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Tiazza
was born in the Berber tribe of Tizourzine south of Morocco, she lives
all her life between the Berber tribe, Casablance and the capital Rabat
till the age of 23 when she graduated from the School of Information
Sciences in Rabat, Morocco with a BS degree in Information Sciences.
She then left Morocco in Summer 2001 for a trip around the world. the
trip has taken her to the US, Canada, Japan, China, Vietnam, Singapore,
India, South Africa, Seychelles, Brazil and Cuba.
After this world trip, Tiazza arrived in NYC, NY for college and moved
to Southern Oregon where she was offered a full scholarship at Southern
Oregon University where she graduated in 2004 with a BA dgree in
Accounting.
Tiazza has been teaching Arabic and French all her life as a volunteer
in the Berber villages of Southern Morocco on the border of the African
Sahara where she was born and where no formal schools are available.
She thought Arabic to many Americans while she travelled around the
world and started teaching private classes after she moved to the US.
she now offers several group Arabic classes in Ashland and Medford.
Tiazza teaches a language class rather than a simple conversation classes. She focuses on the MSA
( Modern Standard Arabic ) which is the only form of Arabic written and commonly understood in all Arab countries.
Tiazza
is a professional belly dancer and has been dancing for most of her
life.
Although she grew up in Morocco where belly dance is part of life, she
has not studied the dance seriously till she was in high school but she
was physically active all her life.
Tiazza's style is fast, percussive, graceful, passionate and
mesmerising. She is mastered in Egyptian, Turkish and, Moroccan styles
and teaches all styles as well as floor work, stomack work, veil, wings,
zills, canes, zar and Khaleeji.
Tiazza performed in four
international shows consecutively
since 2002 and was featured for her performances both on the Mail
Tribune, Ashland Tidings and The Siskiyou newspapers. She performs
regularly with Sahara Bellydancers, a professional belly dance troupe
based in Medford, OR. Tiazza is the Artistic director and choreographer
of Sahara Bellydancers.
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