Bio excerpt from
www.anahidsofianstudio.com

Originally trained in ballet and modem dance, she has been involved in the middle eastern field for over thirty years and has excelled in many areas - as performer, choreographer, teacher and producer. Self-trained by observing and working with the Turkish, Greek and Arabic dancers in New York's famous "Greektown" nightclubs of the Sixties, Ms Sofian was one of the pioneers in taking oriental dance out of the nightclub milieu and onto the concert stage. She has performed both as soloist and with her company in a wide range of settings including the Museum of Modem Art sculpture garden, the United Nations, the Unis Theatre on Broadway the original Dick Cavett TV Show, and Carnegie Hall, and was the first oriental dancer to be accepted into the prestigious New York Dance Festival at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park.