Angela Williams grew up on a farm in Herefordshire, England. During childhood she was a whizz at local gymkhanas; excelling in the egg & spoon race. Her first pony was called Tim, a Welsh Mountain caught as a foal on the Black Mountains. Later in life she got serious and began her artistic career by obtaining her degree in visual art, specializing in textiles at Goldsmiths College, the University of London. Click here to see photos of her degree show. The black sculpture is based on Anubis, Egyptian god of the underworld. One of Angela's passionate pursuits is creative writing. She has worked closely with renowned Welsh poet Gillian Clarke, president of Ty Newydd (writers' centre on North Welsh coast). At a sculpture and poetry course in 2000 she created this landscape sculpture.“The spiral of red and white petals will outlast the next mowing of the lawn, because it stays in the memory as a stunning image.” Gillian Clarke. One of her short stories was printed in 'Scary Shorts for Halloween' in the Autumn of 2004. You can read about it or order a copy here. Part of the book proceeds will go to aid the Breast Cancer Campaign UK. Visit this site to read more about Accent Press and their charity books. In 2007 her short story 'Feast of the Thaw' was chosen to be broadcast on Shortstoryradio.com Click to listen. In 1986 Angela moved to Amsterdam and married her her Dutch husband, Frank. She teaches there too. Since 1994 she has been expanding her love and knowledge of Middle Eastern dance by attending lessons and workshops from many gifted dancers, most of them founder members of the Raqs Sharqi Society in London. In 2002 she attended Wendy Buonaventura's (author - Serpent of the Nile) summer school. In 2004 she visited San Francisco to learn more about American Tribal style. In September 2003 she went to Andalusia to a week-long workshop with dancer Liza Wedgewood and percussionist Tim Garside. Click here to read her memories of the holiday. She draws on her considerable experience in the visual arts to create unique and visually stimulating choreographies. She is a great enthusiast of the MindMap Method (Buzan Brothers) and uses this technique to plan her lessons. As well as giving students a sound, basic knowledge of the movements of Raqs Sharqi she also encourages dancers to respond to the emotional and spiritual qualities inherent in traditional Arabic music. As well as dancing and writing Angela expresses her creativity through designing and creating her own costumes. In 2004 she gained her CELTA Certificate (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and in 2006 launched her own business combining dance and business English teaching (not simultaneously) under the name In-tuition.

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