Joanna Belly Dance

Offering professional and customisable experiences for each event, Joanna is always prepared and open to make your event memorable.

Joanna is available for private, corporate, celebratory and communal events. Various styles include Oriental (i.e: from MENAHT cultures, such as Egyptian, Greek, Turkish etc.), Cabaret, as well as Dark Fusion on request. Music and dance requests can be accommodated to your event depending on cultural backgrounds and theme of the event.
She has an array of music from all over the globe, costumes of many colours and styles, and props to add in to spice up the night, including:
• Moroccan engraved bellydancing sword
• Moroccan bronze lacework bellydancing sword
• LED ostrich feather fans
• LED translucent isis wings
• Fire palm torches
• Jet black isis wings
• Gold isis wings
• Veils
• Silk fans
• Saidi cane

Belly Dance Performances
• A room to leave belongings, set up props and change into costume.

Fire Performances
• Designated fuelling up area away from the performance area. Please enquire within for more information.

The following modern music is available for performances:
• Egyptian (Pop & Mahraganat)
• Lebanese
• Greek
• Turkish
• Persian / Farsi
• Palestinian
• Moroccan
• Arabian Peninsula (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates etc.)
• Bollywood
• Afghani
• Serbian

The following cultural folkloric choreography, music & costuming is available for performances. Joanna has had extensive training in each of these dance forms by some of the greatest professionals across the globe to ensure authenticity:
• Raqs Sharqi
• Saidi (Raqs al-Assaya)
• Raqs Baladi
• Iraqi (Kawleeya / Hacha'a)
• Khaleeji
• Turkish Romani
• Tsifteteli / Çifteteli
• Drum Solos

• Performance
Most recommended for: celebratory events and restaurant appearances.
Duration: 10 - 30 minutes
This package offers the classic dance performance. Depending on the length you determine, your guests and/or audience will be dazzled! Best suited for weddings, corporate events, venue shows or even short appearances. The longer the performance, the more stylistic and technical the show will be. Joanna creates her shows around audience participation by dancing with them, bringing them on stage and interacting with them in a soulful and joyous way. However, audience participation can be eliminated from the set upon your request. Song requests and use of props are optional.

• Performance + Workshop
Most recommended for: Hen’s parties, corporate end-of-year celebrations.
Duration: 30 - 60 minutes
On top of a performance, you may also request for a workshop package for your guests. This will comprise of a solo performance and workshop, or just the workshop itself. We will be executing beginner level drills, with lively music and lots of fun! For smaller gatherings, coin hip scarves will be provided to whichever guests choose to wear them.

• Nightlife Feature
Most recommended for: nightclub, festival, and live music events.
Duration: Customisable
Hosting a ticketed nightlife, festival, or live music event? The Nightlife package is the perfect solution to produce buzz and exhilaration for your patrons, and to acquire returning happy customers!
This package features state-of-the-art choreography, an array of props to enhance the visual spectacle, and a key focus on audience participation, for your patrons to feel part of the experience. You have the choice of 1 – 3 performance sets, allowing for flexibility to suit your event’s schedule and energy. Joanna can bring her own music tailored to your event’s theme, or seamlessly perform with your live musicians/DJ.

• Belly Dance Fire Show
Lighten up your event with a mesmerising belly dance fire performance!
Duration: 5 - 30 minutes
Offering a fusion of belly dance and the beauty of fire, add some spark to your event with the captivating spectacle of a belly dance fire show. With the flickering flames enhancing the elegance of Middle Eastern dance, you can add an enchanting touch to your special occasion, leaving your guests in awe!
Fire palm torches available. Fire fans COMING SOON 2024.
Subject to venue requirements and safety measures in place. For an FAQ sheet, Client Checklist, Public Liability Insurance and any other information, please enquire within.

• Belly Dancer & Live Drummer
Enrich your event by adding a LIVE DRUMMER with your belly dance show!
Duration: 10 - 30 minutes
Are you looking to elevate your event with an authentic Middle Eastern, Turkish or Greek experience? Along with a show stopping belly dance floorshow, why not incorporate a live Middle Eastern drummer!
Meet our greatly talented professional drummer, Nikoleki! Nikoleki has had an extensive amount of experience performing at Melbourne’s best Greek nights, as well as worked with and played with some of Greece’s top artists.

• Belly Dancers Duet or Trio
Why have one belly dancer when you can have TWO or THREE?
Duration: 10 - 30 minutes
Accentuate your show-stopping event with a belly dancing duo or trio, presented by Joanna along with Melbourne's most prestigious belly dancers. With decades of experience shared by all performers, your guests will be captivated! Charm your guests with customised choreography, improvisation, crowd participation and/or roving opportunities from all performers.
Available for weddings, birthdays, nightlife features, cabaret shows, hen’s parties, corporate events and more.

• Interactions & Roving
Duration: To Be Determined
If your event solely needs a dancer to interact with guests, this is the right choice for you. Duration is to be determined depending on your preference, whether it be for 10 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour or beyond.
Optional:
You may request for costume colour scheme and props. You may also request a 5 - 10 minute performance or a mini 10 - 15 minute workshop for your guests.

Insurance
• Dance Insurance Public Liability Insurance with Aon - Incl. Performing & Teaching for $10,000,000.
• Performers Public Liability Insurance with Aon - Incl. Fire Acts for $30,000,000.

Licenses
• Victorian Historical Edge Weapons Collectors Guild Inc - Sword Carrying & Performance Licence
• Working With Children Check - Employment
• Valid Police Check