The Salimpours
The Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance can be traced back to 1952.
Pioneer Dancer and Instructor Jamila Salimpour began teaching her
unique method which included detailed breakdowns and standard terminology
for her movements. Every dancer knowingly or not has been exposed
to the indelible mark Jamila Salimpour made in the world of Middle
Eastern dance. Jamila's original phrases and names for dance movements
such as Turkish Drop, Maya, and Basic Egyptian were the beginning
of a long process to add structure and definition to the art.
Jamila's daughter, the incomparable Suhaila Salimpour, began her
dance training at the young age of 2. In addition to training with
her mother, Suhaila studied ballet, jazz, and tap from an early
age, and soon added modern and hip-hop to her repertoire. She began
teaching at the age of 14 and has worked as a professional performer
and master instructor ever since.
Through years of performing and training, Suhaila realized the necessity
to create an organized system for teaching and training. Rather
than trying to integrate Middle Eastern Dance with Ballet or Jazz,
she wanted to create the respect, knowledge, mentorship and training
methodology she experienced in her studies to preserve the quality
and longevity of the dance form.
Suhaila's unique vision began to take shape when she embarked on
rewriting her mothers book "Jamila Salimpour's Dance Manual",
the first ever text which systematically categorizes Middle Eastern
Dance movement. The result is an evolution which maintains the purity
of her mother's original work and adds the systematic and progressive
teaching methods found in the classical dance forms.
Now, the Suhaila Salimpour Format and School of Dance enjoys worldwide
success. Dancers who train with Suhaila quickly realized her method
of teaching allows them to excel in their art beyond any other training
they received. Suhaila is an official Trademark
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