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| DANCE TRAINING (PRIVATE INSTRUCTION): Nath Keo - Victoria, BC (2006) Suzy - Airdrie, AB (2005) Jamilee Abir - Calgary, AB(2005) Venus - Vancouver, BC (2002) Delilah - Seattle, WA(1999) MUSIC, RHYTHM AND DRUMMING WORKSHOPS: Dr Michael Frishkopf of Calgary - Festival of the Nile, Middle Eastern/Doumbek (2004) Amer Matri (formerly of Arabesque Orchestra) - Middle Eastern/Doumbek (2002) Bruno Genero of Italy- African/Djembe (2000) - video clip of Bruno |
| Za'ina Dilshad |
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| Oriental Dance Artist |
| Most inspired by: Hadia Sahra Saeeda Randa Kamel Dina Talaat Fifi Abdo Jillina Dr Mo Geddawi |
| DANCE TRAINING (WORKSHOPS): Sahra Saeeda of California/Egypt (2000, 2007, 2009, 2012) Sabah - of Bellydance Superstars (2011) International Bellydance Conference of Canada (IBCC) - Toronto (2010) Cassandra Shore - of Minneapolis, MN (2002, 2010) Sahra Saeeda - Oriental, Balady & JtE Level 1 (2009) Nagwa Fouad of Egypt (2009) Randa Kamel of Egypt (2009) Dr Mo Geddawi of Egypt - Reda troupe (2009) Paola Blanton (2009) Hadia's Teacher Training Level 2 (2008) Hadia's Teacher Training Level 1 (2007) Hadia of Calgary/Montreal/Halifax (2001, 2004 & 2007, 2008) Roula Said of Toronto, BC (2007) Loulie Sen Sen of Vancouver, BC (2007) Sonia Ochoa of Bellydance Superstars, USA (2006) Aida Nour of Egypt (2006) Dina Talaat of Egypt (2006) Faten Salama of Kamoueia troupe in Egypt/USA (2005) Jaliliah of Vancouver/Montreal (2004,2006) Nath Keo of Victoria, BC (2005 & 2006) Sarita of Vancouver, BC (2005) Suzy of Airdrie, AB (2004, 2007, 2008) Aziza of Portland/Montreal (2004) Yasmina Ramzy of Toronto (2002, 2003) Sabura of Seattle, WA Devorah Korek of Spain Suzanna Del Vecchio of Colorado (2002) Sabah of Victoria, BC (2002) Nourhan Sharif of New York (2001) Ariellah & Jamilee Abir of Calgary (2001) Denise Enan of Kamoueia troupe in Egypt / Ottawa (2000) Yousry Sharif of Egypt/New York(1999) Shaharazad of Germany (1999, 2004) |
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| Dance is so important in the world. It needs no language. Our bodies speak a language of it's own. -- Ibrahim Farrah |
| The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word -- Mata Hari |
| A day I don't dance is a day I don't live -- Anonymous Tunisian Dancer |
| You haven't yet anything to dance about until your over thirty-five anyway -- Bert Balladine |
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| Za'ina with the legendary Nagwa Fouad Montreal 2009 |
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| Za'ina with the amazing Randa Kamel Montreal 2009 |
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| Za'ina with Dr Mo Geddawi (Reda Dance Troupe) A master instructor Montreal 2009 |
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| Nicola, Za'ina, Sahra Saeeda Receiving my certificate for completing Sahra's, 'Journey Through Egypt' Level 1 Sponsored by Nicola, Fire in the Belly Productions and Spice Road Bellydance. Winnipeg - September 2009 |
| Additional training since 1999 |