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Stage Suhaila - Juin 2007 : cliquez sur la photo

Interview - Suhaila Salimpour - Juin 2006

La création de Bal Anat ou la naissance du style tribale

Video show Isabella Khoury-Salimpour June 2006 : click here

Stage et Studio Show Suhaila Salimpour - Juin 2006 à Paris

Suhaila Salimpour Danse orientale Amana Studio Paris Cours de danse orientale

Fille de Jamila Salimpour, pionnière dans le monde de la danse orientale et de Ardeshir Salimpour, percussionniste persan, l'expérience unique de Suhaila l'a préparé à devenir une des danseuses et professeurs les plus recherchés de la danse orientale.

Formée dés son plus jeune age à la danse classique et jazz, la première révélation de Suhaila apparut lorsqu'elle associa sa formation classique avec son expérience de la danse orientale. Le résultat fut aussi spectaculaire que original. Les prestations de Suhaila exprimaient l'émotion et le rythme de la danse ancienne avec la discipline et la technicité des mouvements de la danse moderne.

Comme sa réputation grandissait, Suhaila devint professeur et interprète de cet art unique à travers tous les Etats-Unis et l'Europe. L'accueil que lui fit le monde oriental fut surprenant car les médias la comparèrent aux plus grandes danseuses du monde arabe.

Suhaila est apparue dans plusieurs séries télévisées américaines tels que "Fame", "Max Headroom" et une émission de ABC intitulée "Harem" en plus de nombreuses apparitions dans des shows. Elle fut aussi la danseuse vedette du prestigieux night-club oriental "Byblos" pendant six ans. Elle s'est produit dans les shows des chanteurs orientaux les plus célèbres et fut la première danseuse orientale américaine à être interviewée par les chaînes de télévision américaines de culture arabe.

Suhaila a chorégraphié des vidéos américaines de rock en associant son expérience du Jazz avec les mouvements de la danse orientale et cette fusion est visible aujourd'hui dans la "Suhaila Dance Company".

Suhaila production a publié des vidéos de cours et de spectacles pour tous les niveaux de danse avec des orchestrations complètes de musique orientale. et le dernier percussionniste sur le CD de Suhaila est le directeur artistique de la Suhaila Dance Company qu'elle a formé en 1996.

Depuis 2000 Suhaila a remonté la fameuse compagnie de danse tribale "Bal Anat" qui fut la première de ce genre dans le monde, créée par sa mère Jamila

Tout en parcourant les Etats-Unis, le Canada et l'Europe en proposant des stages et des spectacles, Suhaila maintient la seconde génération familiale de danse orientale.

L'école de danse de Suhaila Salimpour propose le premier programme certifié de danse orientale qui inclus 5 niveaux de livres et DVD.

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From many Tribes "The origins of Bal Anat" ou la naissance du

style "American Tribal Bellydance"

by Jamila Salimpour traduction Amana Studio

It was almost a year ago in June 2008 that the plane lifted off for my world tour, and I knew my life would never be the same. Even though I’m afraid to fly I made sure to look out the window as our plane got higher and higher. San Francisco looked smaller and smaller, and it would be two months before I saw this landscape again, this place that I have always called home. Isabella was asleep on my lap, all curled up, and I held her tight as I stroked her hair. Wrapped up in an airplane blanket, she was so tired and ready for the plane to land in Paris even before it had taken off. It was just the two of us for the first time touring together around the world. We were about to begin our adventure.

Having Paris as our first stop was really soothing since we had been there the year before; our host, Amana, was like family. Her studio is professional and had really grown since the year before. Her hospitality was generous, and some of my most enjoyable evenings were just being in her home having dinner together and then listening to music.


Wardrobe for Flying

Paris is charming and magical, and the streets filled until all hours with always something to do. Isabella loved getting hot chocolate and a croissant each morning before heading to the studio. Our walk from the hotel to the studio was beautiful passing through a cemetery as a short cut. We would often wonder about each elaborate tombstone making up stories of the families to entertain ourselves. I think only in Paris could one “stroll” through a cemetery and find it magnificent and romantic. The weather was perfect and we really enjoyed taking our time to get to class each day.

We had a four-day workshop, and this year I felt that most of the students were ready for the intense work out. The rumor had gotten out, and students came ready to sweat. We worked mostly on Jamila and Suhaila Format with a drum solo choreography for the final day. We would only take a 30-minute break between 2-hour sessions -- just enough to have some tea and a little snack without getting too relaxed.


Capppucino Cafe' Every Morning

Isabella was my assistant just as I had been my mother’s. Her ability to break stuff down and lead a class is amazing. I know that students had issues with me when I was nine being “too young” to lead a class, but the reality was that I did know what I was doing, my mother was in the room, and I was being trained to carry on the legacy. So how I was trained is how I am training Isabella. She also did the cool down each day. The students seemed to really enjoy how sharp Isabella was behind the product booth as well. She learned how to add up final totals of sales and then make change as well -- better than any math class she has had so far.

The nights were filled with strolls on the streets of Paris, Isabella and I eating as many crepes as we could hold, hanging out with Amana and her family, or spending time with Marissa Harris who joined us on the first three countries of this tour. Marissa is a student (and level 2 certified) from Las Vegas who comes to as many workshops as she can, even out of the country.


Last Night at the Louvre

Paris was an amazing experience and our last night was extremely memorable. Amana took us to a fantastic restaurant in The Louvre. We enjoyed our meal, watched people, and sipped our wine as we spoke of when I would be able to return. Thank you, Amana, for producing a fantastic workshop, for having integrity in your art, and for being a powerful woman with great advice on business. I look forward to our next trip back to Paris and to see Amana and her family again.

Les chaussons de danse de couleur noire ou foncée ou les chaussettes de couleur noire ou foncée sont interdits dans le studio.

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