Roxanne Shelby teaches Middle Eastern Dance to Santa Monica College students on Wednesday, September 19, 2012. Shelby taught the students a variety of Middle Eastern dances, including Dabke from the Levantine region, Khaleeji from the Arabian Gulf, and an overview of several Egyptian folk dances, including what is commonly called “Belly Dance” in the West. Shelby is the founder of JuzurArts, an organization dedicated to the preservation and education of the art of Middle Eastern Dance.
