Dance Resume
Terri Suha Massa
PO Box 73608
Fairbanks, AK 99707
www.zarasbazaar.com
Highlights
15 years teaching beginning through advanced Middle Eastern dance
5 years as director of a Middle Eastern dance troupe
4 years as a Middle Eastern dance workshop promoter
Training
20 years of continuous study in Middle Eastern Dance including 9 years of study with Rabiah Banu plus advanced study at the following workshops and classes:
Alaska Meets the Nile Annual Workshop Eagle River, AK 2002-2005, 2009
Where the Middle East Meets the Frozen North Annual Workshop Fairbanks, AK 2002-2005, 2009
Oriental Potpourri, Albuquerque 2008
Shake and Bake 2007
Kismet's Annual Belly Dance Festival Salt Lake City, UT 2006
Suzanna DelVecchio Annual Dance Retreat Grand Lake, CO 2001-2003
Wiggles of the West Reno, NV 2006
Isidora! Workshop Durango, CO 2006
Modern Dance Fairbanks, AK September through December 2004
Polynesian and African Dance Fairbanks, AK July 2004
Annual Middle Eastern Dance workshop Juneau, AK 1997
I have taken workshop instruction from the following instructors: Morocco, Suzanna DelVecchio, Aziza, Margo Abdo O'Dell, Hadia, Jim Boz, Fahtiem, Amaya, Saqra, Chandani of Colorado, Flo Barger, Michelle of Farfesha, Viktoriya, Delilah, Isidora Bushkovski, Peri, Rozana, Naila Rose, Eva Cernik and Ava Fleming.
Experience
Contracted Instructor
February 2010 to present
Space for Movement Dance Studio
- teach weekly advanced class
Wellness Instructor
September 15 2009 - present
Student Recreation Center at UAF
- teach twice weekly dance class
Contracted Instructor
August 3 2009 - present
The Artisan's Courtyard
- teach twice weekly dance class
- teach weekly advanced class
Contracted Instructor
September 2008 - May 2009
Let's Dance Studio
- taught weekly dance class
Dance Instructor and Adjunct Faculty
March 2007 - April 2009
San Juan College HHPC, Encore, and Community Learning Center
- weekly dance classes, credit and non-credit
Contracted Instructor
April 2006 - September 2008
Montezuma County Senior Center
- weekly dance class for students 50 and older
Contracted Instructor
January 1996 - September 2005
Fairbanks North Star Borough Department of Parks and Recreation
- created lesson plans and syllabi for beginning through advanced classes taught weekly classes at Mary Siah Recreation Center
- organized student recitals. Troupe Director December 1999 - September 2005
Tundra Caravan Middle Eastern Dance Troupe Director
- founded troupe in 1999
- arranged and organized all performances.
- acted as representative for troupe to the media and general public.
- created troupe website www.tundracaravan.iwarp.com.
- choreographed routines for troupe performances
- Workshop Promoter October 2001 - September 2005 "Where the Middle East Meets the Frozen North!" Annual Workshop
- founded annual Middle Eastern dance workshop in Fairbanks.
- brought internationally recognized Middle Eastern dance instructors to Fairbanks for workshops.
- arranged travel and handled workshop fees and payments.
- acted as contact for public, media, and dance community.
Contracted Instructor
September 2004 - September 2005
Dance Theatre Fairbanks
- taught weekly advanced class in Middle Eastern dance.
Wellness Instructor
September 2004 - May 2005
University of Alaska Fairbanks
- taught weekly multilevel class in Middle Eastern dance.
Workshop Instructor
June 2005
University of Alaska Middle Eastern Dance and Culture Association
- created unique lesson and choreography for multilevel workshop
Donated performances to Fairbanks and Cortez organizations such as: Relay for Life*Golden Days Street Fair*Tanana Valley Fair*International Friendship Day*KSJD Fundraiser
Hired by local businesses in Fairbanks and Durango such as: Bobby’s Downtown*Biscotti*Fairbanks Downtown Association*Himalayan Cuisine*Let's Dance Mediterranean Night