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Five Continents
Sahra C Kent, "Sahra Saeeda," has performed and taught Egyptian style Orientale and Folkloric dance on five continents.
Originally from the Los Angeles, California area, Sahra lived, danced, and researched in Egypt from 1989 to 1995. Since then she has been touring the world teaching and performing Egyptian Orientale and Folkloric dance:
Over 1600 shows in Cairo alone
The "Sahra Show" performed over 1600 shows in Cairo, Egypt alone. The ensemble included Sahra, Egyptian musicians, singers, folkloric dancers and authentic Saidi musicians and dancers.
Ya Amar! Dance Company
Sahra is founder and director of Ya Amar! Middle Eastern Dance Company (California, USA) and a contributing choreographer to many European dance companies.
Layali Yasmine Productions
She is also president of Layali Yasmine Productions, an independent recording and distribution label for Egyptian music, Middle Eastern dance performance and instructional videos.
Academic Degrees
Ms. Kent has academic degrees in both Dance and Cultural Anthropology, and a MA in Dance Ethnology from UCLA.
She regularly gives lecture/demonstrations on Egyptian dance, costumes, customs, ritual and folklore to doctorate-level symposiums, university ethnic dance festivals, museums, and dance ethnology forums.
Sahra has many publication, TV and video credits worldwide.
Sahra's Videos;
* "Sahra Saeeda" Performance Video 3 (Filmed in Cairo, Egypt) Also available in DVD
* "Ahlan, Ahlan" Performance Video 2 (Filmed in Cairo, Egypt)
* "Sahra - Direct from Cairo" Performance Video 1 (Filmed in Cairo, Egypt)
* "Al Dunia" ("The World") Sahra & Ya Amar! Performance Video 1 (Filmed in California)
* "Sahra Signature Series: Volume 1 - Arms & Torso" Teaching Video 1 (Filmed in USA)
Sahra's Music CDs;
* "Sahra Saeeda" CD 1 (Sahra's Show recorded in Cairo, Egypt)
* "Music for Egyptian Dance" CD 2 (Sahra's Show recorded in Cairo, Egypt)
* "Layali Zaman" CD 3 (Sahra's Show recorded in Cairo, Egypt)
Read her thoughts in her ongoing Journal
View some of her past shows in Marquee
Be sure to visit the Gallery to view her dance interests.
Sahra Bio * Schedule * Gallery * Contact * Credits * Links * Press Pac * Journal * Marquee * Ya Amar! * Layali Yasmine
"Journey through Egypt" Basic 1 Intensive weekends Culver City (Los Angeles) & San Francisco, CA; Iowa City, IA; Munich, Germany; Ontario, Canada
California Classes & Workshops
International Classes, Workshops & Performances, Montreal & Ontario, Canada; Brussels, Belgium; Vienna, Austria; Morocco; Copenhagen Festival; Budapest, Hungary; Kiel, Reutlingen, Wiesbaden, Munich Germany; Geneva, Switzerland; Alexandria, Egypt.
USA: Milwaukee, WI; South bend, IN; Ohio; Philadelphia, PA; San Diego, CA.
Pleasant Gayman
Los Angeles Reader, April 22, 1994