, your source for information about Egyptian style Middle Eastern
dance, typically called bellydance.
You can contact
Oralia
for information about upcoming performances, classes, and cultural events
in Eugene and throughout Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Note: Oralia is currently relocating to Albany, California (just north of Berkeley).
Oralia is a long-time devotee of Middle Eastern dance. She has studied
classical Egyptian bellydance in depth with Kameal in Corvallis, Oregon and
modern Egyptian dance with
Astryd Farah
in Eugene, Oregon. Oralia has travelled to Cairo and taken group, private, and semiprivate lessons
with the top teachers and performers of Egyptian bellydance including Mona el Saaid, Diana Tarkhan, Randa Kamel, Shalaby, Liza, Mahmoud Reda, and Tito.
Like the music of the Middle East, Oralia's dance is both energetic and
subtly nuanced, combining detailed technique with deep emotional content.
At times playful and flirtateous, firey or introspective, Oralia lets you
know how she is feeling through the dance.
Oralia's style combines elements of classical and modern Egyptian
bellydance with undertones of American cabaret. She conveys a thorough
understanding of the technical aspects of the dance that reveals the
mystery of the human form. The dancer is a bridge between the music and
the life we live.
