Hilal Dance Australia

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	Sarah Hamilton, Hilal Dance Teachers License BA Dance Victorian College of the Arts. BAS Physiotherapy Sarah is a graduate of the VCA where she trained in Contemporary and Classical dance and was a dance teacher in the Melbourne community for several years. Sarah has been a professional member of the international Hilal Dance School since 2000. Sarah’s work in Hilal Dance includes performances at the Gallery of NSW & the National Art Gallery, performances & workshops at the Azeviche Percussion Festivals and the Steps in Time music festival. Sarah teaches weekly classes in Sydney and has presented two full length dance programs, Mizmar in 2007 and Imago in 2008. Sarah performed with the Hilal Dance Company’s Oscillations in the UK and Germany 2008 and will join the Company again to perform at the Tanzhous, Dusseldorf in Feb 2009 and Casula Powerhouse Sydney in May 2009. visit myspace.

teachers

Sarah Hamilton,
Hilal Dance Teachers License
BA Dance Victorian College of the Arts. BAS Physiotherapy

Sarah is a graduate of the VCA where she trained in Contemporary and Classical dance and was a dance teacher in the Melbourne community for several years. Sarah has been a professional member of the international Hilal Dance School since 2000. Sarah’s work in Hilal Dance includes performances at the Gallery of NSW & the National Art Gallery, performances & workshops at the Azeviche Percussion Festivals and the Steps in Time music festival. Sarah teaches weekly classes in Sydney and has presented two full length dance programs, Mizmar in 2007 and Imago in 2008. Sarah performed with the Hilal Dance Company’s Oscillations in the UK and Germany 2008 and will join the Company again to perform at the Tanzhous, Dusseldorf in Feb 2009 and Casula Powerhouse Sydney in May 2009.

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Rachael Hilton,
Hilal Dance Associate
Certificate in Dance Teaching, QLD University of Technology.

Rachael studied dance teaching through Queensland University of Technology and has been teaching in Canberra for over a decade. Rachael began her training in Hilal Dance in 1996 and was invited to become an Associate of the Hilal Dance organisation in 2003. Rachael coordinates and participates in local events throughout Canberra, including workshops and performances given by guest teachers Alessandro el Bascioni and Sarah Hamilton. In addition to her Hilal Dance activities Rachael actively supports the Canberra dance community as a board member and volunteer for the Canberra Dance Theatre. Rachael teaches weekly classes in the heart of Canberra and private classes can be arranged upon request.

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Natalie Poole,
Hilal Dance Associate, BA Bachelor Teaching, Grad Cert in Dance Therapy.

Natalie teaches weekly classes in Brunswick, Melbourne. She also teaches private classes for students wanting a sound introduction to Hilal Dance, or who would like to intensify their learning. Natalie has danced since she was a young child in ballet and contemporary and showed a particular strength in national character dances including Spanish, Hungarian and Asian dances. "I really feel I have come full circle, expressing the earthiness and poise of Egyptian dance." Natalie works as dance therapist with mothers and babies, and supporting women through pregnancy and birth. She brings this knowledge and curiosity for the body - its alignment, and the mind - its expression, into her learning and teaching of Hilal dance. Natalie has taught dance in schools, TAFEs and university and at several Melbourne dance studios. Natalie's most recent Hilal Dance performance was for the guests of the International Dance Therapy Conference in Melbourne.