Meet the Rising Phoenix Dancers
Troupe Members
The Rising Phoenix Dancers have included
a varying cast over the years.
Following are many of the dancers who have been members of the troupe,
with those who've performed more recently closer (more or less)
to the top of the list.
You can
check out our
photo gallery for more pictures of
our dancers.
(In case you're wondering about the significance of the
"Bint al-Waha" in several of the member names, it's
a sort of tribal surname for devotees of
Oasis Dance Camp.)
Sherezzah Bint al-Waha
(Director)
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Joani Bint al-Waha
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Rina
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Ray-Anne
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Rubesca
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Akasha Bint al-Waha
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Marn
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Laurel
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Chandani
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Lynne
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LisaMarie
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Gloriana
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Nitzah
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Ludmilla
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Chennaiya
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Fairuz
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Shakti Bint al-Waha
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Mona
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Asifa el-Bah'r
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Marila
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In Loving Memory
With a troupe that's been around as long as we have, I guess
it's not surprising that we've had some members pass on.
But we shall always remember their dancing spirits.
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Katina Bint al-Waha-
Katina was the earliest member of the troupe,
having joined a few years even before Sherezzah.
She passed in 2019 after a sudden illness.
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Pari-
Pari was our little "Persian Princess."
She passed in 2019 after fighting cancer
(multiple myeloma) for 4 years.
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Adena Bint Sherezzah Bint al-Waha-
Adena was the first student from Sherezzah's classes to
join the troupe. She had grown into a lovely performer
and a teacher in her own right when she died
suddenly in 2016, apparently from stroke.
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