About Xylia

About Xylia Now known as "Dahlia"

In 2003, Xylia and her mom began to study the art of bellydance under a local teacher named Maya.  From the very first class, Xylia and her mom were hooked!  Not only did she discover that belly dancing is a great workout, but it brought Xylia and her mom closer together. Soon they joined a gypsy/tribal dance troupe called "Banjara" which evolved into "Barefoot Gypsies".   Xylia started Barefoot Dance Company as a way to get other people excited and interested in bellydancing.

Press

Xylia has been renamed!  After a workshop with world famous bellydancer and actress Fifi Abdo, Xylia asked Fifi what she thought of her bellydance name.  Fifi said that from now on, Xylia should call herself "Dahlia".

May 9th. Xylia performed for London's Fundraiser "Pretty in Pink" and was featured in ifpress http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/05/09/13885866.html

Xylia is the featured bellydancer for London's muliticultural cafe "Crazy Joe's Shisha Cafe" and has been featured many times on local Arabic television shows by Top Events Productions.  She has featured in London's multicultural magazine "Your City" in an article about bellydancing and most resently in the Magazine "Business London"  

Last summer she was one of Ten small business sponsored by a program called Summer Company through the Small Business center.  Thanks to them she is now a well known business in the London Community.

Teachers Xylia Has Studied Under: 

Fifi Abdo - world famous bellydancer and actress http://www.belly-dance.org/fifi-abdu.html

Khaled Mamoud - one of the top ten male bellydance teachers http://www.worldbellydancer.org/2009/11/khaled-mahmoud-male-belly-dancers.html

Aziza - One of Canda's top Bellydancers- http://www.azizashimmy.com/

Fahtiem of California - http://www.fahtiem.com/

Maya (Alison) - http://hawaiiandancer.ca/

Valizan - http://www.valizan.com/

Karen Hunt  - http://stratford.bellydance.tripod.com/id5.html

Lori -  Folkloric, Dabkee, Rom

Raji Valuri - Classical Indian

 

Styles she performs:

Egyptian

Turkish

Greek

Fusion

Rom/gypsy

Folkloric

Spanish fusion

Tribal

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Contact her at Xylia@barefootdancecompany.com or #226-373-1829 for booking information