Choreographer
Milena Davidova was born in 1977. From early childhood is interested in the history of East and Eastern dance techniques. Time is occupied with Indian and Pakistani dances. In 1996 successfully completes a course for instructors of Reebok step aerobic in European champion in rhythmic gymnastics and sports aerobics Ivelina Deshkova. Worked as an instructor for many years, and meanwhile began to study Arabic dancing. In 1996 was adopted in Sofia University, majoring arab studies. Along with learning the Arabic language, culture, history and civilization grow and study of the history of Arab dance and its deep roots. In 2001 finish bachelor’s degree in arab studies and won a full scholarship for training in Arabic at the University Manuba in tunisian capital Tinisia city. In Tunisia attended courses in oriental dance and danced in a jazz ballet group. Returning to Bulgaria in 2002 gradually began to replace the sports and aerobic classes with dance steps. Served as a guide in Turkey. In 2003 graduaded as a master of Arabian-muslim society.
From 2003 until today, studied and taught in the Arab-dance art in Turkey, Bulgaria, France, the United States. In 2007 establishes the oriental dances and culture school “Alima”. Also in 2007 put her first theatrical and dance performance by students from the “National Academy of Theater and Film Arts”, Sofia and American students and actors. In 2008 Milena is choreographer of the show of Prof. Alexander Iliev and Theater “Mim Art” : ” Salam Harem” performed entirely by deaf mim actors. Lecturer in projects and universities in and outside Bulgaria. The main theme of her lectures is the history of Arab dance, its symbolism and woman in Arab-muslim society. Besides dance art Milena works as a translator of Arabic and French. During the seminars, which regularly conducts she lectures on the history of oriental dance. Leads groups of all levels in Arab dancing and therapeutical dance groups. Works with children, putting the magic of the Arab world in their view of life- read stories of Sheherezade, reproduce them in Arabic costumes, music and dance.
Dance School
Created in 2007, the oriental dance school “Alima” is a natural continuation of long standing work, researches and activities. I had a tremendous will to name my school “Hayet”, name, related with so nice and magical memories for me. Hayet, a very close friend to me, from whom I had the honnor to learn so much about the woman part of the arabian – muslim world. But because of technical reasons, I needed to choose another name and, in the process of search, I found the name “Alima” which, translated form arabic means: a woman – singer, but also an erudite woman. In the arabian world this was the name that people used to name the women, who performed and teached this beautiful art in the past.
In the oriental dance school “Alima” you can learn the arabian dance technics. Our dance classes are devided in 3 levels: beginners, intermediate and advanced. A very useful and specific class is “The arabian dance as a therapy”, where a special attention is devoted to the symbolic of the movements, the meditation part of the dance, the deep sense of the arabian dance, its history and the effect from the different movements to our body and mentality.
In the future, I hope to have the oportunity to suggest more and varied classes, related with the arabian culture, history, the history of the arabian dance and its symbolic. Nowadays all this aspects are included partialy in the classes, and in details in the seminars, that we organize periodically.
