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Bellydance Resume:
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At a Glance:
* Level I certified, Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance, working towards Level II
* Bellydance Superstars audition finalist
* Assistant Director, DragonFlies Belly Dance Company
* Featured dancer in "Trav'lin Home" and "WOMAN: God, Sex, and my Body," hour-long stage shows that
each brought in 300 people
* Performed in shows with Kami Liddle, Zoe Jakes and Petite Jamilla
* Performed in Los Angeles, Chicago and St. Louis
* Experience in modern, jazz, African, ballet, salsa, burlesque, swing, theatrical fusion and hip-hop
Performance Experience:
Solo,
"Bellyfest" Show (Crystal Lake IL) 11/25/2006
Solo, Sphinx Café Hafla (Niles, IL) 8/5/2006
TSODA Recitals
(Kirksville, MO) Spring 2005, Fall/Spring 2006, Fall/Spring 2007, Fall/Spring 2008
Ensemble, TSODA Taco Dinner (Kirksville)
4/21/2006
Ensemble, Toaster Palooza (Kirksville) 10/7/2006
Solo/Ensemble, Homecoming Carnival (Kirksville)
10/21/2006
Solo/Ensemble, USMED Holiday Show (Kirksville) 12/8/2006
Solo/Duet, Sphinx Cafe Hafla (Niles, IL)
1/6/2007
Ensemble, Truman Live Talent Show (3rd Place) 2/23/2007
Short set, Washington Street Java Co (Kirksville)
2/24/2007
Solo, Kami Liddle Workshop (Kirksville) 3/11/2007
Ensemble, Wentzville Renaissance Faire (STL, MO)
5/19/2007
Solo, Moon Belly Bellydance Extravaganza (Columbia, MO) 6/10/2007
Solos/Ensemble, BDU performance
(Columbia, MO) 7/7/2007
Solo/Drumming, Fitness Fusion Grand Opening (Kirksville, MO) 8/19/2007
Solo/Ensemble,
BDU show at the Martini Bar (Columbia, MO) 8/25/2007
Ensemble with the Dragonflies, Speaking of Women's Health Conference
(Columbia, MO) 10/18/2007
Solo/Doumbek, USMED Halloween Show, (Kirksville, MO) 10/31/2007
Solo, Salwa Workshop
(Kirksville, MO) 11/17/2007
Ensemble, Beta Omega Beta Prom (Kirksville, MO) 11/18/2007
Ensemble, International
Idol (Kirksville, MO) 11/28/2007
Solo/Troupe, Raise the Roots and Shake Your Hips Show (Columbia MO) 12/7/2008
Solo,
Raqs Gothique with Zoe Jakes (Chicago, IL)
Solo/Duet, Sphinx Cafe Hafla (Niles, IL) 1/5/2008
Ensemble, Aalim
Hafla (STL) 1/19/2008
Solo/Ensemble, Petite Jamilla Show (Kirksville, MO) 2/9/2008
Solo/Duet, Synergy RaD
Showcase (Normal, IL) 2/23/2008
Ensemble, Truman Live Talent Show (Kirksville, MO) 2/29/2008
Ensemble, International
Dinner (Kirksville, MO) 3/2/2008
Troupe, SASA Fashion Show (Columbia, MO) 3/15/2008
Solo/Ensemble, Bellydance
Bootcamp (Kirksville, MO) 3/29/2008
Solo/Ensemble, Aalim Fusion Fest (STL, MO) 4/4/2008
Troupe, Earth Day
at Peace Park (Columbia, MO) 4/20/08
Solo/Ensemble, USMED Spring Show (Kirksville, MO) 4/27/08
Solo, Open
Stage at Raqs LA/Auditions for BDSS (Los Angeles, CA) 5/18/08
Solo/Ensemble, Travl'in Home Dance and Photo Fusion
(Columbia, MO) 5/31/08
Solo/Troupe, Tribal Journeys at Blueberry Hill (STL, MO) 6/7/08
Solo/Troupe, Goddess
by the River at Blue Fugue (Columbia, MO) 6/14/08
Solo/Troupe, Vansickle Party (Columbia, MO) 7/19/08
Solo/Troupe,
EcoArtFest (Cooper's Landing, MO) 9/6/2008
Troupe, Roller Derby Bout (Columbia, MO) 9/28/2008
Solo, Synergy
Sirens Showcase (Normal, IL) 10/4/2008
Solo/Troupe, Moon Belly Hafla (Columbia, MO) 11/1/08
Solo/Troupe, Stop
Human Trafficking Variety show (Columbia, MO) 11/7/08
Solo/Group, Lola van Ella burlesque show (Kirksville, MO) 11/8/08
Solo/Group, Dancebot for Pat Boone's Farm, (Columbia, MO) 11/29/2008
Solo/Troupe, "WOMAN: God, Sex, and My
Body" show (Blue Note, Columbia, MO) 12/13/08
Duet,
“Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Breakfast” (Columbia, MO), 1/15/09
Solo/Ensemble,
“Choreography Intensive Show” (Kirksville, MO), 1/24/09
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Teaching Experience:
KIRKSVILLE:
* Bellydance Classes through USMED, Fall 2006-Spring 2008
-- I taught an hour and a half of class per week and choreographed tribal fusion routines
* Bellydance Drills Class through USMED, Fall 2006-Spring 2008
* Ethnic Dance Camp Teacher (USMED activity, 4/21/2007)
* Cardio Dance Instructor, Fitness Fusion (Fall 2007-Spring 2008)
* Fitness Fusion Bellydance Bootcamp (March 29-30, 2008: Kirksvlle, MO)
--Two day intensive with mini workshops on zills, veils, canes, popping and locking, gooey tribal, cardio bellydance,
yogalates-chi, and a short choreography.
* Mini lesson for Phi Sigma Pp
COLUMBIA:
* Tribal Fusion: Snaking, Popping and Locking Workshop (October 18, 2008: Columbia, MO)
* I do some choreography with the Dragonflies Contemporary Dance Company.
Teachers:
Jezminda
Zayna
Nadirah
Rachel Brice
Kami Liddle
Kandice Grossman
Salwa
Zoe Jakes
Karen Barbee
Samantha Hasthorpe
Moria
Petite Jamilla
Jillina
Teresa Tombs and Mel, Rakadu Gypsy
Suhaila Salimpour
Brittney Laleh Banaei
Lola van Ella (burlesque)
Special Skills:
Sword, candles, veil, double veil, doumbek, zills and cane.
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