further reading and research . Even with the Internet and YouTube at your fingertips – if you don ’ t know about these dancers , you can ’ t have the complete picture of the key people and the development of Raqs Sharqi in Egypt .
The course is organized into three parts covering different Timelines : Part 1 – Awalim and Golden Era 1890s to 1950s , Part 2 Early Classic Era mid-1950s to 1970s , and Part 3 : Modern Era 1990s to 2010 . There has been much discussion of the influence of Mahmoud Reda , Nagwa Fuad , and other early dancers ; but it ’ s important to know about the influence of dancers of the Modern Era : Hendeya , Bousy Abdou , Nani Sabry , Safwa , Hanady , Nensym , Waffa , Kamelia , Shams , Sama Al Masry and many more . Thus , this registry of dancers provides information for the opportunity to explore research to find samples of their dancing on the internet .
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
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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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