Photo by Sandi Wheaton, Windsor ON

Susu Abdo
Susu Abdo a Chatham, Ontario resident once again displayed her belly dance talents as co -artistic director for the May 3 2008 show Behind the Veil. This show was held at the Chatham Kent Cultural Centre/Kiwanis Theatre. This amazing show was done as a fundraiser for the Kwianis Theatre and the Brain Injury Association of Chatham - Kent .Behind the Veil had a cast of over 40 beautiful dancers from the Windsor/Essex and Chatham-Kent communities. SuSu also danced at the Dark Side Studio's show with the Legendary Suhaila Salimpour. The show featured dancers in the show from Canada and the US, sharing the stage with Miss Salimpour was an honour. The show took place Friday Nov 16, 2007 at the Jane Mallett Theatre( St Lawerence Centre).Toronto Ontario. Thanks for the awesome evening. Susu also hosted the "Hips Oh My Gala" starring Princess Farhana in Chatham June 30,2007. She has also been named as cast member of Dikenga Films "Underbelly" that had footage shot in Chatham, Ontario during the Hips Oh My conference and show. http://www.dikenga.com/films/underbelly/cast/
As well,The Windsor Symphony Orchestra's annual Gala "Taste of the Orient",May 5,2007 and The Windsor Feminist Theatre Group's Fundraising evening at the Phog Lounge in Windsor, Ontario April 26, 2007. Also "Egyptian Nights” performed here at the Kiwanis Theatre in Chatham. In March 2006 as a joint fundraising venture for the Kiwanis Theatre Cat walk project. She has also appeared live at the William Street Café during one of the café’s many artist centered evenings. Belly dancing throughout the region at various events and functions for the last few years this instructor brings a genuine love of the dance and its history in a professionally taught format. Students will be able to understand the rationale of the library of movements and execute them in choreography to authentic Middle Eastern Music. SuSu offers a relaxed, friendly and welcoming class atmosphere and looks forward to meeting you soon. SuSu has studied Egyptian style belly dance made popular in Ontario by Toronto's Yasmina Ramsy. Yasmina has had a large following over the years and her style has flourished due to her many devoted students who have now become teachers throughout the region. SuSu studied with Khrista Boon of Windsor Ontario early in her career. She has also studied belly dance with Yasmina Ramzy, Toronto.
Ava Fleming, Pheonix, Arizona USA. Princess Farhana, Hollywood,
California.
Flamenco Basics with Angela Del Sol, Esmerelda Enrique Spanish Dance, Toronto,ON,
Prince Andrew,Hollywood California.
Aziza,Montreal Canada & Portland Oregon USA,
Suhaila Salimpor,California USA
Veena of the Belly Twins, California USA
Audra Simmons, Toronto, ON