SADIE

is an International performing artist, instructor and choreographer specializing in Belly Dance and Brazilian Samba.  

 She has been hired to dance at parties for Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Kevin Fitzgerald of Animal Planet's "Emergency Vets" and recently Belly Danced in a James Bond commercial produced by Starz/Encore.  Sadie draws upon an innate understanding of movement from her background in gymnastics and swimming for 14 years as a child and teenager.

Her dance and music education spans over a decade. Her love for movement, music and culture has prompted her to explore and study various forms of world dance such as Belly Dance, Brazilian Samba, Salsa, Hip-Hop, Tahitian and Flamenco with a dedication to foundation training in Ballet and Jazz.  This background has given Sadie a style that is uniquely hers, as well as a deep understanding of movement that comes to life not only in her inspiring performances but also in her gift to teach.  Her ability to combine unbelievable strength, flexibility and isolation with fluid control has amazed fans and audiences worldwide.   Her talent in the art form has taken her to countless venues throughout the US and abroad including Turkey and Mexico.  She has performed up to 300 shows in one year.   Sadie can also be seen as the featured rising star on Vol.II of BD-TV, on IAMED's "Belly Dance Rocks", "Belly Dance Live", "Belly Dance-O-Rama" and "That's Hot" a performance compilation of her and her dance partner Kaya, and many other Belly Dance performance DVD's produced by Hollywood Music Center.  Sadie was a featured performer on the recent video release by the Emmy award nominated Michael Drumm's "Temptation of Belly Dance".  It is one the best produced videos showcasing the art of Belly Dance.  See www.temptationofbellydance.com for more info.

Sadie has a line of instructional videos out produced by IAMED including; "Drum Solo with Sadie"; "Ultimate Combinations I & II"; and to be released this year "Ciftitelli Taksim & Slow Moves", "Ultimate Drills & Combos" and "Frills & Embellishments".

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SHARLENE

With an active background of ballet, fencing, athletics, aerobics and yoga, Sharlene started her own personal journey of Middle Eastern Dance at the age of 16 through experimentation and instinct and with the aid of early written books on the subject.

Her first workshop was with Tina Hobin the founding guru of Middle Eastern Dance in the U.K. Then with the kind direction of Sue Bollins aka. Suree, discovered Mosaic Arabic Dance Network U.K. and started to advance her knowledge and experience by studying with various national and international teachers

She has taught and performed at FANTASIA, danced twice at Planet Egypt, Londons'
only monthly Arabic dance showcase and co-produced two Bellydance Theatre Shows "The
Jewels of the Nile Show " at the Luton Library Theatre.

She finds performing and teaching extremely rewarding, especially the intense
analytical side of technical instruction, even matching the move to the muscle and
creating new and varied choreographies with lots of expression!
She appreciates how brilliant it is to see students becoming more proficient in the
dance and the positive benefits of raised self-esteem and self-confidence.
 

Click here to go straight to details of Sharlene's "Steps of the Stars" Workshop