A six-week trip backpacking through Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel inspired Linden to take belly dancing lessons after she returned to Australia in 1999. She has studied with Academy of Middle Eastern Dance teacher, Sharon Daley since that time, as well as regularly undertaking masterclasses and workshops with local and overseas Middle Eastern dance artists. Linden has always loved dancing, and studied classical and jazz ballet for 10 years, as well as taking the occasional salsa and ballroom dancing lesson. Linden joined the Academy’s professional troupe, the Oasis Dancers, in February 2004.
Linden is a popular performer at various Turkish, Lebanese and Indian restaurants around Brisbane and at private and special events.