Personal

• Pianist - Popular, Jazz, Classical
• Dancer - Middle East and Spanish Flamenco
• Date of Birth - April 7, 1952
• Place of Birth - Damanhur, Egypt
• Country of Residence - U.S.A.
• Citizenship - American
• Marital Satus - Married to U.S. Citizen (Retired Business Executive)
• Children - One Daughter; Born in Ohio, 1978
• Address - 613 Paradise Court, Apt. A, Greenwood, Indiana 46143
• Telephone - 317/687-9220

Education

• High School completed in Cairo, Egypt
• Diploma from the Conservatory of Music in Cairo, Egypt
• Studied at the University of Cairo
• Diploma from the Royal Academy of Music, London

Languages

• Fluent in Arabic, Italian and English; conversational knowledge of Spanish and French.

Experience

1968-1970	Piano accompaniment at Cairo Opera House Piano accompaniment for Symphony Orchestra of Egypt Shepards Hotel Lounge, Cairo - Pianist Hiton Hotel, Safari Lounge, Cairo - Pianist
1971-1972	Sheraton Hotel, Aladdin Lounge, Cairo - Pianist Hiton Hotel, Safari Lounge, Cairo - Pianist
1972-1973	Astoria Club, London - Pianist with Jimmy Silver Orchestra
1973-1977	Moulin Rouge, Torino, Italy - Oriental Dancer Grand Billia, St. Vincent, Italy - Pianist and Oriental Dancer El Kursal, Geneva, Switzerland - Pianist and Oriental Dancer
1980-1981	Sheraton Hopkins, Cleveland, Ohio - Pianist in Main Dining Room
1982	Hyatt Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana - Pianist IRT Theatre - Variety Show
1983-1986	Tours Overseas. Completed final studies in Spanish Dance Art Forms Artistic Director of Flores de Sevilla Group
1986-Present	Sponsor of Nationwide Ethnic Dances - Middle Eastern, Spanish Flamenco, Arabic and Turkish Folk Dancing. Direct and teach local Indianapolis students Middle East and Spanish Dancing
2003-Present	Middle Eastern ad Flamenco instructor for IUPUI

References

• Anna White, Executive Director, Young Audiences of Indiana
• Julia Heighway, Executive Coordinator, Childrens' Museum of Indianapolis

Flores de Sevilla

• An International dance group.
• Flores de Sevilla was formed in Indianapolis in 1983 by Faten A. Munger who is the director and lead dancer.
• Faten is an Egyptian-American who has resided in Indiana since 1981.
• Faten's study of Spanish dancing began in Seville, Spain, in 1982. Afterwards she studied at Northeastern Illinois University, and, in 1986, she completed her advanced studies in Madrid, Spain, under Saturnino Gonzales.
• Her other teachers have included Dama Libby Komaiko, Paco Alonso, Manolo Vargas, Sergio Bahamondes, Victorio Korjhan, Maria Alba and Manolo Rivera in the United States and Maria Magdalena and El Guito in Spain.

Performances

• Young Audiences of Indiana - 1991-1996 (Faten alone)
• Indianapolis Repertory Theatre - 1982-1983 (Faten only)
• Fiesta Indianapolis - 1984-1996 (an annual event) (entire group)
• The Lilly Theatre - 1988 (entire group)
• Indianapolis Childrens Museum - Artist in Residence - 1989-1996 (Faten only)
• Indiana International Festival - 1989-1996 (an annual event) (entire group)
• Ball State University - 1989 (entire group)
• IUPUI International Day - 1989 (Faten alone)
• Indiana State Fair - 1990 (entire group)
• Vincenness University - 1996 (Faten only)

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