Your community resource for Middle Eastern Dance in Los Angeles and Southern California

Your Community Resource for Middle Eastern Dance in Los Angeles and Southern California

Rise Up! A dance ritual hafla

Sunday, January 26, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Pieter Performance Space
2701 North Broadway
Los Angeles, CA, 90031
United States

Ritual Alchemy presents: RISE UP! a dance ritual hafla for our collective liberation. Sunday January 26. Doors: 4:30pm Show: 5:00pm at Pieter Performance Space2701 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031. $5-$10 sliding scale (No one turned away for lack of funds. We mean it.) ~You are encouraged to bring an object to place on our communal altar for the duration of the show.~

LA Raqs Haflas

El-Mahragan Los Angeles

Saturday, January 25, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:59 PM

2200 Arts + Archives
2200 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA, 90057
United States

Join us for El-Mahragan: A SHA3BY DANCE PARTY, featuring DJs Abu Sinna and Mama Mansaf!

It’s about time LA has its own shaabi dance party for the diaspora. We’re so excited to bring you El-Mahragan—a party for the people who miss the chaos of home, and we’re bringing it right to the heart of LA. Let’s celebrate those bright, busy nights of Cairo, Beirut, and Damascus together. On these cold (ish) LA nights, we’ll sweat and dance in ecstasy to DJ Abu Sinna and DJ Mama Mansaf 🫦

Bring your unadulterated, dressed up, blinged out, popped off, slayed down, beautiful self—or something else entirely! Grab your kabab w kofta and come through. We can’t wait to see you, ya 2amar 😍

Cultural Events

Shimmyshowcase - Carnival!

Sunday, January 19, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Jade Restaurant
6380 East Pacific Coast Highway
Long Beach, CA, 90803
United States

With the beginning of the new years comes the Carnival season, and fabulous Shimmyshowcase coordinator Atlantis is bringing that excitement to Jade Restaurant in Long Beach with “Carnival!” on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 6:30pm!

Performances, Performance Opportunities

LA Belly Dance Cabaret Show at Vee's Cafe

Sunday, January 12, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Vee's Cafe
241 North Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90012
United States

Kick off 2025 with a bang - Angela and Vedat are hosting a cabaret at Vee’s Cafe on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 5:00pm! Join some of LA’s premiere artists for an evening of live music by Vedat and Donavon and dance at a beautiful cafe in DTLA (with plenty of parking!) Pre-purchase tickets from your favorite performer for just $25 (does not include food & drink)

Performances

Qabila Auditions - Los Angeles

Sunday, January 5, 2025, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Fusion Performing Dance Academy
1260 E Goodrich Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA, 90022
United States

Have you always wanted to be part of a dance family of warm hearted, hard working, dedicated learners sharing their love of Arabic dance, music, and culture? Now is your chance! Qabila is holding auditions for the Los Angeles chapter of their company on Sunday, January 5, 2025 from 12-3pm. ALL genders, ages, bodies, and backgrounds welcome! Visit qabilafoundation.org for more information and to reserve your spot.

Auditions