Cris Aysel (Portugal)
Co-organizer
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Cris Aysel has danced Ballet, Brazilian and African dances from a young age.
Since she discovered Oriental Dance, she never stopped her training and research in that style of dance and in 2002 she started performing professionally and teaching.
She also love fusions and mixing inspirations from other dance styles with oriental dance... and thus her Indie Fusion technique was born, a style where middle eastern dance is the starting point for the interpretation of alternative/indie songs, combining movements and inspirations from other dance styles (tribal fusion, contemporary, jazz, etc).
Indie Fusion is a personal exploration with an intense commitment in developing this personal style.
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Cris Aysel is involved in several dance projects in Portugal; she was a co-founder of the Mahtab Dance Studio, the founder of the All for Dance studio (her own personal project), she is a co-sponsor and co-organizer of The East Fest Lisbon Portugal - International Oriental Dance Festival of Lisbon, and a co-sponsor of TribaLX.
She also performs with many different dance groups, and has recently joined the Munique Neith International Ballet.
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