Sahra C. Kent

Dance & Culture Seminars with Sahra C. Kent

Egyptian Pharonic, Folkloric & Orientale dance specialist.

Journey through Egypt with the legendary dance star, Sahra Saeeda.

Sahra C. Kent is known worldwide by her stage name, Sahra Saeeda. Originally from Southern California, Sahra lived, danced, and researched in Egypt from 1989 to 1995. The Sahra Show has performed over 1600 shows in Cairo, Egypt alone! This show's ensemble included Sahra, Egyptian musicians, singers, folkloric dancers and authentic Saidi musicians.

Sahra has performed and taught Egyptian style Oriental and Folkloric dance on five continents. She has academic degrees in both Dance & Cultural Anthropology along with a MA in Dance Ethnology from UCLA. Sahra has given numerous lecture/demonstrations on Egyptian dance, costumes, customs, ritual and folklore to doctorate-level symposiums, university ethnic dance festivals and dance ethnology forums. She has many publication, TV and video credits worldwide.

Sahra has been artistic director of Ya Amar! Dance Company since its conception in 1995, and a contributing choreographer to many European dance companies. She is also president of Layali Yasmine Productions, an independent recording and distribution label for Egyptian music, Middle Eastern dance performance and instructional videos.

Contact Sahra

email: JourneyEgypt@yahoo.com

Visit SahraSaeeda.com