Persian belly dancing

          Belly dancing history timeline.

          Baladi dance



          Jillina is best known as performer and Artistic Director for the Bellydance Superstars and choreographer of the Desert Roses. Prior, Jillina founded (and directs) the Award winning Sahlala Dancers. She has earned numerous awards from IAMED and the Giza Academy, including "Best Modern Egyptian Dancer", "Best Instructional Video", "Best Dance Company" and "Dancer of the Year".

          Jillina co-produced a line of instructional videos, and has traveled the world teaching seminars and performing in concerts.

          Ghawazi dance

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        2. Awalim dance
        3. Belly dancing history timeline
        4. Delilah belly dancer
        5. History of belly dance in egypt





          6. Salome: Can you share a bit about your beginnings (when and how you were exposed to Oriental dance) and of your career leading up to the BDSS?

          Jillina: I've been dancing most of my life.

          In the beginning I was doing Jazz and Hip Hop. Then I discovered belly dance and became completely obsessed with it, the music, the movements and self expression. From there I continued to study and began traveling to Egypt annually to study with master teachers like Raki Hassan, Mahmoud Reta, Fe