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INES KARU

Ines really loves oriental dance and she can not imagine life without it. Her devotion to 

oriental dance grows bigger every single day of life. "Oriental dance is like a fountain of 

inspiration, which makes me feel powerful. It truly comes from my heart.": have said Ines.

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Ines Karu aka Ines is an internationally acclaimed and experienced Oriental Dance Artist, Instructor and Choreographer.

She is the first Speciality Teacher for Middle Eastern/Oriental Dance and Egyptian Folklore in Baltics. Certificated by ISOC

& Prof Dr Hassan Khalil in Cairo in April 2010. 

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Ines is the most well-known oriental dance artist in Estonia, who has travelled to perform and teach around Europe (UK, Monaco, Latvia, Egypt,

Switzerland, Belgium, Finland, Italy) and USA.  She has also performed many times in television, festivals, exhibitions, weddings, restaurants, large company parties, music concerts and so on. Her dancing style is energetic, sensual and spectacular. She is wonderful at musical interpretation and emotional expression.
Ines has been hosting concerts, club events and been anchorman on television. She has participated in "Singing with the stars 2009" and "Hoia ja Keela 2004-2005" TV3, "Õllesummer 2005" Kanal 2 tv-projects in Estonia.

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Ines is a member of the International Organization Raashastars. Raashastars achieved 2nd place in Cairo Nile Group Festival November 2009.

Ines is a Founder of InesDance Studio & Agency and idea creator/Co-founder of Estonian Centre of Oriental Dance. She is the creator of dancing troupesTürküBel and Aka o´ Pele, more know as InesDance Oriental or Polynesian Troupe.

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Ines started to learn oriental dance year 2000 and has been giving regular oriental dance lessons since 2002. She has been working for Danceact Dance Studio and Status Club Fitness Studio. From 2009 she is teaching at her own Dance Studio InesDance. Ines is always doing everything comprehensively and in depth. 


Ines started to learn dancing at the age of five, when parents took her to a ballet and gumnastics classes. She has also studied show-, hiphop-, modern dancing and aerobics. In the summer of 2007 she went to Finland and US to study Hawaiian Hula and Tahitian dances.
 
In 2010, Ines was called to participate and represent Estonia in the Baltic Oriental Dance Festival, in Riga. The Piramida Festival´s golden sponsor magazine "Lublu" gave out an award to their favorite oriental dancer Ines - in november 2008, she was called to Latvia to represent Estonia in the Baltic Oriental Dance Festival´s show-contest "Queen of the Pyramid 2008" (3 professional dancers from each Baltic State). 

Ines performed with the Georges Lammam Ensamble in San Francisco in june 2008.

Ines went to participate in the International Belly Dancing Convention 2007 in Las Vegas. She performed and also competed in the advanced solo competition. 

Ines was awarded as the Estonian Sexiest Woman of the Year 2007 ("Kroonika").

InesDance oriental dance troupe TürküBel got awarded with the third place in the Estonian International Belly Dance Festival 07.

Ines took place in the Nile Group Competition in Cairo April 2008.

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Career:

  • Oriental and Polynesian dances instructor & studio director in InesDance Studio, Estonia (2009-...);

  • Danceworks Studios, UK - London (7.10.2016);

  • Music video for Terencekizz, UK - London (27.09.2013);

  • Shéhérazade Dance Studio, Switzerland - Vevey (28.-30.06.2013); 

  • Baltic Dance Congress 2012, Latvia - Riga (27.-28.10.2012);

  • Anippe Competition Festival 2012, Vevey - Switzerland (26-29.01.2012);

  • Monaco, A´Trego (26.11.2011);

  • Anippe Competition Festival 2011, Vevey (7-8.05.2011);

  • International Oriental Dance Festival Piramida in Latvia (26-28.11.2010);

  • Shukran Festival, Italy- Cagliari (24-27.09.2010) performance 1, performance 2, workshops;

  • Ya Salam Festival, Belgium - Brüssels (13-14.03.2010);

  • Shéhérazade Dance Studio, Polynesian dances workshop, Switzerland - Vevey (26.02.2010); 

  • Pop-baladi workshop for advanced students in Nabaratoorium Winter Camp, Estonia (13.02.2010);

  • Oriental dance ABC workshop in Naba Lasteaeg, Estonia (2.10.2009);

  • Organizor of the international dance camp Eksootilised Tantsupäevad 2009 in Estonia. Instructor of Hawaiian hula and Ghawazee dance workshops;

  • Hula workshop in the III Eksootiliste Tantsude Festival in Elva, Estonia (2009);

  • Oriental dance workshop in City Pilates in Tallinn, Estonia (2009);

  • Taught Hawaiian Hula to children in the Tallinn Noorsootöö Keskus Christmas Party (22.12.2008);

  • Taught Tahitian and orintal dance workshops in the International Oriental Dance Festival in Tallinn 2008 ;

  • A oriental dance instructor in Status Club (2008-2009);

  • Gave Hula workshop in "Dance Feaver 2008" which took place in Estonia;

  • 2003-2004 started to teach oriental dance in Rocca al Mare School ja Studio Salong 99;

  • Oriental dance instructor in DanceAct (2003-2009);

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 Acknowledgement:

  • IDO Belly Dance Championchip 2012 honoured judge (Riga - Latvia)

  • Anippe Competition 2012 honoured judge (Vevey - Switzerland)

  • Anippe Competition 2011 honoured judge (Vevey - Switzerland)

  • "Queen of the Pyramids 2010" 4th place in the international profi contest. Competitors were personally invited by organizators - 2 artists from each different countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, Finland.

  • 2nd place in Cairo´s (Egypt) Nile Group Festival November 2009 - compeated together with the international dance organization Raashastars;

  • Favourite Belly Dancer of Lublu - Queen of the Pyramids 2008 Profi Contestgolden sponsor magazine "Lublu" gave out an award to their favorite belly dancer Ines. Ines was personally called to Latvia to represent Estonia in the Baltic Oriental Dance Festival´s show-contest "Queen of the Pyramid 2008" (3 professional dancers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). Gala artist in Piramida 2010 and 2012!

  • The Sensuality of Estonia 2007. Award gave out by magazine "Kroonika".
     

Instructors: 

  • Charlotte Desorgher (regular) / Advanced Oriental Dance Classes 2015-2016

  • Saida Helou (4,5 tundi) / Oriental / Oriental Fusion / Pop 2012

  • Yamil Annum (4,5 tundi) / Oriental / Baladi / Trummisoolo 2012

  • Shereen / Oriental ( 1,5 tundi) 2012

  • Ehab Atia (Egiptus/Saksamaa) / Shaaby koreograafia (3 tundi) 2011

  • Zaza Hassan (Egiptus) / (3 tundi) 2010

  • Khaled Mahmoud (Egypt) / Drumsolo advanced choreography (3 hours) 2010

  • Hassan Khalil (Egypt) / ISOC TTCourse (55 hours) 2010

  • Hassan Khalil (Egypt) / ISOC TTCourse (55 hours) 2009

  • Nour (Russia) / Oriental Techique and Choreography (3 hours) 2009

  • Ali Sherif (Germany) / Pop Baladi  (3 hours) 2009

  • Hassan Khalil (Egypt) / ISOC TTCourse (45 hours) 2009

  • Ashraf Hassan (Egypt) / private (1 hour) 2009

  • Hassan Khalil (Egypt) / Oriental Technique and Choreography (6 hours) 2008

  • Aida Nour (Egypt) / Fellahin (2,5 hours) 2008

  • Nourhan Sharif (US) / Saidi private (1 hour) 2008

  • Amina Goodyear (US) / Drumsolo private (1,5 hours) 2008
    Egyptian Cabaret Style (8 hours) 2008 
    Drum rhythms and playing (5 hours) 2008

  • FatChanceBellyDance (US) / ATS (3 hours) 2008

  • Stasha (US) / Deva Dasi Shamadan Dance (1,5 hour) 2008

  • Mahealani Uchiyama (US) / Tahiti Dance (1 hour) 2008

  • Mahmoud Reda (Egypt) / Egiptian folklore styles (6 hours) 2008

  • Khaled Mahmoud (Egypt) / Awallim "Mohamed Ali" Technique and Choreography (3 hours) 2008

  • Lubna Emam (Egypt) / Street Shabi Choreography (3 hours) 2008

  • Hassan Khalil (Egypt) / Oum Kalthoum: Inta Omri  (3 hours) 2008

  • Tito (Egypt) Baladi & Drumsolo (3 hours) 2008

  • Olfat Hassan (Egypt) / Classical Oriental Dance (2 hours) 2008

  • Eva Cernik (Turkish, USA) / Türkish Style (2,5 hours) 2007

  • Virginia (USA) / Two Veils Technique and Choreography (2,5 hours) 2007

  • Amira (Est, USA) / Cymbals Technique (2 hours) 2007

  • Aradia (USA) / Turkish, Lebanese and Egyptian Styles (2,5 hours) 2007

  • Fahtiem (USA) / Cymbals playing (2,5 hours) 2007

  • Peppina Lindfors (Finland) / Tunesian Style (2 hours) 2007

  • Juliana Petersone (Latvia) / Drumsolo (2 hours) 2007

  • Mohamed El Hosseny (Egypt) / Egyptian Folklore (2 hours) 2007

  • Kirsi Teräs (Fin) / Polynesian Dance (30 hours) 2007

  • Pille Roosi (Est) / Choreographies 2006, 07

  • Iris Frolov (Est) / Choreographies 2007

  • Saara Soikkeli (Fin) / Drumsolo (2 hours) 2006

  • Liina Remmelg (Est) / Choreographies 2007

  • Mai Suvi (Est) / Oriental Dance Technique 2005

  • Mai-Liis Maasaar (Est) / Oriental Dance Technique 2000-2004
     

TV and Hosting:

  • TV-show "Nädalalõpp Kanal 2´ga", Kanal 2 (2015)

  • TV-Show "Tõuse ja Sära", ETV (2014)

  • TV-show "Vali Mind!" Kanal 2 performance (2011)

  • TV-show "Roolivõim" Star Rally 1st Kanal 2 (2011)

  • TV-show "Sõnasõda" Kanal 2 performance (2011)

  • A partiscipant in TV3-show Singing with the Stars 2008

  • The host in the Club Vision events (2005)

  • The host in the rock festival Rockfest 2005

  • Kanal 2 TV-show Õllesummer 2005 anchorman

  • 2004-2005 Estonian TV3-show Hoia & Keela 

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The Founder

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