Instructors
Suhaila Salimpour
Suhaila Salimpour is the originator and head instructor of Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance. Schooled from an early age in jazz, tap and ballet, Suhaila began integrating her extensive classical training with the Middle Eastern dance passed on by her mother. Suhaila Salimpour has been teaching over 25 years and has revolutionized belly dance as an instructor, choreographer and performer.
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Jamila Salimpour
Jamila Salimpour is the originator of tribal
bellydance in America. She is also the first one to solidify a format of terminology in belly dance still used today. Her format is taught and applied to dancers movements worldwide. Jamila has been an influential figure in belly dance for over 50 years.
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Isabella Khoury
Isabella Khoury is eleven years old and is a third generation belly dancer. She is the daughter of Suhaila Salimpour and grandaughter of prominent belly dancers Jamila Salimpour. Her roots in Middle Eastern music and dance are generational on both sides.
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Sabriye
Sabriye Tekbilek is a performer and instructor of Middle Eastern dance whose stage presence and technique have been shaped by a lifetime of international performance and study. She is currently a Level 4 in the Suhaila Salimpour Certification program and Level 3 in the Jamila Salimpour Certification program.
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Gina
Gina has been teaching and performing middle-eastern dance since the age of three, and is a second generation belly dancer. Her technique both combines fusion and classical styles, and she has performed on national and international stages throughout her career. Gina is currently Level 5 in the Suhaila Salimpour Certification Program.
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Andrea
With a rich background in the performing arts, Andrea shares her lifelong involvement in acting, music and dance in her role as instructor and performer. Accumulating over a decade of experience in various dance genres (belly dance, bharatanatyam, ballet and modern) Andrea integrates philosophies from these various forms into her teaching and performance style. She is studying ballet and modern at CCSF and plans to pursue a Master’s in dance. She is currently Level 3 certified in the Suhaila Format, an instructor at the Suhaila Salimpour School of Belly Dance and a member of the Repertoire Ensemble presented by Suhaila Salimpour.
