Directory
Dancers
The professional people layer of Raqs Atlas — performers, instructors, choreographers, schools and the legends who shaped the art form.
174 profiles · showing 169–174
Instructors
Paris · France
Yaël Zarca
Yaël Zarca discovered Oriental dance in 1999 and gradually developed it into an international professional career. Based in Paris, she became particularly associated with Egyptian-style Raqs Sharqi and refined musical interpretation. Over the years she has…
Cairo · United Kingdom
Yasmina of Cairo
Yasmina of Cairo is a British-born dancer whose relationship with Egyptian dance extends across more than four decades. She began serious study in the 1980s with teachers and musicians including Suraya Hilal and Hossam Ramzy before working professionally in…
Toronto · Canada
Yasmina Ramzy
Yasmina Ramzy began her Middle Eastern dance career in 1981 and spent many early years performing throughout the Middle East. She later founded Arabesque Dance Company & Orchestra and developed one of Canada's major institutions for Middle Eastern dance…
New York City · Egypt
Yousry Sharif
Yousry Sharif grew up in Cairo and was exposed to Egyptian dance and music from childhood. His training eventually incorporated Egyptian folklore alongside ballet, jazz and other theatrical movement traditions. After relocating to New York, he became one of…
Columbus · United States
Zahra Zuhair
Zahra Zuhair has been involved in Oriental dance for nearly five decades and became one of the most influential teachers on the Los Angeles scene. She grew up exposed to Raqs Sharqi and later travelled extensively throughout North Africa and the Middle East…
California · United States
Zoe Jakes
Zoe Jakes began belly dance in 2000 after earlier training in several Western dance forms. She became associated with The Indigo and Bellydance Superstars during the growth of Tribal Fusion. In 2007 she co-founded Beats Antique, where she became both lead…