Surreyya (Beth) Hada began dancing at the age of four, and studied ballet, jazz and eventually modern dance in her teens. A member of the Coronado High School Dance team, she studied under the late Shirley Staten. Also a singer and clarinetist since elementary school, Surreyya had a deep passion for music, especially eastern scales and rhythms. It was during that time she learned to sing in half and quarter tones utilized in eastern scales. Surreyya performed regularly with the CHS Marching and Concert Bands as well as smaller ensembles, choirs and rock bands.
After attending UTEP, Surreyya relocated to San Francisco, and began Music Industry studies at SFSU in 1994. It was at this time she met Lynette Harris and began studying Middle Eastern Dance. The marriage of music and dance was a profound experience and doors were opened. Surreyya continued study with the guidance of Najia Marlyz workshops by Bert Belladine, and Jamila and Suhaila Salimpour. She also began voice studies with Kathy Kennedy in 2000.
Surreyya, now a multi-award winning dancer, is adept and skilled with swords, snakes and just about anything else she can balance on her head! She is also an active contributor and evangelist of Gilded Serpent Magazine.
In addition to dance and music, Surreyya (Beth) Hada is also a Music Supervisor and has contributed to many feature films, documentaries, commercials and video games, and also helped develop the National Geographic "Destination" world music series. She also is a soccer coach, player and referee and teaches dance at her home studio in El Cerrito, and at the City of Lafayette Recreation Center. She is also a licensed pilates instructor and teaches at IMX pilates studios in San Ramon, and Alamo, CA.
In recent years, pals from Hazerfan, Mothman and the Gypsy Kings all got together for fun and many a house party and formed the band MASTYKA, hence this site, this bio, et al. Since then, they have performed at countless parties, festivals, clubs and corporate events. A partial list of events and venues include: The Voodoo Lounge, Last Day Saloon, San Francisco Marathon, Gilroy Garlic Festival, The Mystic Theatre, Blakes on Telegraph, The Avalon Ballroom, Studio Z, Night Shift TV, Red Devil Lounge, Yerba Buena Gardens, The Shop, Delancey Street Foundation, MILK, Hotel Utah, The Gaslighter Theatre, Scorpios, College Station, The Great Plate, Brainwash, Pine Street, The Sweetwater, Cherry Bar, Canvass Gallery, PBS Open Mic Series, Surf Club, Peri’s, Pete’s 881 Club, Rooster’s Roadhouse, New George’s, The Pound – SF, Union Jack’s, Pine Street Bar and Grill, Club Underground (Reno, NV), Kibbitz Room (Los Angeles, CA), Quarternote Bar and Grill, El Morrocco Restaurant, Novato Summer Concert Series, Tracy Dry Bean Festival, Santa Cruz Mountaineers Art and Wine Festival, Merced Cultural Festival, Contra Costa County Fair, IN TURKEY - Saklikent, Golge Bar, Cinema Bar, A Bar, METU Amphitheater, Alesta Bar, Kavel Bar, Bilkent Spring Festival, and numerous hedonistic events.
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