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I have been dancing since 1974 and I specialize in Egyptian belly dance and Arabian Gulf styles, though I also teach and perform other Middle Eastern and North African dances. Among them are Tunisian, Beledi dances including Shamadan and dance with sagat, Saidi, Egyptian style skit work, Melaya and Ghawazi. I teach Palestinian Debke and several styles of Samri/ Khaiji. I teach and perform throughout the United States and Canada, have a DVD on the market, write articles on dance and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. I am a professional theatrical costumer and spent 7 years as costume designer in the Eastern Washington University Theatre Department where I had the pleasure and honor of working with Leonard Fowler, then Artist in Residence. I am Artistic director of Baharat!! dance Company. You can learn more about us at www.baharatdancers.com.
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Re: On elevating our art form... Pedagogy
(in Belly Dancing - the Shira.net Tribe)
Dear Alicia,
Your point about people having different learning styles is one thing that many teachers simply do not take into consideration. In my teacher training course, I include an essay I wrote on the work of Howard Gardner, who observed a... read more discussion post on Thu, November 19, 2009 - 5:23 AM
Re: On elevating our art form... Pedagogy
(in Belly Dancing - the Shira.net Tribe)
Dear Shira,
I have never met a single teacher who can teach everything there is to know about dance. That means the first thing that has to happen is that teachers need to get over the idea of student ownership and realize that all students nee... read more discussion post on Tue, November 17, 2009 - 4:44 PM
Re: Silly stage names! (Just for fun)
(in Belly Dancing - the Shira.net Tribe)
Dear Gang,
Hallah Moustafa and I were hungry one day and we made up food names for dancers. The two that I can remember are Suheir Snacky and Nagwa Food discussion post on Mon, November 9, 2009 - 7:26 AM
Re: general tips, dos and do nots when starting out
(in Belly Dance Troupe Talk)
Dear Ziva,
Thank you! It is always nice to feel appreciated! Regards, A'isha discussion post on Thu, November 5, 2009 - 6:28 AM
Re: general tips, dos and do nots when starting out
(in Belly Dance Troupe Talk)
Dear Antonia,
That's a very good start!! Being the only people in the area who are supplying your particular service is always good unless the government finds out you have a monopoly, LOL!! And if your city is into supporting alternative perfo... read more discussion post on Wed, November 4, 2009 - 6:26 PM
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