Synergy Rhythm and Dance In the Press

TC Style Article about Sahira's Bellydance Classes

In March 2008, TC Style published this lovely article written by Rachel Hatch, with accompanying photos by B. Mosher.

The group of women warming up in yoga poses with hands pressed to the wooden floor could have been part of any dance class, except for the melody of sweet Middle Eastern pipes and drums emanating from the speakers, and the scarves adorned with coins draped over nearby exercise bikes.

"Grab your hip scarves," said instructor Sahira Zedare, and in response, the room fills with the sound of the soft jingles of coin belts being wrapped around women's waists. The women begin to move, and stiff shoulders melt into smooth rolls with an unselfconscious sway of hips, all to the rhythm and voice of a French singer that floats over the room.

Read the full article at the TC Style web page.

Sarah Skinner's 2008 Bellydance Calendar

Sahira Zedare's photo is the March installment in this beautiful calendar, available online.

Pantagraph Video of SynergyRaD Showcase

In October 2007, the Pantagraph published a video with excerpts from the latest Bellydance Showcase, including interviews with Sahira Zedare and Leighna. The video and editing were done by Carlos Miranda.

Click here to watch the video.

ISU's Vidette Article

On October 6, 2006, Illinois State University's student newspaper, The Vidette, printed Autumn McReynolds' article "Showcase celebrates belly dance art form."

When many people think of art, a picture of a painting or large sculpture come to mind, but for some, the word art entails so much more. One expressive form of art is dancing and, more specifically, belly dancing.

Read the entire article at the Vidette's web site.

Photo in Pantagraph and Stars & Stripes

In August 2005, the Pantagraph published this article about the Cultural Festival. The black dot on Sahira's chin is newsprint ink, just like what Charlotte faced on S&theC. The original photo is here. In addition, this photo was picked up in the August 24th edition of Stars and Stripes. (Big thanks to Eric A. for mailing this Stars and Stripes back to Illinois!)