Aneena
Aneena has been dancing for 30+ years and teaching workshops all across the US for 25+ years. Aneena owns Aneena's Silk Veils, selling 3yd., circular silk veils with the special rolled edge for easier handling. And she has 10+ videos and DVDs on the market including her specialties: Double Veil, Single Veil, Props, and Arms & Hands.

Web: Dancers of the Desert      Phone: 415-892-2027


Arianna Halima al-Tiye
Arianna Halima al-Tiye specializes in the field of Central and Sub-Saharan African dances from the ancient, folkloric to contemporary traditions, particularly those from her descendant East African roots. She is the founder of her dance company, Nubian Moon Daughters: Bint al Nuba, and teaches throughout the U.S. and internationally.

Email: arianna.altiye@gmail.com      Web: www.NubianMoonDaughters.com      Phone: 718.364.5434


Elisheva
Elisheva is an internationally acclaimed Fusion dancer from NYC, sought after for her signature aesthetic of Belly Dance fused with trained classical dance, street & theatre jazz forms, and Hip Hop’s popping & locking.  She earned her BFA in Modern Dance from The Ohio State University through years of dance history, technique, music, foundation theories, and show production training. She is also IFTA Training certified, and Level 1 Certified in the Suhalia Salimpour format.  Sharing her knowledge of dance in highly aesthetic classes, Elisheva has become known for her informative training and action packed classes, and loves to share her years of collected dance disciplines.  She has been fortunate to teach and perform her art in Europe, Asia, Canada, nationally, and on and off-Broadway with Belly Dance, Modern Dance, Hip-Hop, and Jazz. Her talents have been featured on television series (FOX), national commercials, news broadcasts, National Geographic's Performance Theatre, award-winning Independent Films, as well as cabaret/dinner clubs all over the N.Y.C. and Long Island since 1995.  She currently performs as a member and Dance Captain of NYC's world renown Belly Dance company "Bellyqueen”, and is part of the creative NYC collective production team “Venus Uprising”. She is currently featured on available performance DVDS as a soloist, and as part of the Tribal Fusion duo “Uyum Dans”, and has fusion instructional DVD’s available; “Tribal Fusion, Pop & Lock” and “Hard Candy”.

Web: www.elishevadance.com

Fahtiem

Fahtiem has performed throughout the United States, including engagements on cruise ships and performances on cable and network TV.  Her love and commitment to the dance is evident in her efforts to motivate each dancer to their individual best. It has been said that "Fahtiem truly has a master's touch. The simplest movement is presented with incredible focused energy. The quality of Fahtiem's movements is what we all strive for." Her style is soulful and dynamic. Her movement expressive and clear. On stage her ability to reach and entertain an audience with warmth and humor is delightfully apparent. As a teacher Fahtiem conveys not only solid form and technique, but the subtle nuance that makes this dance magical.
Email: fahtiem@fahtiem.com      Web: www.Fahtiem.com      Phone: 626-810-9470

Fatima Al Wahid
Fatima is a prominent Middle Eastern Dance instructor, sponsor and vendor. Born In Africa, Fatima has always had the dance in her heart, being introduced to the dance by her father's native home, the Sudan.  After over 20 years in the medical field, Fatima retired and decided to teach, travel and vend. She planted her feet in Sacramento and opened Fatima's Bazaar & Cultural Dance Studio. Fatima travels the world teaching and vending, and manages to spread heartfelt feeling for the dance wherever she goes.

Email: fatima@fatimasbazaar.com      Web: www.FatimasBazaar.com      Phone: 916-482-3568

Kaeshi

Kaeshi is an internationally recognized performer and instructor.  She is the director of the professional company Bellyqueen Dance Theater, the healing community PURE (Public Ritual Experiment) as well as her student troupe, the Rising Sirens.  In 2003-2004, she was part of the Bellydance Superstars, and held the position of dance captain for the 2004 US & Canadian Spring Tour.  She is also a principal dancer with Jillina's Bellydance Evolution as well as Ahmet Luleci's Collage dance company.  She has performed at Centeral Park/s Summerstage, BAM, Lincoln Center of of doors, Folie's Begere in Paris, Bloomsbury Theater in London, Teatro Smeraldo in Milan and had made television appearances on Conan O'Brien as well as BBC's Blue Peter.
Email: kaeshi@bellyqueen.com      Web: www.BellyQueen.com  www.kaeshi.com    Phone: 310-597-3261

Ma'Shuqa Mira Murjan
For 34 years, Ma*Shuqa has been known as the “elegant” performer with a unique style of dancing which blends the music and dance into a compelling art form. Ma*Shuqa is recognized as the performing dancer’s instructor and provides style and performance coaching to assist dancers create unique performance signatures. At her studio in Los Gatos, California and in national seminars, she teaches an easy-to-learn method for finger cymbals and improvisational dance, and develops personal performance style.

Email: Ma_Shuqa@hotmail.com      Web: www.Mashuqa.com      Phone: 408-356-9473


Michelle De Vine
  Having grown up in the belly dance community as an appreciative observer, dancer, instructor and promoter, gives her a unique perspective on belly dance as an art, outlet and industry.  Having had (and continuing) to study the many faucets of belly dance,  combining this training with person visualization and life experience allows her to bring to life her version of this dancing art form.  Originally from teh SF Bay area she is currently residing in NJ where she teaches weekly classes and directs Spring Caravan, she also travels instructing workshops and performing with her troupe Mahalat.

Email: michelledevine@att.net      Web: www.MichelleDevine.org      Phone: 908-996-0269


Naheda
Ludwigsstadt, Germany.Master instructor and choreographer for oriental dance... international award winner and event producer, Naheda does it all.  Naheda has been active for many years teaching workshops and performing internationally.  Naheda has a tremendous amount of knowledge and is a wonderful communicator of the dance. Her tremendous creativity inspires her students to find the special and exceptional in themselves.

Email: info@naheda.de      Web:www.naheda.de

Natica Angilly

In the world setting, where in many countries, poetry, dance, and music have never been separated, she combines pageantry, costuming, unique props, and multimedia effects -- and extends poetry's role in the life of American culture.

 

Email: richardaei@aol.com      Web: www.DancingPoetry.org      Phone: 510-235-0361


Reyna Alcala
Reyna Alcala, dancer, choreographer, teacher was introduced to Middle Eastern Dance (Belly Dance) while she was in high school by the renown Jamila Salimpour and performed in her dance troupe Bal Anat. She also studied and performed for ten years Flamenco with the Spanish gypsy Rosa Montoya's, as well as numerous Spanish dance teachers in Spain. Her ability to enhance one dance form with knowledge of the other sets her apart in the Middle Eastern dance world. Reyna is proud to have been a member of the legendary Ibrahim Farrah Near East Dance Company with whom she performed at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and the Merkin Theater. She studied with Mr. Farrah for over a decade. In the original production of Franco Zeffirelli's Carmen, Reyna performed at the Metropolitan Opera House. Her command of both Middle Eastern and Flamenco/Spanish dance forms was evident in the revival of Man of La Mancha at the Paper Mill Playhouse.

Email: reyna@reynalive.com       Web: www.reynalive.com   Phone: 212-533-5665
 

Saqra
Saqra from Seattle is a 30 year veteran of oriental dance, an internationally sponsored master instructor and award-winning performer. She has over 14 instructional DVDs, teacher's aides, and is director of severaldance troupes, plus produces CDs and sheet music and plays keyboard with RaqsBand. She was voted Zaghareet Magazine's "Best Kept Secret" of '05...something she is hoping to change! Visit her web site for tips, articles, a free book of dancer names and more.

Email: saqra@saqra.net      Web: www.Saqra.net      Phone: 253-813-8580


Sera
 Sera Solstice is an international Bellydance Artist, based in New York City, known for creating the East Coast Tribal bellydance style, characterized by intense multi-layer hipwork, extensive full-body movement, deep emotive power and story-telling flow.  Founder and Director of Solstice Studio: a Bellydance Studio in New York with over 200 active participants using bellydance as a means for building self-empowerment, expression, and creativity, Sera is director and choreographer of the dance troupe Solstice, and has created 4  full-length instructional DVDs on East Coast Tribal Bellydance, produced by World Dance New York.  Sera's Choreography has been described as "complex, content-rich, sublime, technically superb, at the forefront of  evolution of bellydance as an artform." Sera is frequently the featured dancer with bands: Raquy and the Cavemen, Djinn, Copal, Beatbox Guitar, and the Rhythm Shamans. Sera is fed artistically from underground electronic music culture as she works in collaboration with musicians such as Sub Swara and Chronomad. Sera has a passion for electronic music, but also enjoys earthy, acoustic elements: she has participated in American fire-circle culture for nearly 2 decades, therein developing bellydance as a sacred movement form, used in ritual and for healing. In 2005, Sera was invited to India to teach movement as a form of healing and empowerment for young women who had been rescued from sexual abuse and other oppressive circumstances. Sera was a full-time Sculptor upon discovery of Bellydance, and has transferred from her medium of clay and metal into the body moving through space.  Although she challenges dancers to find deeper expression in their movements, Sera is known for her hard-driving, highly technical classes.  She believes one must first master their tool-set before putting it to use.  Sera is a former core member of 3 internationally acclaimed dance companies: Bellyqueen, The Silk Road Dance Company, and Raqs Sahara. Sera's foundation of technique, form, and discipline was by means of her formal apprenticeship with Rachel Kay Brookmire (of DC's Sahara Dance).  More information about Sera Solstice can be found at http://www.boldbellydance.com/
Email: Sera@seradance.com Web: www.seradance.com  


Shukriya
Instructor and Performer of belly dance for over 35 years.  Shukriya has taught in the Untied States as well as Europe. She is renowned for her cymbal and sword work.  She is also the director and creator of the Rakkasah Festivals.

Email: rakkasah@comcast.net      Web: www.rakkasah.com     Phone: 510-724-0214


Suhaila Salimpour
Suhaila Salimpour is the world's most sought-after performer, teacher, and choreographer of belly dance. A second-generation belly dancer, Suhaila has developed a format combining her heritage with classical dance training. After being the first Belly Dancer featured by Arab American Television, Suhaila toured the Middle East and Europe. She returned to the US to open her school - offering the first Certification program available in Belly Dance. Suhaila Productions creates instructional and performance DVDs for all dance levels, CDs for percussion artists and printed dance manuals. Suhaila has orchestrated Middle Eastern dance musicals and is director of both the Suhaila Dance Company and Bal Anat.

Email: suhaila@therealsuhaila.com      Web: www.TheRealSuhaila.com      Phone: 510-527-2400

Rakkasah
email: rakkasah@att.net