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The Gilded Serpent presents...
Sharifa
I have been dancing since 1970 and teaching since 1974. My solo employment has been by the Marrakech in San Francisco, California, and The El Morocco in Concord moving later to Pleasant Hill. I have led a dance troup since 1976 and taught extensively in Australia and New Zealand for 5 consecutive years (1987-1991), producing instructional videos and making television and radio appearances. In addition to Belly dance, I continue to teach North African and folkoric styles of Egyptian, Persian, Turkish, and Kaleegy. I have a masters degree in Clinical Psychology and a specialization in Expressive Arts Therapy (movement, art, writing, and music therapy). I am employed as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Danville
Sharifa teaches group classes in Pleasant Hill Community Center on:
- Tues (beginning and intermediate) and
- Thurs. (troupe dance choreoghraphy and performance, with instructor approval). Classes commence Thurs., Jan 24 and Tues Jan 29)
- Private lessons by arrangement offered in Walnut Creek.
Sharifa performs at the El Morocco Restaurant on Saturday nights (1st and 3rd weeks)
Articles on Gilded Serpent by or about Sharifa
1-22-02 The
Healing power of Dance by Sharifa
Many dancer enthusiasts I have encountered come from wounded childhoods.
The
Legend of Julius Squeezer by Sharifa of Martinez, CA
I shall never forget my most
gentle of beasts, my 14-foot long python," Julius Squeezer"!
Weighing in at 80 lb., Julius was nearly impossible to pick up all
at once.
