With over 20 years as a performer and teacher of belly dancing, Judeen is one of the most popular instructors in California. She regularly travels to Turkey and Egypt, and continually studies with the masters to improve her own technique, and to share her knowledge and skills with her students.

Judeen performs at most of the major belly dance events in California and the western United States. You can see her at Cairo Carnivale, Rakkasah, the Santa Barbara French Festival, and more!

Since 1976, Dunia has professionally performed and entertained crowds at night clubs, festivals, and charity events throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. A teacher in the art of Belly Dance, she has taught this Middle Eastern Dance art form to all levels of students; from beginners to the most advanced, at various community centers to master classes and workshops offered throughout the state.

Dunia is know for her original costuming and choreography. Her dynamic steps range from the most delicate veil work to energetic fast-paced 4/4, 6/8, 9/8 combinations and dramatic floor work and balancing. Her stage presence is electrifying! A combination of skill, warmth, grace and humor that wins over any audience.

As a technically adept dancer and experienced entertainer, Dunia's veteran stage experience is a valuable asset for all Middle Eastern dancers who share her love of the art. As a qualified teacher and costume designer, Dunia counsels and offers recommendations on costuming, poise and stage presence.

For 34 years, Ma*Shuqa has been known as the “elegant” performer with a unique style of dancing which blends the music and dance into a compelling art form. Ma*Shuqa is recognized as the performing dancer’s instructor and provides style and performance coaching to assist dancers create unique performance signatures. Her forte is teaching an easy-to-learn method of combining finger cymbals and improvisational dance in concert with music; and instruction to develop your own personal performance style in her studio in Los Gatos, California and in workshops throughout the country.

At her studio in Los Gatos, California and in national seminars, she teaches an easy-to-learn method for finger cymbals and improvisational dance, and develops personal performance style.

Sabiba is a highly acclaimed belly dancer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Renowned for her creative choreography and high energy yet graceful performances, she has been teaching Middle Eastern dance and appearing regularly at Greek, Arabic and Persian dinner clubs, festivals and cultural events for many years.

Sabiba dances in Hozkhouneh, Mountain View; and Menara, San Jose. She had been a resident dancer at Zorba's restaurant in San Jose till its closure in November, 2000. Sabiba has been teaching belly dancing in colleges and workshops.

Dhyanis has taught, performed and studied Bellydance internationally for over 30 years. She specializes in “Double Sword” and “7 Veils”. In 2003, she won Grand Dancer of the Year and her troupe won Troupe of the Year. Many of her students (including children) have become strong professionals in the field.

She leads workshops in DANCING GODDESS IMAGERY and produced the Annual Summer Solstice Living Goddess Dance-Theater, 1992-2005. Dhyanis is a well-known award-winning theatrical costume designer with her own line of clothing and dance costumes “Divine Design by Dhyanis.”

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Yolanda is a professional dance artist and dance instructor in the San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area.

She performs a variety of dances from the Middle East incorporating the use of sword, tray, cane, veil and traditional zills (finger cymbals). She has created and taught both choreography and improvisational dance. Yolanda has performed all over the United States including Boston, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and as far away as Puerto Rico.

Yolanda teaches Middle Eastern Dance in Palo Alto, CA, at the Ross Road YMCA and Palo Alto Adult School. She performs every Saturday evening at Kan Zeman Restaurant on University Avenue in Palo Alto, CA.

Yolanda had the pleasure of performing as a guest dancer with the Bellydance Superstars on Valentine’s day, 2004, at the Edge in Palo Alto California. This wonderful dance concert featured some of the most incredible Middle Eastern, Fusion and other styles of dance ever to appear on one stage.

"Tatseena has the softness and female power of Elizabeth Taylor, and she even looks like her."

~ Bert Balladine

Student of MEDance

MEDance first intrigued me in the early 70s watching John Compton perform at the Renaissance Faire with Troupe Bal Anat, Jamilla Salimpour's troupe. I signed up for class in 1973 with Natica Angilly. I fell in love with the music and hypnotic movements at that very first class and have never looked back. In recent years, I have studied with Najia El Mouzayen and I classify my style as Arabic, teaching mostly Raks Sharki style movements.

In order to broaden my dance horizons I have studied jazz, ballet, folk dance, and yoga. I participate in workshops by other notable artists whenever possible, MEDance artists such as: Bert Balladine, Najia, Natica, Rhea, Fatima & Jamilla al Wahid, Aneena and many more. Additionally, I have danced and taught private workshops in Egypt, Greece, Europe, and some of the Orient.