Valérie Romanin’s portrait
 French born, Valerie Romanin has learned various forms of dance, from ballet
to modern dance. In 1998, as she was living in South America, she developed
a passion for Flamenco. She studied the form in Chile and Argentina with
local and Spanish renowned dancers, such as Eva la Yerbabuena and Soledad
Barrio. She concurrently discovered Raqs Sharqi and trained in Buenos
Aires with Paula Lena. As she moved to London, she continued her studies
with international teachers, such as Suraya Hilal, Jo Wise and Serena
Ramzy among others.
Valerie's love of both dance forms led her to create a unique
fusion that she calls Flamenco Descalzo® -Barefoot Flamenco in English.
Barefoot Flamenco is synonymous with fusion and synthesis. It returns
to the flamenco’s roots and puts a strong emphasis on Moorish and Gypsy
influences.
Passionate, she cares for extending her dancing knowledge, especially
about traditional and folkloric aspects of Arabic dances and more importantly
about gypsy dance. Recently, she traveled to Rajasthan and Serbia in
order to learn directly from Gypsy dancers.
Over the past years, she has become a full-time teacher and
performer and has gained recognition for her clarity and approachability.
She creates innovative choreographies that she frequently shares and
performs in the UK, France and Argentina. Her classes are dynamic and
well-structured, based on choreography as well as guided improvisation.
Cheerful and attentive, her aim as a teacher is to encourage each student
to maximize their own potential and get pleasure from their dancing.
More information: www.flamencodescalzo.com
Julie de Saint Blanquat's portrait
 Julie is a French belly dancer. She has been teaching and performing Middle Eastern
dances in France since 2005. Active, she often organizes workshops featuring
international dancers and recognized teachers that give belly dancers
the possibility to improve and widen their skills.
She started studying this form of dance 8 years ago and qualified with different
teachers such as Lolie, Samira, Najat Taoussi, Nuria Rovira Salat and
Lamia Safiéddine. Willing to deepen her acknowledge, Julie took part
in specialized workshops in Middle Eastern dances with renowned teachers,
such as Djamila Henni-Chebra, Yousry Sharif, Beata et Horacio, Mahmoud
Reda, Farida Fahmy, Virginia, Nawal Benabdallah, Suraya Hilal, Fatima
Chekkor, Fanyda and Simona Jovic.
In the past few years, she traveled twice in Rajasthan to
learn Kalbeliya dance, a form of dance she is particularly attracted
to. Curious, she is open to fusion. She also discovered American Tribal
Dances and trained with Carolena Nericcio, Megha Gavin and Meissoun.
Passionate, she is intensely working in favor of the emergence of a tribal
dance community in France.
More information: www.etoiledessables.com
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