
Meet our talented instructors!

Denise
Principal teacher and master instructor; artistic
director of the Enan Egyptian Folkloric troupe.
Denise was a principal dancer and instructor with
the world-renowned National Folkloric Troupe of
Egypt (Firqa Kaoumeia) and is recognized as a
pioneer in the Canadian artistic community who is
responsible for bringing authentic Egyptian dance
to Canada. Denise is in high demand world-wide as
a master workshop instructor. Denise’s website www.baladi.ca/DeniseEnan/
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Ahmed
– Professional coaching, Choreography, Men's
dances of Egypt
Ahmed was a principal dancer with Egypt's
National Folkloric Troupe, the Firqa Kaomeia.
Ahmed also worked for the Folk Arts Institute of
the Egyptian Ministry of Culture as a researcher
and recorder of the regional folk dances of
Egypt in their natural setting. His research has
served to preserve the original folk arts, as
well as to inspire the theatricized recreation
of these dances as presented in Egypt by the
National Troupe and the Reda Troupe. Ahmed is an
award winning choreographer and choreographs the
Enan Egyptian Troupe. Ahmed's website www.baladi.ca/AhmedEnan
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Farida
(Marie-Ève)
Farida was trained in instruction techniques and
Egyptian dance for performance by Denise and
Ahmed Enan, as well as continuing her training
with several workshop instructors, both in
Canada and in Egypt. Farida is also a member of
the Enan Egyptian Troupe and a celebrated
soloist in the Ottawa-Gatineau region.
Farida's Facebook page
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Jalilah
Jalilah has performed all around the world at
all types of venues. During a 10-year period
starting in 1985, she visited Egypt multiple
times, finally staying almost a year in 1995 to
perform, study and perfect her dancing. She
toured and performed with some of the most
celebrated groups like The Musicians of the
Nile, Sharkiat and Salamat. Her extensive
experience in working with a variety of
musicians and performing with live music enabled
her to produce a series of six CDs of belly
dance music entitled Jalilah’s Raks Sharki for
the recording label Piranha of Berlin, Germany.
The series is held in high esteem by dancers
worldwide. Jalilah's website www.piranha.de/jalilah/
and Facebook page
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Johara
(Johanne)
Johara originally trained in Modern dance and
performed with the professional troupe Le groupe
dance-lab. She also studied Jazz dance for 6
years with the Ottawa Dance Centre. She studied
oriental dance mostly with master instructor
Denise Enan as well as several other instructors
in Canada and in Egypt. Johara is a member of
the Enan Egyptian Troupe and soloist in the
Ottawa-Gatineau area.
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Marlya
(Marlyn)
Marlya has been studying Baladi dance for over
20 years and is still studying with master
instructor Denise Enan. She has taken dance
workshops in Canada and in Egypt. She performs
as a soloist in the Ottawa-Gatineau region.
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Kalia
Kalia was drawn to Middle Eastern dance by the
music and found her artistic home in 2011 at
Dance Oasis where she has studied with Egyptian
master teacher Denise Enan and her accomplished
colleagues, Jalilah Zamora and Farida Enan among
others. As a teacher, and performer, and member
of the Enan Egyptian Troupe, Kalia strives to
share and convey her love of these dance forms
through joyful and expressive teaching and
performance.
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Samara (Isabelle)
Having had training in figure skating as well as
jazz, Isabelle discovered Oriental dance with
Denise Enan in 2006. Today, she continues her
training under Denise’s guidance, as well a with
several other renowned dancers such as Aziza,
Hadia, Farida, and Jalilah. Isabelle teaches at
Denise Enan’s Dance Oasis studio, and dances
professionally at special events.
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Carina
Carina began belly dancing at the young age of 7
at the Oasis Dance Studio and now, aged-17,
recently won 1st place in the Miami Bellydance
Convention competition. She first started
dancing with Rania and has since studied with
Master Instructor Denise Enan, Farida, Jalilah
and Mayada. She has taken workshops with
multiple teachers in Canada as well as in Spain,
Germany, Holland and the U.S. Furthermore,
Carina has studied ballet, hiphop and salsa.
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