Anthea Poole for the Gilded Serpent

The Gilded Serpent presents
Anthea Poole

Anthea (Kawakib)'s precise technique, attention to detail, and warm personality not only make her a popular performer at restaurants and seminar shows, but enable her to effectively pass on her knowledge to other dancers. She performs regularly at Washington DC's Marrakesh Restaurant and the Casablanca in Alexandria, Virginia. She also has appeared in professional theatre productions and the media. Her talent for rhythmic expression is reflected in her signature "Finger Cymbal Solo" on the video Lifting the Veil of Time.

Anthea's background of traditional Oriental Dance communicates with both American and Mideastern audiences, and provides a foundation for her evolving artistic vision. She gains inspiration by attending and teaching workshops, researching various aspects of the dance, and facilitating the creative emergence of her students. Besides teaching the enthusiastic bellydance community of Fredericksburg Virginia, Anthea directs the Pearls of Rhythm percussion and dance ensemble, and Tribe Odyssey East, an American Tribal Style bellydance group.

Anthea maintains an up-to-date website:
Bellydance by Anthea (Kawakib, Atesh)
http://www.kawakib.com/

and also offers two instructional booklets,

Kawakib's Dance Tips and the
Guide to Teaching Mideastern Dance

You can contact her at
anthea@kawakib.com

Articles by Anthea on Gilded Serpent
1-4-00 Preparing to Teach by Anthea Poole
This questionnaire is presented here to help you clarify your goals and ideas about teaching.

4-29-04 Dynamic Relationships In the Dance Community by Anthea Poole (Kawakib)
Conflicts happen. People take sides. Learning and growing get lost in the shuffle, particularly when conflicts overshadow the classroom.