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Farasha Sh'Wani
Life-long dancer Farasha Sh’wani has over thirty years experience as a performer of Middle Eastern dance. She is most passionate about maintaining the integrity of the dance as an original art form. She began her dance career at age nine starting with tap, ballet and modern jazz until she was nineteen. Soon after she discovered the beauty of expression of belly dance and began lessons. Within a year she was performing at various venues in Monterey, CA and Omaha, NE including Nasr’s Harem Lounge. For several years she had the fortunate opportunity to live in the Aegean region and performed regularly on Crete in various restaurants in Iraklion, Chersonnosis and Malia. During her long career she studied with Helena Vlahos, FiFi Abdo, Aziza, Nourhan Sharif, Fatim Salama, and Nagwa Fouad among others. Now residing in Houston Farasha Sh’wani enhances her experience by studying with Silvia Salamanca of Shunyata Belly Dance. Farasha Sh’wani specializes in Orientale and Folkloric styles using zills, veil and sword plus she also exhibits a proficiency in Tribal Fusion, Middle Eastern music, and costuming. As a solo performer and as a principal dancer in Qantara Dance Company she has performed at local venues including Dance Houston, various Mediterranean festivals, and local clubs including Avant Garden and Chocolate Passion.
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