Bio

Yallar started to dance in 2001 and felt in love of Raks Sharki right away. In the age of 18 she started to travel to “Ahlan wa Sahlan” and “Nile group” festivals in Cairo. Later Yallar became the leader of YallaRaks and the Divashine show-groups. Graduated from Riga Technical University with bachelor degree in Chemistry she started her studies in Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy to get the degree as “Dance and Rhythm teacher”. In 2014 she moved to the UK to gain the master degree in “Community Dance Leadership”.

Yallar won many dance competitions and organized such events as “DUM TEK competition”, “Pirate bay party” and the presentation of the Bellydance calendar “Diamonds of Bellydance”.

Yallar is an experienced dancer and teacher who performed on stages of Egypt, Russia, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Italy, Hungary, Israel, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Turkey and UK. Her thesis “Performance skills development in Belly Dance using contemporary dance training/teaching methods” built a successful base for her own unique teaching method.

Some of her awards:

• BellyDance Spa Retreat with Marta Korzun 2023 -Organiser
• Latvian dance festival „DUM TEK”- Organiser
• 1st place in Danish Open Bellydance Competition 2013
• 1st place in “Azure 2011”
• 1st place in “Bellydance festival in Tallin 2010”
• 1st place in “Vēderdejotāja 2009”
• 1st place in “Miss Oriental 2007”

BA Dance and Rhythmics

MA Community Dance Leadership