After her first Belly Dance Class in Pullman, WA in 1989, she was hooked.  Even after subtracting the years when she didn’t have the time or money to take lessons (or her 30-something body was rebelling against being pregnant), Jahanara has taken classes and workshops from various instructors for over eleven years, including Aziz, Sidonia Om Dunia, Margo Abdo O’dell, Oreet, Nejwah, Samira Il Naia, Freyja and others.  Jahanara started performing in 1995.  After the birth of her second child, she taught a fitness Belly Dance Class at a Boise, Idaho gym for one year, enabling her to shed those last baby pounds, plus two more!  Her instructional style is such that both beginners and more advanced students can work together at their own levels, and she is able to work individually with students to improve their form during class, without stopping the momentum of the class.  She is currently teaching classes through the Meridian, Idaho Parks and Recreation Program.

Jahanara started dancing at the age of four.  She has received instruction in traditional Egyptian Cabaret, Belly Dance Fusion, ballet, tap, jazz, African, Indian, and social dance (Salsa, Merengue, Waltz, Fox Trot, Western Swing, Tango).  Belly Dance, also called Raqs Sharqi (Raks Sharki), Oriental Dance or Middle-Eastern Dance, is the form she fell in love with the most, and enjoys sharing with others.   She is currently taking classes from Sidonia Om Dunia, winner of the Belly Dancer USA 2008 Goddess Division, and second place winner of the 2007 Wiggles of the West Headliner of the Year Division.   Jahanara will instruct or perform in the following Idaho Cities:  Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Eagle, Star, Kuna and Emmett.

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208-869-2794