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Dunyah has been rocked by the music and dance of the Middle East since 1976, when she saw her first live performance.
Her world changed on that day, and she has been an avid student of the dance and music ever since.
She is or has been a solo dancer, troupe dancer, troupe director, band member, band director, workshop instructor, event
producer, webmaster, writer and producer of 5 CDs with Americanistan. She plays bass dumbek, Arabic tambourine,
tar drum, zills and harmonium, an acoustic keyboard from India.
She met her husband, Wayne "Omar" the same year that she discovered the dance. She likes to say that these two are the
longest-lasting love affairs of her life. Besides their creative partnership in Americanistan, the couple has raised two children,
an endeavor that has also demanded great creativity and resourcefulness, but, like music, is infinitely rewarding.
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| Dunyah's goblet dance at Rakassah with Americanistan |
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| Dunyah in a rare Egyptian style dance performance |
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