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The Harem Jewels: Book them for your Next very Special Event

November 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Stunning and Beautiful

Book the Harem Jewels (one Harem Jewel, two Harem Jewels or three, or the troupe) to celebrate your next special event. Whether it be a Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthday, Retirement, Bridal or Baby Shower, or New Year's Eve Event, the Harem Jewels are ready to make your event a memorable and fantastic Belly Event!! Here are some of the features to bring to your Special Event The five-troupe Bond Girls Greek (Enjoy some Greek folk dancing with the Harem Jewels) Turkish (Neenah is a Number one in this category, fiery and festive and just amazing) Bollywood … [Read more...]

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Blog #11: Zeyna’s last Blog for New York. Now off to Cleveland. Blogs for Cleveland Coming Soon!!

June 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
YILDIZ_Gorgeous Pose

Before I leave my story and move on to Cleveland, I have to give note to another dancer that I worked with on 8th Ave. before and during my time there. Yildiz and I were friends and probably the sweetest of them all and a strong dancer. Afet was Turkish and before my time. I knew many more but this story would never end. … [Read more...]

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Blog # 10: Zeyna Meets Zoraida!! The Explosive Latin Fireball!!!

June 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
Dynamite Zoraida

Zoraida I guess is probably my fondest memory from those years. Very infrequently Buckus "owner of the Britania" would let us come off stage and talk to someone we knew at the bar but always on alert for anyone from the Cabaret Licensing Board. This one night Kazar came in and said, Hey Gyps, you should see the "faukin" (New York common slang) dancer up in the Egyptian Gardens. She's hot shit and her "faukin" zills (finger cymbals) are "faukin" dynamite. She's up there with those "faukin" Turkish witches and kickin ass. Too funny! Well he was right, she kicked … [Read more...]

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Blog #9 Journey with Zeyna: Jemela Omar at the Round Table in New York on the East Side on 50th

June 17, 2012 By 3 Comments
JEMELA OMAR: A Stunning and Amazing Dancing

There was a club "on the east side on 50th." called The Round Table. I heard Morocco was dancing there and wanted to see her. The club was very up scale, valet parking etc. Alright, I saved some money and went. What ever---------I walked out of there and felt like going home and shooting myself. I had a great ear and sense of rhythm, no formal dance back round, but I did pride myself on being a great gymnast. Jemela was introduced not Morocco, I cannot remember anything after that, she blew my mind and confidence. Again! Think about doing a back bend … [Read more...]

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Blog #7 Journey with Zeyna to New York: Photos at the Britania 1960′s: Panayotis (Pete) Haliyannis, John Angelou, Costas Stavastakis, Princess Nyeela, Athena and Zeyna

June 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
Zeyna performing her famous Back Bend Roll

Top sitting is Athena/to her right clarinet, still one of Greece's top -Panayotis (Pete) Haliyannis Bottom left, another top Bouzouki player John Angelou, singer I don't remember but middle is famous Turkish dancer Princess Nyeela, Far right famous clarinet Costas Stavastakis. I can't swear to the correct spelling.( We SAT!) … [Read more...]

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