Awards:

2005:               First Place  Advanced Category, The Second Annual Boston Belly Dance Contest

 

Dance Education:

Present:               Amira Jamal, Johara’s Snake Dance Theatre, Melina of Daughters of Rhea, Najmat

Present:               MAVI Dance

1998-present:   Most notable workshops attended: Suhaila Salimpour, Suzanna Del Vecchio,

                              Carolena Nerricio, Mona El Seid, Farida Siedi, Mohammad Monir, Raqia Hassan,

                              and Rhea of Daughters of Rhea

1999-2000:      Middle Eastern dance at Daughters of Rhea, Piper Hunt, Baltimore, MD

1997-1999:      Middle Eastern dance with a focus in Turkish, Egyptian, and American Tribal,  

                             Dancers Supporting Dancers, Albuquerque, NM

1985-1991:       Jazz, and Tap, Arizona Dance! Studio, Scottsdale, AZ

 

Teaching and Workshop Experience

2006:                 Beginner Belly Dance  Classes, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

2006:                 Beginner Belly Dance  Workshop, Karma Yoga Studio, Cambridge, MA

2006:                 Belly Dance Class, Wellbridge Health Spa, Boston, MA

2006:                 Beginner Belly Dance, The Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA

2000-2005:     Co-Director of Egyptian Sun Productions, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

2005:                 Beginner Middle Eastern Dance, Kinetics Dance School, Ellicot City, MD

1999-2005:     Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Middle Eastern dance, Johns Hopkins University,  

                             Baltimore, MD

2004:                 Beginner/Teen Middle Eastern Dance, SEMO Limited Inc., Hunt Valley, MD

2004:                 Workshop at Artscape, Beginner Belly dance, Baltimore, MD

2004:                 Workshop at the Baltimore Rhythm Festival, Baltimore, MD

1999-2000:      Beginner/Teen Middle Eastern Dance, YMCA youth programs, Baltimore, MD

 

Solo/Restaurant Performances:

2005-Present:    The Karoun Restaurant, Newton, MA; The Sahara Club, Methuen, MA;

                                The Middle East, Cambridge, MA

2005:                    Ahlan wa Sahlan Festival, Cairo, Egypt

2003-2005:        Fatima's Restaurant, Baltimore, MD

2004-2005:        Amer's Cafe, Overlea, MD

2004-2005:        Mem Sahib Rockville, Rockville, MD

2004-2005:        Mem Sahib Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

2005:                    Zeeba Lounge, Baltimore, MD

2004-2005:        Marrakesh Restaurant, Washington, D.C.

2004:                    Turkish Students Association, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

2004:                    Baltimore Bellydance Sundari Gala performance, Catonsville, MD

2003-2005:        Red Maple, "Shanta", Baltimore, MD

2003-pressent:  Egyptian Sun Productions Spring Production, JHU, Baltimore, MD

2003-2005:        The Five Seasons, Baltimore, MD

2002-2004:        Rakkasah East Belly Dance Festival, Somerset, NJ

1999-2004:        Middle Eastern Students Association, Arabian Nights, JHU, Baltimore, MD

 

Egyptians Sun Troupe Performances:

2004-2005:      The Royal, Third Sunday of every month, Baltimore, MD

2004-2005:      Martin Luther King Day Parade, Baltimore, MD

2004:                  Rhythm Festival, Baltimore, MD

2004:                  Artscape Festival, Baltimore, MD

2003, 2004:     Rakkasah East, Somerset, NJ

2003-Present:  Shriver Hall at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

2003-2005:      The Ottobar, Baltimore, MD

2003-2005:      Dangerously Delicious Pies, Baltimore, MD

2003-2004:      The Talking Head Club, Baltimore, MD

2001-2004:      JHU Spring Fair, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

 

Media Appearances:

2006:                New England Belly Dance Newsletter, Cover picture, Boston, MA

2005, 2006:   Fernandito's Hideaway, WBNN, TV interview and performance, Boston, MA

2005:                Baltimore City Paper Feature

2005:                Baltimore Sun Newspaper, Entertainment Feature

2005:                NRP's The Signal, interview

2004:               Baltimore Sun Newspaper, Picture for MLK Day Parade

2004:               Baltimore City Paper, Feature Picture of the week

2003-2004:   "Belly dancing Club at JHU Enjoys Shaking Things Up," article in the

                           Johns Hopkins Newsletter