Every Friday, I wake up, get out of bed, and have my two and a half cups of coffee. And every Friday, I hop into my car and go shopping. I own a restaurant and Friday is restaurant-shopping day.
My first stop is at Costco. After stuffing my shopping cart with the items I need, referring to a piece of paper with a list of these items including coffee, I go through checkout. Since I own my own business, I am presented a piece of paper that I sign so that I don't have to give the tax man extra pieces of paper. I'm then presented with another piece of paper that tells me I need to give the checker my piece of paper with my signature on it promising that I can afford to take home all of these items and that Costco will eventually get enough pieces of paper to cover the worth of these items; which, by the way, seem to be worth more today than they were worth last Friday. We exchange pieces of paper and I walk out with my items, but not until the door guard puts his/her mark on the piece of paper I was handed by the checker. Now I have a piece of paper with a pink squiggle on it or blue or green, which I stuff into my back pocket.
My next stop is a grocery store in South San Francisco called Manila Oriental Market. Now, this is where it gets interesting. After loading up my cart with more items from the same piece of paper I took with me to Costco listing my items, I go through checkout. Manila Oriental Market has an incentive for shoppers to buy more than they probably need. For every ten dollars worth of non-sale items, they will give you a one dollar paper coupon good at their on-site deli. So, as I go through checkout, I get a piece of paper that tells me how many pieces of paper I need to give them for the piece of paper they just gave me. As we exchange pieces of paper, I take my piece of paper and direct my shopping cart toward the customer counter checker. She will give me one piece of paper for every ten pieces of paper I just gave to the first checker, good at their deli.
As I hand over my piece of paper to the customer counter checker, she checks off my sale items, takes the difference of that sum from the total sum and gives me back several pieces of paper in exchange for having shopped at that store, good at their deli. I then give her two more pieces of paper and ask her to give me two lottery tickets. So, in exchange for my two pieces of paper, she gives me two pieces of paper which could -- or could not -- potentially land me a million or more pieces of paper. I then step aside and take my one-week old pieces of paper, purchased the Friday before, and scan them for potential millions of pieces of paper. I know it's a futile activity because more often than not, those two pieces of paper will end up in the round file with all the other pieces of paper.
I ditch last Friday's pieces of paper, take my five or more other pieces of paper and head for the deli. I then file my two new pieces of paper good until next Friday in my purse, and stuff the marked up checkout piece of paper in my back pocket along with the piece of paper I got from Costco with the door guard's color-of-the-day mark.
As I walk out of the market with a bag full of Chinese food which I got from the pieces of paper that the checkout person gave to me after handing her the initial checkout piece of paper, I head for my car, and I ponder this thought....
The world really does run on agreement. Money, in and of itself, has no value. Paper coupons, in and of themselves, have no value. Lotto tickets, in and of themselves have no value. They are just stupid pieces of paper. We only give them value as part of a global agreement. So much paper is exchanged under agreement.
I wish I had more pieces of paper hidden under my mattress or in my bank account. I know that these kinds of pieces of paper won't buy me love, but they will buy me peace. And heaven only knows how much peace I wish I had now. In fact, the whole world is in much need of peace.
But here's the flip side......
Friendship and trust can "buy" peace just as pieces of paper can, but the cost is not measured in the worth of these pieces of paper, and the return of this investment is always priceless. Paper may or may not come into that equation, but just the word -- and not pieces of paper -- of one person can build or demolish a nation, a friendship, someone's trust. Too much emphasis is placed on worthless pieces of paper and not enough on the word of someone. Under today's global agreement, we have lost the human element of one's word and compassion, and have replaced it with pieces of paper -- pieces of paper, which many of us hoard under our mattress or in a bank because of the global thought that money can buy you anything.
As I walk out of Safeway -- my last stop, and head for my car, having just visited my bank and having just gotten a bunch of pieces of paper that will make my business transactions easier for the evening, I notice a single, solitary person in the midst of many. That person has a cup in front of himself. "Can you spare some change?" [Translation: Can you spare some of your pieces of paper? I need some and don't have any to visit the deli or throw into the round file.] My first inclination is to walk past that person. I see it happen every time. But, I think to myself; I have friends who have been there for me with pieces of paper when I didn't have any, and who have brought peace to my life with their word and their trust and their compassion, and who have not judged me or demanded anything in return for their pieces of paper. And because of them sometime before today, tonight I will have more pieces of paper by the end of the evening's business.
I reach inside my purse and I give this person some of my pieces of paper; in fact many of them. I have enough pieces of paper to keep me afloat -- under my mattress and in the bank. At least, for a small interim, I know I will have given this person some degree of peace. Maybe it will help him toward his next meal. Maybe it will buy him his next fifth of whiskey. Maybe it will get him his next fix and I may not see him tomorrow. But I don't know that. And I'm not going to judge his predicament. I will just know that I will have brought him some degree of peace.
And if we had more peace in this world, the world would be a better place.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
CV/Resumé: SAUSAN
4031 Balboa Street, San Francisco, CA 94121-2516
415-876-2300 • FAX 415-668-5229 • Voice 415-262-0175
December 28, 2016
CV OF SAUSAN
Sausan is the Master Teacher of the Sausan Academy of Egyptian Dance (SAED) (www.sausanacademy.com) since 2004, and Artistic Director and Choreographer of the Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company (SEEDC) since 2009. She is also the Owner and Chef of Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant (AMER) (www.almasrisfca.com) since 1999 and has been selling baklava online since 2012 under the name Bitchin’ Baklava (www.bitchinbaklava.com). All companies/businesses are affiliated and are located and operate at 4031 Balboa Street in San Francisco, California.
A belly dancer since 1972 with prior study in Flamenco, Sevillanas, Thai Classical Dance, English Highland, and Scottish dance, Sausan has focused her dance studies on the dance of Egypt, its culture, cuisine, arts, and history. As a result she has worked closely with the Fine Arts Museum, the Ethnic Dance Festival, and the Natural World Museum in San Francisco, California; the International House and the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at U. C. Berkeley, California; and Stanford University, Palo Alto California since 1999 in participating, producing, choreographing, and/or directing many of its events. A veteran of the United States Navy Reserves of 22 years, Sausan has danced all over the world on and off overseas military bases and has been awarded Letters of Appreciation for her goodwill entertainment to the deployed troops of the United States armed forces.
1999 - Present
ON-GOING AND SPECIAL SAED DANCE CLASSES
An all-inclusive, personally developed and academically outlined, non-conventional curriculum featuring a complete one-year study divided into four three-month semesters designed for beginner to advanced; since 2004. Classes include Dance Principles and Technique, Theory and Philosophy, Expression and Attitude, Music Interpretation and Application, Dance History and Culture, Celebration and Cuisine, Performance and Critique.
1. Primary Course - Upper Body Technique - Feminine Expression; Pain, Passion, & Joy Facial Expression
2. Secondary Course - Lower Body Technique - Masculine Expression; Achieving and Dancing with “Nephis”
3. Tertiary Course - Entities of Music and Expression - Dissecting and Deciphering music; Movement Expression
4. Applied Basic Principal Course - Study of one specific piece of classic performance music; Recital
5. Post Graduate/Continuing Education - Study of additional classic music and applied movement; Performance
SPECIAL COURSES
1. Must-Know Music For Dancing - Individual dance classes in the study of individual pieces of classic Egyptian music.
2. Crash Courses - 5-Hour Workshops in Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Courses.
3. Single Cane & Double Cane Technique - Offered periodically.
4. Intro to EDC® Free Courses - Offered periodically
5. Kick-Ass Hips-On Drum Solo 101 - Study of drum riffs and drum solos
6. Classic Music of Light Rain - Individual dance classes in the study of the music of Doug Adams and Light Rain
7. History and Art of Belly Dance - Offered periodically.
8. Graceful Arms ala Samia Gamal, Nagwa Fouad, and Suhair Zaki - Offered periodically
9. Sagat - Patterns in Music - 101 - Also known as finger cymbals or zills. Offered periodically
TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS
Egyptian Dance Code® (EDC®) - August 11, 2009
Registration No. 3665396; Service Mark Principal Register; Serial No. 76692633, Filed 9-9-2008
IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Educational services, namely, providing classes and workshops in the field of authentic
Egyptian style belly dancing technique and movement vocabulary.
FIRST USE: 20030924. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20030924
MAJOR PERFORMANCE VENUES
1. Women of the Nile - Rosicrucian Museum, San Jose; June 20, 1999
Solo performance by SAED graduate, Samar Nassar; Choreography inspired by Sausan
2. Eternal Egypt Exhibit - Gould Theatre at the Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; May 1, 2001
Solo performance by SAED graduate, Samar Nassar; Choreography inspired and produced by Sausan
3. Eternal Egypt Exhibit - Gould Theater, Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; October 2002
Cuisine Lecture by Sausan, Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant on Egyptian Cuisine; Materials provided by Sausan
4. Eternal Egypt Exhibit - Tented Courtyard, Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; October 2002
Lelah Masriah (Egyptian Night)
Solo performance by SAED graduate, Samar Nassar; Choreography inspired by Sausan
Cuisine catered by Al-Masri; over 400 participated
5. Natural World Museum Opening Gala Celebration - The Presidio, San Francisco; October 1, 2004
Solo performance by SAED graduate, April “Amany” Espaniola; Choreography inspired by Sausan
6. Grand Opening of the de Young Museum - de Young Museum, San Francisco; October 15, 2005
Solo performance by SAED graduate, Samar Nassar; Choreography inspired by Sausan
7. Grand Opening of the de Young Museum - de Young Museum, San Francisco; October 21, 2005
Solo performance by SAED graduate, April “Amany” Espaniola; Choreography inspired by Sausan
8. Dancing on the Nile: A Story of the Raqs Sharki - Koret Auditorium, de Young Museum, San Francisco;
January 6, 2006,
Performances by graduates, Samar Nassar, Andrea Aranda, and Angela Caron of the SAED
Choreography inspired by Sausan; Produced by Sausan; Materials provided by Sausan
9. 2006 San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival V.I.P. Gala - Palace of the Fine Arts, San Francisco; June 1, 2006
Solo performance by SAED graduate, Samar Nassar; Choreography inspired by Sausan
10. Grand Opening of the King Tut Exhibit - Wilsey Court, de Young Museum, San Francisco; June 26, 2009
Performed by graduates of the SAED; Produced, directed, and choreographed by Sausan
11. Belly Dance Belt Workshop - Piazzoni Murals Room, de Young Museum, San Francisco; January 22, 2010
A costume workshop taught by Sausan; Materials and instruction provided by Sausan
12. Grand Finale of the King Tut Exhibit PRE-SHOW - Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant, San Francisco; March 21, 2010
Afra Al Saeed (Weddings of the South); An Egyptian inspired Operetta
Performed by the Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company; Produced, directed, and choreographed by Sausan
13. Grand Finale of the King Tut Exhibit - Wilsey Court, de Young Museum, San Francisco; March 26, 2010
Afra Al Saeed (Weddings of the South); An Egyptian inspired Operetta
Performed by the Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company;
Produced, directed, and choreographed by Sausan
14. SpringFest: Edith Coliver’s Festival of Cultures - Main Auditorium, International-House; U. C. Berkeley,
Berkeley; April 17, 2010; Performances by Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company;
choreographed by Sausan
15. The Conservator's Art: Preserving Egypt's Past; Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, U. C. Berkeley,
Berkeley; April 29, 2010; Performances by Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company
16. Grand Finale of the King Tut Exhibit POST-SHOW - Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant, San Francisco; May 23, 2010
Afra Al Saeed (Weddings of the South); An Egyptian inspired Operetta
Performed by the Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company
Produced, directed, and choreographed by Sausan
17. An Egyptian Performance - International House, U. C., Berkeley; February 3, 2011
Afra Al Saeed (Weddings of the South); An Egyptian inspired Operetta and Tribute to Egyptian Musicians
Performed by the Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company
Produced, directed, and choreographed by Sausan
18. SpringFest: Edith Coliver’s Festival of Cultures - Main Auditorium, International-House; U. C. Berkeley,
Berkeley; April 16, 2011; Performances by Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company;
choreographed by Sausan
19. First San Francisco Bay Area Belly Dancers Consortium -
Golden Gate Music Concourse (Bandshell), San Francisco; October 16, 2011
Performed by members of the Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company
(Valentina, Oksana, Nicole and Sausan); and invited local teachers of the San Francisco Bay Area
Produced, directed, and choreographed by Sausan
20. An Egyptian Performance - International House, U. C., Berkeley; February 2, 2012
Afra Al Saeed (Weddings of the South); An Egyptian inspired Operetta and A Celebration of Egypt
Performed by the Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company
Produced, directed, and choreographed by Sausan
21. SpringFest: Edith Coliver’s Festival of Cultures - Main Auditorium, International-House; U. C. Berkeley,
Berkeley; April 21, 2012; Performances by Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company
Performances choreographed by Sausan
22. San Francisco Free Folk Festival
Presidio Middle School, Faith Petric State Auditorium, San Francisco, California June 10, 2012
21. SpringFest: Edith Coliver’s Festival of Cultures - Main Auditorium, International-House; U. C. Berkeley,
Berkeley; April 20, 2013; Performances by Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company
Performances by Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company
22. SpringFest: Edith Coliver’s Festival of Cultures - Main Auditorium, International-House; U. C. Berkeley,
Berkeley; April 12, 2014; Performances by Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company
Performances by Sausan Ensemble Egyptian Dance Company
23. Inner Sanctum Symposium on Infinite Possibilities - Isis Oasis Temple, Geyserville, CA, August 23, 2014
LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS
1. Hollywood on the Nile
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California; April 15, 2006
Demonstration by SAED graduates, Andrea Aranda and Jean “Samia” Shanahan
Catered by Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant
2. Golden Drops of the Sun
Pigot Hall, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California; May 3, 2007
Sanford Performance Series
Demonstration by SAED graduate, Jhermanie “Aswan” Woods
3. An Evening with Egyptian Director: Marwan Hamed
Building 300, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California; May 7, 2007
The Yacoubian Building with Yousra
Catered by Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant
4. A Gathering for Belly Dance Fun and Education
Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant, San Francisco, California; November 2, 2008
Hosted by Bay Area Simmons Alumni Community
Demonstration by SAED graduate, Mary “Fayruz” Brodie; Catered by Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant
5. A Gathering for Belly Dance Fun and Education Lecture Luncheon
Al-Masri Restaurant, San Francisco, California; January 11, 2009
Hosted by LaMonica from Meetup.com
Demonstration by SAED graduate, Mary “Fayruz” Brodie; Catered by Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant
6. Ritual Dinner - International House
U. C. Berkeley, Berkeley, California; October 26, 2009
Demonstration by SAED graduate, Mary “Fayruz” Brodie; Catered by Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant
7. Golden Age of Egypt
Contra Costa County College, San Pablo, California; April 20, 2010
Hosted by Asata, Belly Dance Instructor and graduate of the SAED
8. American Research Center in Egypt
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum Reception, U. C. Berkeley, Berkeley, California; April 23, 2010
Demonstrations by SAED graduates, Mary “Fayruz” Brodie and Melinda Herrartes
9. SF Gate and San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco, California; August 15, 2010
Interview by Mike Kepka of SAED graduate, Mary “Fayruz” Brodie; Al-Masri Restaurant
(www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/08/15/cityexposed.DTL)
10. Golden Age of Egypt
Contra Costa County College, San Pablo, California; November 9, 2010
Hosted by Asata, Belly Dance Instructor and graduate of the SAED
11. Golden Age of Egypt
Contra Costa County College, San Pablo, California; May 20, 2011
Hosted by Asata, Belly Dance Instructor and graduate of the SAED
12. RAQS EGYPT, The History and Future of Dance in Egypt, and its practice and Performance in the USA,
Panel Discussion: The Americanization of Egyptian Dance; San Francisco, California; November 6, 2011
Hosted by Karim Nagi, Egyptian Raqs Sharqi Dance master
13. San Francisco Free Folk Festival
Presidio Middle School, Dance 2 North Gym, San Francisco, California June 10, 2012
14. Egyptian Night - International House
Food/Menu Consultation and Egyptian Dance Entertainment, at International House, U.C. Berkeley;
April 10, 2013
14. San Francisco Free Folk Festival
Presidio Middle School, Dance 2 North Gym, San Francisco, California June 8, 2013
15. Inner Sanctum Symposium on Infinite Possibilities - Isis Oasis Temple, Geyserville, CA, August 24, 2014
16. The History and Art of Bellydance
San Francisco Public Libraries - Middle Eastern Awareness Month
West Portal Branch - September 10, 2016; Alonna Haulcy performing
Richmond Branch - September 17, 2016; Chloe Shively performing
17. Belly Dance Class and Demonstration
San Francisco Public Libraries; Mission Bay Branch Tenth Anniversary - October 29, 2016 (UPCOMING)
TEACHER SPONSORED CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND SEMINARS
1. Jodette of Sacramento (Sacramento, California)
• May 14, 2005 - Workshop; Original Choreography to Ali Loz
• May 2006 - Workshop; Original Choreography to Taht El Shibek
• May 2007 - Workshop; Original Choreography to Tales of the Sahara (Jalilah 6)
• June 29, 2008 - Workshop; Original Choreography to Seit El Houssen (Suhaila 3)
• January 14, 2009 - Workshop; Original Choreography to Amany Fe Al Sharq
• May 15, 2011 - Workshop; Original Choreography to Lissa Fakir
2. Jaleh Bellydancer Extraodinaire! (Seattle, Washington)
• October 15, 2005 - Workshop; Intro to EDC®
• October 16, 2005 - Workshop; Original Choreography to Seit El Houssen (Suhaila 3)
• June 10, 2006 - Workshop; EDC® Basics
• June 11, 2006 - Workshop; Drum Solo Technique using EDC® Basics
3. Shayna (Hayward, California) - January 3, 2006 – Workshop; EDC® Overview
4. Asata (Berkeley, California) - October 7, 2006 – Workshop; EDC® Overview and Arabian Nights Show
5. Yasameena of Kismet 27th Annual Belly Dance Festival (Salt Lake City, Utah)
August 18, 2007 – Workshop; Introduction to EDC®
6. Malia of Hawaii (Oahu, Hawaii)
• November 14, 2009 - Workshop; EDC® Overview
• November 15, 2009 - Workshop; Original Choreography to Layali Zaman with cane
7. Elana Quihuis (Santa Rosa, California) - November 13, 2010 - Workshop; Introduction to EDC®
8. Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive (Las Vegas, Nevada)
• September 6, 2014 - Workshop; Dissecting Classic Egyptian Music for Dancing
(performance added September 5, 2014)
• September 2, 2016 - Workshop; Graceful Arms (Festival was cancelled prior to completion of workshop)
9. ComicCon, Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, California
• September 3, 3016 - Class in Belly Dance
10. Shimmyathon (White River Junction, Vermont) (UPCOMING)
• April 15, 2017 - Workshop; Graceful Arms A La Samia Gamal, Nagwa Fouad, and Suhair Zaki
SAED SPONSORED WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS - Sausan Teaching, San Francisco, California
7-Day Intensive Seminars (7-DIS)
1. January 2005 - 4-Day Intensive Seminar, Level 1 (pilot)
2. January 2006 - 7-Day Intensive Seminar, Level 1
3. July 2007 - 7-Day Intensive Seminar, Level 1
4. March 2008 - 7-Day Intensive Seminar, Level 1
5. September 2008 - 7-Day Intensive Seminar, Level 1
6. September 2010 - 7-Day Intensive Seminar, Level 1
7. May 2011 - 7-Day Intensive Seminar, Level 1
8. September 2011 - 7-Day Intensive Seminar, Level 2
9. September 2012 - 7-Day Intensive Seminar, Level 1
10. May 2015 - 7-Day Intensive Seminar, Level 1
11. August 2015 - 7-Day Intensive Seminar, Level 2
3-Month Intensive Seminars (3-MIS)
1. January 2016 - 3-Month Intensive Seminar, Level 1
Workshops
1. 2003 - 2007 - Several Egyptian Dance Choreography Workshops
2. November 23, 2008 - Workshop; EDC® Finger Cymbals Technique
3. November 16, 2008 - Workshop; EDC® Overview
4. December 14, 2008 - Workshop; EDC® Overview
5. December 29, 2008 - Workshop; EDC® Overview
6. April 5, 2009 - Double Workshop; Beginning Cane Technique (Cane L1); Continuing Cane Technique (Cane L2)
7. April 19, 2009 - Workshop; EDC® Finger Cymbals Technique
8. November 6, 2010 - Workshop; Intro to EDC®
MEDIA PRODUCTION - Research, author, compilation, design, production, ad sales, and distribution
1. Costuming Made Easy - Costume instruction booklet; Circulation: 2500; Greater Bay Area; 1986 - 1999
2. Mohamed Ali Street Corner - Free Quarterly Newsletter; Circulation: 2500; Greater Bay Area; 1986 - 2001
3. Sausan Resource Directory Guide - Free Annual Magazine; Circulation: 12,000; Worldwide; 1993 – 1997
4. Dancing In Egyptian Film - DVDs of Egypt’s Golden Age Dancers; currently 28 individual DVDs; 2003 - present
5. Primary Course Material - DVD and Booklet accompaniment to the Primary Class; 2005 - present
6. Secondary Course Material - DVD and Booklet accompaniment to the Secondary Class; 2005 - present
7. Playing Finger Cymbals with the EDC® - CD and Diagram of Cymbal Patterns; 2005 - present
ARTICLES - (Authored) - Gildedserpent.com
1. Dancing in North Beach - July 17, 2004;
(www.gildedserpent.com/articles25/sausannorthbeach.htm)
2. The BDSS Experience and Miles Copeland; Doing What He Does Best - March 3, 2005;
(www.gildedserpent.com/art30/sausantalkmiles.htm)
3. Nakish- An inteview with "The Lady with the Eyes" - March 8, 2007;
(www.gildedserpent.com/art39/SausanNakishInterview.htm)
4. Who Really Gave Us This Dance? - January 18, 2007;
(www.gildedserpent.com/art39/SausanEgyptgavedance.htm)
5. Taheyia Karioka, Queen of Oriental Cabaret Dance - April, 14, 2008;
(www.gildedserpent.com/art43/sausanTK.htm)
6. The Egyptian Dance Code: Technique to the Perfect Dance - June 3, 2008;
(www.gildedserpent.com/art44/sausanedc.htm)
7. Jodette: Undeniably Authentic - July 12, 2008;
(www.gildedserpent.com/art44/sausanjodette.htm)
8. The Magic of The Grapeleaf - March 29, 2011;
(www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2011/03/29/sausan-grapeleaf-restaruant/#axzz1I0flXC3E)
9. The Ballet-ification of Belly Dance - November 1, 2011;
www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2011/11/01/sausan-ballet-ification-belly-dance/#axzz1teQhY5zx)
10. Egypt’s Golden Age; A Timeline & Synopsis - December 9, 2011;
(www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2011/12/11/sausan-egypts-golden-age/#axzz1teQhY5zx)
11. Nightclub and Restaurant Gigs, Paid Auditions or Justified Entitlement - January 12, 2012
(www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2012/01/12/sausan-restaurant-gigs/#axzz1teQhY5zx)
ARTICLES - (Authored) - various dotcom e-zines
1. Authtentic Egyptian Dance, and the “It” of It.
Identifying what makes Egyptian Dancers look Egyptian and why Western dancers look Western
(www.ishimmy.com/Columns/Featured_Articles/Authentic_Egyptian_Dance_and_the_It_of_It/)
A feature article in iShimmy.com, January 9, 2012
ARTICLES - (non-Authored)
1. Sausan’s Saga at the Grapeleaf Restaurant
A review of the old and new restaurant in Gilded Serpent, November 12, 1999 by Dhyanis
(www.gildedserpent.com/articles5/sausanbydhy.htm)
2. Sausan’s First Egyptian Dance Seminar
A review of the Egyptian Dance Code® seminar in Gilded Serpent, August 16, 2005 by Melinda Herrarte
(www.gildedserpent.com/art32/melindasausanworkshop.htm),
3. SAUSAN - Honorary MEDLS Member of the Month - Academia
An interview in Middle Eastern Dance Leaders Society (MEDLS), July 2008 by Amara Al Amir
(www.amaraalamir.com/amara/MEDLS/sausan.htm)
4. Annual Belly Dancers in Paradise Dinner Show/Workshops,Waikiki, Hawaii
A review of EDC® workshops in iShimmy.com, November 21, 2009 by Nizana
(www.ishimmy.com/Columns/Reviews/Show_Review__Belly_Dancers_in_Paradise_Show_and_WS_in_Waikiki/)
5. Dancing Like An Egyptian
A feature article in Yallah Magazine, Winter 2011 by Ivana Lodovici
(Yallahmagazine.com)
6. Falafel: Bay Area Fills Void for Filling Street Food
A feature article in SFGate.com and San Francisco Chronicle on Al-Masri falafel,
March 6, 2011 by Amanda Gold, Chronicle Staff Writer
(www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/04/FD4M1HHHV6.DTL#ixzz1teaj6SHQ)
7. Sausan Molthen
A feature article in SFGate.com and San Francisco Chronicle,
September 15, 2011 by Lisa Wallace, Chronicle Staff Writer
(www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/15/DDL51KKTU5.DTL)
8. Sausan
A feature article in Zaghareet!, (Front Cover)
January/February 2013 by Anna Maria Cancelli
9. Sausan
A feature article in The Belly Dance Chronicles, (Front Cover)
January/February 2014 by Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan
10. Restaurateur, dancer teaches others how to move like an Egyptian
A feature article in SFGate.com
September 5, 2016 by Kat Duncan, Picture and Video Editor
September 5, 2016 by Kat Duncan, Picture and Video Editor
(http://www.sfchronicle.com/thetake/article/Restaurateur-dancer-teaches-others-how-to-move-9191969.php)
11. Egyptian Dance Teacher Instills a Sense of Control
A feature article in SF Chronicles, Section C - Bay Area “Regulars”, front page
September 5, 2016 by Kat Duncan, Picture and Video Editor
RECORDED INTERVIEWS
1. InPower Coffee Break Podcast By InPower Coaching,
Women’s Empowerment through Belly Dance, Episode 5, July 4, 2016
(https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inpower-coffee-break-podcast/id1114394896?mt=2)
2. Bell Ddance Geek Clubhouse by Nadira Jamal
Geek Out with Sausan - Egyptian Dance Code®, Episode 35, July 18, 2016
(http://www.bellydancegeek.com/2016/07/geek-out-with-sausan/#recording)
3. InPower Coffee Break Podcast By InPower Coaching,
Sausan shares insights for movement helping with confidence, Episode 5, September 29,
2016 (aired October 4, 3016
(http://inpowercoaching.com/october-4-sausan-self-esteem-movement/)
BENEFITS
1. Sausan’s Birthday Bash and Vintage Night, Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant, San Francisco, California
Every August, 2010 - present
TELEVISION
1. Bay Area Egyptians Keep Close Eye on Uprising - KGO Channel 7 - February 2, 2011 by Tomas Roman
(abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=7934360)
INTERNET
1. Sausan Academy of Egyptian Dance - January 2000
(www.sausanacademy.com)
2. Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant - December 17, 1999
(www.almasrisfca.com)
3. Bitchin’ Baklava - November 2013
(www.bitchinbaklava.com)
4. Sausan Ensemble - An Egyptian Dance Company - June 26, 2009
(www.sausanensemble.com)
5. Chef Sausan - 2014
(www.chefsausan.com)
6. Raqs Al-Masriya - An Internet Belly Dance Challenge - December 2016
(www.raqsalmasriya.com)
ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
1. Middle Eastern Culture and Dance Association (MECDA) - San Francisco Bay Area, 2011 to present
(www.sfamecda.org)
2. Lebanese American Association (LAA) - San Francisco Bay Area, 2012 to present
(www.laa.org)
3. American Legion - San Francisco Bay Area, 2014 to present
4 . United Nations Association (UNA) - San Francisco Bay Area, 2013 to present
(http://www.una-sf.org)
5. Egyptian American Association (EAS) - San Francisco Bay Area, 2011 to present
(www.eascafe.org)
PERSONAL PERFORMANCES SINCE 1974
1. National: Alaska, Aleutian Islands, California, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, New York,
Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
2. International: Antarctica, Crete, Germany, Guam, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico,
New Zealand, Sicily, Spain, Tahiti, Thailand
3. Cruise Liners: Achille Lauro 1977; Holland America 1982; Princess Cruise Lines 1983
INSTRUCTORS SPONSORED
1. Mahmoud “Max” Hamoda - 2010
2. Mohamed Shahin - (www.mohamedshahin.net); February 18/19, 2012
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
1. Carnival of Stars International Belly Dance Festival, Richmond California
(www.carnivalofstars.com); 2008 - present
2. Desert Dance Festival, Milpitas and San Jose, California
(www.desertdancefestival.com); 2010 - 2016
3. Berkeley Yacht Club, Berkeley, California; 2006
ARTISTS’ PROMOTIONAL EVENTS HOSTED
1. Bay Area National Dance Week, San Francisco, California; 2007 - present; (www.bayareandw.org)
2. San Francisco Free Folk Festival, Presidio Middle School, San Francisco, California; 2012 - present;
(www.sffolkfest.org)
3. Teacher/Student Showcase Nights, Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant, San Francisco, California;
2008 - present
• Amina and the Aswan Dancers - (www.aswandancers.org)
• Asia and Troupe Arabesque - (www.arabesquebellydance.com)
• Delphine Scott - (www.emeraldfest.com)
• Dhyanis - (www.dhyanis.com)
• Jizan
• Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan - (www.mashuqa.com)
• Malia DeFelice - (www.bellydancer.net)
• MECDA Spring Dancers’ Night - (www.sfbmecda.org)
• Nanna Candelaria - (www.bellydancingbynanna.net)
• Nayia and Numa’ir - (www.naiyaraks.com)
• Sharifa and Troupe Tangiers - (www.sharifaandpaul.com)
• Stasha - (www.stashamania.com)
• Suhaila Salimpour - (www.suhailainternational.com)
• Talia and Dansoleil Belly Dance - (www.dansoleil.com)
• Tatseena - (www.tatseena.com)
• Tina “Taheya” Turnini
• Yolanda - (www.yolandabellydance.com)
4. Special Headliner Performance Showcases Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant, San Francisco, California;
2008 - present
• Adriana - (www.adrianabellydance.com)
• Ali Thabit - (www.earth-goddess.com)
• Amina Goodyear - (www.aswandancers.org)
• Andrea - (www.andrearaks.com)
• Dangerous Beauties - (www.dangerousbeautiesbellydance.com)
• Dr. Samy Farag - (www.samyfaragmd.com)
• Leila Farid of Cairo - (www.leilainegypt.com)
• Malia Delapenia - (www.maliainhawaii.com)
• Mary “Fayruz” Brodie - (www.fayruzsf.com)
• Melinda - (www.bellydancebymelinda.com)
• Sahra Saeeda - (www.sahrasaeeda.com)
• Tonya and Atlantis - (www.BDUC.com)
• Three Sisters Dance - (www.threesistersdance.com)
• Valentina - (www.valentina.com)
5. SAED Quarterly Graduate Debut Recitals, Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant, San Francisco, California;
2004 - present
ARTISTS’ PROMOTIONAL/ADMINISTRATIVE CLASSES
1. Boot Camp for Artists - CouterPULSE, 2012 by Jessica Robinson Love
(counterpulse.org/programs/boot-camp-for-artists/)
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
1. Dancer’s Group - (dancersgroup.org/); member since 2010 - 2015
HOSTED MUSICIANS
SABABA - Musa Hanhan and musicians
ARABIAN PASSION - Nazir Latouf, Imed “Ed” Mizyed, George Dabaie,
PASHA BAND - Amina Goodyear, Susu Pampanin, Husain Resan, Jalal Takesh, Younis Makboul, Dr. Nazih
JAZAYER - Mimi Spencer, Devija, Vince Delgado, Mary Ellen Donald
AL-MASRI PASSION - Nazir Latouf, Reda Darwish, Khader “Ken” Keileh, Imed “Ed” Mizyed
LIGHT RAIN - DeAnn & Doug Adamz and musicians
CARAVAN BAND - Amina Goodyear, Susu Pampanin, Younis Makboul, Jelal Takesh, Dr. Nazih
TAHNEEN - Linda Grondahl, Husain Resan, Marty Coyne, Liz Stuart, Mike Fair
AL-AZIFOON - Yosifa Rose, Nathan Craver, Mark Bell, Ling Shien
AL-MASRI PASSION - Nazir Latouf, Reda Darwish, Khader Keil
MID-EAST TAPESTRY TRO - Vince Delgado, Coralie Russo, Tom Shrader
CORAL ROSE - Coralie Russo and Company
PANGIA - Pat Olson and Company
Mohamed Ameen
Jad Elias
CONSULTATION
1. Re-Orient, War and Peace - Hafiz Karmali, Director; Golden Thread Productions - October 24, 2012
SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCES BY SAUSAN
1. San Francisco Belly Dance Intensive - Sumaia and Karen Iliana, Directors/Producers;
Marrakesch Restaurant, San Francisco, October 26, 2016
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BELLY DANCE RESUME
Pre 1999
MUSICIANS SPONSORED
1. John and Helen Bilezekjian - (www.pinkgypsy.com/bilezikjian.htm)
The Grapeleaf Restaurant, San Francisco, California
Petra Restaurant, San Bruno, California;
INSTRUCTORS SPONSORED
1. Amaya and Bert Baladine -
(www.wisewomandancer.com/index.php?pag=cms&id=181&p=bert-balladine-tribute.html); 1995
2. Amaya - (www.wisewomandancer.com); 1994
3. Ibrahim “Bobby” Farrah - (www.ibrahimfarrah.com); 1993
4. Rhea of Greece - (www.daughtersofrhea.com); 1992
5. Shareen El Safy - (www.shareenwlsafy.com); (three times); 1991
6. Tonya and Atlantis - (www.tonya-and-atlantis.com); (two times); 1990
7. DeAnn Adams - Light Rain; 1989
8. Sahra Saeeda - (www.sahrasaeeda.com); (two times); 1988
9. Alexandra King - (www.alexandraking.com); 1987
10. Giselle - 1986
11. Rita “Rebaba” Alderucci - Hahbi’Ru; 1985
12. Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan - (www.mashuqa.com); 1984
OTHER CLASSES TAUGHT
1. Burlingame Recreational Department Belly Dance Class - Burlingame, California - 1988/89
2. Leah of Belly Dance! substitute teacher - Walnut Creek, California - 1990 (www.bellydc.com)
TELEVISION
1. One Thousand and One Nights with BatSheva - 1988
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
1. Milbrea Fine Wine and Arts Festival, 1977 - 1984; Millbrea, California
2. Rakkasah International Belly Dance Festival, 1980 - 1988; Oakland & Richmond, California
3. San Bruno Street Festival, 1983 - 1988; San Bruno, California
4. Fantasia Belly Dance Festival, 1983; Seattle, Washington
5. Desert Dance Festival, 1983 - 1995; Milpitas and San Jose, California
6. Summer Caravan, 1987; Pleasant Hill, California
7. Zucchini Festival, 1988; Hayward, California
8. Belly Dancer of the World Competition, 1989 - 1990; San Francisco, California
9. Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition, 1995; Los Angeles, California
BENEFITS
1. Aids Benefit for Kamaal and Vince, Lyon’s Club, 1989; San Francisco, California ($4000+ raised)
BELLY DANCE CLASSES TAKEN FROM
1. 1974 - 1977 - Jodette’s Belly Dance Academy, (www.jodettes.com), Sacramento, California
2. 1977 - 1979 - Farida Karoon, Palo Alto, California
3. 1979 - 1984 - Nakish, San Francisco, California
BELLY DANCE ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS TAKEN FROM
1. 1981 - Yousry Sharif - www.yousrysharif.net
2. 1982 - Mahmoud Reda - www.faridafahmy.com
3. 1983 - Raqia Hassan - www.raqiahassan.net
4. 1985 - Dahlena - www.dahlena.com
PERFORMANCE VENUES
1. 1975 - 1977 - Green Acres, (Bar/Nightclub) Lodi, California
2. 1975 - 1976 - Sacramento County Fair, Sacramento, California
3. 1979 - 1980 - The Bagdad, (Nightclub) San Francisco, California
4. 1979 Casbah, (Nightclub) San Francisco, California (guest performances)
5. 1980 - 1982 - Greek Taverna, (Greek Restaurant) San Francisco, California
6. 1980 - 1982 - Athena Taverna, (Arabic Restaurant) Oakland, California
7. 1980 - 1982 - El Mansour, (Moroccan Restaurant) San Francisco, California
8. 1980 - 1982 - Marrakesch, (Moroccan Restaurant) San Francisco, California
9. 1980 - 1982 - Pasha Restaurant, (Moroccan Restaurant) San Francisco, California (guest performances)
10. 1980 - 1983 - Eastern Onion, (Singing Telegram Service) San Francisco, California (belly grams)
11. 1982 - 1984 - Casablanca, (Middle Eastern Restaurant) San Bruno, California
12. 1982 Santa Clara Annual County Fair, Santa Clara, California
13. 1982 Zorba’s, San Rafael, California
14. 1982 - 1999 - Grapeleaf Restaurant, (Lebanese Restaurant) San Francisco, California
15. 1983 Amira, (Middle Eastern Restaurant), San Francisco, California
16. 1984 - 1986 - Arabian Nights (Middle Eastern Restaurant), San Francisco, California
17. 1984 - 1985 - Kasbah Moroccan Restaurant, (Moroccan Restaurant) San Rafael, California
18. 1984 - 1990 - Petra Restaurant, (Lebanese/Palestinian Restaurant) San Bruno, California
19. 1988 Bimbos, (Nightclub), San Francisco, California
20. 1999 - Pres. - Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant, (Egyptian restaurant) San Francisco, California
ARTICLES - Authored and non-Authored
1. The Caravan Magazine - 1982; Cover Dancer
2. Milbrea Sun - 1984
3. Sasebo, Japan, Base Newsletter - 1884
4. Zaghareet Magazine - 1985
5. Jareeda Magazine - 1987
6. Habibi Magazine - 1988
LETTERS OF APPRECIATION
1. From D. S. Albright, Jr., Rear Admiral, USNR-R, Treasure Island,
San Francisco, California, January 28, 1980
2. From Officer in Charge, Fleet Surveillance Support Command, Detachment 1, Amchitka Island,
Alaska, FPO Seattle, Washington, November 6, 1989
CD COVERS
1. Cocktail Bellydance with Sausan; 1993
(www.bellydance.org/shop/cocktail-belly-dance-with-sausan-p-25135.html)
2. Nazir Latouf LIVE; 2016 (music editing)
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