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Sahara Nights
- Vancouver, BC
- Belly Dancer
- Travels up to 30 miles
- $300-350
Overview
Vancouver's hottest Bellydance duo, entertainment for weddings, parties, restaurants and charity events. Shows are fast paced and entertaining. Performances available for one or two dancers. Stagette party lessons also available.
Both Heidi and Leslie care about the health of their clients and are happy to show proof of vaccination upon request.
17 Reviews
Heidi and Leslie put on a fabulous surprise bellydance performance for my husband's 40th birthday! They were defiantley the highlight of the night and we have not stopped talking about how impressed we were even though it was a week ago.
We can't wait to hire them again. So much fun and they are sooo talented! Thank you ❤️
Middle Eastern Entertainment, Belly Dancer
We had a great night and Leslie performed an amazing show and entertained the guest wonderful! Her entrance was arranged as a surprise and she graciously accepted to coordinate with the DJ and host. Thank you so much Leslie hope to see you again soon! Cheers
Belly Dancer
Leslie is great, with a lot of patience and right mindset to make event successful. She was wonderful with the guests and carried a happy friendly personality.
Would highly recommend her for any belly dancing event.
Belly Dancer
Response from Sahara Nights:
Thank you so much Kapil. Priti and all of the staff made me feel most welcome and I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere. I will recommend to anyone the delicious food of India's Most Wanted restaurant. I hope to work with you again in the future.
I will invite her again
Thank you
Belly Dancer
Response from Sahara Nights:
Thank you 🙏 Looking forward to next time you have a party 🎉 🎈
She did a lovely performance. She is both talented and skilled! It was a shy crowd but she got many of us up dancing and laughing.
Belly Dancer
Response from Sahara Nights:
Thank you! I hope that Jack had the best birthday ever :-) it was a pleasure to be a part of his milestone celebration
Best Regards,
Heidi
We had an amazing Belly Dancer that did so many tricks and entertained our guests. We will definitely rent this service again! highly recommended!
Belly Dancer
Response from Sahara Nights:
Thank you Polina. I cannot express what the great honour it was to dance for you and your guests. It was truly beautiful experience for me, and it did my heart good to see everyone enjoying themselves. Thank you so much for having me as part of your party!
Leslie was fantastic!! She incorporated the theme of my party into her dance routine by finding the perfect outfit and selecting the perfect music! All my guests loved her performance. She was very engaging! I highly recommend Leslie for your next next party :)
Heidi was great! All my guests had a lot of fun! She was engaging and very talented :)
Belly Dancer
Response from Sahara Nights:
Awwww thanks Emily for having me dance at your event! It was fun :-)
Best
Heidi xoxo
It's been 3 weeks since Leslie performed at our Moon Festival celebration party on Sept 24. The memories are so vivid that some of our guests are still talking about it now. Many guests were first time visitors from China. They were not only thrilled by Leslie's performance but also were excited to stand up and dance with her. The time she was there with us became the climax of the beautiful evening. Dance transcends language barriers. Highlighly recommend Sahara Nights. They will bring the memorial joy to you!
Belly Dancer
Response from Sahara Nights:
Thank you so much for asking me! It was a genuine pleasure to perform at such an amazing event. What a beautiful night and so much fun to dance with all of the guests. All the best :-)
Leslie
I would have given Sahara Nights 10 stars out of 5 if it was possible. She was very professional, friendly, on time, beautiful, talented.
Everyone at the party enjoyed her performance. Excellent Job!
Thank You.
Belly Dancer
Response from Sahara Nights:
Thank you Fara! It was so much fun to dance at your husband’s birthday party, I enjoyed being part of the celebrations so much. Thank you for having me!
Leslie was fantastic, she did an amazing dance at our wedding. She was fun, very energetic, and a great belly dancer. She engaged with our guests and everyone enjoyed it. We would definitely recommend her.
Belly Dancer
Response from Sahara Nights:
Mona,
Thank you so much for including me in your wedding. It was a great honour. The moment I entered the room I could feel that there was a great love of people together as a family and their joy for you and your marriage. I felt so happy to be there. You are the most beautiful bride. My warmest congratulations and wishing you a very happy future and long life together.
Best Regards,
Leslie
We highly recommend Sahara Nights even for the family-friendly event. All the little ones thought she was a hybrid of Frozen Princess / Aladdin.
Belly Dancer
Response from Sahara Nights:
Great! I’m glad you enjoyed the performance, it was a fun party and the little ones were adorable!
Regards
Heidi
When the ladies came out into the crowd everyone was so pleasantly surprised. What excitement! Exceptionally beautiful, fun loving ladies who know how to work a crowd. Family friendly too! Really put the cherry on top for our corporate event.
I hired Sahara nights to belly dance at my wedding and I am so glad I did!!They were great , they got our guests involved in some dancing as well and our guests were loving the dancers.. they also grabbed the groom and got him to do some hip shaking 😏 they were definitely entertaining.
Leslie came to dance at my husbands suprise 40th birthday and she was amazing! From booking to after her performance she was professional and polite. She answered all my questions in a timely manner, and arrived early so we could make sure we were all set up properly. She was lovely to my younger daughter who was so excited to see a belly dancer and her performance was stunning. Beautiful costume, amazing knife ballancing skills, and gorgeous dancing! Everyone was wowed and it made for an epic 40th birthday. Thanks so much Leslie!!!
Belly Dancer
Response from Sahara Nights:
It was a pleasure to dance at this party, your friends and family were a great audience. Thank you so much for having me!
During my brothers wedding for one of the ladies parties we had the pleasure of having Heidi do some of her amazing belly dance routines for us. She was so amazing that I just had to have her also dance at my bridal shower! These girls are so talented and have a great stage presence perfect for any party or event.
Belly Dancer
Response from Sahara Nights:
Awwwww! Heidi told me how much fun your friends and family are to dance for! Thanks for the review :-)
I hired Sahara Nights for a Bday party and I can totally recommend their dance services. They lifted the spirit of the party with their infectious dances are beautiful smiles. If you are thinking about hiring a couple of belly dancers for your event, these dancers are the perfect solution!
Belly Dancer
Booking Info
Price Range: $300-350
Gig Length: 10 - 30 minutes
Languages: English, Spanish
What to Expect
Expect that your bellydancer will be a surprise. After arriving discreetly at the venue she will come in with a veil or wings or some other colourful prop and grab your guests ATTENTION. There will be upbeat Arabic Music and dancing that can't help but turn everyone's head.
Depending on the set, after the entrance song the dancer will use a sword, wine glasses or other balancing act to showcase the slow and sinuous movements of bellydance and keep your guests on the edge of their seat.
Finishing off the entrance, the dancer may do a short drum dance which brings the energy back up and signals the beginning of audience participation. The dancer will get members of the audience up to dance with her. We will engage with the guest of honour, if desired. Don't worry, we are practiced in the art of sharing joy and making people comfortable. Sahara Nights loves to share our energy with audiences and never forces guests to get up to dance. But don't be surprised if you discover that the rhythm gets you up on the dance floor!
About
Leslie and Heidi have been performing Belly dance in and around the Vancouver and Surrey Area for over 10 years. They are amongst the most sought after entertainment acts for Weddings and corporate events in the Lower Mainland. With extensive stage experience, the duo appeared on Canada's Got Talent in 2014, making it to the Showcase round with a stunning performance of Gama Gomall's Mohammad Ali Street drum solo.
Leslie is an artistic director of Sahara Nights and won the award for best choreography duo bellydance at La Danze Orientale in Washington 2016. In addition to this she is one of the principal dancers of Vancouver's Samba Fusion, Vancouver's best and hottest Brazilian Samba troupe.
Heidi is a professional fitness model and creator of Mrs. Cannon's Kitchen, a company with a mandate to promote fitness and health through healthy eating. She trains extensively in the arts of strength and balance and is known for her athletic style, beautiful backgrounds and feats of flexibility.
Additional Booking Notes
We will contact you to arrange music.
We can email or dropbox music to your DJ. We prefer to arrange music ahead of time for Corporate and gala events.
For smaller private events we provide music on an iPod. We can provide a speaker for music at small house parties if required.
We can even arrange CD if you are rocking that old school sound system!
Services Offered
Upcoming Booked Events
April 11, 2025 • 8:00pm - 8:15pm | Wedding Reception |
Past Booked Events
April 26, 2024 • 10:00pm - 10:30pm | Birthday Party |
August 25, 2023 • 8:30pm - 9:30pm | Birthday Party |
February 14, 2023 • 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Restaurant/Bar Event |
December 17, 2022 • 9:00pm - 9:30pm | Christmas Party |
December 02, 2022 • 7:30pm - 8:30pm | Christmas Party |
May 22, 2022 • 6:30pm - 7:00pm | Birthday Party |
March 06, 2022 • 6:30pm - 7:00pm | Birthday Party |
December 20, 2021 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Christmas Party |
November 26, 2021 • 6:30pm - 7:15pm | Birthday Party |
October 31, 2020 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Cocktail Party |
February 16, 2020 • 9:00pm - 10:00pm | Birthday Party |
July 26, 2019 • 10:00pm - 10:30pm | Birthday Party |
July 19, 2019 • 8:00pm - 8:15pm | Wedding Reception |
May 30, 2019 • 2:00pm - 2:15pm | Corporate Event |
May 25, 2019 • 9:00pm - 9:30pm | Birthday Party |
April 27, 2019 • 9:00pm - 9:20pm | Wedding |
April 26, 2019 • 9:00pm - 9:30pm | Birthday party |
April 20, 2019 • 8:00pm - 10:00pm | Wedding |
April 13, 2019 • 8:30pm - 9:00pm | Anniversary Party |
April 12, 2019 • 8:00pm - 8:40pm | Moltaqa Restaurant |
April 06, 2019 • 8:00pm - 8:25pm | Charity Gala |
April 05, 2019 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Birthday Party |
October 07, 2018 • 9:30pm - 10:15pm | Dinner Party |
July 14, 2018 • 8:00pm - 8:15pm | Birthday Party |
June 22, 2018 • 8:30am - 8:45am | Wedding Reception |
June 08, 2018 • 8:30pm - 9:00pm | Birthday Party |
March 03, 2018 • 8:30pm - 8:45pm | Corporate Event |
December 19, 2017 • 8:30pm - 9:30pm | Christmas Party |
November 25, 2017 • 8:00pm - 8:15pm | Wedding Reception |
November 18, 2017 • 8:30pm - 9:00pm | Birthday Party |
Setup Requirements
Sound System