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Raqia Hassan
Raqia Hassan of Cairo, Egypt is
the most internationally known teacher and choreographer of
Egyptian style belly dance in Egypt and the world today. She has
her own very unique "Raqia technique" that she currently teaches
in her videos and in her dance workshops all over the world.
Raqia's teaching style is top notch. She is friendly,
professional and patient. She knows just what she is aiming for
and is very clear in her explanations. She always has something
new in her thrilling choreographies, and her teaching skills are
top class.
Raqia started dancing at the age of 4. She
joined the most esteemed "Reda Troupe" of Egypt at the young age
of 16. One year later she became one of the first principal solo
dancers with them, an honor achieved by very few dancers. The "Reda
Troupe" was the first Egyptian dance company to record Egyptian
folk songs and dances and perform them on stage. They became
world famous with many followers. Their work has shaped and
influenced what is known today as Oriental Dance (Raks Sharki).
Later on, Raqia started teaching "Oriental Dance" on her own
because that's her true passion and first love.
She travels most of the year around the globe for workshops. She
is constantly in demand giving workshops in various parts of the
world, and is the producer of the highly sought after Raqia
Hassan technique videos. Raqia's choreographies are full of
interesting moves that are challenging without losing the fun
and joie-de-vivre of the true Egyptian style.
She is the producer of the annual “Ahlan wa Sahlan” dance
festival in Cairo, Egypt. Almost behind every successful
Egyptian style dancer is the name "Raqia Hassan". Madame Raqia
has trained Azza Sharif, Mona el Said, Nani, Nelly Fouad, Dina,
Amani, Sorraya, Dandash, Randa Kamal, not to mention countless
other dancers in Egypt and all over the world.
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