Christina Rizkallah, a one hundred percent full blooded ethnically Egyptian belly dancer, has been belly dancing and performing Middle Eastern dance for over 10 years. Born into an Egyptian family living in California, Christina was exposed to the music, rhythms, culture, dance, and language of Egypt since childhood.

 

Christina is blessed to have family from the Shoubra and Madinet El Elam districts of Cairo and Fleming, Alexandria, and grew up steeped in the cultural aspects of the regions. She recalls hearing first-hand accounts of her parents listening to live concerts of Oum Kalthsoum on the radio and hearing anecdotal stories of the prominent composers and musicians of the day, such as Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Farid Al Atrash and Abdel Halim Hafez. 

 

In addition, listing to her family reminisce and recount stories about seeing Souhair Zaki, Lucy, and other legends of Egypt perform live has givin her an uparalleled insight into the worl fo belly dance since childhood.

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