Saturday, June 7

Saturday Showcase

Performers

Vetiver and Starry Moon Dance Company
In “Veil of Tears” by Beats Antique, Maria Hamer invites you to a “Nutcracker” of sorts assembling a cast of characters and variety in this dynamic choreography.

Kat from Kalamazoo
Kat is a Datura Certified instructor and wooden zil maker based in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Firefly
The innovative dance pair of Taraneh & Boudica, who specialize in intricate partnering techniques, form the fusion duo Firefly. 

Megan Nagy
Megan has been practicing martial arts for thirty years, and belly dance for almost as long (albeit less consistently), and will gleefully mash the two together at any opportunity

Farasha
Farasha — Arabic for “butterfly” — drifts on delicate wings through “Lost in America,” a soul-stirring journey choreographed by Isabella Harriett.

Jennifer Stamper
Jennifer Stamper is the director of Kindred Sisters Belly Dance from Jackson, Michigan. She choreographed this piece as a duet with Kido Sun and performs it for you as a solo tonight.

Nivedha Palani
Indian Belly dance Fusion: “A soulful meeting of belly dance sway and Indian grace — a mesmerizing fusion that celebrates the shared spirit of two rich art forms.”

The Chosen Souls
The Chosen Souls will enlighten your spirit with a global fusion offering inspired by the power of the Divine and the ocean deep... featuring Jenny, Lilith & Meelah 

Sahra DeRoy
Sahra is an accomplished belly dance artist fusing traditional and contemporary expression, as well as the owner of Mosaic Dance and Movement Studio in Bloomfield, PA.

Zoe Jakes
Zoe Jakes is a renowned fusion belly dancer known for her captivating stage presence and innovative choreography blending traditional and contemporary styles. She is a master of theatrical storytelling and brings her powerful energy to every performance.

Maria Hamer
Maria brings her finger cymbals to work with the classic Ya ein Moulatein reinterpreted by drum spyder.

INTERMISSION

Joanna Abel’s Enchanted Creature Choreography
The stage pulses as good and evil clash in spirals of movement. Forest nymphs weave radiant arcs and crows dive in jagged, shadowy swoops—each step a battle for the enchanted forest.

Christine Andrews
Christine will perform to “Dhoe”, sung by her dance guru, Gulabi Sapera. It is about the timeless tale of love and longing

Bee and Anela
Local Steel City dynamic duo, Berna and Anela, are delighted to bring you Raks Romani - Turkish Romani fusion with a little shimmy!

Lunachix
Ashley is a costumer and member of Boheme Belly Dance in Kalamazoo, MI, as well as alumnus of Mercyhurst University up the road in Erie, PA.

Boheme Bellydance
All the way from Kalamazoo, Michigan, Boheme Bellydance will dazzle and delight!

Starry Moon Dance Company
Bold theatrics, drama, and the hypnotic pulse of classic belly dance — Starry Moon Dance Company conjures a world of mystique. Maria, Christine, and Joanna of Starry Moon Dance Company are delighted to bring their mesmerizing movements to you on tonight's stage!

Jill Collins
Jill is a Pittsburgh native that now lives in Los Angeles. She is the director the Sahlala Dancers in LA!

Melissa Gamal
Melissa Gamal, based in Toronto, Canada, travels internationally to teach and perform Raqs Sharqi (bellydance), all while balancing her love for leopard print, dinosaurs, and pasta. 

Zoe Jakes
The one and only, Zoe Jakes!!!!!!!!!