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Abby
Lindenberg: |
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A trained
dancer in ballet, jazz, hip hop and modern,
Abby worked in NYC as a professional
dancer. Her credits include: Liza
Minnelli’s Liza’s Back! London and Broadway
tour, MTV Video Music Awards, Samsung,
Toyota, Rolex, among others. As a
choreographer she has worked internationally
for industrials, casino shows, cinema, and
live stage performances. Some of her works
include: "Fire & Ice," Atlantic City; Ici
Disi Madrid, Spain; NewHolland’s annual
conference in Seville, Spain; “La Luz” New
Years Fiesta, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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Fady Shmouni: |
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Currently
studying medicine at the University of
Jordan, Fady was born in Iraq but forced to
move after the first Gulf war. He grew up
between Canada, Iraq, Dubai and Jordan where
he started dancing salsa. He has performed
and instructed throughout the Middle East
and Canada. Fady is the ambassador to the
Middle East for the Medsalsa Congress.
Additionally, Fady dances and instructs
Argentine Tango.
When he finishes his
degree in 2009, he intends on practicing
child psychiatry in Canada. He wishes to use
dance as a curative therapy for psychiatric
disorders. |
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Dance Towards Peace: |
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Dance Towards Peace
was established in 2007 as a means of
spreading the message of peace through
dance. Para Los Ninos, a dance combining
both modern and salsa, was the first dance
created in this effort. Fady and Abby have
performed Para Los Ninos at the 6th
International UK Congress, the 6th
International Medsalsa Congress, Spain's
first International Salsa congress in
Grandia, Valencia and the Dubai Salsa
Festival. |
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How DTP was
Formed |
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DTP was formed
in Amman, Jordan where Abby and Fady met.
Abby, newly stationed to Jordan by work, was
introduced to Fady, who had been studying in
Amman for the past four years, at a salsa
night. Despite coming from two conflicting
countries (America and Iraq), the dance duo
quickly overcame any differences that may
have been previously conceived. |
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This enabled
them to realize their myriad of
similarities. Together, they created DTP’s
first dance, Para Los Ninos (For the
Children) stemming from their passion to create
awareness of child suffering in developing
countries. DTP was born. |
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The DTP Logo |
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The DTP logo was created by Ola Badran.
Inside the D is a dove holding an olive
branch symbolizing peace. The eye of the
dove is also a child dancing representing
the children that DTP is creating awareness
for. |
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