Bio
"Demi is charming, her stage presence is commanding"
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Chicago Reader
Performance Experience
Restaurant Performer A La Turka - Turkish restaurant Chicago, IL
Performance Tampa Bay Ctr. for the Performing Arts Tampa, FL
Guest Artist/Performer Western Illinois University Macomb, IL
Guest Artist/Performer College of Lake County Gurnee, IL
Performance ShivaRatri Temple Kathmandu, Nepal
Performance Trade Show, Moscone Center San Francisco, CA
Cultural Arts Performance State of Illinois Building Chicago, IL
Performance Corporate Function London, England
In Recital Chicago Actors Ensemble Chicago, IL
Performance Trade Show, Jacob Javits Center New York, NY
Performance Balasaraswati Hindu Temple Aurora, IL
Performance Lincoln Park Summer Festival Chicago, IL
Performance Red Orchid Restaurant Bangkok, Thailand
Performance Singha Restaurant Singapore
Workshop/Performance Concorde Academy Concorde, MI
Miss Macomb 1988
Miss Illinois 1988 - 3rd runner up
Teaching Experience
Mountain View Community Center Belly Dance Teacher Phoenix, AZ
Malibu School of Dance Belly Dance Teacher Chicago, IL.
Paradise Valley Community Center
Choreographer
The Elvis Raven Theatre Chicago, IL
Lincoln Park Summer Fest Lincoln Park Chicago, IL
Training
Jasmin Jahal School
Of Middle Eastern Dance Belly Dance Chicago, IL
Kalapadma Dance Academy Bharatanatyam East (East Indian Dance) Chicago,
IL
Illinois Academy of Ballet Ballet, Tap, Jazz Glen Ellyn, IL
Education
B.A. Theatre Performance, Western Illinois
University, Macomb, IL
Specialties
Sword dancing, Shamadan, Egyptian, Cabaret,
Tribal, Fusion, Bharatanatyam
Member
International Association of Middle Eastern Dance,
Middle Eastern Dance
and Culture Association
UNESCO-C.I.D. International Teachers Dance Directory