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Friday 28th March - Sunday 30th March 2008
           
  ASMAHAN is from Argentina and has worked as a professional dancer in Egypt for many years, she is today one of the most famous dancers in Egypt. Asmahan started studying classical ballet when she was 6 years old. When she was 14 she started studying Spanish and Flamenco and by the time she was 16 she had moved on to dance the Oriental dance. Asmahan soon became a professional Oriental dancer in Argentina and all over the world, where she has been performing in five star hotels and for Royalty and Diplomats. She has appeared on TV and Media worldwide, she has also worked with many famous artistes. She has danced at many of the five star hotels in Cairo,the Conrad Hotel, Semiramis Intercontinental, Meridian, Sheraton Montaza Cairo Sheraton to name a few and currently dances on the Nile Maxim Cruising Restaurant in Cairo. She also travels a lot worldwide to dance and teach and is booked to come to JOY in October this year organised by Mandy and Chris.
             
LUBNA EMAM is from Cairo and she started to Oriental dance when she was nine years old in the Egyptian Kaomeya School Troupe. She has been travelling the world most of her life, performing with the Kaomeya Troupe and other groups. Lubna has also worked with the famous belly dancer Nagwa Fuad. When she returned to Egypt some years ago she stopped performing and started teaching the Oriental dance to Egyptian and foreign dancers. Now she is travelling the world teaching Classical Oriental dances and Folklore dances.Lubna has a very distinct style with very powerful 'heavy' movements, she is appreciated for her interpretation of the Saiidi Style. she has travelled to England a number of times to teach and dance.    
         
MOHAMED KAZAFY is from Cairo and has been dancing with the world famous Reda Troupe of Egypt for 17 years. After initially training with the troupe's founder Mahmoud Reda and the legendary principle female dancer Farida Fahmy, he went on to perform with the Reda Troupe worldwide. Kazafy remains one of their principle soloists. He also teaches and dances in Egypt and worldwide and he is one of the dancers from the Farha Tour organised by Kay Taylor here in England.
         
     
KHALED MAHMOUD is from Cairo, now living here in England, started dancing when he was 7 years old, dancing at weddings and parties. He studied ballet for six years, when he finished college he took belly dancing lessons with Abrahim Akef and many master teachers in Cairo. Before becoming an Oriental teacher himself he worked at the Maade Club and on M/S Alexander. He likes the style of dancers Naima Akif, Samia Gamel, Lucy, Fifi Abdou and Dena. He has danced along side of many of the top dancers.He now teaches and dances worldwide and can teach all styles of the Oriental dance.
     
             
  YASSER AL-SWERY is a singer from Syria and is the President of International Association of Artists in Egypt, he began his singing career when he was a child, he won the first prize at a musician's competition between Aleppo (his native land) singing schools. Later , when he was 11 years old he won a singing competition among the Syrian schools. After graduation Yasser continued to take private classes of vocal art and along with other singers formed a singing group named 'Rubai shabeb el-tarab' together they performed at concerts and wedding in Syria and Lebanon. Yasser is now a soloist and has performed with George Eassuf, Nagwa Karam, Aasy Khilyany and Nour Mhanna. Today he performs at weddings, parties, concerts, at Gala shows of festivals in Egypt and worldwide. He has performed in England at the Egyptian Moonlight Show in 2006.