Jalilah

country:
Egypt
region:
North Africa
style(s):
Belly Dance Oriental
label:
piranha womex AG (music & IT)
gender:
female
instrumentation:
instrumental
artist submitted by:
piranha womex AG (music & IT)

Jalilah (aka Lorraine Zamora Chamas) is a leading dancer of the Raks Sharki style, also known as Oriental Dance and often, somewhat erroneously, referred to as "Belly Dance". In pursuit of her passion for Raks Sharki Jalilah has travelled to various Middle Eastern and North African countries where she researched, observed and practiced the numerous traditional dances of each particular area. Her experience, notably with the "Ghawazee" of Upper Egypt, gained her the honour of performing with the singer Metqal Qenawi and the group "The Musicians of the Nile" with whom she has performed on several European tours. Between 1987 and 1999 she performed in several European cities musicians, folklore dancers and other artists from Morocco. As a solo dancer she has enjoyed extensive engagements in 5 star hotels in Cairo, Alexandria and Agadir.
She now teaches and conducts workshops on Oriental dance focusing on the rhythms found in Middle Eastern music as well as the Ghawazee and Balady styles of dance. She has taught in Holland, Germany, France, Italy and the USA and currently resides in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with her husband and son.