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More about the next Hafla

The Delaware Drum and Dance hafla continues into 2018.  3rd Sunday most months (except April and June this year) at 3:30pm.
The Newark Arts Alliance is also open most Sundays from 11 - 3.  Come early if you want to check out the Gallery display or the Gallery shop.

Dates for 2018:  live music dates will be announces ASAP

Guest Performers:

This month is the Fairy/Faire hafla.  Audience members are encouraged to come dressed in something Fairy or Ren Faire related.  Some dancers are also incorporating that into their performances. 


LuvLee (MD):
LuvLee is a fusion dancer from Harve de Grace MD.  SHe has been dancing for 5 years and has trained with Deborah Janelle, Tracey/Vivica, Amartia, and Naimah.

Kimala Nar (MD/DE):
Kimala resides on the Eastern Shore of MD and enjoys dancing at workshops and haflas through out the area. She enjoys all forms of bellydance and performs both Egyptian and Fusion styles.  Kimala especially likes dancing with both swords and sais and dancing duets with her daughter.  She is part of both the Bohemian Blade (Level 4 Sword Specialist) and Bohemian Belly Dance Belt Certification programs.  She was 2nd runner up in the 2014 Jewels of the Orient Rising Star Competition.

Cyra Khurreen(MD):
Cyra Khureen is the founder, choreographer, director of Cyra Six.   She is also owner of American belly dance School.

Hassania(PA):
Hassania is originally from Morocco. She started belly dancing with Valerie at studio 1831 several years ago. She has performed at Valerie's Hafla events multiple times.  She has also performed at the DD&D before.  Hassania is a teacher at a Philadelphia High School.  In addition she also tutors Arabic and French languages. 

Persephone Rising (PA):   Persephone Rising is an Improvisational and Fusion Tribal Style belly dance troupe affiliated with Tribal Bellies dance studio in Huntingdon Valley, PA. The group has came together under the direction of Vikki Gale, with the goal to share their love of Tribal belly dance with each other and the wider community.

The members of Persephone Rising have rich dance and movement backgrounds; along with their dedication to the advancement of the Tribal Bellies format, each of them has danced with some of the most recognized tribal and fusion belly dance troupes in the greater Philadelphia region.

You can find out more on  persephonerisingtribal.com    www.tribalbelliesstudio.com
And @persephonerisingtribal On Facebook and Instagram