Category Archives: Choreography

Suhaila Dance Company at the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Suhaila International

The Suhaila Dance Company performs this weekend (June 29-30) at the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival (for tickets.) Below is an excerpt written in the Festival program by Patti Trimble about our two pieces. In this set of Middle Eastern … Continue reading →

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The Sanford Meisner Method and Belly Dance

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Suhaila International

After graduating high school, I moved from Northern California to Los Angeles. In addition to being a regular “house” dancer at Byblos Night Club (6 nights a week), I also did some acting, modeling and music video choreographing. I enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Suhaila’s Joumana Choreography: The Back Story

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Suhaila International

When I was thirteen, I wanted to take private dance lessons with Yuki, a well known jazz teacher in Castro Valley. I begged Yuki to let me take classes. Probably thinking I wasn’t all that motivated, she said she could … Continue reading →

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Choreography Bonus for Current Online Class Subscribers: Raks Om El Dunia by Jamila Salimpour

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Suhaila International

As a special bonus for regular online class subscribers, we’ve added a new choreography, Raks Om El Dunia by Jamila Salimpour. Anyone with a monthly to yearly subscription to the format classes will have access to this choreography. Jamila wrote … Continue reading →

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Suhaila’s Dark Veil Choreography

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Suhaila International

In 2006, Suhaila debuted her hard rock fusion choreography, Dark Veil, at Rakkasah West . . . as an homage to 1980’s rock. Finding the right guitarist provided difficult, as Suhaila wanted to find just the right musician who had … Continue reading →

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Ali Gara Choreography

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Suhaila International

Suhaila’s choreography to Ali Gara is now available in Suhaila’s online classes. The music and choreography are incredibly beautiful. In love, sometimes the timing is off. . . things never quite line up. Sometimes by not acting on those first … Continue reading →