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Anna Kemper began studying Arabic dance in 1993 in Seattle, USA, and recieved a B.A. in Dance and Film Production from Bard College, New York in 2001. She is the only dancer in the UK certified in the Suhaila Salimpour format and has travelled throughout the world studying with master teachers in different styles of bellydance, absorbing different languages, histories and contexts for the many branches of this diverse global dance form.

She began teaching bellydance in 1997 and over the years has instructed thousands of women from New York to Mumbai. In 2002 Anna moved to south London and has been primarily based there ever since. As the lead teacher and programme coordinator for The Small World Centre she organizes classes, workshops and private tuition throughout the London area. She is dedicated to promoting the art of bellydance in its many guises and is Production Manager for regular showcases and community events involving dancers from different genres

Anna teaches introduction through advanced as well as open level lessons. Her classes focus on posture and muscular technique and are structured around stretching, movement repetitions and short combinations. Lessons often include historical references and/or cultural anecdotes to help broaden students' education and appreciation of this diverse art form

Anna travels regularly throughout Egypt, the Middle East and the US to continue her training and personal growth and development

She is the only dancer in the UK certified in Suhaila Salimpour format, being SSBD Level 1 Certified and working towards her level 2. Anna has studied intensively at the school in Albany, CA and attended the Weeklong Multi Level Workshop with Suhaila and Jamila as well as classes in Folkloric Fusion, Dance Movement, and Suhaila format levels 1, 2 and 3. She strives to incorporate the format into all of her lessons and teaches a special monthly Bellydance Conditioning Class focusing on Suhaila's unique stretching, drills and movement vocabulary.

"Dancings not work. You can't call it work. A day I don't dance is a day I don't live" -- Wendy Buonaventura

"If I can't dance, I don't want your revolution" -- Emma Goldman

 

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