Saba: Dancer - Choreographer - Instructor

African, Bellydance, Fusion

Saba is a versatile and innovative dancer, choreographer and instructor. She is known for her uniqueness in both traditional and fusion styles of African, Middle Eastern and related dance forms. Saba was moved by the beauty of music, dance and culture since her childhood in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This led her to focus on exploring dance especially in preserving, creating, and fusing African and related dance forms.

Her background being Ethiopian dance, Saba has further training and performing experience in styles such as Congolese Soukous, West African, Hip Hop and Bellydance. Other than spending ample time teaching herself and practicing on her own, Saba studied and performed West African dance with Franklin & Marshall College African Dance Group (USA) and Sonya Mann-McFarlane of Imani Edu-tainers (USA). She studied Bellydance with Yasmina Ramzy and Denise Mireau of Arabesque Academy. Teachers of DLM, National Dance of Canada, and DoDat have shaped her Hip Hop skills. She also continues to take dance workshops from many instructors including Aida Nour, Tito, Randa Kamal, Mbemba Bengoura and others.

Saba currently teaches Bellydance and Bellydance Fusion at Arabesque Academy and is a lead dancer with Arabesque Dance Company. She is also director and choreographer of her Jaivah aka Nouvel Exposé Dance Troupe showcasing African dance forms. She can be seen performing numerous events with these two companies. Saba further collaborates with other artists for music videos and stage shows.

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Saba is a versatile and innovative dancer, choreographer and instructor. She is known for her uniqueness in both traditional and fusion styles of African, Middle Eastern and related dance forms. Her background being Ethiopian dance, Saba has further training and performing experience in styles such as Congolese Soukous, West African, Hip Hop and Bellydance. She has trained with Sonya Mann McFarlane of Imani Edutainers (USA), Yasmina Ramzy and Denise Mireau of Arabesque, DLM and others. Saba currently is a teacher and lead dancer with Arabesque Dance Academy and Company. She is also director and choreographer of her Jaivah aka Nouvel Exposé African Dance Troupe. Saba further collaborates with other artists for music videos and stage shows.