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Ya Habibi Dance CompanySHOSHANNA'S YA HABIBI DANCE COMPANY...

Ya Habibi Dance Company A fantastic group of dancers directed by Shsohanna dedicated to dazzling audiences with complex choreographies and lots of individual style across the North Coast and beyond since 1998.

That's 12 years of amazing performances!Ya Habibi Dance Company is available to dance at your event, celebration, festival, or party. Solo performances start at $100 and Group performances start at $250, although we try to work within the budgets of non-profit organizations, festivals, and schools.See a list of ongoing and upcoming shows here.

Current Members:

Shoshanna
Raquel
Naia Maheen
Estella
Shoshanna
Shoshanna
Raquel
Naia Maheen
Estella
Veronica
Shoshanna
Shoshanna
Jenny
(no pic yet)
Erika
Nina
Nina
Amina
         

Troupe Alumni ~ Where are they now?

    Shoshanna Laura
Graduated from Humboldt State University, now dancing Flamenco and hopefully Middle Eastern Dance in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Karolina KAROLINA
Now dancing up a strorm in San Francisco! She's a part of the Suhaila Repertory Company and dazzling audiences in competitions all over the place.
Ziva ZIVA - www.zivadancer.com
After Ya Habibi, Ziva has been working with famed percussionist Souhail Kaspar in workshops all over the country. She danced & lived in Puerto Rico for a year and is now in Petaluma, CA and teaching!
Bernadette Bernadette
Hopefully coming back to join us soon!
Hadara Hana Hadara Hana
Has now flown away to the land of SALSA... but is welcome back to Middle Eastern Dance anytime!
Andalee ANDALEE - www.andalee.com
Dancing, teaching, directing a dance group and producing events in Tulare, CA.
A fabulous dancer!
Sundari Sundari
Has taken an extended break from the troupe but still dances! She works with the great organization Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Nicoliana NICOLIANA - www.nicoliana.com
After Ya Habibi, Nicoliana went to Los Angeles, was a member of Jillina's Sahlala Dancers for 4 years and then moved to Thailand, where she's been dancing and teaching. Check out her website!
Rasheika RASHEIKA - www.rasheikaraks.com
Still a wonderful dancer in Humboldt County, Rasheika teaches in Eureka and directs The Hip Mamas. She's recently branched out into Samba, and is a member of Samba Na Chuva!
Khalila Zahar Khalila Zahar
A marvelous local dancer who has now mostly turned to her full time job working with a local cattle rancher. She's a true rhinestone cowgirl! :-)
Sitaara Katie
Graduated from HSU, then moved off to Boston for her masters degree in children's literature. She's an active dancer in many styles and is a member of the tribal group Vadalna.
Yusefina Yusefina
A true artist of the dance who was one of my orginal dance students. She's traveled across the country studying, dancing and teaching... catch her if you can!
Fifi Fifi
After Ya Habibi she moved to Santa Cruz for college and danced with BellyDance Odyssey. Now she's pursuing Jazz Dance, too, but is still immersed in Middle Eastern Dance.
Binah Binah
A fabulous dancer who moved to San Francisco after her time in Arcata. She's still dancing and making music in the Bay Area and beyond!
Brigit Brigit Fraga
Still local to Arcata, Brigit broke off from Ya Habibi to go Tribal. She directed the group Tribalesque and most recently The Widowmakers. Currently immersed in mommyhood I'm sure she'll be back soon!
       

And I'm not quite sure what these lovely former dance company members are up to.
Let me know if you know! :-)

Shoshanna
Shoshanna
Lauren
Willow Rose
         
Cindy
Vanessa
Rasha
Kristy
Holly
Cindy
Vanessa
Off to India!
Rasha
Kristy
Off to Grad School
Holly
         
Lori
Cecily
Michelle
Jessica
Davia
Lori
Off to Mommyhood
Cecily
Michelle
Still dancing?
Jessica
Photographer
Los Angeles
Davia
Now a nurse!
         
Rochelle
Zamira
Mirabai
Sirena
Misha
Rochelle
Was in Sacramento
studying with Unmata.
Now in Santa Rosa!
Liliana
Dancing and teaching
in Southern CA
Mirabai
Dancing in Big Sur!
Sirena
Dancing/Teaching
in Oregon
Misha
         
dancer
Mandy
Trinka
Thaliah
Tiffany
Lindsay
Mandy
Trinka
Sonora, CA - dancing?
Thaliah
Tiffany
Dancing in New York
         
Julie
Yoshi
Jessie
Tahiya
Mery
Julie
Now a Ballerina!
Yoshi
Japan... everywhere?
Jessie
Tahiya
Mery
Still in Hawaii?
         
Ya'iel
Galadriel
Jenn
Melinda
Dancer
Ya'iel
Galadriel
Jenn
Melinda
Adira
Drama Teacher at
Eureka High School
         
Christiane
Hillary
Lisa S.
         

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(707) 616-6876 •  P.O. Box 1086, Arcata, CA 95518 • dance@shoshannaland.com
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