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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.

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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

 

 

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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

 

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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