Belly dancing in the UK, Italy and
Spain -
About me - Valeria Lo Iacono
Taking up belly dancing six 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 Barcelona, Catania (Sicily, Italy) and
Plymouth, England. 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
and you are bound to see Valeria at some point if
you dance in the UK.
