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President: Kimberly Paredes (Nasreena)
email: President@HABDA.org
Nasreena began belly dancing in 2001 under the tutelage of Thalia and several
other wonderfully talented dancers/instructors at the Sirrom School of Dance.
She has taken workshops from extraordinary dancers such as Vashti, Momo Kadous,
Cassandra and others and continues to be a student of the dance. She is
currently a soloist and a member of Sirrom Caravan. |
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Vice President: Milicent Banks (Sarea)
email:
VicePresident@HABDA.org
Sarea has been a Student at Sirrom
School of Dance for nearly 2 years. Known as one of the
Daughters of Thalia and Sister of Sarin, she has had the
privilege of studying under these awesome Instructors since the
beginning of her affiliation with Sirrom as well as many other
Instructors. She has been
entertaining since age 4 and started dancing at age 5. She
danced as a teen at HSPVA and eventually completed her studies
at CLC where she was allowed to create and choreograph her own
modern dance productions for various performances , and help
implement the Schools 1st formal Dance Company
called Potpourri. She also acted, sang and danced with TUTS as
well as other small groups throughout the
Houston area. Sarea looks forward to
learning and growing with Sirrom as well as various other
Artists throughout Houston and surrounding areas. |
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Treasurer & Avertising Coordinator: Shelley
Farenthold (Silke)
email: Treasurer@HABDA.org |
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Secretary: Melany Shannon (Nari)
email: Secretary@HABDA.org
Nari is a professional belly dancer in Houston,
Texas who has studied bellydance since 2003 and danced
professionally since 2004. Originally trained in American
cabaret, Nari shifted her focus to Tribal Fusion after taking
classes with Cynthia Todd of Tribal Feat. She is a founding
member of the new Houston-based belly dance troupe Nah'na ("We
are" in Arabic). She sits on the national board of Dance From
the Heart, and has published articles in Zaghareet Magazine and
Papyrus, the official newsletter of NTMEDA. Nari is excited to
be part of HABDA during this exciting time! |
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Parliamentarian: Gabriela
email:
Parliamentarian@HABDA.org
Gabriela was born and raised in Mexico City. She began her dance
training as a child studying Folklorico and later, as a teenager
she studied Hula and Tahitian dance. Her training in
Middle-Eastern dance (belly dance) did not begin until the
Summer of 2002 in Houston, TX. She took her first lesson at
Sirrom School of Dance where she had the opportunity to learn
from different talented instructors. Gabriela has been dancing
professionally since 2005 and she is currently the featured
belly dancer at Yanni's Greek Restaurant on Friday nights. |
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Advertising Coordinator: Zymirrah
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Historian: Alma Novotny (Al Mamun)
email: Historian@HABDA.org |
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Historian: Lexi Senazaiz
email: Historian@HABDA.org
Started dancing at Sirroms School of Dance in 2003. Under
instruction from Halimah and Linda in Oriental and American
cabaret I have done several performances for the International
Festival and other local events. I am currently a member of
Solange Dance Company and a dedicated student in the arts.
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Newsletter Editor: Marijane Kelly (Aiyanna
bint Thalia)
email:
Newsletter@HABDA.org |
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Membership Director: Darla White (Neima)
(Send email, phone, or address updates here)
email:
Membership@HABDA.org |
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Webmaster: Kim Liew (Lello)
email: Webmaster@HABDA.org
Kim is a seasoned IT professional
and specializes in creating pleasant user experience - and that
is why she volunteered to be webmaster for HABDA. Kim was born
in Malaysia, and taught aerobics and fitness in Kuala Lumpur for
several years. The year before Kim left home to come settle down
in the US, her individual routine as well as group routine won
the Malaysian National Aerobics Championship based on her own
original choreography. Kim has always had a passion for fitness,
music and dance, and came to belly dance as an enjoyable way to
stay fit - and have fun! Her teachers include Cynthia, and Tamara
of Belladonna, and she herself enjoys teaching and spreading her
passion for belly dance. She hopes to someday instruct young
enthusiasts in this art form.
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