Aireen and acclaimed choreographer
Raquia Hassan

Aireen and master Mahmoud Reda

Aireen and master Yousry Sharif

Inspiring, vibrant, passionate and charismatic, Aireen is a dancer of elevated artistry. Poetic and deeply sensual, her grace evokes the mystical beauty of the Oriental world, yet her elegance and dynamism captivate audiences from East and West alike. Her life long experience in theatre and dance give her a mastery of the stage that, coupled with the fresh effervescence of her style, make her truly unique among the nations top performers of Oriental dance. Musical and internal, she captures the authentic sentiments of the Middle East and brings a powerful and modern expression to this extraordinary art form.

In constant demand by the Arabic community, Aireen has performed for the Saudi Royal Family and shared the stage with Superstars Nawal Sougbi, Wael Kafoury, Saber al Roubai, Rida Butros, among others, and was invited, along with her ensemble, to open for Lebanese idol Fadl Shaker in his tour of the U.S. An artist of international stature, she teaches and performs throughout the U.S., Europe, South America and the Caribbean, and her audiences have included celebrities such as Gloria and Emilio Estefan. She has appeared in Self Magazine and Habibi Magazine, and is seen in One Thousand & One Nights music video by German singer Andia, and Rock it by Master P. She has been interviewed by Italian radio RDA and Radio Unica of Miami and, featured in documentaries on Arabic culture by international TV station Telemundo. Based in Miami, she directs the Oriental dance program at the University of Miami.

Aireen's talent also extends to her charitable work. As an unprecedented accomplishment, she has single handedly choreographed 2 full Oriental dance concerts, with over 40 dancers- spanning 6 decades in ages- to raise nearly $20,000 to benefit the St. Jude Charities. Aireen's humanity, together with her extraordinary musical sensibility, landed her the prized role as choreographer of the interdisciplinary theater work: The HABIBI REMIX. Her vast dance vocabulary, patina of choreographic storytelling and inter-cultural understanding has Aireen revered as a “high art” choreographer, par excellence.

Originally trained in Classical Ballet, Aireen has been a professional dancer of many disciplines: First, as a member of the State Company of Modern Dance in Valencia, Venezuela, and later, as a Jazz dancer and teacher for the Escuela Superior de Danzas. Aireen began studies in Oriental Dance in the mid-nineties with renowned director Tamalyn Dallal, and as an educated dancer, continuously furthers her knowledge with the top performers and choreographers of the Middle East such as masters Mahmoud Reda, Yousry Sharif, Raquia Hassan, Faride Fahmy and Amani of Lebanon among many others.

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