OFFICIAL 2008 EAST
COAST CLASSICS BELLYDANCE
HEADLINER OF THE YEAR
About Elektra Dance Technique & Style...
Elektra specializing in a number of bellydance styles:
American Cabaret,
Raks Sharqi, Classical Egyptian, Egyptian
Folkloric, Tribal Fusion, Turkish, Greek and Modern Egyptian.
Her style includes a fusion of movements that come from Turkey, Egypt,
India, and parts of the Middle East. With great respect and admiration for the dance, she performs both the traditional
style and the modern style of belly dance.
In addition, Elektra has a various dance
background in other forms of dance such as Modern Dance, Hip-hop, Salsa, Reggie, Meringue and Classical Ballet.
Career Highlights
(more details on event pages)
- NYC's Bellydance Cruise: Shimmy on The Hudson-Elektra is the director /
host/ cheographer for New Yorks only Bellydance cruise which showcases bellydancing while circling the Manhattan
night skyline.
- 2008 East Coast Classics Bellydance Competition- Elektra won East Coast
Classics Bellydance Headliner of the year award
- Chantal Chamandy Live Concert- Elektra was one of the featured NYC
bellydancers performing at the international concert.
- United Nations- Elektra
calobrates with dancers to perform live Middle Eastern Dance at the UN.
- Copacabana- Elektra is one
of the featured Bellydancers to bring Middle Eastern Bellydance to the legendary NYC Copacabana club.
The Shimmyheat Mission Statement
Shimmyheat is a company designed to bring out the
spirit of belly dance with energy and passion. It presents the dance as both an experience and a form of celebration.
Shimmyheat will make your spirit shimmy!
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Short Bio of Elektra
Performer, choreographer and
instructor of Middle Eastern Bellydance, Elektra earned a reputation as a passionate, dynamic professional artist. Lifetime
lover of the arts, Elektra was raised taking art, dance, and acting classes since childhood. Her love of Middle Eastern dance
came shortly after beginning college when she decided to take a workshop. That workshop that sparked her interest was taught
by the renowned bellydancer Kaeshi from bellyqueen.
From the very beginning, Elektra
noticed the movements felt like second nature. The music spoke to her, the movements felt like art and the overall energy
of the dance convinced Elektra this was the journey she was seeking. To strengthen her craft she began to take classes continuously
in a mission to see where this dance would take her. The dance gave Elektra a freedom that she never felt before, it was a
way she incorporate her creative energy and express her passion and share it to others. Her new passion for Middle Eastern
Dance became her newfound pursuit.
Elektra's
devotion and adoration for this sacred dance motivated her to continue her learning from other renowned instructors.
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Here
is an outline of Elektra's past Bellydance Training:
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Basic Bellydance and Pop Fusion with Kaeshi (primary
teacher)
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World Fusion Bellydance with Dalia Carella
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Oriental Style and Folk with Morocco
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American Cabaret BD style with Serena
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Folk and World Fusion with Tamalyn Dallal
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Bellydance Isolations
and Technique with Sharon Kihara
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Classical Egyptian
Bellydance with Yousry Sharif
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Bellydance
Cabaret and Tribal Fusion with Darshan
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Classical Egyptian Bellydance
with Nourhan Sharif
Elektra’s dedication advanced
her quickly to professional level. Soon after, she was asked to perform for countless NYC public venues and private parties.
Her artistic skill, passion for her craft and her professional approach has made her a distinguished and respectable entertainer.
Elektra, meaning “burning
fire / burning flame” is a perfect way to describe this dancers passion. Elektra has a natural gift to project her energy
to both enchant and charm her audience. It’s hard to find a person in the room not smiling whenever Elektra is on stage
performing.
As an instructor, Elektra is
passionate about sharing her talents and gifts. In her classroom she systematically breaks down movements to the essential
core and helps students develop technique, self confidence, body awareness and healthy outlook to Middle Eastern bellydance.
As an artist,
Elektra is continuously on a quest to discover the dance from the past and the way it is re-inventing
itself in the future.
Today she
contours the dance into her own style and out as a reflection to who she is as an artist. You can find her seducing her veil
and whirl as a hurricane of vitality. She fuses her practice of the dance and turns them into a compelling form of dance. With
her finger zills she can delight a crowd or captivate mystery with her sword. Elektra can electrify you with great
wings or hypnotize the soul with fire lit candles.
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