Rossah was one of Jamila Salimpour’s multi-talented dancers. She has created an eclectic and innovative style based on the dances of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and classic Egyptian style. As an ethnomusicologist, she continues to research folkloric North African dance and music. She has toured as a solo artist internationally and presented numerous dance workshops in the United States since 1975. She relocated to Las Vegas in 2000, dancing solo performances, co-creating the monthly LV hafla’s with Samira, reviving the Hand of Fatima Dance Tribe to perform at the Age of Chivalry Renaissance Faire, Henderson Festival of Cultures, Cairo Carnivale, LV World Folk Festival, Spirit of the Tribes in Florida, Rakkasah West in California, and teaching every year at the annual Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive. She had the honor of being the special guest artist with Dance Makers at Colorado State University’s Lory Theatre in Ft. Collins, in a production called Middle East Crossroads with a dance company made up of challenged dancers. She was featured master teacher for Bellydancers of Color 2008 and 2009 SoulYoga Fest in Washington D.C. She taught Middle Eastern Dance at the University of Nevada’s dance department from 2004 until spring semester of 2008, community classes for UNLV’s Educational Outreach, and continues to instruct workshops nationwide.

Nominated 2002 - Zaghareet’s Golden Belly Award for Lifetime Achievement
Awarded 2006 - Zaghareet’s Golden Belly Award for Favorite Ethnic Dancer

2007 - Las Vegas International Belly Dance Convention Award presentation by Aradia:
“Rossah has studied tirelessly in an effort to preserve the folkloric dances of the Middle East and North Africa. She has remained diligent in refraining from modern forms of dance, so that the product she teaches remains pure and intact, as it was intended by the ethnic tribes from these cultures.�

2008 – Hand of Fatima Dance Tribe received Certificate of Recognition from Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman for annual participation in the LV International Dance Festival
2008 – Certificate of Commendation from Nevada Senator Harry Reid to Honor and Commend 4 years of dance contribution to the LV World Folk Festival

This year at the Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive, Rossah again offers a workshop in Khaliji, a dance from the Saudi Gulf area with cultural insights, dance technique, and hot dance rhythms. Invest your time, effort and money into learning from a qualified master dancer that has dedicated her life to the artform of traditional raqs sharqi and folkloric dance.

Please feel free to visit Rossah's website at www.rossah.com