Sunday, May 21, 2006

SUZANNE HAMDI

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Performances: in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt in 1983, 1985, and 1996. Also performed in Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, England, Switzerland, and throughout the United States, as well as on cruise ships: "MV Pacific Princess" the Love Boat of TV fame, "TS Maxim Gorkiy", "TS Marshall Kershevoi", and "MS Delphin" while traveling throughout the world. Belly danced on Hawaiian Moving Co. TV show 1983 and 1986, featured on Pamela Young's Mixed Plate 1985 on KHON-TV and again in 1986. Featured on Joe Moore's TV News Show. Directed eighteen Middle Eastern Belly Dance shows at the St. James Court Heritage Fair in the Waikiki Shell, as well as warm-up for the Bill Cosby Show at the Hawaiian Wine Festival also in the Waikiki Shell. Performed in the half-time show for the Pro Bowl in Aloha Stadium.

NightClub Work: Marrakech Restaurant, Greek Island Taverna, Mad Greek, Hajibaba's Restaurant, Pyramid Restaurant, Café Athena, Casablanca and Director of Belly Dance at Istanbul Restaurant.

Convention Work: for 8 years was the featured Belly Dancer for Raiders of the Lost Ark Show, Casablanca Show and other International Shows in most major hotels on Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Big Island which were produced by Tihati Productions.

Training: studied with Master Teachers Ibrahim Farrah, Yousry Sharif, Serena Wilson, Shareen el Safy, Amaya, Horacio Cifuentes, Conchi and Dalia Carella.

Specialties: Sword dance, Cane dance, Shamidan (Egyptian candelabrum) dance, Master Drum Solo Performer, Gypsy-style including Scarf dance and Skirt dance, Turkish style, Egyptian style, Greek and Armenian style, Moroccan ethnic, and some Persian style. Also began studying Balinese Temple Dance in 2003.

Teaching Experience: Artistic Director of troupe Dancers of Isis Hawaii, Belly Dance Instructor at University of Hawaii Leisure Center, classes Wed 6:30-8pm, Navy Fitness Instructor, Belly Dance, at Pearl Harbor Bloch Arena, classes Tues 7:30-8:30pm. Choreography Class at Sts Constantine & Helen Greek Church social hall, Sat 4:30-6pm.

Charity Performances: Fete De La Musique a.k.a. Make Music Festival Hawaii, included in the first worldwide video; American Cancer Society; Middle Eastern Dance Artists of Hawaii; Shriners Hospital; Turkish-American Society Hawaii; Carole Kai's Health & Fitness Fair; several retirement/elder care homes.


SUZANNE HAMDI a.k.a. KEYSER

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