RESUME

I love all forms of Middle Eastern Dance from caberet to folkloric, but I have specialized in the Egyptian style belly dance and folkloric dance. I started my career as a Greek American Caberet dancer during the peek of the Cleveland, OH Greektown. A dancer in those days always had live music. A lot has changed over the span of my career. I have experienced many performance scenarios and want to share with my students the knowledge gained during my 25+ years performing.

Opened for the following artists:

Amr Diab

Whael Kfoury

Asi Hellani

Najwa Karam

Nawal Al Zoghbi

Ameen Sultan

Clubs and Restaurants that Angela was a featured performer:

Heritage Manor, Dearborn, Michigan

The Sultans Table, Las Vegas, NV

The Tangier, Akron, OH

Kan Zaman, Cleveland, OH

Club Roma, Cleveland, OH

Mercury Lounge, Cleveland, OH

Sahara Grill, Canton, OH

Nickie’s Armenian American Cuisine, Akron, OH

Anesto’s Grecian Garden, Youngstown, OH

Combinations, Cleveland, OH

Casablanca, Niles, OH

Avalon Gardens, Youngstown, OH

Oasis, Cleveland, OH

Oasis, New Philadelphia, OH

Cleopatra Café, Cleveland, OH

Petra Café, Cleveland, OH

Desert Inn, Canton, OH

Nefertitis, Cleveland, OH

The Middle East, Cleveland, OH

Cleopatra's Hookah Lounge, Canton, OH

Equinox, Cleveland, OH

Bands:

Stars of the East

Hellenic Stars

Stafros Band

Yani Band

Kakias Band, as a guest performer

Magazine Covers and Features:

Habibi, Winter 1994, vol. 13, no. 1, review

Jareeda, June 2005 Issue, Feature and Cover

Zagarheet!, September/October 2007 Issue Feature and Cover

Zagarheet! November/December 2016, Issue Feature

State College, PA, sponsored by Pearls of the Valley

Cincinnati, OH 2010 Mediterranean Echoes Sponsored by Conchi Madison

Egyptian folkloric comparison of Zeffa, Zar, Ghawazee, and Saidi Raks al Assaya for Ginny’s Dance Boudoir

Arabic Rhythms with drills and combinations (Baltimore)

Frederick, MD

Centerville, OH, Kiras Oasis, Sponsored by Kira

Veil Workshop, Hosted by Lleena, Johnstown area, PA

Competitions:

First Runner Up in 2007 in the Belly Dancer of the Universe contest, Drum Solo

Second Runner Up, Egyptian Style Category, in the 2005 Belly Dancer of the Universe competition

Miss Congeniality Belly Dancer of the Universe 2005

Miss Ohio Competitor 1986

Teaching Positions

Currently at the Yoga Place, North Canton, OH and the Yoga Central, Canton, OH

Louisville, YMCA

Formerly at the TGS Gymnastics and Dance Alliance, OH)

Dance Du Soleil Studio, Akron, OH

Schinder's Dance Studio, Alliance, OH

Robert Powers School of Modeling

Over the years, I have attended numerous master classes, seminars & workshops with some of the greatest names in Middle Eastern Dance, including Mahmoud Reda (Cairo, Egypt); Nadia Hamdi (Cairo, Egypt) Randa Kamel (Cairo, Egypt); Dr. Mo Dr. Mo Geddawi (Egypt) Momo Kadous (Egypt); Raqia Hasan (Cairo, Egypt), FiFi Abdo (Cairo, Egypt); Nagwa Fouad (Cairo, Egypt); Sarah Kent/Sahra Saeeda (CA); Suhaila Salimpour (CA); Sahreen El-Safy (CA); Zahra Zuhair (CA); Aisha Ali (CA); Jillina (CA); Morocco (NY); Tarik Sultan (NY); Habibi (PA); Yasmina Ramzy (Canada); Hadia (Canada); Karim Nagi (MA); Mona Al Said (Cairo, Egypt); Elizabeth Artemis Mourat (MD); Faten Salama (VA); Aziza (NY); Bahaia (TX); Conchi (OH), Faten Al Munger (IN); Jasmin Jahal (IN); Tamalyn Dahlal (LA).

My favorite teacher of all was Lucy of Cairo, whom selected me to be a student demonstrator for her workshop and allowed me to dance beside her.

Journey Through Egypt I and II Certified by Sahra Kent.

I currently cross-train in tribal fusion belly dance studying with Shanrae Sahira.

Besides Raks Sharki, I am trained in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Flamenco, and Polynesian dance.