Haifa: Bellydance performer and instructor 

 Fine Arts Fiesta, Wilkes-Barre, Pa

Up-coming Events:

April:

April 17th: Choreography Exchange workshop with Helena, Haifa & Diana Shahein in Vestal, NY.

April 24th:  Pirouettes in the Park at Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre.  (Time to be announced)

May:

May 1st: Cherry Blossom Festival, Helena, Diana Shahein & Haifa will be performing.  West Pittston, Pa

May 8th: World Bellydance Day, cultural event at Local Senior Center, Dushore,Pa

May 8th: 7:00 Helena, Diana Shahein & Haifa dancing @ Quotes in Forest City, Pa

May 22nd: Helena, Diana Shahein & Haifa performing @ Wine Under the Bridge, Nicholson Carnival Grounds, Nicholson, PA.

June:

June 6th: Fantasy Arabesque bellydance show at Arts YOUinverse in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

June 26th: Founders Day, Tunkhannock, Pa

July:

July 24th: A Tasteful Event, Bellydance demo. Forksville Fairgrounds, Pa

July 24, Black Walnut Wine Fest
American Legion Post 510, Laceyville, PA

August:

Aug 7th: Helena, Diana Shahein & Haifa dancing @ Harvest of the Arts and Wine Festival Downtown Susquehanna, PA

September:

Sept 25th: Helena, Diana Shahein & Haifa dancing @ Wayne County Wine and Cheese Festival Honesdale, PA

@ Pete's Place in Wilkes-Barre Pa photo by Nicole Gutkowski's  

 Lebanese food Festival at Saint Frances Cabrini, Scranton Pa (photo by Crazy Ivan)

Photo by Karen Black

Pirouettes in the Park, Kingston, Pa 

     St. Anthony's Bazaar, Wilkes-Barre, Pa Photo by: KFR

     at the AFA Gallery, Scranton, Pa Photo by: Michele Broton  

Benefit for St. Joseph's Hospital at Hidden Creek Winery, Laceyville, Pa

@ Wednesday Club demo in Towanda Pa

Past events:

June 2004: Demo at The Holistic Health Center: Tunkhannock Pa

June 2004: Founders day: Tunkhannock, Pa

August 2004: Everything Natural Demo: Clarks Summit Pa

December 17 2004: Christmas in our Hometown: Tunkhannock Pa

Feb 21 2005: Brownie troupe: Tunkhannock Middle School

April 16 2005: Belly Jam: Yardley Pa

June 16, 2005: NEPA Womens Health Alliance at Marywood University Health Faire: Scranton

June 23 2005: Founders Day: Tunkhannock, Pa

August 31 2005: Private event: Tunkhannock, Pa

September 2005: Demo for Roslund Elementary 1^st grade: Tunkhannock Pa

October 1 2005: Private event: Nicholson Pa

October 29 2005: Halloween Hafla: Pittsburgh Pa

December 9 2005: Christmas in our Hometown: Tunkhannock, Pa

March 18 2006: Raqs Gothique III (featured performer): Philadelphia, Pa

April 1 2006: Last Minute Hafla: Pittsburgh, Pa

April 29 2006: Girl Scouts Service Unit "Children of the world" (Demo): Tunkhannock, pa

May 20 2006: Spring Belly-Jam: Philadelphia, Pa

June 2006 Founders Day: Tunkhannock, Pa. (Al-Sahr)

July 22 2006 Private event: Wyalusing Pa

July 29 2006 Hipnosis Summer Belly Jam: Philly, Pa (Al-Sahr)

Sept 30 2006 Cirque Gothique: Pittsburgh, Pa

Nov 28 2006 Open House: Tunkhannock, Pa (Al-Sahr)

Dec 18 2006 Christmas in our Hometown: Tunkhannock, Pa (Al-Sahr)

March 14 2007 Private event: Plymouth, Pa

May 11 2007 Private event: Berwick, Pa

May 19 2007 Fine Arts & Crafts: Nicholson Pa (Al-Sahr)

June 2 2007 Hafla: Harrisburg, Pa (Al-Sahr)

June 23 2007 Founders Day: Tunkhannock Pa

July 21 2007 Haifa hosts Neefa of Khafif Graceful Arms & Torso workshop: Tunkhannock, Pa

August 25 2007 Sharon Kihara/Hipnosis Summer Belly-Jam: Philly, Pa

September 1 2007 Private Event: Forkston, Pa

October 6 2007 Arts Festival: Wyalusing, Pa

October 6 2007 Arts Madness at the Mansion: Wilkes-Barre Pa

October 20 2007 Haifa teaches bellydance intro workshop: Wilkes-Barre, Pa

October 27 2007 Khafif’s Halloween Hafla: Pittsburgh, Pa

December 6 2007 Leadership Class ‘Arts and Culture’: Wilkes-Barre, Pa

December 7 2007 Christmas in Our Hometown: Tunkhannock, Pa

December 8 2007 Tribal and Costume workshop with Haifa: Tunkhannock, Pa

December 15 2007 "Arts Around the world" Gala, Mary Stegmair Mansion: Wilkes-Barre, Pa

February 11 2008 Whipples Hafla: Tunkhannock, Pa

March 8 2008 Private event, Clarks Summit, Pa

March 14 2008 Spring Show to Benefit the Center for Animal Health & Welfare, at The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem, Pa

April 5 2008 Cane workshop and hafla with Helena at Arts YOUinverse, Wilkes-Barre, Pa

April 26 2008 Beginner Bellydance Workshop with Haifa, Dushore, Pa

May 3 2008 Tribal workshop with Haifa Vestal, Ny

May 16 2008 Fine Arts Fiesta Wilkes-Barre, Pa with impromptu Hafla at Pete's Place

May 21 2008 Private event, Scranton Pa

June 6 2008 First Friday, Binghamton NY with Helena, Egyptian Velvet and Veilicious

June 21 2008 Founders Day, Tunkhannock, Pa

June 27 2008 Private event, Swoyersville Pa

June 28 2008 Beginner Bellydance Workshop, Williamsport Pa

June 28 2008 Bellydance demo for Sycamore Manor, Williamsport Pa

July 31 2008 Private luncheon @ Arts YOUinverse with CEO of Mohegan Sun Casino, Wilkes-Barre Pa

August 8 2008 Fire and Light Show at The Blue Heron Gallery, Wyalusing Pa

August 9 2008 Lebanese Festival Saint Frances Cabrini, Scranton Pa

August 10 2008 Private event, Tunkhannock, Pa

August 22 2008 Lebanese Food Festival, Forty Fort, Pa

August 30 2008 Veil workshop, Dushore, Pa

September 28 2008  Helena's benefit Fund raiser for Feathered Kisses, Bird Sanctuary & Rescue. Owego,NY

October 11 2008: North Branch Art Trail & Festival, Wyalusing Pa

October 11 2008: Intermission gothic performance for the John Cole Blues Band, Wyalusing, Pa  

November 8 2008: Helena hosts Haifa's Gothic Bellydance 101.  Vestal, NY

November 14 2008:  Amala Gameela hosts a Fall Benefit Hafla for Wildlife.  Bethlehem Pa.

November 15 2008: Cover to Cover to Cover Cancer Benefit for poetess Jennifer Diskin.  Kingston, Pa

December 6 2008: Haifa hosts:  Zill and Drum Solo workshop taught by Helena.  Wilkes-Barre, PA 

January 17 2009:  Veil workshop, Dushore, Pa.

January 24 2009: Gothic Bellydance 101, Scranton, Pa

February 14 2009: Private event, Lake Ariel, Pa.

February 21 2009:  Continuing veil class in Dushore, Pa

March 14 2009: Haifa hosts Diana Shahein workshop, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

March 20 2009: Performance @ Arts YOUinverse, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

April 18 2009: Photo shoot @ Tioga Gardens with Helena & Egyptian Velvet to benefit Feathered Kisses.  Owego, NY

April 25 2009: Pirouettes in the Park, Kingston, Pa.

May 3 2009:  Private event, Larksville, Pa

May 8 2009: Dinner to support Zola for Judge, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

May 16 2009; Fine Arts Fiesta, Wilkes-Barre, Pa

May 30 2009: Arts at Hidden Creek Winery, Laceyville, Pa

June 6 2009: Private Event, Dalton, Pa

June 7 2009: Feathered Kisses Benefit, Owego, NY.

June 14 2009: Afa Gallery drawing social, Scranton, Pa.

June 26 2009: St Anthony's Bazaar, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

June 27 2009: Founders Day, Tunkhannock, Pa.

June 27 2009: Private event, Tunkhannock, Pa.

July 24 2009:  Middle Eastern Music and Dance party at the AFA Gallery, Scranton, Pa.

August 1 2009: Private Event, Wilkes-Barre, Pa

August 8 2009: Women in the Outdoors, Mt. Pisgah State Park, Pa.

August 15 2009: Lebanese Festival, St. Joseph Melkite, Scranton, Pa. 

September 26 2009: Fan-veil workshoop, Dushore, Pa

October 7 2009: Demo for the Wednesday club, Towanda, Pa.

October 9 2009:  Private event, Wilkes-Barre, Pa

October 10 2009:  Izdihaar at Wyalusing Arts Festival, Wyalusing, Pa

November 7 2009: Mother/Daughter workshop, Wilkes-Barre Pa

November 14 2009: Wedding, Wilkes-Barre, Pa

November 18 2009:  Leadership arts & culture day, Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus, Pa.

December 3 2009: Leadership WB Day @ Wyoming Seminary Upper School, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

December 4 2009: Christmas in our Hometown, Tunkhannock, Pa 

January 23 2010: NEPA Independent Arts Bazaar, Eleanor Rigby’s, Jermyn, PA

January 23 2010: Private event, Moosic, Pa

February 12 2010:  Private event, Kingston, pa 

February 28 2010: Haiti benefit, College Misericordia, Dallas Pa.

March 5 2010: Pete's Place, Wilkes-Barre Pa