Sarah Hassan

BA, Sarah Lawrence College. A performer and teacher of Middle Eastern belly dance and tribal fusion belly dance, she has studied Turkish and Egyptian cabaret belly dance, American tribal belly dance, flamenco, ballet, and high-flying and single-point trapeze. Former member and choreographer for The Harem Belly Dance Studio; off-Broadway debut in Randy Weiner and Alfred Preisser’s “Caligula Maximus” (La MaMa E.T.C.); featured in numerous showcases, including the 2009 Festival of the East and 2010 Rakkasah Spring Caravan in the New York City metro area. Former Peace Corps volunteer (Mongolia). Special interests include Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, orientalism, circus arts, turn-of-the-century cabaret, and the folk dances of North Africa, Spain, and India. SLC, 2010—