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Denise Enan
- Artistic Director
World-renowned master of Egyptian
dance, Denise trained in ballet
from the age
of four with the Russian Bolchoi
and was among the first generation
of dancers
accepted into the dance school of
the National Folkloric Troupe of
Egypt (Firqua
Kawmyyia), where she met her
future husband, fellow dancer
Ahmed Enan. Denise
quickly rose to become a principal
dancer with the Kawmyyia, as well
as being
responsible for teaching the
troupe repertoire to new members;
counted among
her students are prestigeous names
such as Dawlat Ibrahim, Faten
Salama, Freiz
Sayed and Lubna Imam, among
countless others. Denise has
travelled the world
over several times as an acclaimed
performer and workshop
instructor.
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Ahmed "Amido"
Enan - Choreographer
Ahmed is an award winning
choreographer, and was a principal
dancer with Firqua Kawmyyia
(National Folkloric Troupe of
Egypt), where he met his wife
Denise (Tawfiq) Enan. Ahmed
trained in gymnastics as a youth
and belonged to the first
generation of Kawmyyia dancers.
Ahmed served as a filmographer,
photographer and researcher of
regional folk dances for the
Egyptian Ministry of Culture's
Folklore Centre, which served as a
resource and inspiration for the
stage choreographies of the
National Troupe and Reda Dance
Troupe in Egypt. Together Denise
and Ahmed have toured the world
and performed for Emperors, Kings
and
Presidents.
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Janet Gale
- Principle Dancer
Janet is the longest standing
member in the troupe's history,
joining the group in 1985 after
three years of studying Egyptian
Oriental and Folkloric dance with
Denise Enan. Since then Janet has
performed in countless shows,
festivals and weddings with the
troupe including travel to other
venues such as Toronto, Montreal,
Quebec City and New York state.
Janet's many years of experience
and knowledge of the repertoire
eventually led to her being
principal dancer with the group.
Janet contributes to costume
design and is responsible for
costume construction,
having graduated from the Richard
Robinson School of Fashion Design
in Ottawa.
She also assists Denise and Ahmed
in teaching the troupe repertoire
to newer
members.
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Ginette "Gilane"
Yassa - Dancer
Ginette was asked to join the
troupe after two years of studying
oriental dance with Denise Enan
and has been a member since
1989. She has performed with the
group in many shows, festivals and
weddings.
Ginette is also a teacher at the
Studio Oasis and specializes in
giving mini
workshops geared to the beginner
and intermediate I level; teaching
technique
and a dance routine.
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Marie-Catherine
''Marika'' Yassa - Dancer
Bio coming soon...
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Farida -
Dancer
Farida has always had a need to
express her artistic side. From
1983 to 1996 she practiced and
taught figure skating. In 1999,
having newly arrived in the
National Capital Region, she began
studying Oriental Dance with
Denise Enan; it was as if she had
been struck by lightening! The
following year, she joined the
Enan Egyptian Troupe and has
performed with them ever since.
She started teaching Bellydance in
2002, and she joined Denise Enan’s
team of teachers in 2003 upon the
opening of Studio Oasis where she
teachers all levels of classes.
Over the years, Farida has
acquired a solid experience and is
equally adept with improvisation
or following choreography in both
the Oriental and Folkloric styles.
She has developed her own unique
personal style and performs
professionally at weddings and
special events.
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Johanne "Johara"
D'Aoust - Dancer
Johara began her dance career in
modern and jazz. In 2001, she
started Belly dancing with Denise
Enan. She has taken workshops
with Luna, Faten Salama and Hadia.
In June 2007, she took a series of
workshops at the Nile Group
Festival in Cairo with
world-renowned instructors Hassan
Khalil, Freiz Sayed, Liza Laziza
and Asmahan. Johara teaches Belly
dance at Dance Oasis. An
alluring and fluid dancer, she
also performs solo at weddings and
special occasions.
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Tia ''Taheya''
Moffat - dancer
Taheya began her dance training at
the age of three with ballet
instructor Maki Kabayama (former
dancer of the National Ballet of
Canada and instructor of
international folkloric dance) and
continued her ballet and jazz
training for twelve years. Taheya
discovered Egyptian dance with
Denise Enan in 2004, and joined
the Enan Egyptian Troupe that same
year. Since then, she has
continued her training with
Denise, while taking various
workshops with renowned Oriental
dancers such as Luna, Aziza and
Hadia. Taheya has taught belly
dance classes with a folkloric
twist at Dance Oasis and other
studios. In addition to performing
with the Troupe, she performs as a
soloist and with the Oriental
collective Banaat al Waha at
weddings and other special
occasions.
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Cathy -
dancer
Cathy began her Egyptian dance
training with Denise Enan in 1977
and was a founding member of the
Enan Folkloric Troupe. After
leaving the Enan troupe she
performed professionally as a
soloist for many years in the
Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto area.
She also performed with a
professional Lebanese dance troupe
before moving to the Middle East
where she lived for seven years.
Cathy has been teaching Egyptian
and Lebanese dance styles,
including folklore, for more than
thirty years. She re-joined the
Enan troupe in 2008 after a long
absence, and continues to perform
and teach.
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Isabelle
- dancer
Having had training in figure
skating as well as jazz, Isabelle
discovered Oriental dance with
Denise Enan in 2006. Today, she
continues her training under
Denise’s guidance, as well a with
several other renowned dancers
such as Aziza, Hadia, Farida, and
Jalilah. Isabelle teaches at
Denise Enan’s Dance Oasis studio,
and dances professionally at
special events.
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Cyntia -
dancer
Cyntia has always been fascinated
by dance. It was in 2005 that by
lucky chance she participated in a
trial class and literally fell in
love with Oriental Dance. She
began her studies with Krystina
and Farida at Dance Oasis, and
since that beginning has also
deepened her learning with
multiple teachers in Quebec City
where she was a member of the
Troupe Banat el Nil with Lucie
Gingras, and in Toronto at
Arabesque Academy. She has also
participated in workshops with
Aziza, Caroline Labrie, and
Amelia, amongst others. Since
moving back to the Outaouais
region in 2011, she has been a
member of the Enan Egyptian Troupe
and has been continuing her
training with Denise Enan and
Mayada.
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