Experience:
Egypt: Nile Hilton Hotel, Cairo; Cairo Sheraton; Mena House Oberoi, Giza; Le Meridien, Cairo; Cairo Marriott
Lebanon: Atlal Plaza, Tabarja; Nahr il Fanoon, Beirut; Summerland Hotel, Beirut; Royal Park Hotel, Ain Sadi
United Arab Emirates: Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai; Al Bhustan Rotana Hotel, Dubai; Al Khaleej Holiday Hotel, Dubai
Bahrain: Le Meridien, Manama
Oman: Gulf Hotel, Muscat
Morocco: Le Village, Casablanca; La Maree, Casablanca
Cyprus: Arsinoe Beach Hotel, Limassol, Kanika Pantheon Hotel, Limassol
Yemen: Nashwan Center, Aden
USA: Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA; Middle East Connection, Burbank, CA; Club Tehran, Studio City, CA; Byblos, Los Angeles, CA

Biography:

Tamra-henna is a performer, choreographer and instructor of Middle Eastern dance whose emotional range and technique have been shaped by seven years of performance, study, and life experience in the Middle East. With the intention of learning the art of raqs sharqi (belly dance) from its source, Tamra-henna moved to Egypt to study musical interpretation, technique, and the Arabic language and culture. She trained extensively with Nadia Hamdi, Raqia Hassan, Mona El Said, and Ibrahim Akef while pursuing a performing career in Cairo. After less than a year of receiving her dance license, she began appearing in Egypt’s most prestigious venues including: the Cairo Meridien, Cairo Sheraton, Cairo Marriott, and the Mena House Oberoi. The most notable of her five star engagements was the Nile Hilton, where she was offered an extended contract. With this honor she become one of the first foreigners in years to achieve such an esteemed position on the Cairo dance circuit. She has performed for private functions in every five star hotel in the greater Cairo area and opened for some of the most well known artists in the Middle East today such as Amar Diab and Dina. Tamra-henna has accepted contracts throughout the Arab world and has performed, traveled, and lived in: Lebanon, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Yemen, and Cyprus.

Since her return to her native California in 2000, Tamra-henna has earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance/Choreography (within the genre of raqs sharqi,) at the University of California at Los Angeles. There, at the Department of World Arts and Cultures, she has taught accredited classes in raqs sharqi technique and culture. In 2005 Tamra-henna performed internationally as a featured soloist and workshop instructor with the “Bellydance Superstars.” She currently teaches and performs regularly in the LA area, and conducts workshops and performances internationally.