Shani
has studied and performed as a professional bellydancer for several
years, following years as a professional theatre performer. Shani
has performed at Redlight Cafe, Cazba (Roswell) Lawrences
Cafe, Shiraz Persian Restaurant, the Mediterranean Room in Marietta
(formerly the Casbah Moroccan Restaurant (Atlanta)), Curriez Indian
Restaurant, the Imperial Fez Moroccan Restaurant (Buckhead), and
Nicolas Lebanese Restaurant. Her talents have been included
inA Middle Eastern Dance Extravaganza featuring Suhaila Salimpour,
Leylet al-Tarab, Sofia Nur presents Aziza!, Shimmy South 2005
Featuring Aziza!(NC), A New U Studio presents Aegela!, Ballet
of the Easts An Evening in the Harem in Columbia(SC), Atlantas
Egyptian Nights VIII, IX and X seminars, Silk Roads Performance
featuring Jasmin Jahal, Halloween Hafla featuring Angelika Nemeth,
Jechileah's Treasures Presents Raquia Hassan, Jechileah's Treasures
Present Ramzi El-Edlibi, the Daughter of the Nile Festival, and
Cairo Majik. Besides numerous private parties, she has been a
guest performer for many special events including CARE (Atlanta),
the Atlanta Children's Homeless Shelter, the Atlanta World Trade
Center, The Shepherd Center and HOGGS Against MS in partnership
with The Shepherd Center. In 2005, she presented her premiere
Tigers Eye Collective show, an extremely well-received fundraising
event, An Evening with Shani and Friends, at Nicolas
Lebanese Restaurant to raise funds to assist with hurricane relief
efforts. Shani also has joined the teaching corps of the
esteemed Diane Adams Company Mezza with her beginning Egyptian
technique class. Besides private classes, she also teaches a comprehensive
beginning bellydance class at Aphrodites Toybox. Also in
2005, she also launched her premiere workshop, 3-D Bellydance
with Shani.