Los Angeles & Orange County
Metropolitan Area
Abhi
Web Site: www.koshergoddess.com
Based In: Hollywood, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethno-Fusion, Cane
Profile:
Dancing since 1984, teaching since 1994. Both male and female
students accepted. (8/08)
Adam Basma Dance Company
E-Mail: abasma@4link.net
Phone: (+1) (323) 934-9493
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, American
Classic, Tribal, Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals, Cane, Shamadan,
Dabkee, Arabian Gulf, Badwin, Iranian (10/98)
Adriana
E-Mail: a@adrianlee.com
Web Site: www.adrianlee.com/adriana
Based In: Marina del Rey, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Balancing,
Finger Cymbals (8/01)
Adrienne Cherie
E-Mail: abratton@earthlink.net
Phone: (+1) (626) 791-8159
Web Site: home.earthlink.net/~abratton
Based In The Following California Cities: Pasadena, Altadena,
North Los Angeles Area
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Latin
Ballroom dance competitor, East Indian Dance Video
Specialties: American Classic, Ethno-Fusion (4/99)
Aisha Ali
E-Mail: aisha@aisha-ali.com
Web Site: www.aisha-ali.com
Based In: West Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, Balancing,
Finger Cymbals, Cane, Algerian, Tunisian, and Moroccan (2/99)
Alison Lovejoy-Evans
E-Mail: alilovejoy1@hotmail.com
Phone: (+1) (818) 917-9150
Based In: Colchester and Norwich, Connecticut
Local Major City: Hartford
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Tribal,
Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals
Profile:
Dancing since 1998, teaching since 2006. Only female students
accepted. (8/08)
Amara
E-Mail: amara@amaradances.com
Phone: (+1) (818) 906-1947
Web Site: www.amaradances.com
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Balancing, Ethno-Fusion,
Finger Cymbals, Cane, Double Veil, Shamadan, Floor Work (11/04)
Anahata
E-Mail: tribaltemple@pacbell.net
Phone: (+1) (323) 549-0390
Web Site: www.electroexotica.com
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Tribal, Ethno-Fusion (7/02)
Anaheed
E-Mail: anaheed_dancer@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (818) 893-9019
Web Site: www.pinkgypsy.com/anaheed.htm
Local Major City: Los Angeles, California area
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: American Classic, Tribal, Veil, Balancing, Ethno-Fusion,
Finger Cymbals (12/01)
Angela Buttrey
E-Mail: angela.buttrey@gmail.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 755-5894
Based In: Culver City, Santa Monica, and Torrance, California.
Also Thessaloniki and Athens, Greece
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Balancing,
Finger Cymbals, Cane, Shamadan
Profile:
Dancing since 1960, teaching since 1978. Both male and female
students accepted. (8/08)
Anisa
E-Mail: anisa@anisadance.com
Phone: (+1) (818) 908-8008
Based In: Sherman Oaks, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, American
Classic, Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals, Cane (3/99)
Annakiya
E-Mail: goddessofshimmy@msn.com
Phone: (+1) (818) 822-5198
Web Site: bellydancewithannakiya.com
Based In: Tujunga, La Crescenta, Glendale, Valencia, and Los
Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher
Specialties: American Classic, Tribal, Veil, Ethno-Fusion,
Finger Cymbals
Profile:
Dancing since 1982, teaching since 2004. Both male and female
students accepted. (9/07)
Annalisa
E-Mail: annalisae@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (818) 506-1011
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Troupe Director
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Balancing, Ethno-Fusion,
Finger Cymbals (3/02)
Annie Grace
E-Mail: gracea8@aol.com
Phone: (+1) (818) 253-6552
Based In: Glendale, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, American
Classic, Tribal (6/01)
Ansuya
E-Mail: ansuyas@aol.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 392-7836
Based In: Santa Monica and Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Tribal,
Veil, Ethno-Fusion, Finger Cymbals, Cane, Floor Work (10/98)
As'haab of the Middle East
E-Mail: SusieQuBee@aol.com
Phone: (+1) (562) 861-0781
Based In: Downey , California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, American
Classic, Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals, Cane, Shamadan, Dabke,
Khaleegi, (10/02)
Atéa
E-Mail: atea@bellydancingvideo.com
Phone: (+1) (909) 624-1058
Web Site: www.bellydancingvideo.com
Local Major City: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Dancer, Teacher
Specialties: American Classic. (8/08)
Ayse Cerami
E-Mail: chokeayse@hotmail.com
Phone: (+1) (805) 639-0167
Based In: Simi Valley, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Tribal, Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals (5/06)
Aziza Sa'id
E-Mail: Aziza@ZillTech.com
Web Site: www.ZillTech.com
Based In The Following California Cities: Riverside, Cathedral
City, Palm Springs
Local Major City: Palm Springs, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher,
Troupe Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Balancing,
Ethno-Fusion, Finger Cymbals, Snake, Cane, Tribal (1/04)
Burning Incense
E-Mail: ciarcelt@hotmail.com
Phone: (+1) (760) 245-6552
Based In: Victorville/Inland Empire, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher,
Troupe Director
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Balancing, Ethno-Fusion,
Finger Cymbals, Cane (10/04)
Borka
E-Mail: borkaz@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 285-8959
Web Site: www.borkadancer.com
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Balancing,
Finger Cymbals, Cane, Shamadan (11/04)
Catharae
E-Mail: catharae@juno.com
Phone: (+1) (909) 982-6475
Web Site: www.catharae.com
Based In The Following California Cities: Montclair, Upland,
Corona, Redlands, San Bernardino, Walnut, Rialto
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Finger Cymbals (3/98)
Ciana
E-Mail: cjo1229@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (626) 335-8021
Based In: Glendora and Azusa, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher,
Troupe Director
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Finger Cymbals, Cane,
Khaleegy
Profile:
Dancing since 1989, teaching since 1995. Both male and female
students accepted. (9/07)
Despina Tsiknas-Arzouman
E-Mail: DespinaDespy@aol.com
Phone: (+1) (626) 355-3414
Based In: South Pasadena, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Teacher
Specialties: Tribal, Veil, Ethno-Fusion, Finger Cymbals (12/03)
Elanah
E-Mail: elanah@elanah.com
Phone: (+1) (818) 388-6455
Web Site: www.elanah.com
Based In: Burbank, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals
(12/03)
Elizabeth Mahina
E-Mail: ElizArtist@verizon.net
Phone: (+1) (805) 796-5902
Based In: Thousand Oaks, Santa Monica, Calabasas, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Tribal, Veil, Balancing, Ethno-Fusion, Finger
Cymbals
Profile:
Dancing since 1984, teaching since 1995. Both male and female
students accepted. (5/07)
Emily Hendriks
E-Mail: ekhdancer@charter.net
Phone: (+1) (951) 345-2301
Based In: Riverside, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Tribal,
Veil, Ethno-Fusion
Profile:
Dancing since 2000, teaching since 2006. Only female students
accepted. (10/06)
Enheduanna
E-Mail: tinaelkins@hotmail.com
Phone: (+1) (949) 842-5989
Web Site: www.pinkgypsy.com/enheduanna
Based In: Orange County, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Finger Cymbals, Cane
Profile:
Dancing since 1990, teaching since 1996. Only female students
accepted. (12/05)
Fahtiem
E-Mail: fahtiem@fahtiem.com
Phone: (+1) (626) 810-9470
Web Site: www.Bellydancemagic.com
Based In The Following California Cities: Irvine, Lakewood,
Long Beach, LaMirada, East Los Angeles, Montebello, Hacienda
Heights
Local Major City: Los Angeles, Orange County
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Ethno-Fusion,
Finger Cymbals, Cane (3/00)
Farhana Masri
E-Mail: farhanadance@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (949) 338-0387
Based In: Anaheim, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Finger Cymbals, Cane, Shamadan
(8/08)
Fayme Harper
E-Mail: gypsydancer@prodigy.net
Phone: (+1) (714) 761-2277
Web Site: pages.prodigy.net/gypsydancer
Based In: Orange County, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Musician,
Troupe Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Tribal,
Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals, Snake. (10/04)
Flowers of the Desert Arabian Dance Co.
E-Mail: FlowerdancerL@AOL.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 250-0866
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Ethno-Fusion,
Finger Cymbals, Cane, Shamadan (10/02)
Francesca Andrews
E-Mail: franjapan@yahoo.com
Based In: Encino, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, American
Classic, Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals (11/03)
Genie Nakano
E-Mail: Genieyogini@earthlink.net
Phone: (+1) (310) 644-2290
Web Site: genieyogini.com
Based In: Torrance, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Ethno-Fusion,
Finger Cymbals, Cane (8/03)
Hariiya
E-Mail: misticdance@netzero.net
Based In: Corona, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer
Specialties: American Classic, Tribal, Balancing, Finger Cymbals,
Snake, Cane (8/03)
Heather Nicholson
E-Mail: hnicholson@symantec.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 325-7889
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student (3/99)
Janet Chiapetta
E-Mail: jpetta1@aol.com
Phone: (+1) (805) 985-1217
Based In: Oxnard and Port Hueneme, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Balancing,
Finger Cymbals, Cane (3/04)
Jenna
E-Mail: jenna@beyondbellydance.com
Phone: (+1) (212) 539-7589
Web Site: www.beyondbellydance.com
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Veil, Balancing, Ethno-Fusion, Finger Cymbals,
Cane (12/04)
Jenza
E-Mail: Jenza@Jenza.Com
Phone: (+1) (818) 773-9263
Web Site: www.jenza.com
Based In: Valencia, Newhall, and Pasadena, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher,
Troupe Director
Specialties: American Classic, Tribal, Veil, Finger Cymbals,
Cane
Profile:
Dancing since 1975, teaching since 1977. Only female students
accepted. (12/05)
Jessica
E-Mail: lotusflow@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (805) 964-6485
Web Site: www.jessicadances.com
Based In: Ojai, California
Local Major City: Santa Barbara and Ventura, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher,
Troupe Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Balancing, Ethno-Fusion, Finger
Cymbals, Cane (8/03)
Jheri St. James
E-Mail: jheristjames@yahoo.com
Phone/Fax: (+1) (949) 494-5031
Based In: Laguna Beach, California (Orange County)
Local Major City: halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher,
Troupe Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, American
Classic, Tribal, Veil, Balancing, Ethno-Fusion, Finger Cymbals,
Cane, Shamadan (6/02)
Jody
E-Mail: jodymedancer@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 753-2140
Web Site: www.jodymed.com
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental
Profile:
Dancing since 1988. Both male and female students accepted. (12/05)
Jorjana La Shara
E-Mail: jorjanasglitterworld@hotmail.com
Phone: (+1) (805) 498-5274
Based In: Thousand Oaks, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher,
Troupe Director
Specialties: Ethnic/Historical, American Classic, Veil, Balancing,
Turkish, Finger Cymbals, Cane
Profile:
Dancing since 1973, teaching since 1978. Both male and female
students accepted. (11/06)
Joulya
E-Mail: joulya@pureegyptian.com
Based In: Long Beach, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical
Profile:
Dancing since 1998, teaching since 2003. Only female students
accepted. (9/06)
Kamaal
E-Mail: kamaal@adelphia.net
Phone: (+1) (818) 784-2314
Based In: Sherman Oaks, California (Southern Cal)
Local Major City: Los Angeles
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Balancing,
Finger Cymbals, Cane (10/04)
Kamala
E-Mail: kimdance@earthlink.net
Phone: (+1) (626) 791-9594
Web Site: www.pinkgypsy.com/
kamala.htm
Based In: Pasadena and San Pedro, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Finger Cymbals (12/03)
Kamar
E-Mail: lunasandra@earthlink.net
Phone: (+1) (562) 864-4985
Web Site: home.earthlink.net/~lunasandra
Based In: Buena Park, California
Local Major City: Anaheim
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: American Classic, Tribal, Veil, Balancing, Ethno-Fusion,
Finger Cymbals, Candles
Profile:
Dancing since 1978, teaching since 1979. Both male and female
students accepted. (12/05)
Karima Habiba Wahid
E-Mail: Ladyvardo@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (818) 849-0764
Based In: San Bernardino, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Teacher, Troupe
Director, Performer
Specialties: Tribal, Veil, Ethno-Fusion, Finger Cymbals
Profile:
Dancing since 1979, teaching since 1989. Both male and female
students accepted. (8/08)
Kashmir
E-Mail: kashmir6669@hotmail.com
Phone: (+1) (323) 270-7343
Based In: Greater Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Veil, Ethno-Fusion, Finger
Cymbals, Shamadan
Profile:
Dancing since 1992, teaching since 2003. Both male and female
students accepted. (12/05)
Ka'Syra
E-Mail: KaSyraBD@aol.com
Phone: (+1) (909) 741-4011
Based In: Highland, California
Local Major City: San Bernardino, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: American Classic, Veil (3/01)
Katherine
E-Mail: munkyhaus@sbcglobal.net
Phone: (+1) (213) 482-4424
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: Tribal, Balancing (5/03)
Kleopatra
Phone: (+1) (213) 850-8200
Web Site: www.pinkgypsy.com/kleo.htm
Local Major City: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals,
Snake, Cane (3/98)
La Sole
E-Mail: internationalartsacademy@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (626) 653-1111
Based In: Covina and Pomona, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: American Classic, Ethno-Fusion (4/04)
Lailah
E-Mail: lailah_yasmina@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (213) 447-6658
Web Site: www.pinkgypsy.com/lailah/index.html
Based In The Following California Cities: Hawthorne, Culver
City, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Veil, Finger Cymbals, Cane
(8/08)
Lilla Varese
E-Mail: lilla@lilladance.com
Phone: (+1) (714) 357-9655
Web Site: www.lilladance.com
Based In: Orange County, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Finger
Cymbals, Cane (10/04)
Linda Erland
E-Mail: svjewels@pacbell.net
Phone: (805) 527-5166
Based In The Following Ventura County, California Cities:
Simi Valley, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Teacher, Troupe Director
Specialties: American Classic, Tribal, Veil, Finger Cymbals
(4/98)
Litani
E-Mail: cairocarolyn@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (714) 400-8454
Based In: Huntington Beach, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, American
Classic, Veil, Balancing, Ethno-Fusion, Finger Cymbals, Cane,
Shamadan
Profile:
Dancing since 1988, teaching since 1992. Both male and female
students accepted. (8/08)
LotusFlower
E-Mail: ting@lotusflowerdance.com
Phone: (+1) (323) 359-5980
Web Site: www.lotusflowerdance.com
Based In: Hollywood and Upland, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Veil (5/03)
Mahira
E-Mail: mahira@mahira.net
Phone: (+1) (714) 856-8883
Web Site: www.mahira.net
Based In: Anaheim, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals
(11/04)
Mara
E-Mail: mara@dancingmara.com
Phone: (+1) (714) 330-8586
Web Site: www.dancingmara.com
Based In: Fullerton and Anaheim, California
Local Major City: Anaheim, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Teacher, Performer, Student
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Ethno-Fusion, Finger
Cymbals, Balancing (12/03)
Mara
E-Mail: mara@distantrhythms.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 804-1254
Based In: West Los Angeles, Santa Monica, California (Southern
Cal)
Local Major City: Los Angeles
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Finger Cymbals,
Cane (12/04)
Marina
E-Mail: bellydancer@marishek.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 428-3063
Web Site: www.marishek.com
Based In: West Los Angeles, Culver City, Santa Monica, Beverly
Hills, Malibu, Glendale, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Balancing,
Ethno-Fusion, Finger Cymbals, Cane, Shamadan
Profile:
Dancing since 1995, teaching since 2003. Both male and female
students accepted. (10/05)
Mary Ellen
E-Mail: mmpwr@earthlink.net
Phone: (+1) (310) 518-1703
Web Site: home.earthlink.net/~mmpwr
Based In: Torrance, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher,
Troupe Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals,
Cane (12/04)
Meera
E-Mail: meera@meera.tv
Phone: (+1) (949) 733-4595
Based In: Orange County and Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Tribal,
Veil, Balancing, Ethno-Fusion, Finger Cymbals, Floor Work (4/04)
Melissa
E-Mail: mellybellydance@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (818) 469-4362
Web Site: www.mellydance.com
Based In: Playa Del Rey and Culver City, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Balancing, Ethno-Fusion,
Finger Cymbals, Cane, Shamadan, Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical
Profile:
Dancing since 1994, teaching since 2000. Both male and female
students accepted. (9/07)
Merika
E-Mail: merika@merikaonline.com
Phone: (+1) (323) 878-0431
Web Site: www.merikaonline.com
Based In: Hollywood, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Co-Director (Xiomara)
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Finger
Cymbals, Cane, Tribal, Balancing (10/04)
Mesmera
E-Mail: mesmera@mesmera.com
Phone: (+1) (323) 669-0333
Web Site: www.mesmera.com
Local Major City: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Finger Cymbals, Snake
Profile:
Dancing since 1975, teaching since 1975. Both male and female
students accepted. (12/05)
Mina
E-Mail: minabellydancer@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 406-1910
Based In: Manhattan Beach, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals,
Cane, Shamadan
Profile:
Dancing since 2000, teaching since 2004. Both male and female
students accepted. (10/05)
Nadia
E-Mail: nadia@datarapture.com
Phone: (+1) (213) 458-3848
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer
Specialties: American Classic, Tribal, Finger Cymbals (11/04)
Nasila
E-Mail: nasila8@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 766-3728
Web Site: www.LARaqs.com
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental
Profile:
Dancing since 2001, teaching since . Both male and female students
accepted. (5/07)
Princess Farhana
E-Mail: pgehman@earthlink.net
Phone: (+1) (323) 460-4890
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, Veil, Balancing,
Ethno-Fusion, Finger Cymbals, Cane, Shamadan (3/04)
Robyn C. Friend, PhD
E-Mail: rcfriend@earthlink.net
Phone: 310.541.9694
Web Site: home.earthlink.net/~rcfriend
Based In: Los Angeles, and San Fernando Valley, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Persian Classical and Folkloric Dance (3/02)
Rosaline Tashdjian
E-Mail: trosaline@hotmail.com
Phone: (+1) (818) 458-7223
Based In: Northridge, Los Angeles, and Westwood, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic
Profile:
Dancing since 1994. (10/05)
Rouhi Dance Studio
Phone: (+1) (310) 652-6660
Based In: Tarzana and Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, Cane (3/02)
Sa'eeda (Susan Chatman)
E-Mail: arabic_dancer@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 337-9299
Web Site: www.geocities.com/arabic_dancer
Based In The Following California Cities: Culver City, Santa
Monica, West Los Angeles
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher
Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, American Classic, Balancing,
Finger Cymbals, Cane, Shamadan (8/01)
Sahira Middle Eastern Dance Troupe
E-Mail: crary@earthlink.net
Phone: (+1) 626-289-8139
Based the Following California Cities: Pasadena, Los Angeles,
Monrovia, Arcadia
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals,
Shamadan (3/02)
Salawa Ahmed
E-Mail: salawaahmed@hotmail.com
Phone: (+1) (916) 996-3049
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Balancing,
Finger Cymbals, Cane
Profile:
Dancing since 1998. Both male and female students accepted. (8/08)
Saleem
E-Mail: azuka@pacbell.net
Phone: (+1) (323) 933-9214
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Tribal,
Balancing, Ethno-Fusion, Shamadan (3/02)
Sammy
E-Mail: hassina@sbcglobal.net
Phone: (+1) (323) 440-2921
Based In: San Gabriel, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Troupe Director,
Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Algerian, Modern Dance, Ethno-Fusion,
Finger Cymbals, Cane (1/04)
Selena
E-Mail: snakegypsy13@yahoo.com
Phone: (+1) (323) 766-8709
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: American Classic, Tribal, Veil, Ethno-Fusion,
Turkish, Snake
Profile:
Dancing since 1993, teaching since: 1994. Both male and female
students accepted. (10/05)
SeylenaTroi
E-Mail: SeylenaTroi@earthlink.net
Phone: (+1) (760) 323-7857
Based In: Palm Springs, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: American Classic, Tribal, Balancing, Turkish,
Finger Cymbals, Snake, Cane
Profile:
Dancing since 1980, teaching since 2003. Both male and female
students accepted. (5/07)
Shahira
E-Mail: Shahira97@aol.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 539-7357
Web Site: www.pinkgypsy.com/shahira.htm
Local Major City: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Finger
Cymbals (3/98)
Shalimar
E-Mail: TMargaretm@Prodigy.net
Phone: (+1) (714) 901-0130
Based In: Orange County area, California
Local Major City: Fullerton, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Finger Cymbals (3/98)
Shaunte
E-Mail: egyptiandancer@gmail.com
Web Site: www.egyptiandancer.com
Based In: Los Angeles, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental
Profile:
Dancing since 2004. (10/05)
Shoshana
E-Mail: chefshoshi@hotmail.com
Phone: (+1) (702) 303-5596
Based In: Los Angeles and San Diego, California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, Tribal,
Veil, Balancing, Snake, Cane (3/02)
Smra Shahar
E-Mail: smrashahar@aol.com
Phone: (+1) (213) 505-5205
Based In: Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, West LA, and Los Angeles,
California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Troupe Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, American
Classic, Veil, Balancing, Finger Cymbals, Cane, Shamadan (6/02)
Souhail Kaspar
E-Mail: arabmusic@aol.com
Phone: (+1) (626) 335-1133
Based In: Santa Clarita, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, Ethnic/Historical, Cane, Shamadan
(1/01)
Suzette
E-Mail: bellydancersuzi@aol.com
Phone: (+1) (818) 266-3231
Based In: Woodland Hills, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Student, Performer, Teacher
Specialties: American Classic, Veil, Finger Cymbals
Profile:
Dancing since 1998, teaching since 2003. Both male and female
students accepted. (10/06)
Suzy Evans
E-Mail: suzy@bellydance.org
Phone: (+1) (818) 343-4410
Web Site: www.bellydance.org
Based In: Van Nuys, North Hollywood, California
Local Major City: Los Angeles, CA
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher, Troupe
Director
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Ethno-Fusion
(1/01)
Veena and Neena
E-Mail: veenaandneena@hotmail.com
Phone: (+1) (310) 285-2255 or (+1) (800) 520-6022
Based In: West Los Angeles, North Hollywood, and Santa Monica,
California
Middle Eastern Dance Involvement: Performer, Teacher
Specialties: Egyptian Oriental, American Classic, Veil, Balancing,
Finger Cymbals, Snake, Cane (2/00)
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