EGYPTIAN DANCE
Anita teaches weekly classes, runs workshops, demonstrations and short lectures on the dance and its social and historical context. She is based in Hertfordshire and London, UK. Anita has been performing since 2000. In addition to solo work, she dances with the progressive and highly regarded TABEEYA Dance Company and RAQS DORSET and with her own performance group MIZMARA.
A passionate believer in developing students'own body awareness, she nurtures the individuality of each student and encourages them to develop their authentic expression and unique performance style. Anita continues to study herself and extend her knowledge and understanding of the natural flow of energy in dance and movement generally. She is a student of Hilal Dance. Anita has made regular trips to Egypt to further her understanding of the dance within the Egyptian culture and to work with traditional musicians, including The Musicians of the Nile, takht ensembles and Nubian musicians. She continues to study with exceptional dancers, teachers and musicians worldwide.
As Egyptian Dance instructor at Champneys Health Resort for almost eight years until 2008, her strong, elegant style and clear teaching skills earned the admiration and respect of the many Middle Eastern regulars. She continues to run special workshops there from time to time.
Anita spent years as an English teacher and Educational Psychologist in South Africa. In the UK since 1980, she spent a decade in IT Training, Quality Management and Implementation Consultancy and a further decade as a Bereavement and Addiction counsellor, returning to her first career in therapy. She continues to work in both counselling and dance-teaching and finds they complement each other well.