Naimah performs to Corvus corax and Amon Tobin
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Melina belly dances at Axum Restaurant in Athens, Greece and credits her mother, Oriental
Melina belly dances at Axum Restaurant in Athens, Greece and credits her mother, Oriental Dance Trailblazer Rhea of Greece as her main inspiration! For more on Melina and her unique belly dancing family, visit www.daughtersofrhea.com or www.bellydance.gr - and check out her sword on dagger act on youtube!
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Melina of Daughters of Rhea, 2nd generation belly dance artist and circus performer/produc
Melina of Daughters of Rhea, 2nd generation belly dance artist and circus performer/producer, enjoys creatively combining her circus artistry with her belly dancing by balancing a sword atip a dagger gripped in her teeth while dancing! For more information on Melina and her inspirational belly dancing family, visit www.daughtersofrhea.com. Under the guidance of legendary Jamila Salimpour, Melina's mother Rhea of Greece was the first dancer in the United States to take the sword balance into the context of a cabaret performance back in the late sixties/early seventies. Now, Melina takes the sword balance to new heights and is the only dancer in the world to balance a sword on a dagger while belly dancing. Music sampled in this clip by Jehan: "Call of the Tribe" from BellyFuse.
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Chapter 66 of 86 - This is no ordinary belly dancer!
This is "Piper". - Belly Dancer Ex
Chapter 66 of 86 - This is no ordinary belly dancer!
This is "Piper". - Belly Dancer Extraordinaire!
It was August 23, 1987, while I was visiting Athens Greece as a young U.S. Navy sailor, that unbeknown to me, I was privileged to witness, the making of a great dance artist and performer.
Needless to say, I immediately fell in love with Piper's dance and dance style with her captivating facial expressions and eye movements.
For me, the opportunity to speak to Piper that night in Athens, never presented itself. So, I returned back to the United States, never knowing what became of Piper until this writing, May 4, 2007.
Throughout the 1980s, she was the featured dancer at numerous "bouzoukia", Lebanese and Syrian restaurants and tourist tavernas in Athens, Greece, usually doing 4 to 6 shows a night, 7 nights a week.
Who is Piper?
Piper is a second-generation belly dancer and winner of the prestigious Belly Dancer of the Year Competition in 2000. Her captivating style is a fusion of traditional and modern Middle Eastern and North African dance influences, with a dash of Jazz and Flamenco thrown in to spice up the mix! Piper began performing at the age of 8 with her mother Rhea's dance troupe Nar el Nisaa (Women of Fire). She was the featured soloist at several tavernas and bazoukia in Athens, Greece as part of a celebrated 15 year career performing in nightclubs around the world. In addition to being director and choreographer for the Baltimore Daughters of Rhea Dance Ensemble, Piper also has a Ph.D. in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology from The Johns Hopkins University.
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Chapter 67 of 86 - This is no ordinary belly dancer!
This is "Piper". - Belly Dancer Ex
Chapter 67 of 86 - This is no ordinary belly dancer!
This is "Piper". - Belly Dancer Extraordinaire!
It was August 23, 1987, while I was visiting Athens Greece as a young U.S. Navy sailor, that unbeknown to me, I was privileged to witness, the making of a great dance artist and performer.
Needless to say, I immediately feel in love with Piper's dance and dance style with her captivating facial expressions and eye movements.
For me, the opportunity to speak to Piper that night in Athens, never presented itself. So, I returned back to the United States, never knowing what became of Piper until this writing, May 4, 2007.
Throughout the 1980s, she was the featured dancer at numerous "bouzoukia", Lebanese and Syrian restaurants and tourist tavernas in Athens, Greece, usually doing 4 to 6 shows a night, 7 nights a week.
Who is Piper?
Piper is a second-generation belly dancer and winner of the prestigious Belly Dancer of the Year Competition in 2000. Her captivating style is a fusion of traditional and modern Middle Eastern and North African dance influences, with a dash of Jazz and Flamenco thrown in to spice up the mix! Piper began performing at the age of 8 with her mother Rhea's dance troupe Nar el Nisaa (Women of Fire). She was the featured soloist at several tavernas and bazoukia in Athens, Greece as part of a celebrated 15 year career performing in nightclubs around the world. In addition to being director and choreographer for the Baltimore Daughters of Rhea Dance Ensemble, Piper also has a Ph.D. in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology from The Johns Hopkins University.
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Chapter 68 of 86 - This is no ordinary belly dancer!
This is "Piper". - Belly Dancer Ex
Chapter 68 of 86 - This is no ordinary belly dancer!
This is "Piper". - Belly Dancer Extraordinaire!
It was August 23, 1987, while I was visiting Athens Greece as a young U.S. Navy sailor, that unbeknown to me, I was privileged to witness, the making of a great dance artist and performer.
Needless to say, I immediately feel in love with Piper's dance and dance style with her captivating facial expressions and eye movements.
For me, the opportunity to speak to Piper that night in Athens, never presented itself. So, I returned back to the United States, never knowing what became of Piper until this writing, May 4, 2007.
Throughout the 1980s, she was the featured dancer at numerous "bouzoukia", Lebanese and Syrian restaurants and tourist tavernas in Athens, Greece, usually doing 4 to 6 shows a night, 7 nights a week.
Who is Piper?
Piper is a second-generation belly dancer and winner of the prestigious Belly Dancer of the Year Competition in 2000. Her captivating style is a fusion of traditional and modern Middle Eastern and North African dance influences, with a dash of Jazz and Flamenco thrown in to spice up the mix! Piper began performing at the age of 8 with her mother Rhea's dance troupe Nar el Nisaa (Women of Fire). She was the featured soloist at several tavernas and bazoukia in Athens, Greece as part of a celebrated 15 year career performing in nightclubs around the world. In addition to being director and choreographer for the Baltimore Daughters of Rhea Dance Ensemble, Piper also has a Ph.D. in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology from The Johns Hopkins University.
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Chapter 69 of 86 - This is no ordinary belly dancer!
This is "Piper". - Belly Dancer Ex
Chapter 69 of 86 - This is no ordinary belly dancer!
This is "Piper". - Belly Dancer Extraordinaire!
It was August 23, 1987, while I was visiting Athens Greece as a young U.S. Navy sailor, that unbeknown to me, I was privileged to witness, the making of a great dance artist and performer.
Needless to say, I immediately feel in love with Piper's dance and dance style with her captivating facial expressions and eye movements.
For me, the opportunity to speak to Piper that night in Athens, never presented itself. So, I returned back to the United States, never knowing what became of Piper until this writing, May 4, 2007.
Throughout the 1980s, she was the featured dancer at numerous "bouzoukia", Lebanese and Syrian restaurants and tourist tavernas in Athens, Greece, usually doing 4 to 6 shows a night, 7 nights a week.
Who is Piper?
Piper is a second-generation belly dancer and winner of the prestigious Belly Dancer of the Year Competition in 2000. Her captivating style is a fusion of traditional and modern Middle Eastern and North African dance influences, with a dash of Jazz and Flamenco thrown in to spice up the mix! Piper began performing at the age of 8 with her mother Rhea's dance troupe Nar el Nisaa (Women of Fire). She was the featured soloist at several tavernas and bazoukia in Athens, Greece as part of a celebrated 15 year career performing in nightclubs around the world. In addition to being director and choreographer for the Baltimore Daughters of Rhea Dance Ensemble, Piper also has a Ph.D. in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology from The Johns Hopkins University.
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Chapter 70 of 86 - This is no ordinary belly dancer!
This is "Piper". - Belly Dancer Ex
Chapter 70 of 86 - This is no ordinary belly dancer!
This is "Piper". - Belly Dancer Extraordinaire!
Piper began performing at the age of 8 in Rhea's (her Mother's) troupe "Nar El Nisaa".
Throughout the 1980s, she was the featured dancer at numerous "bouzoukia", Lebanese and Syrian restaurants and tourist tavernas in Athens, Greece, usually doing 4 to 6 shows a night, 7 nights a week.
It was August 23, 1987, while I was visiting Athens Greece as a young U.S. Navy sailor, that unbeknown to me, I was privileged to witness, the making of a great dance artist and performer.
Needless to say, I immediately fell in love with Piper's dance and dance style with her captivating facial expressions and eye movements.
For me, the opportunity to speak to Piper that night in Athens, never presented itself. So, I returned back to the United States, never knowing what became of Piper until this writing, May 4, 2007.
Piper has seen my raw video recordings of her on youtube.com. I believe she was pleased to know that this video existed. I will always have a special place in my heart for Piper.
In 1989, Piper moved to Montreal and began studying at McGill University and dancing at popular Greek and Lebanese restaurants in the area.
She was awarded her bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995 and immediately began graduate studies at The Johns Hopkins University Medical School.
While completing her doctorate in Molecular Biology, Piper took time off to enter (and win!) the Belly Dancer of the Year 2000 contest and performs at charity events.
Piper is now a PhD (read more about her academic credentials) and Director of the Baltimore Daughters of Rhea Dance Ensemble.
She is also founder of The Piper Method of American Belly Dance.
Piper teaches group and private Classes in Baltimore. She is invited to teach guest seminars around the world.
Visit Piper's website for more details on her classes, seminars and teaching philosophy, and to learn more about The Piper Method of American Belly Dance.
What is the Piper Method of American Belly Dance?
What is American Belly Dance?
The term "la danse du ventre" or "belly dance" was coined by the French author and traveler, Gustav Flaubert in 1849 in a letter to his mother in which he describes the dances of Egypt. American belly dance encompasses a Mediterranean cornucopia of folk and professional dance styles from Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Greece, done with an American flair for presentation and style. Precise hipwork and fluid body movements are emphasized in this beautiful and lyrical art form.
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