Seiya dances …
and lives the dance!

What is dance? If it only consisted of graceful movements to rhythmical music, it couldn't speak to heart. Dance is something universal, especially belly dancing, the origins of which date back to old Egyptian fertility dances. Childless women danced it before the temple and afterwards, it is said, her wish for a child was fulfilled. Today this ritual is no longer practised. However, belly dancing, even if a form of entertainment, still emits its magical strength.

Seiya first came to know oriental dance during her theatrical education. Her first teacher Saida (Susanne Brenner, co-founder of the Federal Association for Oriental Dance) introduced her to this dance form. Since that time Seiya has not only loved this dance, she lives it. Completely.

“For me, dance is an expression of an uncontrollable desire to live. Everything becomes one in the dance, the soul becomes light. I am encompassed and fulfilled by the music. The rhythm lets me forget space and time. Joy flows through the space. I enjoy passing this energy of life on to my audience for the duration of my performance. I become the dance which I dance … and at the most magical moments I sense this energy moving among the spectators. And then I feel that they are carrying the dance in their hearts, that they have a sense of the ease and  joy of life.”

Education

During her theatrical education, she attended intensive courses with the following dancers:

• Saida, Hamburg
• Shahrazad, Cologne

And workshops with the following dancers, to name a few:

• Dina, Cairo / Egypt
• Raqia Hassan, Cairo / Egypt
• Randa Kamel, Cairo / Egypt
• Saida, Buenos  Aires/ Argentina

Stations

• In 2009, participated in the 10th Ahlan-wa-Sahlan-Festival in Cairo, Egypt, and performed in the La Rondee in Cairo; gave interviews on Egyptian (“Smail TV”) and Chinese (“China Central News”) television, and made appearances on Turkish (“Show of TV”) and Persian (“Persia TV”) television.
• In 2006, together with AIDA, founded the ’Oriental Divas’, and since that time has been a dancer and soloist in this ensemble which unites the traditional and contemporary in a lascivious lounge atmosphere.
• Since 2004, has been a dancer in the show ensemble “ Salomon’s Daughters” under the direction of Shahrazad, with international show appearances.
• Has been a solo dancer in the ensembles “ Visions of  Orientalia”  and “ Mythos”  of AIDA.
• Has performed shows for the Arabian Embassy, Iranian Embassy, as well as for the Royal Legation of Oman.
• Has participated in dance events for Deutsche Telekom, JOOP!, Lancaster, the Düsseldorf Trade Fair
• Has participated in shows in restaurants for a wide range of festivities for various firms as well as for private occasions (birthdays, weddings, etc.)
• Has made appearances on various television shows, e.g. for RTL.

Has developed and performed her own shows and productions.

Since 2003, has worked, together with Apsara Habiba, on magic-mystic shows as a choreographer, dancer and organizer:

• “Dance of the Moon III” (2009)
• “Dance of the Moon II” (2006)
• “Dance of the Moon” (2004)
• “Ancient Dance in the Dark Mirror” (2003)