▁she ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁dance ▁due ▁to ▁hip ▁replacement ▁surg ery , ▁she ▁still ▁promoted ▁Near ▁Eastern ▁dance ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁She ▁spons ored ▁work sh ops , ▁produced ▁shows , ▁established ▁the ▁annual ▁Middle ▁Eastern / Med iter rane an ▁Dance ▁Oriental ▁G ala ▁Rev ue ▁and ▁Awards ▁Cer em ony , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁share ▁her ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁dance ▁knowledge ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁generation ▁through ▁education . ▁ ▁Adri ana ▁described ▁her ▁own ▁dan cing ▁style ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Washington ▁Post ▁article : ▁" It ▁was ▁my ▁style ▁on ▁the ▁stage : ▁I ▁had ▁lots ▁of ▁class , ▁lots ▁of ▁sp unk , ▁lots ▁of ▁person ality . ▁ ▁I ▁changed ▁history ▁when ▁I ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁picture ▁as ▁a ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁dan cer ▁because ▁of ▁my ▁beautiful ▁turns , ▁my ▁classic ▁style , ▁my ▁hand ▁movements ; ▁[ I ▁was ] ▁very ▁sens ual ▁on ▁the ▁stage , ▁very ▁com ic ▁on ▁the ▁stage . ▁I ▁knew ▁how ▁to ▁control ▁my ▁audience , ▁because ▁I ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁field ▁of ▁dance , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁big ▁supp er ▁night ▁clubs ." ▁ ▁Her ▁love ▁of ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁dance ▁extended ▁beyond ▁performance ▁and ▁instruction ▁by ▁del ving ▁into ▁the ▁history ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Adri ana ▁was ▁interview ed ▁by ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁shed ▁light ▁on ▁the ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 - year ▁history ▁of ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁dance . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁her