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Inanna

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joined on 01/20/06
last updated 11/18/09
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Gender
Female
Location
Kansas City
about me
Inanna teaches dance from her home studio and is troupe director of Banat el Shamal.

They say you never stop learning, and this is especially true in dance. Inanna has attended workshops with
Washington, D.C.-based Egyptian teacher Faten Salamah ... with Shareen El Safy, who has danced in the nightclubs of Cairo ... with tribal dance legend John Compton ... with top up-and-coming American belly dance instructor Jim Boz ... and many others. She also has been privileged to attend a teacher training workshop with Mahmoud Reda, founder of the national folkloric dance troupe of Egypt.

Inanna takes class regularly with leading local instructor Siham Ali and dances in her troupe.

Known in large part for her choreographic skills, Inanna's choreography has appeared at the Cleveland Performance Art Festival,
at the Lawrence (Kansas) Arts Center and in the City in Motion New Dance series, as well as in belly dance workshop shows
throughout the Midwest.

A writer as well as a dancer, Inanna once worked as a freelance dance critic for The Kansas City Star newspaper.

She has been dancing for more than two decades.
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Dancer and Drummer From Istanbul to Perform in Kansas City (blog entry) Come join Robin and me for an evening of Turkish jazz at Jardine's in midtown Kansas City. Alaturka at Jardine's, a musical handshake between east and west consisting of American jazz and Turkish artists. Featuring darbuka player Sait Arat and ori... read more
blog entry posted Sat, December 5, 2009 - 9:41 PM permalink - 0 comments
Ethnic Festival Photos of West of Marrakech (blog entry) My photos of West of Marrakech are now posted on Zenfolio: jolynne.zenfolio.com/westofmarrakech

I especially enjoyed their Tunisian dance. Colorful!

The photo here is of the troupe director -- Christine -- performing her lovely solo t... read more
blog entry posted Sun, September 6, 2009 - 1:28 PM permalink - 0 comments
Ethnic Festival Photos of Siham & Co. (blog entry) JoLynne.zenfolio.com/sihamethnicfest2009
blog entry posted Tue, August 25, 2009 - 9:47 PM permalink - 2 comments
Snake Charmer (blog entry) Just playing around with a little improv at the Midsummer Mahrajan. The music is "Snake Charmer" ... hence the title of the dance:

www.youtube.com/watch
blog entry posted Thu, July 2, 2009 - 6:59 PM permalink - 0 comments
True Talent Died Today (blog entry) Choreographer and dancer Pina Bausch died today of cancer at the age of 68. Her roots were in pre-war German Expressionism, and she was known for combining unusual theatrics and sets with dreamlike ... even absurd ... movement. And she has been a ... read more
blog entry posted Tue, June 30, 2009 - 4:46 PM permalink - 3 comments
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Dancer and Drummer From Istanbul to Perform in Kansas City
Come join Robin and me for an evening of Turkish jazz at Jardine's in midtown Kansas City. Alaturka at Jardine's, a musical handshake between east and west consisting of American jazz and Turkish artists. Featuring darbuka player Sait Arat and oriental dancer Burcu Suer, both from Istanbul. American members of the ensemble include Beau Bledsoe playing guitar and oud, Rich Wheeler playing tenor sax, Jeff Harshburger playing bass, Brandon Draper playing percussion and Stan Kessler playing the t... read more
Sat, December 5, 2009 - 9:41 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
Ethnic Festival Photos of West of Marrakech
My photos of West of Marrakech are now posted on Zenfolio: jolynne.zenfolio.com/westofmarrakech

I especially enjoyed their Tunisian dance. Colorful!

The photo here is of the troupe director -- Christine -- performing her lovely solo to an Oum Kalthoum tune.
Sun, September 6, 2009 - 1:28 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
Ethnic Festival Photos of Siham & Co.
JoLynne.zenfolio.com/sihamethnicfest2009
Tue, August 25, 2009 - 9:47 PM permalink - 2 comments
 
Snake Charmer
Just playing around with a little improv at the Midsummer Mahrajan. The music is "Snake Charmer" ... hence the title of the dance:

www.youtube.com/watch
Thu, July 2, 2009 - 6:59 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
True Talent Died Today
Choreographer and dancer Pina Bausch died today of cancer at the age of 68. Her roots were in pre-war German Expressionism, and she was known for combining unusual theatrics and sets with dreamlike ... even absurd ... movement. And she has been a great influence on younger artists. Watch some of the images of dancers swimming through water onstage, and I defy you not to think of Cirque du Soleil's production "O."

If you are interested in finding out more about her, there is an article in t... read more
Tue, June 30, 2009 - 4:46 PM permalink - 3 comments
 
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My Recommendations

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India Bazaar Belly Dance Costumes
"Cheap, cheap, cheap ... and decent quality"
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Zaghareet!" Magazine
"National Bellydance Magazine"
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Jareeda Magazine
"Belly Dance Magazine"
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Ochre" by Andrew Cronshaw
"Celtic-Middle Eastern Fusion"
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Salaam Dance Studio
"Halah & Inanna's New Dance Studio"
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Amara
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April 13, 2008
Kansas City is blessed to have such a warm and generous dancer.
Layla
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January 22, 2006
Inanna is a great dancer. You never know what she is going to do next. She is knowledgable about dance and it's many aspects and isn't afraid to experiment and try new things. She is always a pleasure to watch and sometimes humerous as well. Layla
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