Dancers of palestine

Get to know the Dancers of Palestine.
Shahd Jabarin
Dancer

Shahd Jabarin, a Palestinian dancer and artist from Nazareth, graduated from Aida Dance School for ballet and contemporary dance in Nazareth and later from "The Maslool for professional dancers" in 2022. Between 2019-2022, she was a dancer in Shaden Dance Company. After graduating, she began working as a freelance artist, now based in Jerusalem, and is currently exploring her own creative path as a choreographer and freelance dancer. She is a founding member and project coordinator of "Studio Collective," an initiative by Palestinian dancers and artists aimed at organizing various dance events and creating a platform for dancers and artists to connect and create within their community.

Shahed.jab@gmail.com

Rand Taha
Dancer

Rand Taha is a Palestinian dancer, instructor and programs coordinator from Jerusalem. She did her Dance BA from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, completed her Postgraduate in Copenhagen Contemporary Dance School and obtained her Masters degree in Art and culture management from Rome business school .

In 2022 she founded Studio Collective, an initiative by Palestinian dancers and artists aimed at organizing various dance events and creating a platform for dancers and artists to connect and create within their community.

Recently She founded Elstudio, a space specialized in offering dance/movement, pilates & yoga Classes in Ramallah-Palestine.

Randtziad@gmail.com

Adan Azzam
Dancer

Adan Azzam, a Palestinian dancer and founding member of a studio collective, was born in Nazareth. After graduating from Aida Dance School for ballet and contemporary dance, she attended the Vertigo Dance Program in Jerusalem, obtaining her certificate in 2021. That same year, she joined Shaden Dance Company. From 2022 to 2024, she taught and choreographed at Aida Dance School. In 2023, she participated in the Nuova X Program in Turin, Italy, gaining professional experience from renowned choreographers. She also attended the B12 Dance Festival in Berlin and various workshops. Currently, she is based in Jerusalem as a freelancer, focusing on her artistic creations while teaching contemporary dance, improvisation, and yoga at “Sukoun” and “El Studio.”

Adanazzam2001@gmail.com

Aseel Qupty
Dancer

A Palestinian contemporary dancer and choreographer from Nazareth.
She earned her major in Contemporary Dance in 2019 from DANCEWORKS Berlin. Upon graduation she collaborated with various theaters like KVS, Les ballet C de la B, K-L-I-P COLLICTIF, Umzisski Art Collective, Shaden Dance Company and other independent choreographers.

Now an independent Choreographer and Dance facilitator, based in Palestine, she is a founding member of Studio Collective, co-founder of the dance festival “Platform 14”, a choreographer and teacher at Alamal dance school and company, and the founder of Studio Sukoun for movement and wellness

Aseelqupty74@gmail.com