Sa'diyya

about me

I'm a Bellydancer in Dallas, TX!
www.sadiyyadance.com
Elizabeth, also known as Sa'diyya, is a professional Belly Dance performer and instructor from Dallas, Texas. Sa'diyya has been studying and performing the beautiful art of Bellydance for almost 13 years. Sa'diyya's style is all her own! Audience members delight in her high energy, technically astonishing and soulful performances. Her diligent studying to constantly improve her creativity, technique, presentation and appearance has earned her the respect of her peers. Her natural ability and feeling combined with the persistence of honing her art form has created many performance opportunities around the nation. Along with ongoing appearances at the best Middle Eastern restaurants in Dallas and Fort Worth, like Byblos, Kasra and Giovanni's, she is regularly engaged at private functions like weddings, holiday and theme parties, bachelorette parties, cultural festivals and more. With thousands of performances under her belt, she is one of the most experienced and professional bellydancers in Texas. Her extensive knowledge of Middle Eastern cultures and their dances has made her a popular dancer among the local Middle Eastern communities. Along with owning her businesses: her school, the North Texas School of World Dance and her entertainment agency, "Art of Belly Dance by Sa'diyya", Sa'diyya directs three award-winning performance companies, ranging from student to professional levels. She choreographs, directs and produces several staged shows a year with a cast of over 30 performers, and all the while maintains a full local and national performance schedule at the best venues and with the best producers around. Sa'diyya has won many national awards including Belly Dancer of the Year 2003 and 2007 First Place Winner at The Heart of Texas Belly Dance Contest. She can be seen in several invitational performances of the International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance's recent DVD productions, "Belly Dance Revolution" and "Belly Dance-O-Rama 2." Sa'diyya is also a featured performer in Bahaia's production of "Cairo Heat Wave," as well as being a featured dancer in Cheeky Girls productions of "By Dancers For Dancers Vol.2" and the soon to be released "By Dancers For Dancers Vol.6."