Fereshteh Hosseini is much sought after throughout the world of bellydance. Having a busy schedule worldwide. Fereshteh is Persian, living and teaching in Edinburgh, Scotland. After discovering bellydance 12yrs ago, she has become a multi-award winning bellydancer. Finalist of the Randa Kamel Competition and Course 2011. Winner of the Nile Group Festival 2010, Cairo Egypt. Winner of the Stockholm Bellydance Festival 2007, and 3rd place winner of the Stockholm Bellydance Festival 2008. You may also have heard of Fereshteh from Ramona McConney's publication, 'Dynamic Belly Dance' Fereshteh gave input to this publication and was also photographed for this lavishly illustrated book.
Fereshteh loves nothing more than to perform. A powerful dancer, with grace and elegance. Her tuition and main inspiration has been from one of Egypt's biggest stars and friend Randa Kamel of Cairo. She also continues to study with Egyptian teachers and loves performing and teaching. Performing Oriental dance, Fereshteh is a true performer! Fereshteh has also worked alongside choreographers such as Lubna Eman choreographer to Nagwa Fouad and Hassan Affifi in Sharm El Sheikh in 2005. Fereshteh travels regularly to Egypt, to learn from only the best instructors of
Egyptian dance.
Fereshteh is in great demand throughout the UK and Europe, performing at festivals, weddings and New Year parties. In 2008 Fereshteh was invited to teach in the following countries Sweden, Finland, Spain, Denmark, England, Ireland, America and Egypt. Fereshteh has worked with ATL Live with a televised Shimmy-a-Thon in 2005, and has performed in a Persian pop video in the UK in 2008. Fereshteh has worked with stars such as Argentine dancer and friend Asmahan of Cairo, Aziza of Canada, performed as a guest dancer with the Bellydance Superstars at Raqs Britannia in England 2006 and 2008. As Fereshteh continues to amaze everyone with her love of the dance, in 2009 she taught at the Miami Bellydance Convention and the London Bellydance Congress.
Even though Fereshteh has a busy schedule she also finds time to organise monthly haflas in Edinburgh, teach weekly classes, and is the host of the one and only Belllydance Competition in Scotland, The Pyramid Awards.