 Yasmine & the Magic Hips Dancers
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 on the cover of Zaghareet Magazine's May/June 2007 issue.
As one of the Southeast's most popular performers
at restaurants, festivals, special events and gala shows, the group has been nominated
for Troupe of the Year in Zaghareet’s 2005, 2006 & 2008 Golden Belly
Awards.
Yasmine & The Magic Hips Dancers along with Yasmine's student troupe, The Beledi Beat Dancers, perform together as The Jewels of the Caravan each year at The Carolina Renaissance Festival and have been awarded as one of the Best Dance Troupes of 2007 by the 3rd Annual Renaissance Festival Awards.
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Yasmine
Head Instructor, Director of Magic Hips
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 Cabaret" and dance curriculum
in Middle Eastern Dance are supplemented by Suhaila Salimpour's Level 1 format. Featured on the cover of the May/June 2007 issue of Zaghareet, Yasmine also appears in IAMED's Bellydance-O-Rama volume 3 DVD. Yasmine hosts several workshop and show events in the Charlotte area & is currently teaching
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Aliscia'
Magic Hips Dancer, Magic Hips Instructor
Aliscia'
began bellydancing under Yasmine’s instruction in 2003 and views bellydancing
as a powerful, sensual dance in the most feminine form. Aliscia' developed
a love for dance at a very early age, studying and performing the traditional
Western styles of ballet, tap, jazz and lyrical. Missing the element of dance
in her life, she decided she would try bellydancing, fell in love with all aspects
of the dance, and hasn’t looked back. In addition to her dancing and love
for music, she enjoys performing for and sharing the pure joy and energy of bellydancing
with her audiences. She feels that dancing is a way of letting go and finding
oneself at the same time. Aliscia' has focused mainly on Raks Sharki but
recently has begun exploring American Tribal Style.
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Huriyyah
Magic Hips Dancer, Magic Hips Instructor
Huriyyah began belly dancing in 2002 and is proud to be the youngest member of The Magic Hips Dance Company.
Her dance background began at an early age with tap, jazz, ballet, and pointe
where she won 1st place solos in competition for
ballet and pointe. She developed an interest in belly dance
while working at the Carolina Renaissance Festival for her
sister, Yasmine, as a vendor and began studying under Yasmine by taking
several classes per week. Huriyyah prefers belly dance to any other
form of dance because of the limitless number of styles
and moves and is proud to be one of the original Magic Hips Dancers under
her sister’s direction.
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Nalani
Magic Hips Dancer, Magic Hips Instructor
Nalani
discovered belly dance in October of 2003, when she began taking
classes with Yasmine. She quickly found a deep passion for the art form, as
it allowed her a creative outlet and a form of expression that she had not
found many places. Although she studied tap, jazz, and ballet for ten
years, Nalani ranks belly dance as her favorite dance form.
For the last two years, she has had the pleasure of being a part of
Yasmine's student troupe, Beledi Beat, to which she credits much of her
growth thus far. She is now pleased to announce that she has fulfilled one
of her biggest goals by becoming a member of Magic Hips! Her
fellow troupemates continue to be her greatest inspirations, and she is
honored to work with such a fantastic and talented group of women!
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Shayda
Magic Hips Dancer, Owner of The Belly Dance Shop
Shayda has been studying bellydance since 2002, inspired to learn after living in Turkey. She has been fortunate to study with both extraordinary teachers, Zarifa and Yasmine of Charlotte, NC. Her instructors have taught her fluidity, grace and technique. Most of all, they have shown her how to bring her personality forth through dance and is why Shayda is known for her charisma, energy and smile while performing. Due to the immense support of her instructors, she began her own business, The Belly Dance Shop, which has prospered and is now a large supporter of the belly dance community. Shayda has danced as a soloist, a member of the Hadadah Dancers, The Jewels of the Caravan, the Beledi Beat Dancers & Magic Hips. Most recently, Shayda won the title of Rising Star at the 4th Annual "Personal Best " Middle Eastern Dance Competition in Columbus, Ohio. |
The Beledi Beat Dancers 2008
Members are: (from Left to Right) Renate, Naila, Zuleikha, Faresha, Isolde, Ananda, Paradiis, Sanura, & Mahisti (not pictured). The Beledi Beat Dancers are Yasmine's student troupe and showcase some of Yasmine's advanced level students within her school of Mid-East Dance. The Beledi Beat Dancers perform at various gala shows and charitable events throughout the year to educate the community about the art of belly dance and it's history as well as the beauty and power that all women hold in their hips! The Beledi Beat Dancers also perform with Yasmine & The Magic Hips Dancers at The Carolina Renaissance Festival each year as The Jewels of the Caravan.
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