Jewels is one of the first dancers I met here in Portland... I just love her because she's sweet, honest and sincere! Not to mention when she gets onstage and dances.... RAWR!!!

I first met Jewels at "Treasures of the Middle East" competition, May 2006. I was way out of my league dancing in the pro category, and she was absolutely the kindest, sweetest person I met as I "sweat bullets" back stage. Jewels is an amazing dancer and an amazing person. She is genuinely a wonderful person as well as such a joy to watch perform. Thank you Jewels, for being such a pleasure to know.

I am a huge fan of Jewels, and was so even before I ever met her. For the past year I have been following her career as a dancer after seeing her Wiggles performance on youtube. She shows style and grace in her movement and is always, always the example of class and elegance. In Jewels, I see a true Middle Eastern dancer that is faithful to the Egyptian roots of the dance. That is a refreshing change.

In November 2007, I had the wonderful opportunity to see Jewels perform live in the NVBD Competition. I was impressed with her calm appearance on stage. She looked as if she were dancing for a few good friends instead of a panel of judges. Jewels gave a beautiful performance that also demostrated her strong technique.

After the show, I was a little nervous to meet Jewels in person. I thought either of two things would happen: 1) she would think me a stalker and call for security, or 2) she would not be as nice in person as her stage persona and I would be very disappointed. Thankfully, neither of those two things came to fruition and I enjoyed meeting this gracious dancer. She was truly appreciative of the scores given to her by the judges and showed real class.

I remain a true supporter of Jewels and look forward to seeing her perform at Rakkasah West in 2008 with Djinn. as Jewels continues to grow as a dancer, I know we will see a lot more of this talented woman.

Jewels is one of my very favorite dancers. She expresses the music exquisitely when she dances, her veil work is very fluid and smooth and her choo-choos are... well, how do you describe choo-choos? Energetic!
She does a good jb of connecting with the audience and oh those eyes! When she looks at you those eyes just reach in and touch the soul. I always love to play for her. She is one of the best dancers I've played drum solos for, she can keep up and always seems to find the accents! I am so joyful that she is my friend.