A-Z Instructor Profile - Tenica Simuel-Barros


     


Name Tenica Simuel-Barros
Location La Caruna, Spain
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Contact Email: tsimuel@yahoo.com
Classes Teaches in La Caruna
Biography Tenica came to Oriental Dance by ÒDivine Intervention.Ó She went to try out a yoga class at the local herbal health center, at which time the owner suggested that Tenica would really like Oriental Dance. No obligation, no charge, just try it. She went, she saw, she fell head over heels. It was love at first site and her life hasn«t been the same since. Not to mention she never made it back there to another yoga class as she quickly became hopelessly and passionately consumed with our beautiful art.

Her enthusiasm knows no boundaries as she decided after 1 year to persue the dance more seriously and started traveling around the world to study, take classes or workshops with some of the best instructors in the world of oriental dance to include: Keti Sharif (Cairo), Kaishi Chi (NYC), Samara Hyat (Madrid), Ana Saeeda (Madrid), Denise Arias (Argentina), Delilah (California), Soraya (Cairo), Ruth De la Huega (La Coru–a, Spain) and Silvina (Brazil).

Tenica believes that you honor the dance most not only by devoting time to learning it«s movements and performing it, but by also investing the time to learn more about the culture, history and music. ÒThis is the true richness and depth of our art.Ó She is continuously building on her knowledge of Middle Eastern dance and culture as well as updating her training and performing skills. She is also studying other dance forms (Flamenco and Sevillanas), and enjoys Latin, African/Carribean, Polynesian and Folklore. Although Oriental Dance and Flamenco are her primary focus, she delights in the beauty of fusing the many other different styles.
 
 
 
     


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