International teacher and performer Afra al Kahira has been an oriental dancer (aka belly dance) for more than 25 years and is one of the longest established teachers in the UK. She is recognised for her excellence in teaching, and her exciting and often very different performance styles which range from traditional Egyptian right through to her cutting edge experimental work. Afra introduced Wings of Isis to the UK and is famous for her stunning double wing numbers.

For more information about booking Afra to dance at your event please click here she is much in demand both as a teacher and a performer - if you wish to book her for engagements in 2009 you should contact her now.

As an organizer of workshops with the stars Afra hosts regular events through out the year with some of the world's top dancers. Past events include workshops/shows with Morocco of New York, Aida Nour, Medhat Fahmy, Dondi Dahlin, Yasmina of Cairo, Aziza of Montreal/Portland and most recently - Sadie of Denver.

Latest News. . .

Email Problems. We have been experiencing some technical difficulties with both receiving and sending emails. If you have sent an email to either afra@afraalkahira.com or dance@afraalkahira.com in the last 4/5 weeks and not received a response, please get in touch with us again using afradancer@live.co.uk

Celebrating Dance 2008 - Devon's Leading Dance Festival featuring workshops and performances with top international dance stars and leading UK artistes - now in our 8th year!

Visit the festival pages for more information or join our Tribe. The teacher line up has been updated with a full workshop programme now available.

Reviews - lots of new music and DVD reviews have just been added - . Plus there is a revamped and more user-friendly bazaar for you to go shopping in.

Photos
many of the lovely photos of Afra on the website have been taken by two talented photographers - David Clapp & Steve Scaddan