Mahirimah

Mahirimah (Sara Stokes) has been belly dancing for ten years and is an experienced and accomplished dancer. Mahirimah means Sun/Moon and describes her two (surprisingly different) dance persona's;  Fiery and passionate; Graceful and ethereal.  She initially trained in the Persian style but now combines elements from all of the disciplines of Middle Eastern dance. 

 In 1998 Mahirimah discovered the world of belly dancing by happy accident. She was asked to accompany a friend to a class that had started in her home town. She fell in love with the dance and stayed with the class and subsequent group for seven years, leaving in 2005 to form Raks Habibi UK.

Mahirimah has been taught belly dancing by some excellent teachers and she has attended workshops and lessons with Galit Mersand, Chris Gould, Hossam and Serena Ramzy, Maria de Silva, Sara Abou Fahat, Amira Mor, Heather Burby, Ozgen, Storm, Shafeek, Samantha Neal, Karen Haylor and Penny Conlon. She believes that you will always have something new to learn. She has also completed and passed the JWAAD (Josephine Wise Academy of Arabic Dance) Foundation course in 2008. She has worked with many fantastic groups in the 1066 County and has performed at many events, charitable functions and restaurants, throughout the south east of England.

She is the teacher, choreographer and principle dancer for Raks Habibi UK. She runs weekly classes in the Bexhill area (please see Classes page) and is qualified in basic first aid. Her warm, friendly manner ensures a comfortable class environment and her (sometimes wicked!) sense of humour means that there will be lots of giggles and fun!