Thread: Dream Teacher

Whom is a professional dancer that you've always wanted to or have taken classes with and just love there technique and showmanship?

I just had two workshops with Tamalyn Dallal and they left me wanting more.

Amel Tafsout, she is a magic woman.

Leila Haddad, very wonderful technique and energy.

Aziza, Aziza, and did I mention...Aziza?

Oh I'd love to take a workshop with Aziza.

If I could take home one of the teachers I have already had a one off workshop with, it would be Sashi, she is too much fun, I'd love to have regular lessons with her.

One of the pioneers of dance in the US is Aida. She studied with Jamilia Salimpour. Aida is now based in Detroit, no one can do a Turkish like her. Plus she's a master musician.

Again she's in Detroit, here is her site.

aida

Most people don't realize that Detroit has the largest Middle Eastern population in the U.S....the second largest in the world, only lead by the middle east itself.

Dancers here are purely authentic in their Arabic dance because the Middle Eastern audiences here demands it.
Check us out sometime! :O)

I would love to participate in Sahra Saeeda's Journey Through Egypt Workshop series. I've heard great things about JtE 1 & 2. Another teacher I would love to learn from would be Aziza.

I was lucky...

Egyptian: Soheir Zaki

Non Egyptian: Beata and Horacio Cifuentes

Originally Posted by Andalee914

I would love to participate in Sahra Saeeda's Journey Through Egypt Workshop series. I've heard great things about JtE 1 & 2.

Oh yes, ditto! I missed the chance this year due to lack of funds, but hopefully she'll come to the midwest again, and at a time when I'm a little more flush.

I'd love to learn from Soheir Zaki!

My favorite teacher is Cory Zamora, and while I haven't yet taken classes from her, Cassandra Shore is very nice.

Artemis, Aziza and Mira Betz.

Luckily I plan on taking weeklong intensives with both Artie and Mira this year. Yay!

I missed out on Aziza's though. ..cr.: Apparently, if you are not in with the In Crowd, you can't attend.

Originally Posted by laura 2

Oh yes, ditto! I missed the chance this year due to lack of funds, but hopefully she'll come to the midwest again, and at a time when I'm a little more flush.

I second that one...or is it a third?? lol

I would love to train with Jayna.

Saida of Argentina....

Orit. Aziza.

Two teachers who seem to turn out a lot of lovely dancers: Raqia Hassan and Yasmin (Serpentine).

Bozenka, Sandra, Mariyah.

Cassandra. Denise Enan. Amel Tafsout. And I enjoyed Randa Kamel too.

i really really want more workshops with Orit. no, forget that, make that private classes.

people i want to study with more, also especially private classes as i've taken so many workshops are Aziza and Ava Fleming.

workshops wise: amir thaleb, mayodi, asi, jillina, amar gamal

oh, AND i'll need to book Razia to come and teach more classes to my students... so i can take them too!

For me, one of my favorite workshop instructors and performers is Virginia of Miami. I hope I would feel the same way today as I felt then - it was almost three years ago now - but I remember just really enjoying her teaching style, what she taught being so informative, challenged by the complexity but loved that she gave individual attention - and her performance persona is so... personable!

cool! we have just booked her to come to belgium in april!

The fabulous Suhaila Salimpour!!! She challenges me in every way.... Luv her!!!!

Saida! And I can't afford the Florida workshop in Sept, booo.

Tamra-henna of LA. And Denise Enan. Hadia's pretty cool, too.

Originally Posted by faaria

Saida! And I can't afford the Florida workshop in Sept, booo.

Ohhhh where and when is this?

Ayshe!!! partly because of her vast dance background and awesome technique, and party beacuse of her greek heritage (im greek too)

ooh, i wish i could meet her in person, but i live in germany :(

I like going directly to the source so I took

classes from: Samasem, Deiyana Tarkhan,

workshops with: Raqia Hassan, Aida Nour.

Oh I found it on myspace I think it is called the Miami Belly Dance Conference? I think it is the first week in Sept? (just when school starts up agin here the day job would not be happy! Nor would my check book!)

Tito's my hero!!!

and of course Orit Maftsir...I have to restrain myself from copying every thing she does...I loooove her! I don't think she does workshops in the US...or performances...I only hear of them in europe and canada for some reason...any one know why that is?