Tarik Sultan

With a career spanning almost 20 years, Tarik Sultan is one of the few male Oriental Dancers in the world. He is the protégé of dance legend "Morocco", a leading pioneer and authority in the field of Middle Eastern Dance and was the assistant director of her company, "The Casbah Dance Experience" from 2002 till 2005.

Over the years his talent and dedication to the art of Oriental Dance has earned him a reputation as a dynamic performer, teacher and choreographer in his own right. He is also a dedicated researcher and has written several articles on the history and culture of Oriental Dance. To that end, Tarik regularly travels to the Middle Easter and North Africa in order to increase his knowledge and to document the various folk dances of those countries.

Tarik can be seen at the clubs Le Souk, Casbah Rouge and Mehenata in New York City, where he performs regularly every Friday and Saturday nights. He also performs one Wednesday of every month with Morocco at "The Lafayette Grill", in her Monthly Magical Mideastern Moments show.

Through his dynamic performances and his well-researched and insightful articles, Tarik has been able to how the world that there is much more to Oriental dance that the stereotypical, shallow image presented in the mass media. Today he is recognized as a gifted and inspiring teacher, who is able to motivate his students to achieve goals beyond their expectations. He has accompanied Morocco on many seminars across the US, teaching and performing. Where ever he goes, he never fails to inspire and amaze his students and audiences.

Today Tarik remains committed as ever to share the beauty, magic and joy of Middle Eastern Dance with the world

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