DIANE PETTY HAS BEEN DANCING FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS. SHE HAS STUDIED WIDELY WITH ARABIC DANCE AND RAQS SHARQI TEACHERS. SHE LIVES IN THE WEYMOUTH AREA AND TEACHES INFORMALLY. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF TAMARISK AND TOOK PART IN 'DANCES OF THE NILE' BY ALIYA BURCH IN 2002/2003. MORE RECENTLY SHE HAS ORGANISED AND PERFORMED AT CHARITY EVENTS INCLUDING OUR OWN 'LEYLA KEBYRA' AND 'AYOUM SAEEDA'. SHE ALSO APPEARED WITH ELLIE IN THE RAQS SHARQI SOCIETY SHOWCASE 2008.
ELLIE ATKINSON HAS BEEN DANCING FOR 9 YEARS. FIRSTLY SHE STUDIED WITH ALIYA BURCH, WHO INTRODUCED HER TO THE WIDER DANCE COMMUNITY. RECENTLY SHE HAS TAUGHT PRIVATELY AND FOR DORSET ADULT EDUCATION. ASWELL AS SMALLER EVENTS, SHE TOOK PART IN 'DANCES OF THE NILE' AND APPEARED IN THE RAQS SHARQI SOCIETY SHOW 2003 & 2008. SHE CO-PRODUCED 'LEYLA KEBYRA' AND 'AYOUM SAEEDA' WITH DIANE.
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