Leyla Najma Interviews Noora from Decotach of New York

Noora’s training began with Serena and was a member of the Serena Dance Theatre. Her other teachers have been Yousry Sharif, Ahmed Hussein and Ibrahim Farrah with whom she has had the pleasure to perform with as well. She also studied modern at the Martha Graham School.

Noora has been in the NY and worldwide dance scene for over 25 years. An accomplished and passionate dancer, she has performed in some of the top clubs around and with some of the top names in the Arabic entertainment business such Adawiya, Ragheb Alema & Sabah to name a few. She is of Greek and Costa Rican heritage which has given her dance style an inimitable flavor. Noora has been described as sultry, graceful, captivating, a natural born dancer and an inspiration to many. She is an adventurer that has taken off on her own to incredible destinations dancing around the globe!
Noora coaches privately and does dance workshops with a special emphasis on improvisation and technique as well as choreography. She is the creator of Decotach www.decotach.com designer of innovative belly dance wear and The Make a Costume Seminars. She is also an actress and currently a member of unique group of actors that help train the doctors of tomorrow.