“Those who would like to be oriental pirincesses will be satisfied ! Direction to the “1001 Nuits” association where the beautiful Gemma teaches Raks Sharki…Results : a graceful manner of holding head, steps more swaying, curves more assumed…” The Nouvel Observateur, June 2004

“Gemma, the founder of the “1001 Nuits Company”® teaches Egyptian dance with professionalism to all oriental princesses inside of us”... Telerama, January 2005

“In a modernist way, Gemma disrupt the tradition of Egyptian baladi, when the dancer performs lonely, surrounded by musicians” Le Parisien, April 2004

“Open to all, belly dancing allows to become aware of its body and to affirm its femininity. It is a dance of seduction and the first person that you have to seduce, it is yourself » L’Express

France 3, 16 March 2003

Spotlight on Paris - Gemma

Gemma learned classical ballet when she was young and she fell in love with oriental dance when she was 19. In 1996 she joined "el noujoum" a dance company and started working full time as a dancer. She left the troupe to form her own dance association, "1001 nights". Gemma has appeared on several TV channels in France and was in Tony Gatlif's film "Vengo". She danced in Morocco at Rabat and Casablanca. In France, she has danced at opening galas for the singer Alabina. She tourned all around France apearing in a show "Nel Haroun Cabaret Oriental 1920" which was repeated more than 55 times. Gemma recently put on a show of her own for the first time, at the Theatre du Renard in Paris. The show began with a fabulous pharaonic dance in which all the dancers wore blond wigs, followed by a gypsy-arabic dance to a song by Alabina. There were many more oriental dances, all with gorgeous costumes and all finishing with incredible tabla solos. Three musicians played tabla while the dancers were changing costumes, and played as sirens using the sound of the mizmar. The show closed with a cane dance in fringed costumes and a great tabla solo. We had a fantastic night with Gemma and her conpany.

Mozaic, n°26, winter 2001/2002

France 3, Avril 2003