Multi-award winning dancer and choreographer, Michelle Joyce has performed
and taught world wide. She is currently the house bellydancer at several
Middle Eastern restaurants and nightclubs in the Bay Area as well as performing
regularly at weddings, private parties, festivals and concerts.
Michelle is the producer and video editor of the "By dancers for dancers" DVD.
Please visit her website arabicdance.net for more info.
Currently based in Berkeley, CA; Zari performs frequently at Persian nightclubs
throughout the Bay Area. She has taught, studied and performed nationally
& abroad.
Known not only for her beautiful rak-sharki, Zari also specializes in dances from around the world including Brazil, Cuba and India.
Zari is the P.R. , marketing and advertising expert for "By dancers for dancers" DVD project.
Please visit her website zari.tv
for more info.
Zaheea
currenly resides in Sacramento, CA where she performs regularly at Marrakech
Restaurant. She has performed professionally for 14 years in a variety
of different showcases, special events, and festivals.
Zaheea is the graphic designer for "By dancers for dancers" DVD website and latest DVD cover.
Please
visit her website zaheea.com
for more info.
A talented, award-winning bellydancer, Sandra has been performing in restaurants
and night clubs in the San Francisco bay area for over a decade. She is
a popular dancer at Arabic, Turkish, and Persian venues and is currently
the house dancer at 3 popular night clubs on the San Francisco Peninsula.
Middle Eastern audiences enjoy her natural understanding of Arabic music,
her playful personality, and her authentic and relaxed 'raks-sharki' dance
style.
Please visit her website raks-sharki.com
for more info.
Nanna began practicing and performing Belly Dance over 25 years ago. Though
Belly Dance is her principal genre she draws inspiration through other
dances such as: Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Afro-Cuban, and West African
Dance. She teaches locally in the East Bay of Northern California, and
offers master workshops to dance communities outside and beyond. Her greatest
pleasure is derived from inspiring and impassioning others through her
teaching as well as her dance.
Please visit her website bellydancebynanna.com for more info.
Amy Luna Manderino is an award-winning dancer and choreographer. Luna
produces Cafe Bellie, a bellydance benefit for Bay Area homeless women
and children (nominated for a national award for best produced bellydance
event) and is the founder and Artistic Director of Lunatique, a dance
company whose repertoire includes tribal, cabaret, folkloric and fusion
styles of bellydance.
Please visit her website lunabelly.com
for more info.
Mira Betz began her training in Middle Eastern dance as a young teen studying
with some of the most respected and knowledgeable teachers of our time
and has become a much sought after dancer, choreographer, costumer, and
teacher. Her dance background includes training in Salsa, Modern, Jazz,
and Flamenco.
Mira continues to spread her experience, knowledge and love for dance
through her captivating performance and engaging teaching style.
Please visit her website miramania.com for more info.