IRINA POPOVA (Russia) - one of Russia's most famous bellydance stars, with her own studio in Moscow. Organizes her own festival in Moscow each spring. www.oriental-dance.ru
SIRI YDSTIE
(Norway) runs Oslo Bellydance Studio, with its four branches. Her style is
Egyptian raqs sharqi, having studied with the world famous Raqia Hassan of Cairo
as well as other Egyptian stars. In addition to regular classes in her own dance
studios, Siri also teaches weekend workshops during festivals and similar events
in Norway and around the world. Siri is in charge of the Norwegian teacher
training and certification program for bellydance instructors through the
Norwegian Dance Association. She is also a much sought after performer and
choreographer, and is the editor of Al Farah - the Norwegian bellydance magazine.
She has produced three bellydance DVDs and one CD, and is one of the featured
dancers on Hollywood Music Center's newest DVD (To be released this year). Siri
organizes "1001
Nights" - Oslo
Bellydance Festival, as well as the annual Bali
Bellydance Retreat.
More about Siri on www.oslomagedans.com
ADRYANNA
SHAMSA (Brazil)
has a background as a classical, modern dance and jazz professional instructor
and dancer recognized by the London Royal Classical Ballet Academy, also
Afro-Brazilian dances and flamenco which she took up in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Her
Belly Dance masters are from Brazil and Egypt; Randa Camel, Mahmoud Rheda, Aida
Nour, Medhat Fahmy, Raqia Hassan, Ahmed Fekry, Soraya Zayed, Lulu Sabongi
among others. She`s been an instructor at ELIXIA since 2001 with
Afro-Brazilian Rhythms, Oriental Rhythms, Stretching, FLOW and Belly Dance
courses. Adryanna is a graduated Lymphatic Drainage masseuse and is about to
graduate from her education as natural therapist. www.adryannashamsa.multiply.com
www.adryannashamsa.com