Hello, world! My name is Elena. I'm a tribal dancer. I teach and perform American Tribal Style. It's not just an occupation, it's state of mind.
Also I like to think of myself as a traveller. I grab every opportunity to go somewhere. Great share of my adventures connected with dancing one way or another. Sometimes I travel to teach, do workshops, or study and perform on festivals. I like being on the road, this gypsy traveling circus feeling of the world without borders.
I'm 28 years old, grown up and independent, easy and grateful neighbor. And you don't need to entertain me if you don't want to. I perfectly able to manage by myself. Any level of hospitality will be appreciated.
Variety among people fascinates me. Person's age, race, religion or orientation doesn't matter for me. If I feel connection, conversation will be endless and endlessly interesting. I'm fluent in english. And, even if my grammar is not so perfect, we can talk about anything.
Another important thing for me is food. I eat almost everything and always eager to try something new and special. I cook myself and enjoy sharing and learning new stuff.
In every place I go I try to learn what make it special. I'm interested both in ethnography and history, national costumes, art, flavors, dances, traditions; and in everyday life like how do you do your laundry or where you go on friday night.

And few more of my favorite things. Nature and hiking. Architecture and museums. Swimming and cycling. Flee markets and vintage shops. Streetfood. Music concerts and street performances. Hitchhiking. Secret places. Friendly cats. Camping. Piano. Theatre. Sing songs around bonfire. Breathtaking view from the height. Pub crawl in good company. Long night talks. Learning new.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling is my passion. I love to explore new places, to imagine if I live there like a local, see this secret inner life, not a facade for tourists.
Couchsurfing is a perfect opportunity to reach such deep and simple things.
After all, the most important thing in the journey is the company. People who share with you their point of view, their story, time, home or meal. And you can share back.
It's more than money, it's universal antient currency of basic human connections and hospitality.

Interests

• music festivals
• traveling
• music
• solo travel
• cinema
• circus
• dance
• reading books
• theatre
• gastronomy
• boho
• arts and crafts
• musical theatre
• human body
• gypsy
• tribal

Music, Movies, and Books

Music

Muse, Queen, Aerosmith, Helm, Beats Antique, Dobranoch, Guardians of galaxy ost, Pippin the musical, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Prodigy, AC/DC, Blue Man Group, Gogol Bordello, Daft Punk, David Bowie, Goran Bregovic, etc.

Movies

Love Actually (2003), Fight Club (1999), Pride and Prejudice (1995), Deadpool (2016). You got it. I have a wide taste for movies. Almost everything by Guy Ritchie, Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan. Marvel movie universe and British actors.

TV

Sherlock (BBC), Gilmore Girls , Queer as Folk(US), Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Big Bang Theory, Carnivàle, Dexter, Community, Firefly, Scrubs, How I Met Your Mother, Desperate Romantics, Downton Abbey, The Borgias, War & Peace, etc

Books

The song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin, Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling, Leo Tolstoy, Chuck Palahniuk, Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, Erlend Loe, Arthur Conan Doyle, William Shakespeare, Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman, Alexander Pushkin, Lewis Carroll, etc

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can give dance lesson.

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Spain, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation