Salimah has danced and studied dance almost literally since she could walk.
Her love of dance is a very important thread that has run throughout Salimah's entire life.
Salimah's background in dance includes the studies of:
ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, lyrical, modern, kick line, Broadway-style, ballroom, and more.
Here is a summary of Salimah's most recent undertakings relevant to her current Dance Career:
- Former Principle Dancer for the Riskallah Riyad Dance Theatre Company.
- Studied Advanced Middle Eastern Dance with Riskallah Riyad.
- Taken workshops or classes with such dynamic Middle Eastern Dance personalities as:
Mahmoud Reda, Marta Zorina, Phaedra of NYC, Elena Lentini , Morwenna and Walid Assaf,
Dalia Carella, Lulu Sabongi, Hadia, Karim Nagi, Chelydra, Kawakib, among others.
- Taken workshops with Jeanne Bresciani, Ernestine Stodelle, Judith Rose, Mary Jane
Wolbers and Mary Kasakova at the Sacred Dance Guild Festival.
- Teaches "Belly Dance Basics" classes to both adults and children.
- Teaches a self-designed class entitled "Dancing with Feeling" to school-aged children.
- Studied belly dancing with Adina, chi ball, and NIA (Neuromuscular Integrative Action)
in Milford, Connecticut. Studied Tai Chi in both Farmington and Canton, CT.
- Independently researched both historic and innovative facets of expressive dance including
the schools and philosophies of Isadora Duncan and the principles of dance therapy.
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