Eyad Malaeb was born and lived in the Lebanese mountain village of Bayssour till he was 20 years of age. He grew up during the Lebanese war in the late 70s and had a very rough childhood. After moving to Beirut, he was discovered by the founder of one of the most famous Lebanese dance groups, RIMAH, and started to dance with them, appearing in many video clips, musicals and commercials and as a backup dancer for many stars in the Arab region. Along with being a full time dancer, he started teaching professional belly dancers from all over the world at La Maison de l’Artist agency, headed by Toros Siranosian. Later Eyad founded his own dance group and became the choreographer of many plays, video clips and tv programs. Now he is a master trainer in fitness belly dance at many gyms and he is a private coach for many Arab stars.

In this episode you will learn about:

- How Eyad started working with Toros Siranosian coaching belly dancers to work in Dubai and across the Arab world

- His teaching secrets

- Nuances of listening to music

- Eyad’s influence on the modern Lebanese style

- Pros and cons of teaching online

Show Notes to this episode:

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