My love of bellydance has spanned many years. I've been fortunate to perform in some of the top night clubs and restaurants with epically talented musicians. I now reside in San Diego, CA, where I teach weekly classes, tutor private students and run a web store for bellydance items and wild rhinestone jewelry. Each year I am blessed to travel to amazing international locations to teach workshops for festivals and perform in gala shows. Our international community of bellydancers is so vast, yet so closely linked thanks to sites like hipmix.net
I started out as a ballerina! But, was lured away by the sway of bellydance and have never looked back.
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I've had the honor to teach in many countries such as Mexico, Vietnam, China/Hong Kong, England, Wales and more. Bellydance has brought me all over the Middle East and Mediterranean. It is my dream to teach at a festival in Egypt one day. That would be one of the greatest honors.
Anything sparkly! I love classic Egyptian dance styles and costuming and collect vintage bellydance costumes...for educational purposes of course!
Sabrina has performed for the Royal Families of the Middle East and headlined in nightclubs and restaurants of Los Angeles, California. She has worked with the top Middle Eastern musicians in the USA including nightly shows with Issam Houshan, Gamal Goma, Amir Sofi, Mohamed Salem, and John Bilezikjian. Sabrina performs in concert with internationally renowned bands such as Stellamara, Middle Earth Ensemble, is a featured belly dance performer and instructor on The Flying Carpet TV, and was a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), when based in Los Angeles. She is the author of the international best seller "Energy and Extension for Belly Dancers" training mediation CD .
Sabrina tours Nationally and Internationally, presenting specialty belly dance workshops and performing in gala shows.
Sabrina is a staff Belly Dance Professor at Cuyamaca College as well as instructor of group and private bellydance classes in her studio space.
Sabrina has a foundation in ballet, jazz, and modern dance. She began her dance training in Western Dance and has studied extensively under master instructors such as the legendary Donald McKayle (mentor to Alvin Ailey) and Bernard Johnson, dance star of theater, stage and screen.
Sabrina has studied Middle Eastern Dance extensively and professionally under the masters Angelika Nemeth, Hallah Moustafa and countless master workshops.
In addition to performing Middle Eastern Belly Dance, folkloric dance, jazz, ballet, modern, gothic belly dance and fusion belly dance, Sabrina has starred in numerous national television commercials, theater productions and has modeled for famous department stores.
"Sabrina moved wildly, but with the intense control that is necessary to belly dance. It was an amazing show of endurance." - LA Weekly
"Sabrina is a charismatic bellydancer whose passion for belly dance...is unmistakeable" - Yallah Magazine
"Dear Sabrina, You are such a beautiful dancer. Best wishes and all the success, Yours, Farida Fahmy"
"Sabrina, you are one of my favorite dancers. You really understand the music."
- Amir Sofi
"Sabrina is an extraordinary talent and one of the most versatile bellydancers today - Tonya Chainis"
"Hi, I just wanna drop by and thank you for the wonderful performance at "Sadaf" last night in San Diego! I have never seen anyone belly dancing like you....And you are very beautiful as well. Thank you.
BR /Dariush "
Good morning Sabrina, I speak for everyone when I say Thank You so much for helping to make my parents 30th Anniversary a great success. Everyone loved the show (as you may already have noticed :-) but really it was great to have you there. I look forward to the next time. Thanks again.
Sincerely,Amir and Sherisse"
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Weekly group classes, private coaching and international workshops.
"Your style of working with us was both respectful and encouraging. Thank you for your personal commitment to being such a wonderful professional.
Sincerely, Penny "
"I enjoyed learning from you, and admire your beautiful dancing! I look forward to our paths crossing again sometime.
Happy Dancing! Diane A "
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I love to connect with bellydancers all over the world. Though we come from diverse backgrounds, we all share a common language of movement and music.
