Marta Eltohamy

Founder and director of Arabian Rose, choreographer and show producer at West End and Notting Hill Theatres, Middle Eastern Dance consultant.

Marta is a highly experienced master teacher, with classes that range from beginners to advanced levels. She also has a post-graduate diploma degree in medicine, which enables her to understand and appreciate how the human body moves. Marta’s genuine understanding of the culture and music makes her dance style truly authentic.
Marta’s vibrant life is dominated by her two great passions– her two children, and teaching bellydance group sessions, workshops and private 1-1 classes.

Sandra

Certified bellydance instructor Sandra is a full time bellydance teacher and performer. She completed Certified Academic Teachers Training (CATT) with Beata and Horacio Cifuentes in Berlin. During her 10-year dance career Sandra has resided and performed in Egypt and all over Europe.

Sandra has a holistic approach to dance that focuses equally on technique, expression and self-discovery. Her passionate and enthusiastic teaching style, for this beautiful feminine art form, is combined with natural talent and her genuine expression of sensuality. Students are highly appreciative of Sandra’s experience and infectious passion, and keep coming back to enroll in her courses.

Farrah

Farrah is a professional belly dance artist, dance teacher and choreographer. Her passion for belly dancing started with a trip to Cairo in 2010 where she completely fell in love with the rhythm of the oriental dance, and the middle eastern culture. On her return to England, she started to learn the art of belly dance and developed her technique through professional dance training of many levels and styles.

Farrah's love of arabic music and belly dance led her to dance and reside in UAE in 2015, where she gained valuable performing and teaching experience, which she now passes on to her students today.
Farrah performs regularly in restaurants and private events in London and is very enthusiastic to share her passion of belly dance with others.

Elisa

Elisa's passion for belly dance started in 2006 during her trip to Tunisia where she had a chance to listen to an authentic Arabic music and see belly dance shows.
Since then she attended multiple classes and workshops in Italy. After moving to London Elisa joined Arabian Rose Belly dance school and continued her training with Marta Eltohamy. She undertook the Teacher Training Diploma course and is now teaching group classes, workshops and one to one sessions.

Elisa believes that belly dance has a therapeutic and empowering effect and is a great confidence booster. Her classes are fun and upbeat. She enjoys teaching technique as well as beautiful combos and choreographies. Happiness and progress of her students is what counts for her most!