Yasmine

YASMINE

CLASS: Dance Moves with Attitude - the beauty of cabaret mixed with Yasmine’s own signature flair. This class will cover some of Yasmine’s favorite traveling steps and movements to utilize dance space and move you across the dance floor leading into combinations applied to specific song selections.

Yasmine & The Magic Hips Dancers are a professional award nominated Mid-East Dance troupe based out of Charlotte, NC under the direction of belly dance superstar, Yasmine, nominated in Zaghareet’s 2003 Golden Belly Awards as Best Kept Secret, as Instructor of the year in 2005 and featured on the cover of Zaghareet Magazine's May/June 2007 issue.

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As one of the Southeast's most popular performers at restaurants, festivals, special events and gala shows, Magic Hips have been nominated for Troupe of the Year in Zaghareet’s 2005, 2006 & 2008 Golden Belly Awards. .The Magic Hips Dancers, Yasmine's highest level of performance troupe members along with Yasmine's Student Troupe, The Beledi Beat Dancers, perform together as The Jewels of the Caravan each year at The Carolina Renaissance Festival and have been awarded as one of the Best Dance Troupes of 2007 & 2009 by the Annual Renaissance Festival AwardsYou will see Yasmine & members of Magic Hips performing at various private engagements & special occasions such as wedding receptions, birthdays, theme parties, festivals and gala show events. You can also see members of Magic Hips and Beledi Beat performing together at local festivals and charitable events as Mid-East Magic Dance Ensemble.

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Yasmine Head Instructor, Troupe Director, Choreographer, Dance Artist & Workshop Instructor Yasmine, who has an extensive background in ballet, tap, jazz, & Middle Eastern dance, is the studio owner of Mid-East Dance by Yasmine. Yasmine spent much of 2004 touring with the Bellydance Superstars performing in major cities around the United States as well as Barcelona, Spain and after touring teamed up with Master Tabla Player Issam Houshan, Carmine Guida & most recently Souhail Kasper in offering Drum & Dance workshops. Yasmine is well recognized for her dynamic and precise movements, which she carefully extends to her students - grooming them for their own spectacular performances. As well as being a sought after instructor due to her personable and fun teaching approach, Yasmine's distinct performance style is often referred to as "Cutting Edge Cabaret." Featured on the cover of the May/June 2007 issue of Zaghareet, Yasmine also appeared as a featured artist for Dr. Samy Farag's 2008 CD Release Gala Show in Texas at the Palace Theater. Yasmine hosts several events in the Charlotte area & is currently teaching seminars throughout the U.S.