Contributors to the content on the London Belly Dance website ...
JOHARA SALMA
London Belly Dance director & website editor
(Pictured right with Ranya Renee at Planet Egypt)
NADIA
London Belly Dance Cairo correspondent
(Pictured left modelling in the Hisham Osman fashion show)
" I moved to the vibrant and diverse city that is Cairo, in January 2011 in order to pursue my Arabic language & Egyptian dance studies. I'm revelling in all the music & dance that this amazing city has to offer!"
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London Belly Dance music consultant
"Guy Schalom has over 20 years' musical experience and has performed with Arabic artists as diverse as Natacha Atlas, Mahmoud Fadl, Hijazy Metkal, the Musicians of the Nile and Suraya Hilal. He also leads his own group, the Baladi Blues Ensemble. A key element of Guy's work is to explore the connection between music and dance with Arabic, Jewish and Flamenco dancers. Guy tours worldwide performing and presenting at concerts, festivals, workshops
and seminars.
"Guy has released 3 albums of Egyptian music to date. These are 'Baladi Blues', 'Tabla Tastic!!' and his latest CD 'Baladi Blues 2', all of which are available via his website www.guyschalom.com."
London Belly Dance contributor
"Sebastian Merrick is a music promoter working within world music. His company Kazum has brought many Balkan Gypsy artists to the UK as well as working with Turkish, Arabic & Ethiopian music."
For all the latest Kazum CDs & live music events, see the Kazum website www.kazum.co.uk
Kazum brings legendary Turkish diva Sezen Aksu (composer of Tarkan's Simarik & dance classic Salla) to the Royal Albert Hall on 20 October 2011. Sezen Aksu's new album Öptüm is released in the UK on World Village in September 2011 & can be purchased on Amazon
London Belly Dance contributor
"Harriet Gervasio began learning Egyptian dance for over a decade ago and completed the JWAAD teacher training diploma in 2002. She is known for her sassy, playful style, which lends itself very nicely to her explorations into the world of burlesque! As well as performing traditional styles of Egyptian dance, London based Harriet has become well known for her burlesque fusion and teaches regular workshops in the UK exploring both styles of dance. She is a member of the Johara dance company, directed by Josephine Wise and has been known to show her fangs from time to time with the fiendishly entertaining Raqs Macabre, directed by Christine Emery."