Shareen El Safy, “the Spirit of Egyptian Dance,” has taught and performed on five continents in sixty major cities throughout the U.S., Canada, England, Scotland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Italy, Israel, Egypt, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. She has been honored with the South Australian Parliament Cultural Enrichment Medal (1998); IAMED Promoter of the Year (2001); Giza Academy Instructional Video (2000); IAMED Choreography (1999); Zagareet Magazine Teacher of the Year (1998); Bellydancer of the Universe Recognition for Contributions (1995); and other awards. Shareen was invited to present a workshop and performance of Egyptian Dance at the ICHPER World Conference in Cairo in 2000. During the 1988-92 summer seasons, Shareen performed in Cairo’s nightclubs at Parisianna, El Leil, the 5-star Sunset Nightclub and Siag Pyramids Hotel. She has also led numerous Dance/Study Tours to Egypt. She co-produced the 1st and 2nd International Conferences on Middle Eastern Dance, in 1997 and 2001. Shareen was Publisher/Editor of Habibi Magazine from 1992-2002, and Editor-in-Chief in 2003. She continues to teach, present her weeklong retreats, perform, research, produce instructional videos, and lead her Dance/Study Tours to the Middle East.

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