maureen

About me:

" L A ....... B I B L I O T E C A ..... /A L .... M A K T A B A...../ L A ....B I B L I O T H E Q U E ...... /T H E ..... L I B R A R Y ...... .. " : Some Resources/websites for Middle Eastern, Flamenco, Zambra Mora Dance, Articles and Events: www.shira.net, www.afraalkahira.com , www.myspace.com/dawnobrien , www.darshandances.com, www.bellygroove.com, www.puellalunaris.com (zambra mora), www.emmapyke.co.uk, www.letsbellydance.co.uk , www.rachelbrice.com, www.jasminjahal.com, www.ishtar.tv ,www.ameltafsout.com, www.romani.org , www.pedraltadance.com, , www.maria.amaya.com (zambra mora) , www.fcbd.com, www.esflamenco.com, www.people.tribe.net/maureen-theresa, www.strongdancer.com, www.romani.org (Romani cultures, histories, dance and linguistics) www.casbahdance.org, www.myspace.com/khalgani , www.sabihah.net Some of these sites have links too........................................................................................................................................................................................................ Middle Eastern and Near Eastern Resource site: for history, culture, news etc- www.home.earthlink.net/~lilinah/Library/library.html ....



















love bellydancing and flamenco, which I both started in 1998. I love dancing and researching all sorts of styles- Egyptian cabaret: folk/saaidi, Turkish cabaret, Turkish Rom, Dunyavi (World) Gypsy , ATS (American Tribal), Moroccan schikhatt, Tunisian and learning/exploring styles, newer to me: Zambra Mora ( a form of flamenco, which was originally part of Gitano weddings in the Sacramento Hills, Spain, and has been developed in many Bellydance communities, as a form of Spanish-Arabic/bellydance fusion ), Berber Styles, West African dance, Tribal fusion and so on. I absolutely adore flamenco, even if it's quite a challenge, but a challenge worth pursuing. With both both flamenco and bellydance, I enjoy the various friendships, the travelling,the performances, the learning,the appreciation of the cultures, histories and the art! ; D I started teaching monthly Middle eastern dance classes, in June 2003. I teach English as a second and a foreign language at a college, so I work with a lot of foreign students, or people settled here, whose first language is not English. I like to write in my spare time- mainly articles on Middle eastern/Flamenco dance/culture/histories/arts//literature/ dance anthropology etc. I love drawing and illustrating too. I often write for Middle eastern dance magazines in the Uk and also websites. I'd like to try my hand at creative writing. I have many other interests including cinema/foreign cinema/languages/ different cultures, Moorish history/culture and arts,music, reading (anything!) the Arts,complementary medicine, socialising with good friends, good, intelligent converstion, the cafe culture, doing voluntary work with Oxfam, and so on.Sometimes I can be quiet and reflective, but I am friendly, sensitive and energetic; I love the company of good, kind, fun humorous and caring friends. I appreciate sensitivity, depth, generosity, humour and intelligence and learning from everyone!

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