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Tommy King: The Importance of Charisma For Dance Performers
Season 4 Episode 164
Hatem Hamdy, also known as Tommy King, is a real showman! His unique and colorful style makes him a sought after teacher and dancer around the world.…
4 years, 5 months ago
Mercedes Nieto: Finding Home Inside Your Body
Season 4 Episode 163
Mercedes Nieto is an internationally acclaimed oriental dance artist based in Budapest, Hungary. She is world famous for her delicate, elegant, and y…
4 years, 7 months ago
Yaël Zarca: Spreading Light and Positivity
Season 4 Episode 162
Yaël is an international Oriental dance artist living in Paris. She has a very personal and refined style combining tradition and modernity. She is r…
4 years, 7 months ago
Miasia: Life Before, During & After TV Show Al Rakesa
Season 4 Episode 161
Miasia is a dedicated performer, teacher, trainer and workshop instructor with 25 years of cabaret and folkloric Middle Eastern Dance experience. As …
4 years, 8 months ago
Aegela: Sharing Memories of Studying with Mahmoud Reda
Season 4 Episode 160
Since 1978, Aegela’s love of Middle Eastern dance has taken her throughout the US and to the heart of the art—Egypt. It was on her first tour that Ae…
4 years, 8 months ago
Aszmara: Dance Gives Us Inner Strength
Season 4 Episode 159
Aszmara goes beyond movements and steps to unleash your soul’s music. Her insight into movement, music and connecting emotions with dance marks her a…
4 years, 9 months ago
Yasmin Henkesh: From Zar Rituals to Discussing Music Copyright Issues
Season 4 Episode 158
Yasmin Henkesh grew up in the Washington D.C. area but moved to Europe to work as a professional dancer after graduating from college. She first appe…
4 years, 9 months ago
Sadie Marquardt: Respect Your Need to Recharge
Season 4 Episode 157
Sadie is an inspiration and icon to her students and fans around the world and serves to empower people through the captivating art of Oriental Dance…
4 years, 10 months ago
Suhaila Salimpour: Renegotiating Your Dance Identity
Season 4 Episode 156
Suhaila Salimpour grew up caught between two worlds: the strict, Shi’a Muslim household of her father who passed away when she was 10, and the free-s…
4 years, 10 months ago
Dr.Mo Geddawi: Co-founder of the Reda Troupe
Season 4 Episode 155
A teacher, dancer, and choreographer of oriental dance, Dr.Mo Geddawi is a native of Cairo who has made his home in Berlin, Germany for the past twen…
4 years, 10 months ago