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Angelique
(602) 735-3107
angelique@angeliqueandfriends.com
http://www.angeliqueandfriends.com
PO Box 1813
Gilbert, Arizona 85299-1813
Country of origin: United States
STYLE OF DANCE:
Egyptian (also some North African folk dance)
Description of Dance Classes:
All students learn to dance with finger cymbals.
There is a great emphasis on proper technique.
There is also a great emphasis on learning the dance as a *social* dance.
(If you can't boogie on down to the music, you won't have a chance at giving a performance with soul!
Class Schedule & Fees:

Monday evenings 7 - 8pm $40 for eight weeks
Friday mornings 9 - 10am $40 for eight weeks
Daytime private lessons are also available: $30 an hour
Classes: In Angelique' s home in Mesa, Arizona
You can find my resume, photos and lots of other information on my website.
Learn more about Middle-Eastern dance on my website at
http://www.angeliqueandfriends.com

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Lilik
Home studio (appointment required)
Tulsa, OK 74133 USA
PHONE: 918-459-7550
EMAIL contact: lilikh@cox.net
URL: See information about Lilik's upcoming workshop, Visions of Peace, at http://www.emda.net/
Class Schedule, Location & Fees: Day & time depend on skill level, $30/month, private lessons available.
Teacher's Country of Origin and Village: Indonesia
STYLE OF DANCE: MIDDLE EASTERN/WORLD FUSION: Lilik, director of Lilik and Company, incorporates elements of Middle
Eastern/belly dance, gypsy, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, contemporary Oriental,
and Indonesian folk.

Description of Dance Classes: Lilik's teaching style is lively and entertaining, and her patience and good humor make learning a joy. Inclusive, small classes with congenial ladies. Age and body type are never an issue in Lilik's classes.
Resumé of teacher: Lilik began studying beautiful and exotic Indonesian folk dance in her homeland at the age of two. She studied with her uncle, who was a master of dance. At the age of five, she began traveling with her uncle's professional dance troupe. Since coming to America, she has had extensive training in Middle Eastern dance (in Florida). Lilik has a very strong background in jazz (competition level), ballet, and modern dance. Her original and highly-praised choreographies are innovative and dynamic, and her skill and grace at hand movements are unequaled. A former member of the Purple Roses of Cairo, she opened her own studio two years ago, and now directs the Lilik and Company World Fusion Dance Troupe.

Marietta Bishop
teaching Middle Eastern Dance classes here in Austin. I specialize in working with live music. For info call (512)445-6534 or email to zerehade@ccms.net.

COLLEYVILLE

Isis
P. O. Box 311
Colleyville, Texas 76034
PHONE: 817-498-7703
FAX: 817-281-8640

EMAIL contact: stardncrs@aol.com
URL: www.isisandthestardancers.com
STYLE OF DANCE: Mid-Eastern - Egyptian style, Turkish style, Ethnic Fusion

Class Schedule, Location & Fees:
Location: Isis' Star Dancers Studio, 508, Suite I, Harwood Road (corner of Harwood and Brown Trail), Bedford, Texas 76021 - metro 817-498-7703 or 817-282-8216 - $45.00 month - $5.00 registration fee

Beginner classes held Monday 6:30 pm, Wednesday noon, Thursday 6:30 pm, Saturday morning 9:00 am, 10:00 am

Advanced I and II classes held on Monday 7:30 and 8:30 pm, Wednesday - 1:00 pm, Thursday 7:30 and 8:30 pm and Saturday 11:00 am and 12:00 pm

Advanced III and IV classes held on Tuesday 6:30 and 7:30 pm and Saturday 1:00 pm

Performer I classes held on Tuesday 8:30 pm
Performer II and III classes and Professional classes held on Wednesday at 7:00 pm

Teachers Country of Origin and Village: United States of America - Texas

Description of Dance Classes:- focus on dance technique, entertainment skills, choreography, props (such as veil, zills, cane, candle, sword), for Beginner through Professional while building self-esteem, as well as teamwork and life skills. Added skills are taught in workshops of costuming, restaurant dance training, make-up, rhythms, solos, choreography, marketing, technique.

Resumé of teacher: Began performing as an actress and model while studying Polynesian dance, and attending acting workshops. Teaching and performing Mid-Eastern dance since 1978, featured performer at Kosta's Greek Restaurant in Dallas for eleven years, featured performer at Scarborough Faire in Waxahachie for twenty-one years, performer and teacher as well as on-going student at seminars and workshops around the country.

Owner of Isis' Star Dancer Studio which employs 7 teachers, and Isis' Academy of Performing Arts which employs 6 teachers and offers additional classes in Tae Kwon Do for adults and children, Mid-Eastern Drum, Latin Dances, Kardio-Kickboxing, Yoga and Kindermusik for children.

Producer of Studio Workshops featuring teachers from across the United States, Dance Haflas featuring teachers and Studio Students and the annual "Yaa halla, Y'all - A Gathering of the Stars" Seminar and Shows in Grapevine. Texas in August featuring six to seven dance and drum teachers and performers from the United States and Europe.

President of The Isis Foundation, a non-profit entity, to promote and educate the public about Mid-Eastern dance and music. Editor and Publisher of a new quarterly magazine "The Chronicles - A Dancer's Oasis" - first issue being published January 2003 - promoting the art of middle eastern dance and music, focusing on the dancers and musicians from the middle of America, in addition to the East and West Coast.

We also believe in giving back to the community, and the performing companies raise money for many community events by selling tickets, donating services, performances or products. We entertain on a regular basis for retirement and nursing homes, taking gifts and a loving attitude.

GRAND PRAIRIE

Sanjni Tara
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
PHONE 972-642-0865
FAX 972-719-3553
EMAIL contact bethany.stretch@verizon.com
URL coming soon - www.sultansdreams.com
Class Schedule, Location & Fees: beginner classes starting every 2 months in Grand Prairie -
$10 per class for 15 weeks
Teachers Country of Origin and Village: Texas - USA!
STYLE OF DANCE: Belly dance - Fusion of Cabaret and Tribal
Description of Dance Classes: My classes are designed to take anyone interested in belly dance from the most basic of stances and motions to as far as they wish follow. Classes are fun, aerobic, learning experiences that will teach you to take the way the music makes you feel and turn it into
motion. You will learn to choreograph your own dances, either for yourself or for performance - if you choose to perform we have a troupe that welcomes all dedicated students of Middle Eastern Dance. This style of dance has a profound effect on the physical, emotional and mental aspects of everyone
that explores it.
Resumé of teacher: Bethany has been dancing, teaching, and performing as Sanjni Tara for a little over 6 years. She started dance with the Dark Moon Dancers, then founded Sultan's Dreams, which she still leads and performs with. She also helped found the Kismet Dance Program out of Carrollton, TX.
She has performed at many local and statewide venues such as the Marrakesh and Al Amir restaurants of Dallas, the Four Winds Renaissance Festival each summer, the Kismet and Hipp Sync haflas, many OCC and B&B events, the Deep Ellum Arts Festival, and Ozzfest 2002. She has been teaching for the last 4 years without break, and most of her performance troupe is now made up of her former students. The troupe averages 1 - 2 performances a month throughout the year.