Spotlight Dancer/Troupe
Sa'diyya

Multi Award-Winning Performer, Choreographer and Instructor

Awards…
Finalist at the January 2006 Bellydance Superstars auditions in Los Angeles, CA 
Spring 2004 Bellydance Superstars Star Search Champion
2003 Belly Dancer of the Year
2003 Duet Belly Dancer USA
2005 1st Runner Up Belly Dancer of the Universe - Fusion
2004 1st Runner Up Belly Dancer of the Universe - Universal
2004 1st Runner Up Belly Dancer of the Universe - Egyptian
2004 1st Runner Up MEDINA
2005 2nd Runner Up Belly Dancer of the Universe - Egyptian
2003 2nd Runner Up MEDINA

Biography…
SA'DIYYA - ARABIC MEANING "GOOD FORTUNE"
Middle Eastern Dance:
Egyptian Raks Sharqi
American Cabaret
Ethnic Fusion
Folkloric

Sa’diyya (Elizabeth Parr) is the owner of Sa'diyya's School of World Dance - The Art of Belly Dance by Sa'diyya in Frisco, Texas, which is located just north of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Having just opened for business in September of 2005, Sa'diyya's School of World Dance features intense, informational and very exciting classes for beginners through professionals!

Sa'diyya is also currently working on her Bachelor of Fine Arts, planning to graduate in Spring 2007! She will be receiving a degree in art with emphasis on painting, drawing and black and white photography. Below is one of her dance-inspired photographs.

The Beginning...
Sa'diyya, began her studies in Middle Eastern Dance (aka Raks Sharqi, Oriental Dance and Belly Dance) in the Fall of 1996 under the instruction of Isis (Ya Halla Y'all, "The Chronicles... A Belly Dancer's Oasis") in Bedford, Texas. As her interest and talent grew in this beautiful art form, Sa'diyya began to perform extensively at private and public events, both locally and nationally, such as nursing homes, renaissance festivals, special dance concerts, seminar shows, fundraisers, numerous restaurants and private parties. Her teaching career took off in 2000 with her first class, Ethnic Fusion, a spin-off and combination of American Tribal Style and authentic folkloric Middle Eastern Dances. Soon after, she started to teach her own energetic, innovative, sassy, yet warm style of the classical Egyptian belly dance, Raks Sharqi, all along continuing to be a perpetual student studying with the top Middle Eastern Dance artists. She has studied with American and Middle Eastern Dance stars alike.

Achievements...
Soon, her hard work paid off, as she took home the title, "Belly Dancer of the Year" in 2003, her first national belly dance competition! Continuing to win and place in several national competitions, Sa'diyya aspired to be the Assistant Artistic Director of the Wings of Isis, a professional, award-winning dance company directed by Isis, which she had been a member of since the first Wings of Isis auditions in 2001. In the meantime, Sa'diyya's obsession with constantly creating new choreographies turned into a job when she was hired to create several original and creative belly dance and folkloric choreographies for the Performing Companies at the Isis Studios in North Texas.

Over the past several years, Sa'diyya has also judged for many competitions, including the Belly Dancer of the Year Pageant in California.

Sa'diyya has performed with well-known Middle Eastern musicians such as Pangia from Northern California, Aboudi Badawi from Boston (Lebanon), Hossam Abdulah from Dallas (Lebanon) and Fadi Sultan from Los Angeles (Lebanon).

Besides being technically proficient with her amazing shimmies and fluid control, some of Sa'diyya's other dance specialties are cane (raks el assaya) - which she has studied extensively, incorporating authentic folkloric movements into her creative cane choreographies, double cane - a novel dance with folkloric roots, candelabrum (shamadan) - the balancing act of 9 flaming candles on her head, sword - another slightly dangerous balancing act, veil - one of the most feminine types of belly dance, especially beautiful with Sa'diyya's seamless timing, wings - one of Sa'diyya's specialties because she invents totally unique movements to use with this Pharonic prop, fire tray - another flaming balancing act and finger cymbals - showcasing Sa'diyya's great ear for music!

Sa'diyya's talents go beyond dance performance and instruction into costume design and creation, as well as writing for some top Middle Eastern Dance publications such as "The Chronicles...A Dancer's Oasis."

Sa’diyya can be seen in an invitational performance of the International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance’s recent video/DVD production, “Belly Dance Revolution.”

Sa'diyya recently auditioned for the Bellydance Superstars in Los Angeles, CA and walked away with an invitation to a final intensive audition that will be held in a matter of months. Wish her luck!

Presentation...
Sa'diyya prides herself on her entertaining, family-friendly, tasteful, cultural and artistic presentations of Middle Eastern  Dance. She believes that each performer of Middle Eastern Dance is responsible to keep the integrity of this ancient, feminine art form. Although belly dance is a personal expression from each dancer, and will often be performed on a wide spectrum of skill levels, artistry and intent, it should always define self-respect and the empowerment of women instead of the degradation of women and the degradation of this dance. Not only do audience members sometimes contribute to this, but sometimes, the dancer does as well. Self-respect and the empowerment of women in relation to Middle Eastern Dance include professionalism, sensuality - not overt sexuality, artistry, freedom of creation, mental and physical strength, knowledge of other world cultures, including their music, language, dress, politics and of course, their dances. Sa'diyya will always perform and instruct in line with these values. 

Aspirations...
Sa'diyya is creating her own unique style, while keeping in touch with the authentic roots of belly dance. She has taught workshops and seminars over various dance styles and dance-related subjects locally and nationally, and aspires to continue in that direction. Along with belly dance, Sa'diyya plans to study and incorporate other world dances into her performances, such as West African, Flamenco, East Indian and Persian. 
Now running her own studio, Sa'diyya sees a lifetime of belly dance performance and instruction ahead of her!

Sa’diyya’s Resume

Trained in:
-Egyptian Style (Raks Sharqi)
-American Cabaret 
-American Tribal Style Belly Dance
-Ethnic Fusion Belly Dance
-Egyptian Folk Dance
-Various Multicultural Dances
-Jazz
-Modern 
-Ballet

Trained by: (Includes extensive training and short-term instruction)
-Isis (TX)
-Cinnamon (TX)
-Vashti (TX)
-Miabella (TX)
-Bahaia (TX)
-Karen Barbee (TX)
-Amaya (NM)
-Jillina (CA)
-Katia (NM)
-Shareen el Safy (CA)
-Morroco (NY)
-Tarik (NY)
-John Compton (CA)
-Jasmin Jahal (IL)
-Suhaila (CA)
-Margo Abdo O’Dell (MN)
-Fahtiem (CA)
-Angelika Nemeth (CA)
-Virginia (FL)
-Jihan Jamal (FL)
-Yousry and Nourhan Sharif (NY)
-Ansuya (FL)
-Aziza (Canada)
-Hadia (Canada)
-Horatio and Beata Cifuentes (Germany)
-Badia’a (Egypt)
-Raqia Hasan (Egypt)
-Mahmoud Reda (Egypt)
-Aida Nour (Egypt)
-Magdy el Leisy (Egypt)

Awards:
-Finalist at the January 2006 Bellydance Superstars auditions in Los Angeles, CA - To attend an intensive dance camp (date TBA)!!!
-1st place Belly Dancer of the Year Pageant 2003 (San Francisco, CA)
-1st place Spring 2004 Bellydance Superstars Star Search (Los Angeles, CA)
-1st place Duet Belly Dancer USA 2003 (Portland, OR)
-1st runner up Belly Dancer USA 2003 (Portland, OR)
-1st runner up Belly Dancer of the Universe 2004-Universal Category (Long Beach, CA)
-1st runner up Belly Dancer of the Universe 2004-Egyptian Category (Long Beach, CA)
-1st runner up MEDINA 2004 (St. Louis, MO)
-1st runner up Belly Dancer of the Universe2005-Fusion Category (Long Beach, CA)
-2nd runner up MEDINA 2003 (St. Louis, MO)
-2nd runner up Belly Dancer of the Universe 2005-Egyptian Category (Long Beach, CA)

Judged For:
-Belly Dancer of the Year Pageant (San Francisco, CA)
-Bellydance Superstars Southwest Competition (Dallas, TX)
-Jewel of the Concho Pageant (San Angelo, TX)
-Miss HOT Seminar (Austin, TX)

Specialties:
-Wings
-Cane
-Double cane
-Tambourine
-Skirt
-Candelabrum
-Veil
-Sword 
-Candles
-Fire Tray
-Finger cymbals
-Quick changes

Seminar/Workshop Instructor:
-Super Belly Sunday (Ft. Worth, TX-June ’03)
-NTMEDA Cheap Thrills (Dallas, TX-Feb. ’04)
-Belly Dancer of the Year Pageant (San Francisco, CA-May ’04)
-Northeast Belly Dance Association (Boston, MA-Oct. ’04)
-HOT Texas Dance Camp (Hunt, TX-Oct. ’04)
-Jewel of the Concho Pageant (San Angelo, TX-May ’05)
-Monthly Ethnic Fusion Specialty Choreography Workshops (Bedford and Frisco, TX)
-Monthly Mish Mash Belly Dance Workshops (Bedford and Frisco, TX)

Choreographer (Past and Present):
-For soloists-Beginner to Professional
-For Isis’ Star Dancer Studio Performing Companies, including the Award-Winning Wings of Isis
-For Workshops and Seminars
-For Sa'diyya's School of World Dance - The Art of Belly Dance by Sa'diyya

Writer For:
-North Texas Middle Eastern Dance Association’s “Papyrus” bi-monthly newsletter
-The Chronicles…A Dancer’s Oasis

Special Appearances:
-Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance’s 78th Annual Convention (Dallas, TX)-’01)
-Guest solo performer at the Bellydance Superstars show (Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas, TX-Feb. ’04)
-Guest troupe performer with the Wings of Isis at the Bellydance Superstars show (Austin, TX-Feb. ’04)
-Guest solo performer at the Bellydance Superstars show (Los Angeles, CA-April ’04)
-International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance’s production, “Belly Dance Rocks” (Los Angeles, CA-May ’04)
-Special performance at Nonya’s Jewel of the Concho Pageant (San Angelo, TX-June ’04)
-Episcopal School of Dallas Multicultural Day (Dallas, TX-Oct. ’04)
-Dance from the Heart Tsunami Victims Benefit (Dallas, TX-Feb. ’05)
-Taste of Fort Worth (Fort Worth, TX-April ’04 and ’05)
-Special performance at Nonya’s Jewel of the Concho Pageant (San Angelo, TX-May ‘05)
-Hurricane Katrina Survivors Fundraiser (Frisco, TX-Sept. '05)
-Plano International Festival (Plano, TX-Oct. '05)
-Belly Dancer of the Universe Showcase (Los Angeles, CA-Oct. '05)
-Finalist at the Bellydance Superstars auditions - To attend an intensive dance camp (date TBA)!!! (Los Angeles, CA-Jan. '06) 

Sa’diyya has regular appearances at DFW restaurants, festivals, private parties, weddings, nursing homes and seminar gala shows.

To contact Sa'diyya:
Website: www.SadiyyaDance.com
Email: sadiyya@sadiyyadance.com
Phone: (817)676-4445

NOTE: above photos of Sa'diyya in pink are taken by Julie Adoranti.

Black and white photo and logo by Sa'diyya

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