INSTRUCTOR
DESCRIPTION OF STUDY
Randa Kamel
Workshop sponsored by Little Egypt—2010 (Washington, DC)
Leila of Cairo
Advanced master workshop—2009
Mahmoud Reda, Prof. Hassan Khalil, Aida Nour, Leila,
Tito Seif, Lubna Emam, Ahmed El Seuassy, Freiz
2008 Nile Group Festival workshops in Modern and Classic Egyptian
Oriental, Folkloric, and Ghawazee (Egypt)
Yousry Sharif
Workshops in Egyptian Oriental and Saidi/Cane—2008
Tito Seif
Workshops in Egyptian Orientale, Cane, Drum Solo, and Shaabi—2008
Elisa Gamal
Coaching in performance development and musical interpretation—2008
Delilah
Private and small group instruction in performance development and veil—2004-2008
Tito Seif, Aida Nour, Lubna Emam
2007 International Belly Dance Convention (Las Vegas) with contemporary Egyptian
international choreographers
Mahmoud Reda, Farida Fahmy, Tito Seif, Liza Laziza,
Leila, and Magdy El Leisy,
2006 Nile Group Festival workshops in Modern and Classic Egyptian, Pharonics, and
Rhythms (Egypt)
Hadia of Montreal
9 workshops since 2005 in Orientale, Saidi, and Gypsy Roma (Canada & US)
Morocco
6 workshops in Orientale, Moroccan Guedra, and Khaligi—2004-05 (US)
Saqra
Weekly technique classes and workshops in performance training,
choreography, floorwork, veil, and zill rhythms – 2002-04 (Seattle & Portland)
Amir Thaleb
4 workshops (Canada) in Saidi, technique, jazz-oriental, and pop—2004
Additional workshops: Jillina (Classic Oum Kalthoum choreography—2006), Suhaila Format (2006), Nath Keo of Canada (3 workshops and private
instruction—2004-08), Tamalyn Dallal (2004), Astryd deFarrah (3 workshops—2003), Paulette Reese-Denis (American Tribal—1994), Katrina (Class
instruction—1996), Zarouhi Otchy (Private training and class instruction—1993-95)
INSTRUCTOR
DESCRIPTION OF STUDY
Westlake Dance Center
Weekly Hip Hop—August 2008-Present (Seattle)
Youssouf Koumbassa
6 Guinean dance workshops since 1999 (Portland & Seattle)
{Dance studies in Senegal}
Private instruction with various teachers in Senegal – Feb/March 1997, June/July 2000, and
September 2001
Bruce Smith
2 West African dance workshops – 1996 (Portland)
Ruby Burns
Weekly West African dance classes – 1995-1999 (Portland)
Ballet
10 years cumulative training with private instructors in Seattle, Alaska, and Portland, and at
Portland State University (PSU)
Jazz
16 years cumulative training with Marco Poshar and other private instructors, and at PSU
Modern
7 years cumulative training with private instructors, and at PSU