7th Annual Middle Eastern Camp for Dancers and Musicians in Rustic Pennsylvania

Memorial Day Weekend Friday May 28th - Monday 31th 2010

Folk Tours is proud to offer an internationally acclaimed selection of professionals who will provide the finest Instruction in Middle Eastern dance, music and song from a wide variety of perspectives

Our talented USA camp staff of world class dance and music teachers for 2010 include:

DANCE : Nourhan Sharif, Eva Cernik, Mohamed Shahin, Aszmara, Mimi Fontana, Ibrahim Tunc and Tayyar Akdeniz

MUSIC: Souren Boronian, Sami Abu Shumays, Ali Kayha, Rachid Halihal. Seido Salifoski, Mike Uzatmaciyan, Ossama Farouk, Umut Yasmut, Nezih Antakli,Tayyar Akdeniz and guest musicians for performance

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Arabic tabla (Instructor/performer)

Ossama Farouk, known as Farouk to friends and colleagues, is a self-taught performer of Middle Eastern percussion. Egyptian-born, he has been playing the popular Arabic hand drum instrument named table (other names for this drum include darbuka, dumbek, doumbek, derbakeh) since the age of 5. A natural talent, he was the first in his family to develop a passion for music and percussion.

American Tribal Dance

A life-long dancer, athlete and musician, Mimi has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe . Upon herintroduction to belly dancing, Mimi quickly established herself as anemerging artist, serving as a principal dancer for Serena andMaqamikaze dance companies. She was also a founding member of Alchemy Dance Theater, and co-founded Vadalna Tribal Dance Company.