| Souhail Kaspar is a master percussionist, known worldwide for his brilliant
technique, exciting performances, and teaching skills. A true virtuoso, his
ability to improvise and embellish the rhythmic patterns of Arabic music, as
well as his knowledge of ethnic musical history, have made him one of the most
highly acclaimed performer/instructors of our day.
Please visit http://www.neareastmusic.com
for more information.

Sylvana (aka
Chris Campbell) has a polished and yet exuberant dance style. Her love of the dance and
the music comes out as soon as the music begins. Music and dance go
hand in hand for obvious reasons, and Sylvana uses dance to interpret
the mood of the music and to put movement to the underlying rhythms.
An admitted fan of both Egyptian and Persian Top 40 music, she has also recently been experimenting with dancing and choreographing to more
classical Middle Eastern orchestral music. Fortunately for all of us
who enjoy this art form, there is a lifetime of music and dance to
continue to explore.
To see more about Chris please visit her website at www.1001dance.com


Yasmine & The Magic Hips Dancers are a professional
award nominated Mid-East Dance troupe based out of Charlotte, North Carolina
under the direction of belly dance superstar, Yasmine, nominated in Zaghareet’s
2003 Golden Belly Awards as Best Kept Secret, as Instructor of the year in 2005
and featured and on the cover of Zaghareet's May/June 2007 issue. Yasmine,
who has an extensive background in ballet, tap, jazz, & Middle Eastern
dance, is the studio owner of Mid-East Dance by Yasmine. Yasmine spent much of
2004 touring with the Bellydance Superstars performing in major cities around
the United States as well as Barcelona, Spain and after touring teamed up with
Master Tabla Player Issam Houshan in offering Drum & Dance workshops.
Yasmine's distinct performance style referred to as "Cutting Edge Cabarat" and
dance curriculum in Middle Eastern Dance are supplemented by Level 1
certification in the Suhaila Salimpour format. Featured on the cover of the
May/June 2007 issue of Zaghareet, Yasmine also appears in IAMED's
Bellydance-O-Rama 3. Yasmine hosts several workshop and show events in the
Charlotte area & is currently teaching seminars throughout the U.S.
All classes held at: Mid-East Dance by Yasmine, 540 Griffith
Road, Charlotte NC 28217 704-525-3606 Directions To Studio (printable)
Click
here for more information on Classes with Yasmine
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Recommended Music for Students
- For all your Middle Eastern
music needs plus much more, I recommend www.maqam.com

www.tablabyissam.com
Issam Houshan (626)-975-2079
tablabyissam@yahoo.com 
We would like to thank Ahmed
Garcia of Austin, Texas for letting us use his wonderful music on
our website. If you like what you hear and would like to learn
more please click here
--To see a video of Ahmed performing some
of his music click here
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