“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground”. Rumi
Bellydancer, Performer/teacher
Ishtar is an experienced artiste and teacher working for diverse communities.ishtar is also a researcher of dance ethnography and spiritual dance.
Ishtar has been taught by a variety of international Middle Eastern and Indian dance teachers. She teaches and enjoys traditional Middle Eastern forms of dance, and Bollywood dance Ishtar also teaches and performs 'creative belly dance' and a variety of fusion styles. Ishtar has produced dance theatre pieces and has worked as a choeographer for various events and organisations.
Past clients- Sky TV, BBC3, ITV,Halton council , Liverpool Counci . St Helens women’s aid, Green Gathering . Team building and dance sessions for RSPCA, Sure start, Ministry of defense, various hospitals, Wilmington University USA, Liverpool Masons, Army officers ,Cosmopolitan magazine, Homotopia, Liverpool Arabic Arts festival, Wirral change, Wirral Multi Cultural organisation. Culture days/weeks in schools.-Including Holly Lodge, Wallasey School and Capenhurst Grange. Liverpool gay pride , Indian and Arabic community events. Wirral Hindu association. Also events in many prestigious venues for a variety of events such as Weddings ,corporate and cultural events. Female Arabic communities in the North West, children's party’s hen events and more.
Retreats Ishtar has combined her knowledge of sacred and healing dance with her degree in Psychology and professional qualifications in Holistic therapies and counseling, to provide a retreats and workshops.and similar events that are based on cooperation and creativity.
Ishtar has performed and taught nationally and internationally and has had many TV and media appearances. She has also been featured in national magazines including Cosmopolitan, Spirit and Destiny ,Kindred Spirit and Women’s own.
Ishtar first attended a dance class at age five. She has trained in a variety of dance forms . She discovered Arabic Dance in the early nineties and Indian dance more recently. She has been a yoga practitioner for fifteen years. Ishtar's grandparents were professional international dancers and had their own school. Ishtar was taught her first dance steps by her grandmother.(Little Supple.) Click to read about her.
Ishtar has done many shows and workshops for the corporate sector, schools, various community events. hospitals and many other settings.
Ishtar performs cabaret, (Egyptian and Turkish.) and various creative and artistic styles and fusions. She can also perform Bollywood style dance. She performs with swords, candelabra, Isis wings, veils and finger cymbals. She also sings, writes songs and plays guitar.
Academic Qualifications.
Ishtar holds a 2-1 BA degree in Psychology/Women's Studies and has professional qualifications in Holistic therapies and stress management. She also holds a teaching certificate.She is insured to teach dance and holds a CRB cert.
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