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Meher Malik is a visionary always looking to the bigger picture, acknowledging the impact of Women's Rituals and how to uplift community through her dance. Meher Malik is the foremost exponent of belly dancing in India, having spent more than 17 years learning training, maturing and teaching this dance form. She received  huge recognition for her performances on India's Got Talent and just dance where she performed belly dance with grace, passion and a hint of Bollywood Spice. She is the founder of the Banjara School of Dance, a pioneering belly dance institute in the country.  The journey to becoming the most popular and influential belly dancer in the country began as a hobby for Meher. It has been hard struggle for Meher to establish belly dancing in India as a dance form. She has broken stereotypes and proven that belly dance is a legitimate art form. Meher through her art and way of life sets an example to many and thereby continually inspires and empowers women from all walks of life to express themselves fully and find their true place in the world. www.banjaradance.com https://www.youtube.com/c/BanjaraSchoolOfDance https://www.instagram.com/meherbanjaran/?hl=en

Matthew "Snoopy" Cuff discusses his love and passion for the dance art of Voguing. He wants to share with world the same joy it has given him by taking it to mainstages in dance. Bio Matthew Cuff – (Snoopy) Voguing over 7 years ,Snoopy was a part of Canada's first official Ballroom house (House of Monroe). Matthew "Snoopy" Cuff was introduced to Vogue through YouTube, and was amazed by the performance driven dance style. Snoopy helped introduce Vogue internationally by being featured on So You Think You Can Dance Canada and CBC Arts: The Move (2018). Honing his skills in New York City, Snoopy has also learned from and battled some of the greatest Voguers! Also a graduated of School of Toronto Dance Theatre and with a background in Hip Hop, Vogueing can be influenced and interpreted from any dance style or individual. With numerous grand prizes, Snoopy continues to participate in Toronto's thriving Ballroom Scene. Through the art of Vogue, Snoopy hopes to inspire creativity while sharing his passion for dance. https://www.instagram.com/itz_snoopy/?hl=en

Francesca Anastasi discusses how important and effective the 10 year event called Shimmy Mob involving thousands of dancers all over the world has been in preventing Domestic Abuse. Biography - Francesca Anastasi Francesca Anastasi (aka Sabeya) is a business growth strategist, a savvy consultant and mentor. From homeless to CEO, Francesca shares the tools,  principles and systems she applied as the founder and CEO of Confidance Institute Inc. which made the company successful against the odds,  generating multiple six-figure income in under three years   The creator, producer and host of the Succeed Against the Odds show, she is dedicated to working with, and inspiring, entrepreneurs of all ages, which has led to several nominations and awards.  Francesca offers business, personal development and advancement training  programs.  She is also the creator of the one-of-a-kind  Magnificent You women's conference.  She is also the visionary and founder of the annual, global charity event Shimmy Mob for which she received the 'Telling Our Story' Award.  Link: https://www.francescaanastasi.com/  

Yasmina Ramzy introduces the launch of the Deeper Dance Podcast giving an overview of the first 5 interviiew guests as well as an introduction to Yasmina herself and the kinds of ideas she will discuss in future podcasts. Biography - Yasmina Ramzy Yasmina Ramzy is a visionary and pioneer. Her prolific and highly sought after choreography is best known for its originality, elaborate staging and full range of emotional expression. She has created over 200 ensemble choreographies for 25 dance companies in USA and Canada including Arabesque Dance Company & Orchestra, Earthshakers and Bellydance Superstars. As mentor to countless professional Raqs Sharqi dance artists, Yasmina is known as a “Dance Whisperer” inspiring individuality and a path to artistic self expression. Her passion to represent an authentic art form compelled her to create 7 large international dance festivals featuring discussion and debate while staging as many as 150 artists in each festival and presenting over 50 master teachers such as Dina Talaat, Mahmoud Reda, Mohamed Khalil and Aida Nour. Yasmina received her primary training from various teachers in Egypt and Syria. Since 1981, she has taught in more than 65 cities around the world. Yasmina has performed extensively in the Middle East, primarily with the master Muwashahaat trained musicians of Aleppo, Syria. Her full length six day theatrical productions have been presented 10 times with as many as 45 dancers and musicians at a time. Some of her productions have toured in USA, Greece, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and across Canada. Yasmina has been awarded several arts grants from all three levels of government for her ground breaking and authentic choreography as well receiving awards from Arab communities for helping to nurture and uplift Arab dance and live music. She has produced 7 CDs and 15 DVDs. Currently, Yasmina teaches daily in Toronto as well as online, directs four dance companies (one online), offers the “Be The Canvas” programs in various cities, writing a book and in Spring 2021 will stage a new vision in presenting Raqs Sharqi dance and music with the production entitled “Al Qamar”. YasminaRamzyArts.Com

Announcing the new podcast launch Sept 17. Hosted by Yasmina Ramzy, Deeper Dance Podcast discusses a wide range of world dance arts with emphasis on affecting socio-political change, community outreach and searching for the meaning of existence.