AWARD WINNER DANCER

Arabic/Turkish (Oriental and Gypsy) Style Dancer/Instructor

DILEK, means “wish” in Turkish

Professional Skills:	Middle Eastern Dancer/Choreographer • Arabic Style Raks Sharqi (Egyptian, Lebanese) • Oriental/Folklore • Saidi • Gypsy Fusion (Flamenco Gypsy) • Turkish Oriental • Rom Turkish Gypsy	• Cane • Double Veil • Isis Wings • Candle Tray • Tambourine • Sword • Fans and Shawl for (Spanish Gypsy Flamenco style)
Awards/Recognitions:	2007 Arabesque Belly Dance Competition 2007 Hawaii NATCMED Belly Dance Competiton 2007 International Belly Dance Convention, Las Vegas Folkloric Category 2006 Mahmoud Reda Choreography Project 2007 Zaghareet Best Kept Secret People’s Choice	First Place Winner in Veil Category Second Place Winner in Soloist Cabaret Category First Place Winner Second Runner Up Favorite Dancer Second Runner Up
Work Experience (alphabetically ordered)	Alborz Persian Restaurant	2006-Present
Restaurants/Clubs/Monthly Shows:	Bird House Grill Turkish Restaurant	2006-Present
	Claire De Lune	Occasional shows as guest artist With Middle Earth
	Darband (Orange County)	2005 (guest artist)
	Greek Palace	Occasional shows as guest artist
	Crystal Ballroom	Occasional Private Parties
	Greek Town	2004-Present
	Greek Village	2003-Present
	Luxor	2005-2006 (currently no dancing)
	Med Café	2003-2006 (currently no dancing)
	Med Grill	2003-Present
	Marrakesh Morrocan Restaurant	2003-2004
	Nagi’s Bar Grill (closed)	2003-2004 (guest artist)
	Oasis Café	2003-2004
	Ranoosh Lebanese Restaurant	2006-Present
	Sadaf Persian Restaurant	2004-Present (2006-Present occasional performances)
	Troy’s Greek Restaurant	2005-Present
	Turquoise Europa	Occasional shows as guest artist With Middle Earth
	Zodiak Hookah Lounge	2003-Present
	Zorba’s Greek Restaurant	2003-Present (break for approx 6 +months)
Special Events Highlights:	Geena Davis’ husband birthday party Coca Cola Corporate Event Buick International Event Qualcomm 25^th Year Anniversary Marika Active Wear Corporate Event Suhaila Salimpour Show (Invited Guest Artist) Camp Pendleton Events Navy shows detailed by Carol Nance Events UCSD, USD, SDSU, UCLA Various High School Shows Various Local Haflas, Festivals, Art FairsLocal San Diego Fairs (Del Mar Fair, North Park Fair, Balboa Park Fairs…), Vaudeville shows, Local Stage Shows Zorba’s TV Commercial (invited as guest dancer) Greek Town TV Commercial, KUSI Belly Dancing Divas TV Commercial (invited as guest dancer), KUSI Tijuana Workshop and Show	Various Ethnic Parties such as Iraqi, Afghani, Turkish, Armenian, Lebanese, Egyptian, Pilipino, American, Persian, Chinese, Thai (and other ethnic groups) weddings, engagement, baby showers, quinceneras, bachelorette, retirement birthday parties
Dance Education:	Local Teachers: Ana, Cyrena, Lucia, Jim Boz, Meleah, Morwenna Assaf, Vilia Workshops: 2004-Present Continuing Training with Suhaila and Jamila Salimpour Mahmoud Reda Workshop 2005, 2006, 2007 Angelica Nemeth, Fahtiem, Kamaal, Rachel Brice, Alexandra King, Mesmera, Leyla Jovana of Germany, Marquerite, Rachel George of Portland, OR	Upcoming Workshops for 2007: Mahmoud Reda (Ohau), Suhaila Salimpour, Amer Thaleb, Mohammed Kazafy (past Reda Troupe lead dancer), Tito of Egypt, Aida Nour, Sahra Saeda
Education:	B.A Accounting MBA Finance M.S Computer Science Software Quality Assurance Engineer Yoga Teaching Certification	Istanbul, Turkey San Diego, CA San Diego, CA DivX Corporation 2006-Present Kathy Lee Teaching Program
Dance Instruction:	Middle Eastern Dance Instruction Currently Teaching at Stage 7, JCC Past Teaching: JCC, Alondra’s Studio, International Dance Studio, Bally’s (three different locations) Workshops: Tijuana, Mex San Diego, CA	Late 2004-Present