Eman Zaki is celebrated as one of the world's leading creators of bellydance costumes. Renowned for her exquisite designs, her costumes are treasured by dancers across the globe. Eman presents a spectacular fashion show featuring her newest creations, fresh from Cairo. Throughout AUSET, she will be in the Blue Lotus Room, with her latest designs. As a teenager, Eman and her sister trained in Egyptian folkloric dance with the Reda Troupe, and like their mother before them, devoted their lives to the dance and costume arts of Egypt, bringing generations of tradition, artistry, and passion to their work.
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Virginia, founder of AIDA Academy of Egyptian Dance, is a highly respected teacher and performer, renowned for her elegant Egyptian style, preserving the artistry and cultural essence of Egyptian dance. Virginia inspires dancers through refined technique, expressive performance quality and offers a deeper understanding of the richness of Egyptian dance. Her “Back to the Source – Egyptian from the Ground Up” methodology encourages dancers to reconnect with the art form, exploring elegance, musicality, and cultural authenticity within classical Egyptian and folkloric dance traditions. 
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Kylie specialises in traditional bellydance and modern raqs sharqi, world fusion bellydance (FCBD style), contemporary fusion, and theatrical styles. She established Astarte Studio in 2008 and has presented workshops and performed in multiple disciplines within bellydance genres at festivals and events across Austral​ia but is most well known for her fusion styles. Kylie is a certified teacher in Keti Sharif's A-Z Original and Advanced methodology. Kylies fusion and excellent teaching have gained much respect in the wider dance community in Australia, and we are pleased to welcome her back again.
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Sam, from Blue Lotus Room teaches Arabic Darbuka, and produced 40 Arabic Rhythms CD. Sam is of Egyptian heritage and has a lifetime interest in percussion, starting with Latin percussion and congas, later venturing into playing Arabic darbuka, dof & riqq. An excellent drum teacher, renowned worldwide for his research and in Egypt, he plays with Egypt's premier Sufi band when in Cairo. Sam's disseminates material in so it is easy to learn & rhythmically sound. Sam runs courses online on zoom, and also teaches drumming classes at the studio as well as internationally.
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Zahara (Tabetha Vagliviello) is the principal instructor and founder of Zahara Dance Company. She is an award winning dancer with multiple awards Including a recent training award in Cairo, Egypt. She is known for her excellence in teaching specific styles of Egyptian dancing from traditional to modern, To nourish both soloists and create excellent stagecraft for troupes. A lifelong dancer and professional ballet principal, Zahara deliver culturally specific styles and genres with detail and authenticity.
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Director of Studio 44, The Hip Joint in Wangara, Kim is a passionate dance teacher & also a Zumba Instructor. Kim has spent many years working on performances for her troupes, which include the pure Egyptian Baladi and folkloric styles, as well as fusion, choreographies, often incorporating her passion for Flamenco, and Spanish dances. Kim's focus is on well-being and artistic development for dances, and she has a special focus for senior dances and performers. Kim has a special attitude for the finger cymbals and enjoys combining rhythms and drumming with her dancing.
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Melinda is a passionate dancer who has equally vested interests in belly dancing, and Flamenco and other Latin styles of dance. Together with Kim from Studio 44, she presents a wonderful fusion of the two arts; Arabic and Latin. Melinda has become a popular performer at the AUSET weekend events, and wowed the audience and students with her wonderful Manton shawl dance and workshop last year. We are happy to welcome her back to AUSET!
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AUSET organiser, Keti Sharif Has a passion for Egyptian culture and community events. She is the creator of A-Z Bellydance and principal of Blue Lotus Room, where much of the AUSET event is held over the weekend. Keti is passionate about Egyptian culture and the legacies, particularly the artistic development of her two mentors, Mahmoud Reda and Farida Fahmy of the Reda troupe. She spent most of her adult life living in Egypt and produced the book Farida: a memoir, featured in the  Lincoln Centre, New York.
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Perth-based dancer Robyn presents Raqs al Hachaa; a dance with daggers from the Iraqi Kawleeya people. It is grounded, strong and a celebration of resilient femininity. Robyn performed in South Korea, Spain, and throughout Australia, and studied Iraqi dance with teachers dedicated to preserving this art form. She is delighted to share this with her fellow MENAHT dance lovers at AUSET 2027.

Lakita is a hypnotic performance artist and movement teacher and WAPAA dance graduate, based in Perth, who taught in Byron Bay for many years. Celebrated for her unique fusion of bellydance and serpentine moves, her classes focus on educating and enticing students to a newfound empowerment, sensuality and confidence. She invites you on a journey through deep and lush body conditioning sequences and movement practices.

Adriana from the Daughter's of Hathor dance troupe in Rockingham specialises in joyful, nimble Nubian dance. A family affair, she often dances with her troupe with members of her own family at events, and looks forward to sharing more of this beautiful Southern Egyptian folkloric style with you at the AUSET event.