Line Up

Asmahan

Asmahan is one of Egypt’s most sought after entertainers and performers of Oriental Dance today.

With an enigmatic charisma, sensuality and unsurpassed theatrical style, she has garnered an illustrious audience worldwide that includes Egyptian stars such as Nagwua Fouad, Ahmed Ramz. She has been performing at some of Egypt’s most prominent 5 star hotels, The Nile Maxim, television specials, Egyptian cinema, including a cameo in the film with Nagua Fuad, Fifi Abdo, and Safwa Sheria. Her first contract in Egypt was at the Hilton Hotel on the Sinai Peninsula. She continued to work in Alexandria at the Palestine Henien and at the Marriott and Intercontinental Hotels in Cairo. Asmahan has performed countless for the Family of Egyptian President Nasser & Ministers of Culture. She has been teaching at the Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival and the Nile Group Festival for several years. Asmahan is an articulate teacher with a great focus on expression and stage presence. Asmahan Official website: www.asmahanshow.com

The Black Lion is Khadim NDiaye from Touba in Senegal

The Black Lion has been performing for many years and has experience in different types of dance and is also a choreographer, musician and singer. Khadim has been touring in Africa and performed in many countries for the last 10 years. With his knowledge on Spiritual and African traditional dances like Sabar he has shaped his art with a spiritual sense and energetic presentation. Khadim is a very strong and powerful dancer with an outspoken style and sensational charisma.

Oriental Princesses

Oriental Princesses is trained by some of the world’s most renowned choreographers and artists in the field and is a member of the International Dance Council (CID-UNESCO). Oriental Princesses provides both solo as united a breathtaking bellydance show with amazing choreographies and sparkling costumes.

Oriental Princesses Academy Brew

Oriental Princesses Academy Brew are professional dancers and students trained and selected by the Oriental Princesses Academy.

Our dancers vary from Level 1 to Level 4.

Amira Ates is the artistic director from Oriental Princesses, as well as a choreographer and master teacher. She was trained by the Egyptian choreographer Mahdy Emara and in Cairo by Raqia Hassan and other prominent Egyptian choreographers. She has a flourishing dance career and performs on high level in the Netherlands. Amira was honoured by the Egyptian Ambassador in the Netherlands and is an award winning choreographer. One of her choreographies won the second place in the Bellydancer of the World competition 2010.

Showteam Shazadi by Sheila Bellydance Centre

In April 2010 this team was selected by Sheila Bellydance Centre to compete in the Bellydancer of the World Competition 2010 in Germany. Sheila cooperated with Amira Ates and hired her as choreographer.and long distant coach. Shazadi won the second place in the competition.

Oriental Princesses - please check www.orientalprincesses.com for our biographies.