Look for Shahrazad Dance Ensemble at “Seattle Shimmies!” – an all-day hafla (dance party) produced by Mariana on Sunday, May 18th. The location is the Salmon Bay Eagles Club in Ballard, Seattle, WA. Read all about it at this website.
Our troupe has a lot of history and we’re sharing our History Project. The troupe has been in numerous shows, workshop recitals, neighborhood festivals, folklife festivals, haflas, and club performances in the greater Seattle area in the past 45 years.
Have you seen our performance videos? How about our historical videos? Visit our Video page.
To see some history in still photos, visit our Gallery. We’ll be adding photos to that collection.
We perform lively folkloric dances from cultures of the Middle East, American belly dance, and innovative fusion dances. Shahrazad Ensemble’s grace, skill and sheer joy in the dance never fails to charm an audience.
Shahrazad Dance Ensemble is one of Seattle’s premier performing troupes. The troupe has appeared at dance shows and festivals throughout the Pacific Northwest, including appearances at: Northwest Folklife Festival; Seattle Arab Festivals held at Seattle Center; TurkFest at Seattle Center; all 25 years of the Mediterranean Fantasy Festival; the long-ago Marymoor Heritage Festival; the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI); Rustycon, Norwescon and Westercon science fiction conventions.