Joanna Belly Dance is a belly dancer based in Melbourne, VIC.
Book Joanna for anything from ten minutes up to half an hour, and the longer it goes, the more technical and stylised the dancing gets. She works the room, dancing with guests and bringing a few of them up to join her, though she'll leave the audience alone if you ask. Styles run from Oriental and Cabaret to Dark Fusion on request, and her folkloric work covers Saidi cane dance, Raqs Baladi, Khaleeji, Turkish Romani and drum solos. Music comes from Lebanon, Egypt, Greece, Persia, Morocco or Bollywood, to match your guests. Swords and other props are optional, and fire performances are on offer too. She needs a room to change and set up, plus a separate fuelling area for fire. She's danced at festivals in Greece, Spain and France and teaches at Maison Burlesque. Melbourne-based and insured, she travels nationwide.
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Public liability insured
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Song list
19 songs
• Egyptian (Pop & Mahraganat)• Lebanese• Greek• Turkish• Persian / Farsi• Palestinian• Moroccan• Arabian Peninsula (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates etc.)• Bollywood• Afghani• Serbian• Raqs Sharqi• Saidi (Raqs al-Assaya)• Raqs Baladi• Iraqi (Kawleeya / Hacha'a)• Khaleeji• Turkish Romani• Tsifteteli / Çifteteli• Drum Solos