Safire Belly Dancers of Chicago
- Chicago, IL
- Belly Dancer
- 42 Verified Bookings
Engin G. said “Vanessa was great the whole party had fun.”
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Emalee is an award winning belly dancer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is a featured dancer at Twin Cities restaurants and performs throughout the Midwest. Emalee's dynamic personality and impressive technique keep her in high demand for performances at special events. Emalee has experience dancing in intimate venues as well as performing for crowds of two thousand plus! She wears only the highest quality extravagant costumes handmade by designers in Turkey and uses modern, energetic, and dramatic music.
Emalee can offer a group show with 2-5 dancers. Watch her promo video on YouTube by searching Bellydonna Dance Company.
She is available for virtual shows during the COVID-19 pandemic!
Emalee gave an amazing performance at my daughter and her fiancé’s engagement party. It was very engaging. Our family and friends loved it!
I appreciated Emalee’s responsiveness and her willingness to accommodate our request to incorporate some Persian music into her performance.
Emalee is a talented professional and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a belly dancer.
We Emalee Bellydance for our Daughters Birthday party. Becky put on a wonderful performance the kids and adults enjoyed it. She was very engaging and the kids especially loved learning some moves at the end! I highly recommend Emalee Bellydance services!
Emalee did an amazing job. She is very talented, professional, and sweet. It was a joy to watch her dance at my wedding! My guests Loved it as well. I highly recommend her.
Emalee was amazing, she lit up the dance floor!
Response from Emalee Bellydance:
Thanks Pamela! I had a great time performing for your parent's anniversary party!
Emalee performed for my daughter’s wedding celebrations. She was easy to reach, great to work with, danced to our requested music. Emalee was on time and flexible on her performance time. She is a true professional and highly recommended.
Response from Emalee Bellydance:
Thanks for your kind words! It was an honor to perform for your family and friends for such an important event, and I am very happy you enjoyed working with me.
Emalee is one word - which is awesome. Working with her turned out to be a very easy and professional process. She was very accommodating of requests and made the event a very colorful one. She is very much skilled with the props and her dance moves are truly mindblowing. I would recommend people to hire Emalee for their events.
Doing business with Emalee was pretty smooth. She was flexible with the shows, willing to do what is asked from her. She was also straight to the point, telling her clients what she wants from them. She is also a great dancer and works with a lot of different props! She has good moves and is a great belly dancer with really nice dresses for the job. I recommend people to work with Emalee. My experience working with her was great and she did a great job.
Price Range: $200 and up
Insurance: $1,000,000 - General Liability
Emalee has experience dancing in small intimate venues as well as performing for crowds of two thousand plus! She wears only the highest quality extravagant costumes handmade by designers in Turkey and Egypt and uses modern, energetic, and dramatic music.
Emalee is highly skilled in a variety of props such finger cymbals, sword, veil, fanveils, Isis wings, fire tray, cane, shamadan, veil poi, and flag veils, and will work with each client to make their event amazing! Emalee can provide multiple dancers for an additional fee, and can perform a choreographed and highly impressive show.
Emalee has been bellydancing since 2005 and is the director of the acclaimed Twin Cities bellydance troupe Bellydonna and director the troupe the Blue Lotus Middle Eastern Dancers, which she was previously assistant director of. Emalee performs regularly at the Mediterranean Cruise Cafe in Burnsville and at Ansari's Grill in Eagan. Emalee has traveled the world to study with well known dancers she admires and has been part of two internationally traveling dance performance troupes. Using her diverse performance experience, Emalee can adapt her show for an intimate dinner party of 10 to a festival with thousands in the audience. She is known to bring together the dance community under her artistic direction to create "mesmerizing" and "ambitious" performances.
June 14, 2024 • 7:30pm - 8:15pm | Wedding Engagement |
January 22, 2022 • 8:00pm - 10:00pm | Birthday Party |
July 03, 2020 • 9:00pm - 9:30pm | Birthday Party |
March 14, 2020 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Children's Birthday Party |
July 27, 2019 • 8:30pm - 8:45pm | Wedding Reception |
June 08, 2019 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | House Party |
May 25, 2019 • 9:30pm - 10:00pm | Personal Occasion |
August 09, 2018 • 7:00pm - 7:45pm | House Party |
July 20, 2018 • 8:00pm - 9:00pm | Birthday Party |
September 20, 2016 • 11:00am - 12:00pm | Personal Occasion |
November 07, 2015 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Campus Event |
May 21, 2015 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Cocktail Party |
April 12, 2015 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Fair/Festival |
Engin G. said “Vanessa was great the whole party had fun.”
I am a professional belly dance instructor and performer I prepare mesmerizing entertainment based on clients needs and wants. My dance aesthetic is Lebanese style…
Tania C. said “Very professional! Your guests will be entertained by Raks Samara. Don't hesitate to book her for your next event!”
Soha M. said “We enjoyed the performance so much, amazing music colorful costumes.”