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6th INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL DANCE FESTIVAL

SAINT-PETERSBURG

20-27 AUGUST 2017

ZEINA (Швеция - Египет)

ZEINA

Suzanne Petrén Abou Shebika

Sweden / Egypt

Zeina has been dancing oriental dance since 1981.

Zeina is teaching classical oriental as well as Egyptian folklore dances. She is known for her pure Egyptian style, soft female touch and creativity; she has a never ending energy and very high teaching skills, being a teacher since 1985. The students most common comment after her classes is that they: "are really learning!"

Zeina is a regular teacher in the Nile Group festival since the start in 2005 and she is travelling all over the world with her teaching. She lives and teaches in Egypt as well as in Sweden, Stockholm. In 1990 she started to as a professional dancer at the Safir Hotel in Cairo during the stage name Zeina.

She worked in Egypt at many different five star hotel and nightclubs in Cairo and Alexandria between 1990 - 1994. Among them Safir Hotel, Sheraton Alexandria, Baron Hotel and performed in many Egyptian weddings in different five star hotels.

Zeina came back to Sweden after four years as an artist in Egypt and opened her own dance school (Egyptiskt Kulturcentrum) with her husband Mohamed Abou Shebika. Mohamed Abou Shebika is one of the organizers and founders of the Nile Group festival. She travels frequently around the world teaching and visited Countries like: Egypt, Malaysia, Belarus, Italy, Spain, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Japan, Estonia, France, Finland, Czech Republic and China.

The couples Abou Shebika have their own dance group "Nefertari" which often represents Egypt in many cultural events in Sweden. Zeina and Mohamed Abou Shebika is also organizing the annual "Stockholm Belly Dance Festival" since year 2000 in Sweden as well as they are co-organizers of the Nile Group.

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