Manuela Caballero-Ana Bastanak-Bellydance

Manuela Caballero (Karima) is a Spanish bellydancer who works as a performer, teacher and choreographer. WEBSITE: http://www.manueladanza.es/web Fan page: http://www.facebook.com/Karima.spain.bellydancer She started bellydancing at a young age, since then she remained strongly linked to this art form. She learned and still learns from the best international bellydance artists and teachers. She also completes her training by taking ballet and modern dance classes. She began her profesional career in 2005, having performed in many national and international dance shows, highlighting a tour with Bellydance Evolution (Alice in Wonderland) across Europe and Morocco” and the International Dance Festival of Chandigarh in India. She has taken part in international competitions across different countries, winning first prize (as in Miss Bellydance Spain 2010) and ranking the first three positions in most of them. She also organizes an influential festival in the south of Spain named “Raks Fantasy”, featuring international bellydancers show, workshops and competition. Festival Website: http://www.raksfantasy.com Fan page: http://www.facebook.com/raksfantasy Karima´s style is based on classical bellydance, which she has developed to the point of being characterised by the halo of intense emotions she conveys to the audience from the stage. Elegance is her signature feature.