Spring and Summer are prime time for bellydance events in the Baltimore area. Here are two of the premeire festivals of the year:
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Naimah started with Cabaret but soon found her niche in the art of Tribal Fusion bellydance, blending American Tribal Style bellydance with classical Indian, hip hop, flamenco and a little dash of cabaret. |
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Mayada dances raqs sharqi - Arabic belly dance - and a variety of Middle Eastern folkloric dances. She uses a variety of props, including veil, sword, candles, cane, and finger cymbals. |
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Kostana and Sidqi are an Oriental dance and drum team brought together by our love for Turkish and Arabic dance and music. We often perform together but we are also solo artists. Kostana performs and teaches bellydance and Turkish Romani dance in the MD/DC/VA area. Sidqi teaches classes in beginning, intermediate, and advanced darabuka. Together, we host workshops in Middle Eastern, Turkish, Balkan and Rromany music and dance. |
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Latifa specializes in teaching oriental and folkloric dances of the Arab world. Weekly classes at all levels on Tuesday and Thursday nights in Millersville, MD. Monthly workshops on a variety of topics. See www.bintbeled.com for more details or to register for classes and workshops. |
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Nesmah has studied bellydance in Turkey and has danced at the Hydrellez Romany festival in Edirnes and at the De Jemma El F'na Square in Marrakech. |
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Nina Amaya is a classic American Bellydancer, incorporating Egyptian and Turkish styles. She is adept with sword, double veil, fire, Wings of Isis and finger cymbals. She performs and teaches in the Baltimore area, specializing in festivals and private parties. A student troupe is available for bigger events. |
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Ruta Moragh has been in dancing the Middle Eastern discipline since 1982, and has since added Tribal Style and Georgian and other Central Asian forms. As an active teacher and performer in the art, shares its beauty and benefits with all her heart |
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Shems is a respected professional Belly Dance Artist in the Washington DC and Baltimore metropolitan areas. |
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Egyptian Sun Productions is a multicultural Middle Eastern dance group at The Johns Hopkins University, specializing in Turkish and Egyptian cabaret. It is the mission of our group to promote cultural awareness, creativity, individuality, and positive body image. |
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Thalia, a dynamic and charismatic performer, is a professional Bellydancer based in the Baltimore/D.C. Area. The magnetism of her personality and her passion and enthusiam for the dance, makes her a favorite in restaurants and events of all cultures. |
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Bahiya |
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Piper is the director of the Baltimore Daughters of Rhea Dance Ensemble and winner of the prestigious Belly Dancer of the Year competition in 2000. Learn from an elegant professional with a 15 year career dancing in Arabic and Greek nightclubs around the world. |
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Amartia has had intensive formal training in the modern American, Egyptian, and Lebanese cabaret styles of belly dance. She even manages to sprinkle a little of her Greek folk dance experience on top to give her style some personal flavor. |
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MiaNaja is a performer, teacher, choreographer, emcee & singer. In demand for her sassy but elegant stage persona, she teaches Egyptian, Lebanese and Spanish fusion bellydance with an emphasis on technique and personal styling. She is SSSD and Amaya certified Level 1. Classes are in Columbia & Gaithersburg. Workshops in Choreography, Veil/Double veil, etc. As an Attorney, she also teaches workshops on business basics and entrepreneurship for artists. www.mianaja.org |
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Damiena is a performer of Middle Eastern dance in the MD/DC/VA area who captivates audiences with her Modern Egyptian dance styling and her emotive personality. |
