Maela is the main Professional Belly Dancer in Columbus, Ohio. She is well known for her elegant and authentic style that will impress your guests. She has danced at weddings, birthday parties, restaurants, hookah venues, anniversaries, princess parties, concerts, college events, festivals, baby showers, cultural shows and many more events. She is versatile, however always sticking to the origins of the dance. She has experience dancing with recorded music as well as with multiple live music groups from Egyptian Orchestras to Classic Rock. Her authentic dance is family friendly and adds the perfect touch to make your event a success.
Maela danced for my husband 's birthday party and she was incredible! Absolutely Profesional, she showed up at he the time we agreed and was always in touch to coordinate the details for the surprise!
She interacted with all our guest including the children that were over the moon since she graciously danced with them. She had a smile on her face all the time and the joy during her performance was evident.
I highly recommend her ! You can't go wrong!
Response from Maela Belly Dance:
Thank you so much Andrea for the kind review!! I loved performing for your family ❤️🌷💗💗💕
"She has delivered an outstanding performance and thoroughly entertained all the guests, making her an amazing performer for any event. The kids loved it."
Response from Maela Belly Dance:
Thank you so much for the amazing review! It was an honor to dance at your beautiful family event ❤️ And so much fun! ❤️💃🏻😊
I booked MaeLa for a performance and a mini-lesson which also included a history lesson on belly dancing. Along with her props she really engaged with the residents of our long-term care facility. She even had residents in wheelchairs moving their hands, arms, and shoulders learning basic moves. Everyone, including staff were entertained and enjoyed the show. I highly recommend her for your next event.
Response from Maela Belly Dance:
Thank you Theresa! It was great to perform and teach for your event! Thank you so much for having me at your event 💃🏻💃🏻❤️
Coming from Lebanon, I have a background of arts and music. Maela danced on multiple shows of my band and she was stunning every single time. We collaborated on a music video for one of my songs and she just looked phenomenal! Maela is very dedicated to her passion, dancing and always finding ways to evolve and improve her talent. HIRE Maela today!!!!
Response from Maela Belly Dance:
I couldn’t ask for a better review! Dancing with your music is amazing and a dream for any dancer! Thank you so much:) ❤️❤️❤️💃🏻💃🏻
We have sooo much fun!!! She is great and everybody was talking about how good she dance!!! Thank you very much for that awesome performance !
Response from Maela Belly Dance:
Dominique,
Thank you so much for the great review! Your family was so fun 🤩 and great dancers 💕I had a blast performing for your party! ❤️
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Thanks you so much!
Response from Maela Belly Dance:
Thank you for hiring us for your reception! You and your wife are amazing hosts and glad we could add some unique fun to your party!❤️
Maela did a great job! Very professional and easy to work with. Her dancing was beautiful. Everyone had a great time.
Response from Maela Belly Dance:
Thank you Renee for the wonderful review! It was an honor to dance at your friend’s celebration ❤️ and such a great audience with some awesome dance moves !! 💃🏻💃🏻
MaeLa made my father's 70th Quarantine Covid party feel like the real thing. She is gorgeous, talented and enchanting. She brought all her own equipment, we were outside and her speaker did the job. She quickly drew us into her spell and she transformed the whole night into something special. Thank you so much! Now I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner! We will see you again MaeLa!
Response from Maela Belly Dance:
Thank you again for the amazing review! What a wonderful family and neighborhood❤️ So glad I was able to perform for your father’s milestone party and put a smile on everyone’s faces during such challenging times!!💕
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MaeLa put on a stunning performance. She was very easy to work with. Great communication and punctual. My guests were highly entertained. I would definitely recommend working with her. Thank you again for making our evening special!!
Response from Maela Belly Dance:
Thank You Melynda for the great review! It was a pleasure to dance at your event! Your group was so fun and had some killer dance skills;)! One of the best groups yet!
Maela delivered an exciting evening of high-caliber, stylized bellydance! She is a highly trained, beautiful dancer who elegantly and joyfully entertained and mesmerized our crowd. Everyone truly enjoyed her performance. We would absolutely hire her again! Highly recommend for your party or professional event!
Response from Maela Belly Dance:
Thank you Curt! I truly could not have asked for a better audience:) It was an honor to dance for your family and friends.❤️The Lebanese food was amazing as well!😋 Thank you for the opportunity to dance at your party!
MaeLa was a very professional to work with. We had to unfortunately cancel our first party due to the birthday boy winding up in the hospital and another family emergency as well. She reached out to us and we got things re-scheduled. I could not have asked for two finer dancers to make my son's birthday as special as possible. Despite all his health issues and not knowing what his future holds, this party even though small will be a memorable one for him. Thank you MaeLa and Xitlali for bringing a bit of the Island to us and being such wonderful sports even in the rain :) I would recommend either of these ladies !
Response from Maela Belly Dance:
Thank you so much Ann for the nice review;) It was a great pleasure to work with you and dance at your son's party:)
Price Range: Contact For Rates
Gig Length: 20 - 500 minutes
Languages: English
Performances are accompanied by a variety of modern and classical middle eastern music provided by Maela. Her style is authentic, professional and entertaining. Typical performance is a mix of upbeat, fun, mysterious stylized belly dance customized to your event. Maela engages the audience to ensure a unique and memorable experience for you and your guests! She is proficient in a variety of props such as; Finger cymbals, Veil, Fan Veils, Balancing Tray, Isis Wings, Sword or Cane. Prop choice is customized to your event.
Event Services include Birthday Parties, Graduations, Retirement Parties, Stage Shows, College Events, Restaurants, Night Clubs, Holiday Parties & Belly Grams. Belly Dancing is a family friendly event. Sorry no bachelor parties.
Most dance sets are 20 minutes in length, Maela will recommend the best time for your party. Multiple sets are available for restaurant events, weddings and similar types of events. Maela is happy to answer any questions you may have.
Maela provides speaker and music for most of her events. For larger events such as weddings a sound system will need to be available at event.
| July 28, 2024 • 8:00am - 4:30pm | New Alb |
| July 27, 2024 • 8:00am - 4:30pm | New Albany Internation Dance Concert |
| May 25, 2024 • 7:30pm - 7:45pm | Birthday Party |
| April 06, 2024 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Dance Concert |
| March 09, 2024–March 10, 2024 • 9:00pm - 3:00am | Glitter Gala |
| March 01, 2024–March 02, 2024 • 9:00pm - 12:30am | Cincinatti Hookah Lounge |
| February 17, 2024 • 5:30pm - 8:00pm | Valentine's Gala |
| February 14, 2024 • 6:45pm - 7:05pm | Valentine's Day Anna's Greek Cuisine |
| December 30, 2023 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm | New Years Celebration |
| December 02, 2023–December 03, 2023 • 9:00pm - 12:30am | Cincinatti Hookah Lounge |
| September 16, 2023 • 6:30am - 8:00pm | Ohio Renaissance Festival |
| July 30, 2023 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm | New Albany International Dance Concert |
| July 29, 2023 • 8:00am - 9:00am | Free Class New Albany Dance Festival |
| June 24, 2023 • 7:30pm - 8:00pm | Private Event |
| June 24, 2023 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Comfest |
| June 10, 2023 • 8:00pm - 9:00pm | Private Wedding |
| June 10, 2023 • 11:00am - 11:30am | Columbus Arts Festival |
| May 20, 2023 • 7:30pm - 11:00pm | Maela dancing with ElectroCult Circus Live Music |
| May 19, 2023 • 2:00pm - 2:30pm | Retirement Home Private Event |
| February 25, 2023 • 12:00pm - 9:00pm | Yasmina Amal Hafla & Workshops |
| February 23, 2023 • 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Private Event |
| February 14, 2023 • 7:00pm - 7:30pm | Valentine’s Day at Anna’s Greek Dublin, OH |
| October 08, 2022 • 8:00am - 8:00pm | Dancing with live music at ORF |
| October 02, 2022 • 8:00am - 8:00pm | Dancing with live music at ORF |
| September 25, 2022 • 8:00am - 8:00pm | Dancing with live music at ORF |
| September 17, 2022 • 8:00am - 8:00pm | Dancing with live music at Ohio Renaissance Fest |
| June 15, 2022 • 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Yum Yum Social with live music |
| October 23, 2021 • 10:00am - 6:30pm | Ohio Renaissance Festival |
| October 15, 2021 • All-day event | Private Wedding |
| October 03, 2021 • 5:00pm - 10:00pm | Fall Party |
| September 25, 2021 • All-day event | Private Wedding |
| September 09, 2021 • 7:00pm - 7:30pm | Private Birthday Party |
| August 28, 2021 • 7:30pm - 8:00pm | Birthday Party |
| August 21, 2021 • 3:00pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Reception |
| August 14, 2021 • All-day event | Taste of the Middle East Festival |
| July 10, 2021–July 11, 2021 • All-day event | Colorado Renaissance Festival |
| September 11, 2020 • 7:30pm - 7:45pm | Bachelor Party |
| May 18, 2020 • 6:30pm - 6:45pm | Birthday Party |
| November 16, 2019 • 8:00pm - 8:30pm | Surprise |
| October 05, 2018 • 5:00pm - 5:30pm | Children's Birthday Party |
| September 02, 2018 • 10:00am - 6:00pm | Ohio Renaissance Festival |
| August 24, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Festival Of Color |
| July 08, 2018 • 8:00pm - 8:45pm | Private Event |
| July 07, 2018 • 12:00pm - 12:45pm | Birthday |
| June 29, 2018 • 7:00pm - 7:15pm | Birthday Party |
| June 21, 2018 • 1:00pm - 1:30pm | Private Event at Nursing Home |
| June 17, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | "Awakened" |
| June 09, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:30pm | Zac's Legacy Luau |
| February 24, 2018 • 9:00pm - 9:30pm | Dinner Party |
| July 30, 2016 • 2:00pm - 2:15pm | Birthday (Adult) |
| November 28, 2013–November 30, 2013 • 7:00pm - 12:00am | Birthday Party |
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