Links

Dance Teachers / Choreographers:

I have personally studied with all of the dancers listed below. This list does not include all dancers I have ever studied with, but it includes those with whom I currently study or have studied with regularly, and/or those who have influenced me the most.

Egyptian Dance / Belly Dance

Nourhan Sharif (New York)
Yousry Sharif (New York/Egypt) yousrysharif.org
Mohamed El Hosseny (Finland) elhossenydance.com
Hala (San Jose, CA) haladance.com
Suzy Brisbin (Canada) shimmywithsuzy.com
Sahar (Santa Cruz, CA) saharbellydance.com

Flamenco:

Carolina Lugo (Concord, CA) carolinalugo.com
Carole Acuna (SF) caroleacuna.com

Ballet:

Rebecca Blair (Santa Cruz, CA) rebeccaballet.com

Hungarian Folk Dance:

Todd & Sarah (Menlo Park) todd@wagnerhaz.com

Other recommended California-based belly dancers:

Amina Goodyear (San Francisco) aswandancers.org
Enheduanna (Orange County, CA) enheduanna.com
Ma*Shuqa (Los Gatos, CA) mashuqa.com
Janelle Dance (Santa Cruz) janelledance.com
Rebekah (Santa Cruz) redbekah.com
Adriana (SF Bay Area) adrianabellydance.com

Dancewear:

Sharifwear (now available at Pleasure Point FDC in Santa Cruz!) sharifwear.com
L. Rose Designs lrosedesigns.com

Photographers (P) & Videographers (V):

Sharif & Nakisa (P) bellydancersharif.com
Phil Pasquini (P) philpasquini.com
Carl F. Sermon (P+V) reelsoundandlight.com
Tomo Yamauoka (V)

Dance Studios:

Zohar Dance, Palo Alto zohardancecompany.org
Pleasure Point Fitness & Dance Center, Santa Cruz pleasurepointfdc.net
Palomar Ballroom (Santa Cruz) palomarballroom.com
DanceSynergy (Aptos) dancesynergy.com
Halanda Studio (San Jose) halanda.com
Saffron Dance (Washington, DC) saffrondance.com
Egyptian Academy (NY, NY) egyptianacademy.com

Musicians/Composers/Music Teachers

Antoine Lammam (CA) antoinelammam.com
Elias Lammam (CA) eliaslammam.com
Georges Lammam (CA) georgeslammam.com
Karim Nagi (Boston) turbotabla.com
László Orbán (Seattle)
Naser Musa (CA) nasermusa.net

Performance Venues (Santa Cruz or Bay Area)

We are always looking for good performance venues that are affordable (free is even better - i.e., restaurants with a stage) and respectful of professional, high-caliber performing artists. Unfortunately most of the good ones are not around any more. If you know of any please let us know! Thank you!