Kimberley began her involvement with Middle
Eastern Dance 13 years ago. Building on earlier
dance and modeling experience, she has developed
an elegant and graceful belly dance style. Recognised
for her beautiful dance performance presentations
and presentations she has built her dance philosophies
around ensuring a quality of dance presentation
and working to high performance standards.
Prior to belly dance Kimberley
had instruction in ballet, jazz ballet as well
as theatre experience. Her belly dance performance
experience incorporates troupe work, solo cabaret
performance as well as the highly successful "Belly
Dancing Twins". Kimberley's solo performances
are particularly popular for corporate work, private
parties, celebrity events and the theatre.
Kimberley has been traveling
to Turkey now for the last 10 years to research
the dance there and has as a result developed
her own distinctive dance style based around Turkish
themes and Egyptian disciplines. Invited in 2004
to teach at the Turkish Music and Dance Centre
based in Bodrum she introduced groups and individuals
to the Turkish Dance Style. In 2004 Kimberley
also became the resident dancer and regularly
performed at one of Turkeys highest quality coastal
resorts.
Kimberley's teaching style is
in depth, structured and knowledgeable. She has
developed a teaching methodology based around
her earlier study of Raqs Sharqi body alignment
and supportive posture.As well as teaching classes
incorporating veil work, floor work, developing
choreographies and sword balancing, Kimberley's
workshops in Turkish Oryantal have become very
popular. She has run workshops in this area internationally
as well as Turkey.
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