers collaborating online and in person, inspiring each other, growing together, and becoming one extended dance family!
History
Established in 2013.
Metal music gets into your bones and, for Daewen, it went straight to her hips with belly dance. She started out mesmerized by traditional belly dancers, but quickly innovated a style all her own. Daewen focuses on using metal riffs to bring out the dark side of belly dance, pioneering the Metal Fusion style.
Daewen is also the founder and director of the dark fusion dance community, the Stygian Collective. The evolution into The Stygian Collective created an exclusive worldwide community of metal and dark fusion dancers rooted in the style created by Daewen and her original troupe, the Stygian Sisters.
Daewen's goal in creating the Stygian Collective is to foster community, spark inspiration, and provide instruction to like-minded metal and dark fusion dancers of the world. By sharing and learning together through Daewen's Online Studio, the Collective creates a cohesive, troupe-like experience for like-minded dancers wherever they may be!
Meet the Business Owner: Amanda Daewen G.
Daewen is the founder of the Stygian Collective and the pioneer of Metal Fusion dance—a dark, powerful blend of heavy music and fusion belly dance. Drawing inspiration from metal riffs, horror, emotion, mythology, and her mentors, she’s carved a niche in the fusion world as both a performer and instructor. Since 2020, Daewen has built a thriving international dance community, producing online festivals, leading workshops, and offering a comprehensive Stygian Certification Program for dancers of all levels. She has studied extensively in the fusion style with many top-tier instructors. With a background in psychology, coaching, and rune divination, she combines technical expertise, magical flair, emotional depth, and a passion for personal growth to support dancers both on and off the stage. Known as “Mama Stygian,” Daewen balances her dark, powerful performances with warmth, humor, and a deep commitment to community.