Elise is respected in Montreal and throughout Canada and the US as an event organizer who pays attention to every detail. She has hosted a number of workshops in the Montreal area with guest teachers. Some of her most memorable events were workshops with: Aziza, Bozenka, Elisabeth Artemis Mourat, Jalilah, Jillina ,Yasmina Ramzy and Sahra Saeeda, among many others.

Likewise, Elise takes pride in organizing quality dance shows which feature unique performers who represent a variety of styles. Among many others, some of the special guests she has featured are: BellyQueen, Tarik Sultan, the Enan Egyptian Troupe, Sashar Zarif, Helen Eriksen, Ahmet Luleci and The collage dance ensemble, Ilhan Karabacak and Jalilah.

Visit the gallery for pictures of past shows.

Elise is also the owner of Çiçek Pasaj, one of Canada’s first online Bellydance boutiques. For your dance shopping needs, or to find out more information on, or register for any upcoming events, visit boutique Çiçek Pasaj.

 

Upcoming events:

Leila of Cairo in Montreal.

October 4-5 2008.

Modern Egyptian Oriental dance technique and choreography

To see full schedule and to register click here

To see a video clip with Leila click here and here for another performance.

 

Journey through Egypt Part 1, in Montreal

20 hours+ intensive/certification course with Sahra Saeeda                        

February 13-14 and 15, 2009

limit of 20 students.

Journey through Egypt" Basic 1 Intensive weekend with Certification presents an overview of the Dance Zones of Egypt with attention paid to movement and posture recognition, zone location, historical consideration and cultural diffusion. Includes free notebook and study materials, map, DVD and CD.

The cost includes: teaching notebook, Map of Folkloric Zones, new "Journey through Egypt" DVD, music CD, Saturday night dinner and certificate upon completion of 20 hours.

Subjects Include: Nubia, Ghawazee, Saidi,
Cairo (Awalem, Orientale, Hassaballah, Shamadan),
Suez Canal Zone, Delta, Siwa, Bedouin &
pan-Egypt (History, Moulid, Tanura, Melaya Luff, Zar)

Full intensive only, not enrolling in individual dance zone classes

To see full schedule and to register click here

 

Journey through Egypt part 2, in Montreal

Intensive/certification course with Sahra Saeeda                        

February 2010

"Journey through Egypt" Basic 2: Movement Intensive.
This Intensive weekend with Certification is an advanced "basic" overview, within which we base to our future research and specializations.
In JtE-2 we address movement proficiency, in addition to instruction in core Dance Ethnography concepts.
We aim to study and replicate each dance zone's movement at the levels of: authentic indigenous home-style, local performers, regional government groups, national government theater-stage troupes: both Reda and Kowmeya, and
within Night Club shows.
*Pre-requisite JtE-1