Passion For Bellydance

Sahar became enthralled with bellydancing after taking lessons at the local community centre.  This led to additional lessons with Habeeba Hobeika and continued training at Hannan’s Bellydance Studio.   An interest in tribal fusion led to training with Audra Simmons at the Dark Side Studio.  She also learned Polynesian dance and hip hop.  Eventually, she found Nada El-Masriya at Hannan’s Bellydance Studio and fell in love with Egyptian Folklore.  She was accepted by The Rhythm of the Nile Dance Company in 2007 under Nada's direction and performed with them for 2 years.   She has taken many workshops with famous bellydancers from all over the world including Badia Star, Aziza, Hadia, Randa Kamel, Sahra Saeeda, Amir Thaleb, Khaled, Mohammed El Hosseny, Aida Nour, Tito Seif, and Fifi Abdo.  She performed at the Second International Bellydance Conference of Canada and regularly performs at venues across the city.  Recently, she visited Egypt and studied with many of the masters of bellydance at the Nile Festival including Mahmoud Reda, Farida, Mona El Said, and Nour.  Currently, she has made BellyUpBellyDance Studio in Oakville her home and is part of their professional troupe, Tarab.  Her strengths are her grace and ability to feel and interpret the music, as well as, her genuine love of this dance and desire to share her knowledge with her students.  She has completed Hadia’s Teacher Training in Bellydancing and is also certified as a Sexy Fit Instructor through Laura Furtado.  She also became a popular zumba instructor with certifications in Zumba Level 1 and 2, Toning, and Step.  Presently, she teaches Hawaiian, Zumba, and Bellydance classes at various facilities across Mississauga and Oakville.   Her background in nursing ensures that classes are safe and ergonomically correct and she loves to instil a sense of accomplishment for the students in every class, no matter what their skill level.  Her passion for dance shows through in every class and you can't help but be infected by it!  So don't sit back, check out a class... and prepare to enjoy yourself!