Shimmy with the Harem Jewels Monday Night Series.

Miabella made the Fire Tray Prop a popular feature: Learn and add something new and spectacular to your next show. Learn from the Best!!!

  Join the Harem Jewels of Authentic Belly Dancing Academy/Entertainment once a month on a Monday night Once a month on a designated Monday night from 7:30pm-9:30pm, the Harem Jewels will bring in one of DFW’s talented Belly Dance/Middle Eastern Artists to teach a two hour intense mini-workshop. Fee: $30 Location: Dana’s Dance Academy, 414 South O’Connor Rd., Irving, Texas 75060   Miabella is our First Guest Artist for our First series   May 20, 2013 at 7:30pm-9:30pm     Miabella will show DFW her treasures on how to perform … [Read more...]

AUTHENTIC BELLY DANCING ACADEMY 2013 JANUARY CLASSES BEGIN: OPA!!!

Location: Dana's Dance Academy, 414 South O'Connor, Irving, Texas 75060

AUTHENTIC BELLY DANCING ACADEMY JANUARY 2013 CLASSES BEGIN: Saturday January 5th with Zaira Beginner 11:30am-12:30pm Intermediate 12:30pm-1:30pm Tuesday January 8th with Reyna Beginner 7:30pm-8:30pm Intermediate 8:30pm-9:30pm Wednesday January 9th with Jenaviva Beginner 7:00pm-8:00pm Intermediate 8:00pm-9:00pm Location: Dana's Dance Academy, 414 South O'Connor, Irving, Texas 75060 … [Read more...]

Stratos Greek Taverna: Belly Dancers Neenah, Aliki, and Aicha

Stratos Greek Taverna_Belly Dancers Aicha, Neenah and Aliki

Enjoy the best Greek food in Dallas and Dallas' favorite Belly Dancers, Neenah, Aliki and Aicha. The belly dancers and Stratos are great for every celebration. It is totally fun and festive. Every Friday and Saturday is great belly dancing entertainment with Neenah, Aliki and Aicha and every Thursday night, the Harem Jewels will make your evening a memorable one for your special event. Join us at Stratos and learn to Greek Folkdance and belly dance with the beautiful belly dancers of Dallas, Texas. … [Read more...]

Blog #15 Zeyna meets Sheba and Noora in Detroit

Dynamic Sheba of Detroit

Even though I had worked my first Arabic Club with "Iklas" in Chicago, I was not use to an all Arabic band. Detroit would change that. It was certainly different from the Greeks, Armenians and Turkish that I was accustomed to. I always had a great sense of timing, a natural "beat" It was easy to feel and pick up. This kind of music allowed me to grow and again watching how the dancers there interpreted it. It was still cabaret, but not. The dancers used the same kind of costuming as in New York but the ambiance was completely different and of course the culture. … [Read more...]

Blog #12: Zeyna goes to Cleveland

Zeyna in Cleveland

Greek nightclubs were popping up all over the country and experienced dancers were in demand. John Angelou told me they needed a dancer in Cleveland and they were paying $40 dollars a night. A lot of dancers from the Ave. started coming back and forth from other cities and I thought I'd give it a shot. "The Forty Thieves" was the first club I worked. Funny, I was in Cleveland but the club was on Detroit Ave. Karma? Fate? Who was the star there? OZEL TURKBAS! The very first dancer I had ever seen and she was so nice and pleasant to work with and a true pro. … [Read more...]