Dance Showcase

Your host began dancing as a girl in her hometown of San Francisco.  Passionate about dance, she carries on the legacy of her teachers, Greek sisters, Anastasia & Phaedra. She currently teaches, coaches, and performs in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. 

A student of Habiba for some 30 plus years and  a former member of the Habiba Dance Ensemble. Farida has also taken master classes from Ibrahim Farrah, as well as seminar classes from such teachers as Nourhan Shariff, Dr Mo Geddawi, Madam Raquia Hassan, and Mahmoud Reda.

Egyptian Cane Choreography by Habiba

     Imzadi   is a tribal fusion belly dancer from the edge of Philadelphia. Her training   began under Vikki Gale of Tribal Bellies Studio in 2008. She has dedicated   the last 10 years of her dance career to growing as a solo fusion artist, and   now directs her own troupe - Tesseract. You can find her classes at Fit For   Life in Jenkintown, PA.    

Jo Wall is a New Jersey artist, who has been dancing almost 15 years with a focus in multiple styles of dance. She is currently studying in the Salimpour Institute. She’s a certified Intermediate 1 and 2 dancer (formerly Suhaila Level 3 and Jamila Level 3) and a licensed Foundations Instructor with the School. She’s working on her Level 400 course work. She loves learning and challenging herself to train harder and smarter. You can catch her on Instagram dancing or lifting on Instagram at @brickhousebambam.

Lorelei has been belly dancing in Northern Delaware for over a decade. Her dance style is a mix of Vintage Oriental, Gothic, Transnational, and Turkish (aka Turkish - ish). Lorelei also hosts the Hybrid Delaware Drum and Dance Hafla in Newark, DE, and online.  delawaredrumanddance.weebly.com  Lorelei teaches in Newark DE, often at the Newark Arts Alliance.  Also over Zoom. She is a certified dancer and Fundamentals level teacher in the Salimpour format.

Mariana is a multi-award winning professional belly dance artist who  continues to serve PA, DE, NJ, and NY for over 14 years. Renowned for  consistently delivering elegant and refined entertainment. Mariana's  profound passion for this art form, combined with her ongoing, extensive  training under leading Egyptian and Middle Eastern master instructors,  guarantees authentic and mesmerizing shows.  Follow her on social media to see where her dance journey will take her  next!   Mariana would like to add that any tips received today will be matched  and donated 100% to Palestinian families in Gaza she is personally  assisting in raising funds for.

Meesha's art grows out of her musical Lebanese-American family and the  Lebanese community in South Philadelphia in which she grew up. Her  entire life as an artist, she has been proud of her art and artistic and  cultural heritage.  Meesha has performed and taught Middle Eastern  dance throughout the region and for an impressive range of venues.

Oreet is the creator of SharQui, a format for both bellydance and bellydance workouts and has 25+ years teaching dance and fitness. SharQui has been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN, among other outlets with packed classes worldwide. She grew up with Israeli and Yemeni folk and Oriental dance and her new passion is educating the world about Jewish Mizrahi dance and its relevance in Arabic Culture.  You can catch Oreet and her team inside the SharQui Virtual Studio and at the SharQui Instructor Academy by going to www.sharqui.com

Belly dancing since 2013 Ramya immediately fell in love with it. Since then, she has danced regularly with Sahara Dance studio in DC, participating in performance classes whenever possible. Since moving to Philly in 2022, she has continued her dance education through Habiba Studio in Center City. Growing up,she  learned a bit of Bollywood dance and hip hop and now especially love fusion belly dances that incorporate these other dance styles. 

Selene Rose is the flower that blooms at night. She entrances audiences with her sultry mix of dance, theatre, and comedy. A student of Egyptian and Near Eastern dance since 2005, Selene is a professional belly dancer and a member of the Habiba studio, KDC Dance Collective, and a teacher at Philly Dance Fitness. She began her affair with Egyptian dance in Los Angeles under the tutelage of Fahtiem and has also studied Lebanese dabke. Selene is also a professional burlesque performer and host. The sultan of sass: with a look, she'll fly you to the moon and back. 

Meesha and Cristina are a Dabke duet that will perform a folkloric stage  style dabke known as Wardat Al Dabke 

Zahra is a professional dancer based in Delaware. She has danced her  whole life -- starting with ballet, jazz, modern and tap.  Several years ago, Zahra fell in love with Egyptian dance. She regularly  trains with superstars who live and work in Cairo.  Zahra has performed and taught overseas, and has placed at international  competitions. Locally, she performs at restaurants and private parties,  and teaches weekly beginner belly dance classes and advanced workshops.