Training in traditional Egyptian Dance and Hilal Dance
Susie was born and raised in England wherein post graduating her textile design degree in 1991 she established Creative Draping Ltd. In parallel to developing her business, Susie began to train in Raqs Sharqi from the years 1996 to 1999. During this time she took part in various performances at festivals and in venues such as the Union Chapel and Jackson’s Lane Theatre in London. From 2000 onward, she began to devote herself to Hilal Dance by attending summer courses in Tanzhaus, Dusseldorf with S. Hilal and A. Bascioni and continued her training in classes and workshops throughout London. She has now been attending the Professional course since 2008. Susie has also begun to teach regular classes from January 2010 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire where she now lives with her partner and two sons.
2008 - Ongoing Professional Teacher Training with Suraya Hilal, Florence, Italy
2000 - Ongoing Annual Hilal Dance week, Dusseldorf, Germany
1999 - 2010 Quarterly Hilal Dance Workshops, London, UK
1999 - 2005 Hilal Foundation Workshops with Suraya Hilal, The Place , London, UK
1999 - Sinai (Egypt) Dance Trip led by Linda Parker
1998 - Raqs Sharqi Society Residential Spring School, Winchester, UK
1996 - 1998 weekly Raqs Sharqi classes with Anne White, London, UK
2000 - Ongoing Annual Hilal Dance week, Dusseldorf, Germany
1999 - 2010 Quarterly Hilal Dance Workshops, London, UK
1999 - 2005 Hilal Foundation Workshops with Suraya Hilal, The Place , London, UK
1999 - Sinai (Egypt) Dance Trip led by Linda Parker
1998 - Raqs Sharqi Society Residential Spring School, Winchester, UK
1996 - 1998 weekly Raqs Sharqi classes with Anne White, London, UK