We are thrilled to offer three classes taught by Leyla Jouvana, accompanied with live drumming by Roland. Click here for a video about Leyla and Roland filming at Suhaila’s studio. Leyla &…

In the mid 1970s, Jamila sponsored a student night once a month at the Casbah, a belly dance night club in San Francisco. The Casbah was open seven nights a week with…

In 2006, Suhaila debuted her hard rock fusion choreography, Dark Veil, at Rakkasah West . . . as an homage to 1980’s rock. Finding the right guitarist provided difficult, as Suhaila wanted…

HBO recently aired a documentary, Ghetto Ballet. In Cape Town, South Africa, Philip Boyd founded Dance for All to train disadvantaged young people in the art of classical, modern and traditional dance.…

Suhaila’s complete Zei El Hawa performance has been added to Suhaila’s Official YouTube Channel; see links for the three parts below. A complete copy of the performance plus Suhaila’s performance to Tamra…

We are so excited to announce the new Bal Anat Remix CD, an electronic world fusion remix by Manko Eponymous. This music is great for performance, class and as a soundtrack for life.…

Rakkasah West was a blast this year, and the Suhaila Dance Company had a great time! Again, we want to thank the outstanding audience. Below, you’ll find links to the performance highlights.…

We recently received a message from a dancer: “I’ve had surgery and I’m having a hard time getting back into dancing. I feel like when I contract nothing happens, and isolations are…

Suhaila’s choreography to Ali Gara is now available in Suhaila’s online classes. The music and choreography are incredibly beautiful. In love, sometimes the timing is off. . . things never quite line up.…

We had a great time at Rakkasah West this year, and we want to thank everyone who came out for the show! As has been tradition since the original Bal Anat in…