Belly dance is a Western name coined for a style of dance developed in the Middle East and other Arabic-influenced areas. In Arabic language it is known as Raqs Sharqi or in Turkish as Oryantal dansi, translated as "Dance of the East". For Europeans, this translation sounded perfectly fit, hence it was also known as "Oriental dance", "Exotic oriental dance", "Oriental belly dance" and the likes. The term "Raqs Sharqi" is claimed to be originated in Egypt.

BELLY DANCING - The Art of Middle Eastern Dance

Maureen Drury (a.k.a. The MahaReenie) is a Teacher and Performer of Raks Sharki, Middle Eastern Dance. She has studied dance styles from Egypt, North African (including Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco), Gypsy Roma, Turkey and Persia. Maureen also has a background in American Dance; such as Ballet, Jazz, Tap an d Modern.

She has also studied sports training and costume design. Marueen has an extensive knowledge of body mechanics and proper physical movement.

"As an artist of the Dance and a visual artist, I am a firm believer in constantly fine tuning my base skills. From there I have the ability to move in any direction with confidence and I enjoy passing this along to my students", says Maureen.

Once students gain confidence with their basic movements, they relax and feel themselves in the moment. This knowledge will help them to use Dance as a medium to let their full, beautiful personalities develop and shine.

When asked why she is an artist, "like a bee to a flower, I just can't help myself."

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