Shahrazad Dance Ensemble

Performances

Shahrazad Dance Ensemble is available for haflas, festivals and to perform at senior living facilities. Our performance can be customized to fit your space and your budget. Please contact us!

History Spot

Looking back at our long career: in May of 1995, we performed an hour of folkloric dances from our repertoire and Egyptian dances at a cultural festival at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, Oregon.

Shahrazad Ensemble in 2012

Upcoming Performances:

  • September 28 – We perform at the South Sound Hafla hosted by Mas Uda Dancers. Show starts at 2 pm. Head for South Bay Grange, 3918 Sleater-Kinney Rd NE, Olympia WA.
  • October 26 – We perform at the Sheridan Market and Roadhouse Spooktacular Halloween Hafla. The show starts at 2:00 pm. Location is 15348 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA.

Past Performances

  • August 4 – We joined our friends Mas Uda Dancers at Thurston County Fair.
  • July 20 – We performed at Hasani’s “Raq the Harbor” Hafla in Gig Harbor, WA.
  • February 24, 2024 – We performed live at the Emerald Extravaganza Benefit Show at Mirkwood Public House in Arlington, WA.
  • February 10, 2024 – We appeared in the virtual Hasani’s Hafla #116. Click this link to view the Hafla. https://youtu.be/B4OC_DGfIQI
  • November 4 – we performed at the Alternative Hafla produced by Veils of the Nile in North Bend, WA.
  • October 21 – We performed in the Global Dance Show at Big Block Brewing in Redmond, WA, produced by Mariana.
  • July 29 – We performed live with our friends Mas Uda Troupe at the Thurston County Fair in Olympia, Washington.
  • July 22 – We performed at the Dinner & Bellydance Showcase Hafla at Seattle Drum School of Music produced by Liz and friends.
  • July 15 – We performed in a Virtual performance at Hasani’s Virtual Raq the Harbor Hafla.
  • April 1, 2023 – We performed live at the April Fool’s Mau Day Benefit & Dance, produced by Mas Uda Dancers.
  • February 11, 2023 – Hasani’s Hafla #112 Virtual event. The recorded show will be available on YouTube.
  • July 16, 2022 – We appeared via video at Hasani’s Virtual Raq the Harbor Hafla.
  • May 27-30, 2022: We appeared in the Virtual Performances for the Northwest Folklife Festival.
  • May 14, 2022, we appeared in virtual Hasani’s Hafla #109. The recording of the show is available on YouTube: click here.
  • October 30, 2021 – We appeared in Hasani’s virtual Halloween Scream Variety Show via the magic of the Wayback Machine. We presented two dances from our show at the science fiction convention Norwescon in 1996. You have to see this. There are Klingons.
  • July 17, 2021 – We performed in Hasani’s Virtual Raq the Harbor Hafla, with this performance of our legacy Fan Dance.
  • May 28-31, 2021 – We appeared in the Virtual Northwest Folklife Festival, in the Middle Eastern Dance Showcase.
  • October 30, 2020 – Hasani’s Halloween Scream Variety Show – a Virtual Show, performing this dance as our alternate troupe, The Wild Women of Wongo.
  • July 18, 2020 – We appeared virtually in Hasani’s Virtual Raq the Harbor Hafla.
  • February 9, 2020 – we performed live at Kalia Indian Cuisine in downtown Greenwood at the monthly Bellydance Showcase.
  • December 7, 2019: We performed at the Phinney Neighborhood Center Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair.
  • December 5, 2019: We performed an afternoon holiday show for the residents of a senior living facility in Seattle. We love to perform for seniors!
  • October 26, 2019: We performed at the Halloween Dance Party at Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park, produced by Silk Rain: A Dance Company.
  • August 4, 2019: We performed at Saqra’s Shimmy, Shake and Save Animal Benefit in Kent. WA.
  • July 20, 2019: We performed at Hasani’s Raq the Harbor Hafla in Gig Harbor, WA.
  • May 18, 2019: We performed at the Springtide Bellydance Show produced by Silk Rain: A Dance Company, at Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park, WA.
  • May 5, 2019: we performed in the festival at Saqra’s Ambassador of Belly dance Competition & Festival.
  • March 10, 2019: We performed at the Cultural Crossroads Festival at Crossroads Shopping Center in Bellevue.
  • March 3, 2019: We performed at the Sunday Brunch Emerald Extravaganza Benefit at the Mirkwood Cafe in Arlington, WA.
  • February 20, 2019: We performed at “Our Big Neighborhood – Winter” program sponsored by NW Folklife, accompanied by special guest artist Zulaika. We performed khalegy, Maghreb, and Egyptian dance.

This list goes into the past from 2019 all the way to 1978, and we’d show it, but the page would be too long. We have appeared in more than 350 performances, in showcases, evening shows of workshops by leading dancers, cultural festivals, street fairs, haflas, the halftime entertainment at science fiction conventions, parties, and grand openings.