her challenges and all of her accomplishments . She holds nothing back ! You will be inspired to follow your inner guidance while on your path to achieving your dreams , to acknowledge the people , and thereupon realize “ there is no such thing as coincidence !” says Dorothea L . Rourke- O ’ Regan .
I ’ ve known Dhyanis for over 30 years and interviewed her for her biography which was published in The Belly Dance Chronicles magazine , but her biography gives you but a small view of her travels and experiences as a professional dancer . How many people do you know who have traveled freely as a gypsy while caring for her young daughter and
putting her talents to work to create a productive lifestyle ? I highly recommend this book as the perfect read to let you escape from the doldrums of the pandemic isolation as you accompany Dhyanis on her fantastic life journey . Her adventure continues as this book is the first in a trilogy with future books delving into her theater experience and the more practical and spiritual sides of the Goddess Path .
MA * SHUQA MIRA MURJAN
Ma * Shuqa is known internationally as the “ elegant ” performer with a unique style of dancing which blends the music and dance into a compelling art form . She teaches
weekly classes and private classes at her Los Gatos Hidden Garden Oasis Dance and Photography Studio . She has been teaching and coaching for over 46 years and is known for the Ma * Shuqa Method format of developing unique dance styles – that brings out the best in each student . Ma * Shuqa specializes in private coaching for competition and to foster the development of unique individual dance signatures . You can “ see the professional difference ” in Ma * Shuqa ’ s students - they have their unique performance styling .
Ma * Shuqa is a staff writer for online The Belly Dance Chronicles magazine ( available as a FREE download ) and has researched and written articles on performance aspects of Oriental dance – including music reviews , and articles providing dancers with information on musicality and rhythms . She published a series of articles on posing and working with a photographer ; and another series on aspects of performance professionalism .
Every year Ma * Shuqa teaches a weekend Diva Professional Development Intensive Retreat . The Intensive Retreat includes instruction in rhythms , maqams and musicality , dance movement to match musical structure and designs , and a method for developing your unique dance signature . See
www . MaShuqa . com
Ma * Shuqa and her husband , Carl Sermon , a performance photographer , offer photo sessions at their Los Gatos Hidden Garden Oasis Photography Studio with coaching and posing for professional performance images for dancers .
www . CarlSermonPhotography . Zenfolio . com See Ma * Shuqa ’ s unique Rhinestone Bling masks at this website . Ma * Shuqa is a featured dancer in the documentary “ Icons of American Belly Dance ” by Amaya of New Mexico .
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