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BANAT EL SHARQ
(daughters of the east)
Egyptian
Folkloric Dance Troupe
Banat El Sharq Dance Troupe,
founded in June 2006 by Mayada, is a group of women who love Egyptian
Folkloric dance and performing it together! We perform many different styles
of Egyptian dance including milaya, Saiidi, ghawazee, assaya, and we
continue to expand our repertoire! Performance highlights have
included International Bellydance Conference of Canada (IBCC), Run for the
Cure,,
various bellydance gala shows, and Festivals throughout Toronto.
Past Shows:
WINTER MIRAGE - December 2009
photos by Marcus Brubaker & Paul Devisser
CANADA DAY - July 2009
UNDULATE SHOWCASE - June 2009
HIP-NOSIS GALA - May 2009
TAPING AT ROGERS TV TORONTO'S TALENT - March 2009
RUN FOR THE CURE - October 2008
PERUVIAN INDEPENCE DAY - July 2008
RHYTHMS OF PEACE - July 2008
HIP-NOSIS GALA - May 2008
INTERNATION BELLYDANCE CONFERENCE CANADA - April
2008
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO'S FESTIVAL OF DANCE - Spring
2008
ORIT MAFTSIR GALA SHOW - March 8,
2008
FLOW STUDENT SHOWCASE - Dec. 9, 2007
RAK 'n' ROLL - Sept. 29, 2007
ST. PETER'S FALL FESTIVAL - Sept. 29, 2007
PERUVIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY - July 29, 2007
FLOW FITNESS NEW STUDIO OPENING PARTY - July
2007
FLOW'S STUDENT SHOWCASE - July 2007
INTERNATIONAL BELLYDANCE CONFERENCE CANADA - April
2007
FLOW SHOWCASE - December 2, 2006
pics coming soon!
DUNDAS SQUARE WINTER FESTIVAL - December 3,
2006
ST. PETER'S FALL FAIR - October 22, 2006
PHOTO SHOOT - October 21, 2006
FLOW FITNESS & MOVEMENT'S 3-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY
- Sept. 2006
PERUVIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL - July 2006
our first show!
WHY BANAT EL SHARQ WAS STARTED...
After watching a performance by the Trisha Dancers
from Milwaukee a few months ago at the Aida Nour gala show I was hit with
emotions. Here was this big beautiful group of women of all sizes, shapes,
ages, and experiences dancing together in harmony. Their happiness shone
right out to the audience, and the audience's happiness with their fun
performance bounced right back at them! Ah, the sisterhood of bellydance. I
don't often feel this fuzzy way about bellydance, but I think seeing this
performance also brought me back to my own beginnings in the bellydance
world. After a few months of classes, I started rehearsing and performing
with a dance troupe called El Amel that was run by my teacher, Yasmina Ramzy.
This troupe had that same nice feel to it. I was 15 years old at the time
and found myself bonding with women of all ages and from all walks of life.
We performed at nursing homes, fundraisers, and festivals, we got tons of
performance experience, learned all sorts of cool styles of Middle Eastern
dance, and became a pretty tight posse! I had a great time back then and
wanted to create this type of opportunity for dancers now! I also LOVE folk
styles of Middle Eastern dance and want to work more with them.
For more
info or to book Banat El Sharq,
e-mail Mayada
