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Neefa

Neefa has been performing Middle Eastern Dance since 1991. Her style is mostly Turkish combined with elements of other ethnic dance forms, including Indian and Persian, for a unique style. "Ever since my childhood I have been fascinated with distant peoples and cultures. As a member of the SCA (a medieval recreationist group), I had lots of exposure to people involved in Middle Eastern dance. When a friend offered to show me a few dance moves and lent me her copy of Katherine Ferguson's Introduction to Belly Dancing video tape, I was hooked! When I moved from my hometown of Huntington, WV to Pittsburgh, I found lots of wonderful folks in the local SCA group who were willing to share their knowledge of Middle Eastern dance and culture."

Neefa became a student of Cindy Connelly. Cindy passed on her knowledge of Turkish technique and ethnic Middle Eastern dance that she learned from Rayah who in turn was a student of a Turkish woman. Neefa has also taken classes from Raihana, who is still actively teaching Middle Eastern dance in Pittsburgh.