Born in Sao Paulo Brazil in a community fully integrated with Middle Eastern Culture, she started to dance at the age of 8 years old. Encouraged by her two professional dancing sisters, Serena began with Ballet and Modern dance and of course her homegrown tradition, the Brazilian Samba.

  Having learnt with her sisters and all the top teachers and dancers, Serena became one of the youngest professional dancers in the whole of Brazil at the age of fifteen, and was performing nightly in many of the top clubs and restaurants and was in constant demand as the light of many functions and weddings.

  In 1996, Serena was spotted by Hossam Ramzy, the world's leading Egyptian dance teacher, percussionist, composer and world music artist who invited her to join his troupe of dancers and featured her on his CD covers and on stage. It was only a matter of a few months when Serena became Hossam's partner in dance and life. They have been married since 1997.
   The last few years have the most educational years in Serena's life, she has been learning very closely with Hossam all the finer details of the Middle Eastern music and dance, living between Egypt and the UK, learning what can't be taught by a foreigner to the culture, that is first hand experience. This is what makes her who she is today.

  To date, the dynamic duo have been touring the world, dancing, performing and teaching together reaching audiences and students from the five continents. With Hossam's renowned authentic style and Serena's magnificent feel and natural expression of the music, they became the most sought after duet worldwide. Their performances vary from classical to traditional folklore to Baladi (Urbanized Folklore) to modern improvised dance to improvised live shows with his Egyptian ensemble that features the top professional virtuoso musicians from Egypt, capturing the hearts and imagination of audiences all over the world.

  Hossam & Serena have spearheaded the very first national dance performance by women in the history of the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, commissioned by the top authority of the country to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their independence day.