Roxxanne Shelaby performs throughout Southern California bringing her unique dance style combining her Lebanese/Brazilian heritage and affinity for Egyptian Style Oriental Dance.
Roxxanne is fortunate to have grown up surrounded by Middle Eastern Arts. Her love of Middle Eastern music and dance flourished as a child, growing up at the family owned “Fez” and “Cascades” nightclubs. In this atmosphere, Roxxanne observed Oriental Dance, traditional folk dance and social dance with live music on a nightly basis. She had the pleasure of watching and learning from dancers such as Feiruz Aram, Dahlena, Marie Silva, Sahra (Saeeda), Mohamed and Fatin Mohamed (Komeya Troupe of Egypt) and many others.
She began performing at the age of 5 and professionally at of 16 at the request of Farida Fahmy to represent The Reda Troupe (lead dancer of the National Dance Troupes of Egypt). Roxanne has studied extensively with master teacher and choreographer Sahra as well Farida Fahmy, Mahmoud Reda, Aida Nour and Fifi Abdo.
Roxanne produces “Hypzotica”, a monthly Middle Eastern Dance showcase with live Arabic music providing dancers of all levels the opportunity to experience and perform in an authentic cultural environment.
Roxanne also teaches ongoing classes and workshops locally and internationally in sharing her knowledge of the culture and love for Egyptian Style Oriental and Folklore as well as Lebanese Oriental and Dabke.
Visit Roxxanne: www.roxxanne.com
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