Professional Highlights
Performances
2004- Bermuda, PALS Cancer Association Charity concert; Venezuela,
Int'l Dance Festival; New York, Egyptian Academy of Oriental Dance (EAOD)
Performance Gala; Feast of St. Jude Annual Hafle, Miami;
II Annual Women's Festival, St. John's Church, Miami Beach,
Orientalia 2004, Apathy & Passion, Spanish, Monastery, Miami;
Coconut Grove Performing Arts festival, Miami
2003- Fadl Shaker U.S. tour opening artist; Nawal Sougbi concert, opening
artist; St. Jude II Father's Day fundraising Concert; Feast of St. Jude Annual
Hafle; Orientalia 2003; Versacce Mansion (private event); Performance for
Gloria Estefan, Miami; Hanan Arts Cooperative fundraiser, St. John's
Church; Coconut Grove Performing Arts Festival
2002- Saber Al Roubai concert, opening artist; Wael Kfoury concert, opening
artist; Guayaquil, Ecuador (private event); Our Lady of Lebanon, Mother's day
Hafle; Feast of St. Jude Annual Hafle; Orienatlia 2002; Coconut Grove
Performing Arts Festival; St. Jude I Father's Day fundraising Concert, Atlantis
Hotel, Bahamas (private event)
2001- Cedar's of Lebanon, New York ( EAOD); Orientalia 2001;
Vizcaya Mansion (private event)
2000- Demerara (EAOD); Infinito, Guzman Center for the Performing Arts;
Carmel, California (private event)
1999- Danny Ashkar concert-opening artist; "Sawah", Dade County
Auditorium; Feast of St. Jude Annual Hafle; Orangistad, Curaçao (private event)
1998- Egyptian Academy of Oriental Dance, Gala performance; Ghazal in
Concert, New World Center for the Performing Arts; Los Angeles, California
(private event); Performance for Saudi Royal Family (private event)
1997- Zurich, Switzerland, Abacus Company 50th anniversary; Emerald
Dreams, Colony Theatre
Teaching
2001- present. University of Miami, Wellness Center; 2004 Caracas & Valencia,
Venezuela- 4 day specialty workshops; 2002 Guayaquil, Ecuador - 7 day
specialty workshop; Victim Services of Miami 2003-2004, volunteer, Belly
dance for women victims of violence & sexual abuse; Miami Dade College,
Wolfson Campus 2002 - 2003; Mid-eastern Dance Exchange 1998-2004; And
One Dance Academy 2003; Christy’s Dance Studio 2003; Escuela Superior de
Danzas, Venezuela
TrainingMahmoud Reda - Founder & Director of the Folkloric Ballet of Egypt (FBE)
Raquia Hassan - Renowned Egyptian Choreographer
Yousri Sharif - Egyptian Academy of Oriental Dance, New York
Amani of Lebanon – Leading Lebanese Oriental dance artist
Faride Fahmy - Principal dancer FBE, Cairo, Egypt
Badia - Egypt
Faten Salama- Egypt
Ghazal - Iran
Amel Tafsout- Algeria
Beata & Horacio Cifuentes - Germany
Jillina- California
Amir Thaleb - Argentina
Education1995 Florida International University
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities - Ancient Greco-Roman Literature & Art History
Summa Cum Laude Graduate
College Year in Athens - Athens, Greece - Study of ancient Greek religion &
architecture in Greece & Turkey
Florida Licensed Real Estate Agent
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, French