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Awards
Judged For
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Seminar/Workshop Instructor
Choreographer
Writer For
Special Appearances

“Your training and preparation are impeccable and it showed.”
– Amy Smith, Seminar Producer

  
Trained in: (Includes extensive training and short-term instruction)

-Egyptian Style (Raqs Sharqi)
-American Cabaret
-American Tribal Style Belly Dance
-Ethnic Fusion Belly Dance
-Egyptian Folk Dance
-Various Multicultural Dances
-Jazz
-Modern
-Ballet

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Trained by: (Includes extensive training and short-term instruction)

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Isis (TX)
-Cinnamon (TX)
-Vashti (TX)
-Miabella (TX)
-Bahaia (TX)
-Karen Barbee (TX)
-Amaya (NM)
-Jillina (CA)
-Katia (NM)
-Shareen el Safy (CA)
-Morroco (NY)
-Tarik (NY)
-John Compton (CA)
-Jasmin Jahal (IL)
-Suhaila (CA)
-Margo Abdo O’Dell (MN)
-Fahtiem (CA)
-Angelika Nemeth (CA)
-Virginia (FL)
-Jihan Jamal (FL)
-Yousry and Nourhan Sharif (NY)
-Ansuya (FL)
-Aziza (Canada)
-Hadia (Canada)
-Horatio and Beata Cifuentes (Germany)
-Badia’a (Egypt)
-Raqia Hasan (Egypt)
-Mahmoud Reda (Egypt)
-Aida Nour (Egypt)
-Magdy el Leisy (Egypt)
-Randa (Egypt)
-Beba (Egypt)
-Dr. Mo Geddawi (Egypt)

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Awards:

-1st place Troupe Stars Yaa Halla Y'all People's Choice Award 2007 (Dallas, TX)
-1st place The Heart of Texas Belly Dance Contest 2007 (Austin, TX)
-Finalist at the January 2006 Bellydance Superstars auditions in Los Angeles, CA
-1st place Belly Dancer of the Year Pageant 2003 (San Francisco, CA)
-1st place Spring 2004 Bellydance Superstars Star Search (Los Angeles, CA)
-1st place Duet Belly Dancer USA 2003 (Portland, OR)
-1st runner up Belly Dancer USA 2003 (Portland, OR)
-1st runner up Belly Dancer of the Universe 2004-Universal Category (Long Beach, CA)
-1st runner up Belly Dancer of the Universe 2004-Egyptian Category (Long Beach, CA)
-1st runner up MEDINA 2004 (St. Louis, MO)
-1st runner up Belly Dancer of the Universe2005-Fusion Category (Long Beach, CA)
-2nd runner up MEDINA 2003 (St. Louis, MO)
-2nd runner up Belly Dancer of the Universe 2005-Egyptian Category (Long Beach, CA)

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Judged For:

-Belly Dancer of the Year Pageant (San Francisco, CA)
-Bellydance Superstars Southwest Competition (Dallas, TX)
-Jewel of the Concho Pageant (San Angelo, TX)
-Miss HOT Seminar (Austin, TX)

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Specialties:

-Wings
-Cane
-Double cane
-Tambourine
-Skirt
-Candelabrum
-Veil
-Sword
-Candles
-Fire Tray
-Finger cymbals
-Quick changes

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Seminar/Workshop Instructor:

-Super Belly Sunday (Ft. Worth, TX-June ’03)
-NTMEDA Cheap Thrills (Dallas, TX-Feb. ’04)
-Belly Dancer of the Year Pageant (San Francisco, CA-May ’04)
-Northeast Belly Dance Association (Boston, MA-Oct. ’04)
-HOT Texas Dance Camp (Hunt, TX-Oct. ’04)
-Jewel of the Concho Pageant (San Angelo, TX-May ’05)
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North Texas Belly Dance Teachers Workshop
(Dallas, TX-Jan. '06)
-Super Belly Sunday (Austin, TX-Nov. ’07)

-Monthly Ethnic Fusion Specialty Choreography Workshops (Bedford and Frisco, TX)
-Monthly Mish Mash Belly Dance Workshops (Bedford and Frisco, TX)

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Choreographer (Past and Present):

-For soloists-Beginner to Professional
-For Isis’ Star Dancer Studio Performing Companies, including the Award-Winning Wings of Isis
-For Workshops and Seminars
-For North Texas School of World Dance - The Art of Belly Dance by Sa'diyya

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Writer For:

-North Texas Middle Eastern Dance Association’s “Papyrus” bi-monthly newsletter
-The Chronicles: A Dancer’s Oasis

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Special Appearances:

-Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance’s 78th Annual Convention (Dallas, TX)-’01)
-Guest solo performer at the Bellydance Superstars show (Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas, TX-Feb. ’04)
-Guest troupe performer with the Wings of Isis at the Bellydance Superstars show (Austin, TX-Feb. ’04)
-Guest solo performer at the Bellydance Superstars show (Los Angeles, CA-April ’04)
-International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance’s production, “Belly Dance Rocks” and "Belly Dance-O-Rama (Los Angeles, CA-May ’04 and Nov. '06)
-Special performance at Nonya’s Jewel of the Concho Pageant (San Angelo, TX-June ’04 and May '05)
-Episcopal School of Dallas Multicultural Day (Dallas, TX-Oct. ’04)
-Dance from the Heart Tsunami Victims Benefit (Dallas, TX-Feb. ’05)
-Taste of Fort Worth (Fort Worth, TX-April ’04 and ’05)
-Hurricane Katrina Survivors Fundraiser (Frisco, TX-Sept. '05)
-Plano International Festival (Plano, TX-Oct. '05)
-Belly Dancer of the Universe Showcase (Los Angeles, CA-Oct. '05)
-Finalist at the Bellydance Superstars auditions (Los Angeles, CA-Jan. '06)

Sa’diyya has regular appearances at DFW restaurants, festivals, private parties, weddings, nursing homes, studio shows and seminar gala shows.

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