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About me: Valeria Lo Iacono
Taking up belly dancing seven years
ago, for me was a revelation. I was introduced to
this type of dance by belly dancer Janine Haddad,
from Iraq. My dancing training includes ballet, jazz
dance and tango, but oriental dance has been my favourite
form of dance since I started practicing it.
Since then, I performed in Seoul, South
Korea, in various venues and I kept studying and
improving my technique with great dancers such as
Dandesh, Aida Noor, Yasmina and Sarah Farouk. My
dance style is focused especially on Egyptian raqs
sharki, with some use of veil and finger
cymbals.
Originally I was born in Sicily, Italy
but I am now based between Cardiff, South Wales
in the UK and Catania (Sicily, Italy). I travel
to Egypt/Turkey usually
two or three times a year and I am presently involved
with belly dance in conjunction with dance therapy. Learning
about dance therapy is an area which I am particularly
interested in for the future.
Valeria continues to enjoy her belly
dancing and can be seen at many workshops and classes
in the UK. You are bound to see Valeria at some
point if you dance in the UK. If you want to learn
belly dance at beginners level in Cardiff,
Wales you can contact Valeria.
