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Ya’ll I am the coolest New Yorker I know right n

Ya’ll I am the coolest New Yorker I know right now (for like 2 days at least) and definitely earned my badge of nyc notoriety for getting featured in @newyorknico’s Sunday post! 😎

Here I am dancing at the Greek Jewish Festival on Sunday amid a masterpiece collection of famed nyc characters! 😂🥰

Ya’ll I have been saying it for years- the life of a career #nyc #bellydancer would make the most amazing documentary. It’s 💯 full of characters and cultures and bizarre niche pockets of this city one would otherwise never have access to.

Nico is the best at capturing this, so I was too delighted to be caught in the mix!! 🙌

Loved getting a nod from all the #weirdos in my world who follow him and getting famous in like a NYC cable access channel 1 kinda way. 😜 Thanks Nico!! Come to some gigs to get more flavah!!!

Fez and stache cameo is my friend Marvin Marcus! 💗

I posted lots more video clips in my story highlights on my page🎥

#nicossundaydump #bellydancernyc #newyorknico #nyclife #nycperformer #nycdancer #streetfestival #nycvibes #nyclove #greekjewishfestival #laylaisis

Hey everyone, I’m super excited to perform tomor

Hey everyone, I’m super excited to perform tomorrow, Sunday May 15th at the Greek Jewish Festival again!!! The sun promises to come out to play in the afternoon, so I hope to see you there!

I have very few shows these days that are both open to the public AND with live music, so this is a great opportunity to catch a rare sighting! It’s a wonderful event with so many great musicians and dancers performing - I’m honored to be featured!

💃🏻I will go at 3pm with @avrampengas and the Noga Group

📍Broome St btwn Allen & Eldridge
Lower East Side, NYC

📣Performance Schedule

12pm: Elias Ladino Ensemble
1pm: Greek American Folklore Society
2pm: Noga Group
3pm: Layla Isis
4pm: Scott Wilson & Efendi
5pm: Pontic Firebird

🇬🇷Full event details at: www.greekjewishfestival.com
& FB event page ☝️

#greekjewishfestival #bellydance #bellydancer #lowereastside #bellydancenewyork #sunday #streetfestival #nogagroup #avrampengas #laylaisis #boundlessbellydance

The MarLa duo at a lavish Moroccan theme 30th birt

The MarLa duo at a lavish Moroccan theme 30th birthday party last night. 🪬💜💜🪬A good time was had by all start to finish! Here’s some #wings and #sword- ing, and a couple of lushes under a couple of lush trees, plus a lil hat bonus 4 ya…no charge. 😜
💃🏻#entertainment and 🎧#dj 👉 @faksproductions 🙌🙏
#bellydancers: @laylaisis & @flutteringby13
#bellydance #bellydancer #bellydancernyc #bellydanceduo #partybellydancers #bellydancegroup #moroccantheme #birthdayparty #marla #mariyah #laylaisis #boundlessbellydance

👏🏻This incredibly special video project my s

👏🏻This incredibly special video project my sisters and I created in honor of the coming arrival of Elena Nayiri’s daughter has finally premiered today!! 👏🏻

Please go over to FB to watch it in full at Facebook.com/newyorkcitybellydance

We originally surprised Elena at her baby shower with a version of this dance and then later recorded, choreographed and filmed it on a beautiful day in Nov 2020 when she was 8 months pregnant. 🥰

It was especially meaningful that I got to sing on this project as well. I recorded the Armenian verse in my bathtub on my laptop late one night to send back to beautiful Malaya Sol who arranged and mixed the song, played the guitar and sang vocals on the Hebrew verse and all the harmonies. With Itai Kriss on flute. ❤️

The whole experience was magical and meant so much to all of us. 💫Please watch and share!

Here’s the caption from Elena’s post I’ll repost:

Dedicated to sisterhood and motherhood, and to women's right to autonomy and access to safe healthcare.
Boundless love and gratitude to dearest friends and amazing artists who made this project come to life.

Musicians/singers:
@malayasol
@itaikriss
@laylaisis

Dancers:
@flutteringby13
@laylaisis
@elenanayiri

Music: Erev Shel Shoshanim (a folkloric Hebrew song)

Armenian lyrics adapted by Elena Nayiri in anticipation of her baby daughter’s arrival. Viana Louise was born less than two months after the recording of this video on New Year's Day 2021. “The flowers are waiting for you” 💕

#bellydance #bellydancers #bellydancelove #etherealbellydance #erevshelshoshanim #pregnantdancer #pregnantbellydancer #sisterhood #motherhood #newyorkcitybellydance #bellydancegroup

First they hold you, then you hold them…in betwe

First they hold you, then you hold them…in between and always, so much love. Happy Mother’s Day in spirit angel mama 🤍🕊😇
My heart is heavy missing her. I try to remember her wisdom - that every day is a blessing…an opportunity to keep growing, to be grateful, to be loving and kind. 💫❤️

It’s tonight ya’ll! #livemusic & #bellydance T

It’s tonight ya’ll! #livemusic & #bellydance Thursday at @alaturkany! 🎉🙌
Ever seen a 10-12 part Turkish club show lol!?😅 Come tonight and find out! It kinda makes the 7 part amcab show look easy 😂

Duet show with @elenanayiri 💕👯‍♀️
With live #turkishmusic by @hasanisakkut ensemble with @saied_emam and Caner Tokgozol!
Show at 9pm
Call for reservation: 212-744-2424
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#alaturka #bellydancers #turkishnight #fazil #oryantal #turkishrestaurant #laylaandelena #bellydancernyc #bellydanceduet #nyctonight #thursday #onceamonth #joinus!

Just got back from New Orleans and here is some ev

Just got back from New Orleans and here is some evidence of les bon temps! 🎺☂️🍹 Just a few favorite moments of festin, dancin, music, family, friends and catchin the good vibes…
Big love for my family Jbro, K, L & M, @rotarydowns, @jessecottonstone & all the incredible musicians that filled my ears this weekend, and Meaty White Beans Noah, K & R for the best weekend- we done pass a good time ma cheries! 💜🙏
TBC. See ya’ll at A la Turka tomorrow/tonight -Thurs!- for live music and bellydance night! After I dry out a bit lol! Lawd!
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#gonefestin #jazzfest #nolajazzfest #nola #louisiana #family #fun #vibez #love #truedat #secondline #aight

Had a blast performing for Sara & Andrew’s #Henn

Had a blast performing for Sara & Andrew’s #Henna and Kris’s #40thbirthday this weekend! ❤️

It’s the best feeling in the world when everyone in the room gets swept away by the joy the dance brings and is so happy to both watch and participate!

10/10 on my end too for both excellent occasions and the 🍒 on top is getting this glowing review from the #bridetobe this morning 🥰🥰🥰 (swipe to read) thank you Sara! ❤️
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#bellydancer #bellydancernyc #newyorkbellydancer #longislandbellydancer #longislandbride #moroccanhenna #eventplanner #eventplanning #partybellydancer #partyideas #bridalshower #birthday #bellydancerbrooklyn #laylaisis #boundlessbellydance

A few audience captured highlights from Ramena + F

A few audience captured highlights from Ramena + Ferdi’s beautiful #wedding this past weekend. 💕🎊
Love my #turkishweddings 🥰 Always tons of fun #audienceparticipation and #romanistyle dance-offs with guests. Guaranteed this brave kid will have the most epic lifelong memory of that time the #bellydancer put him on the spot at his family’s wedding😜🥰

#congrats to the #happycouple!

#bride: @ramena_nasirov
#weddingvenue: @westmountcountryclub
#weddingdj: @ljdjs_ricardom
#weddingphotographer: @abbeyphotographers
#weddingbellydancer: @laylaisis

It’s the start of #weddingseason2022 - ya’ll ready?? Dm to inquire for bookings
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#bellydancernyc #bellydancers #njwedding #weddinginspiration #weddingplanner #nywedding #weddingplanning #weddingideas #arabicwedding #turkishwedding #weddingentertainment #weddingpros #weddingday #springwedding #bellydancernewyork #laylaisis #boundlessbellydance

Last #weekendupdate…Travel with me from a perfor

Last #weekendupdate…Travel with me from a performance in Times Square on Thursday morning to a Latin pre-wedding family party in Long Island on Friday to an Israeli birthday party in Manhattan on Saturday! 🎉

And then there was a Persian birthday in queens Sunday to end this multi-cultural extravaganza of a weekend. Variety is the spice of a #bellydancer’s life. 💯

Clips: First, just a tease from the Nasdaq performance for SWVL- still waiting on official footage to show off that amazing project with Lawnfish Productions. 🙏🙌

Second, definitely turn sound up to hear the fun this family is having. Love these intimate house parties as much as the grand ballroom catering hall events. 💙

Lastly, thanks to DJ @shlomishanti for this fun capture at Limoni restaurant. 💃🏻

#belkydancernyc #bellydancelife #performer #giglife #performingartist #dancer #nycdancer #dancelife #entertainer #partyentertainment #eventplanning #evententertainment #birthdaybellydancer #weddingbellydancer #laylaisis #boundlessbellydance

I did a really neat thing on Thursday morning in T

I did a really neat thing on Thursday morning in Times Square and here are some pictures from the thing! 🤩

A surprise performance for @Swvlworld and @nasdaq with dancers representing Argentina, Brazil, Egypt,Jordan, Kenya, and Pakistan leading to a big flash mob with 32 dancers that incorporated a little of each #worlddance soloist : #Bhangra, #tango, #flamenco, #bellydance, #dabke and #africandance 🤯🥰 #dreamjob

It was an incredible experience getting to work with with such an amazing and diverse group of artists. I enjoyed every moment immensely (eeeeven waking up at 6am 🤪 ) Um….it also didn’t suck to be surrounded by so many hot, hunky men and gorgeous women 😍

Its opportunities like these that remind me of my passion for #dance and why I chose this crazy #nycdancer life. #Crosscultural joy at its best!

Also, ahem- corporate world you should hire artists and pay them well a lot more often. #keytosuccess

DO follow each and every one of these beautiful artists tagged as well as our
Group choreographer: @valeriasolomonoff
Director/Producer: @lawnfish
Thank you all so much for this amazing experience! 🙌🙏❤️

Video to come!
#bellydancer #bellydancernyc #lifeofanartist #nycdancers #streetperformance #swvl #nasdaq #dancelife #collaboration

Join us tonight for #livemusic and #bellydance at

Join us tonight for #livemusic and #bellydance at @alaturkany! 🎶💃🏻💙💙 This is an oldie but a goodie of the blue angels where you’d find us every Thursday night. We’re SO happy the music and dance has finally returned once a month for now. Would love to see you!
👯‍♀️Duet show with me and @elenanayiri at 9:30pm.
🎻 @hasanisakkut , 🎹 Caner Tokgozol, 🥁 @saied_emam

Call for a res: 212-744-2424

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#bellydancers #bellydancernyc #turkishparty #alaturka #nycuppereastside #turkishmusic #turkishdance #oryantal #oryantaldansoz #laylaisis #elenanayiri #thursday #tonight #boundlessbellydance

Happy Spring Equinox, Nowruz and blessed Ostara!!!

Happy Spring Equinox, Nowruz and blessed Ostara!!! 🌷🌸🌟🍃💗

Here is a joyful clip of Set El Hosen with El Asdiqaa last month- can you feel the exuberance!?! Dancing to live music for a live audience is to feel myself come alive, fully embodied in my essence. Felt right for this first day of spring and renewal. 🌷🙌

I’m happy that winter is gone. I’m happy that I finally feel like I’m on the other side of dealing with pain from injury. Im happy for the growth that comes with pain. Lotus from the mud. 🌸

So much 💗 for these musicians:
Maurice Chedid, Nabawy Mo, Said Fahmy, and Yousef Daibes

Looking forward to the next Djam NYC night this Sunday the 27th and taking in more amazing live music and legendary bellydancers including my bestie Mariyah!
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#bellydancer #setelhosen #bellydancernyc #newyorkbellydancer #arabicdance #vintageoriental #orientaldancer #livemusic #performance #laylaisis #boundlessbellydance

🌕💛💫💍 Today- a beautiful Greek wedding

🌕💛💫💍 Today- a beautiful Greek wedding luncheon with the best audience🥰 I needed this joy! #Congrats!

And a lil update since I’ve not made a peep here or in my stories for a while. When sh*t hits the fan I go underground and this week has been a lot.

In the last 5 days I’ve been poked, probed, papped, zapped, jabbed, microwaved in a metal tube and then some.

No less than 7 health appts in order to hopefully resolve a painful episode from herniated discs in my neck….and some other delightful ailments that put me on antibiotics (the kind I can’t even have a drink with 😩) Just cause that wasn’t enough to deal with this week. 😆

The last few gigs I’ve had have been a real struggle to get through, like excruciating- leading to more missed work. And like…panic😰

But today went really well! Not 100% but definitely better. Baby steps back to full health. And this amazing , joyful energy exchange between me and the audience is what truly nourishes my soul. 💖

It’s what I do.

And YO! Virgo full moon in the house tonight!!!! 🌕♍️ Virgo is about purification, healing, service, discernment. It’s time to see what doesn’t serve and let go. This Virgo Sun/Moon lass is sending you all blessings. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

P.S. I also read charts!
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#bellydancer #bellydancerlife #bellydancernyc #dancer #performer #weddingbellydancer #greekwedding #joy #dancing #oryantal #orientaldancer #zills #vintageorientaldancer #laylaisis #boundlessbellydance

Weekend phone dump from a bridal shower and two bi

Weekend phone dump from a bridal shower and two birthday parties✨💛✨

💫I wanted to share a clip from Zahra’s magical shower at the @bellgatefarm on Saturday - the #bride’s mom asked for a #vintageoriental set with #veil and just a touch of #lordoftherings vibe and I was pretty much in heaven with that combo- can I get more requests like this please?! 🧝‍♀️🥰⚔️ Audience sourced tiny snippets of #amcab opening with #veilwrap & #zills, #veildance, #sword, and #audienceparticipation fun.😁

🎉 Plus - later that night in NJ- #Happybirthday to Garry with @_libis89 🎂 And Friday night’s #40thbirthday shindig for @archiekapur4 at the swanky @achotel_timessquare 🥂
Sunday Funday bonus pic with sis @elenanayiri and baby V 😍

Huge thank you to all my clients for having me 💖💖💖 Really feeling a lot of anxiety and existential dread as i know we all are these days…Just focusing on doing my job (and posting about doing it)- which is showing up to bring the joy and letting #dance uplift all our spirits is the only thing I know I can (and need to) do right now.

I know it’s not as important of a job as others in these crazy effed up times, but it still feels pretty important though. Agree?
Breathing in calm, breathing out peace.
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#bellydance #bellydancernyc #birthdaybellydancer #bridetobe #bridalparty #bridalshower #amcabdancer #amcabbellydance #orientaldancer #dancer #bellydancernewyork #boundlessbellydance

Sunday night’s glorious comeback of Djam NYC wit

Sunday night’s glorious comeback of Djam NYC with El Asdiqaa! 🔥🥰🤩🤯🔥 #latergram cause it took me all week to recover from this show lol, but it was well worth it 😄

Impossible to choose a favorite clip to post first, but I probably had the most fun with the #drumsolo and finale. It was real, and there was just so much #LAUGHTER, thanks to the one and only Said Fahmy and these beloved musicians- they made it a blast with all of the unexpected silliness they threw at me and it was pure joy playing along and #improvising with them. 🥰

The ability to be 100% #spontaneous and #comedic is the most important tool to have as a #bellydancer IMO!! Swipe through to watch the whole thing- there’s a lot packed in and a lot of hilarious surprises. 😂🙌🥁💯

What a gift it was for me and the audience to experience this #joy and #art LIVE - we so needed it! Thank you so much to @kaeshichai for bringing back #djamnyc and continuing to keep the nyc #bellydance community together as always. Thank you to Mahyub and @secretroomnyc for supporting it! 🙏💖

Loved reuniting with so many friends and colleagues. I loved watching my fellow #dancers perform so beautifully, including my students who made me SO proud! More on that and more clips to come!! I also posted some clips in my story highlights. 💖

🎶El Asdiqaa musicians:
@nabawmo, Maurice Chedid, Said Fahmy, Yousef Daibes 🙌

🎥Video clips and group photo: @christopher_pelham 🙏
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#arabicnight #twoyearswaitingforthis #bellydancernyc #orientaldance #comedy #improvisation #dance #livemusic #liveperformance #makeartnotwar

A few snippets from last night 💚💙💚💙 It

A few snippets from last night 💚💙💚💙 It was a blast getting back in the saddle at @alaturkany with my sister @elenanayiri and having this amazing live music and energy. 🥰
Gettin in the mix and doin the Roman havasi up on a chair to a crowd of favorite customers is my favorite!!! 😃Hopefully a regular occurrence now…

And there’s more live music this weekend! Please please don’t miss this Sunday’s DJAM NYC Arabic Night! I’m SO excited for this reunion of the bellydance community and to dance with an incredible band. Link for details and tix in bio. 🎉

🎶 A La Turka’s Isakkut Ensemble Musicians:
@hasanisakkut @mtekbilek Caner Tokgozol 🙏🙏🙏
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#bellydancers #turkishparty #turkishdance #romanhavasi ##bellydancernyc #bellydancenewyork #oryantal #orientaldance #dansoz #turkishmusic #livemusic #dance #nyc #love #boundlessbellydancenyc

(2/2) Ya’ll life was crazy before the pandemic.

(2/2) Ya’ll life was crazy before the pandemic. THIS! It’s happening tomorrow night, Thursday- back for one night only- @alaturkany’s famed #livemusic and #bellydance party with the Isakkut Ensemble!!
@hasanisakkut 🎻
@mtekbilek 🥁
@zafersitki 🎹
Duo Bellydance Show at 9:00pm by Layla & Elena 👯‍♀️

📣Sound up to hear the Layla & Elena song and show finale from one of the many pre-pandemic wild Thursday nights we did every week 😂🎉💃🏻🎶- Man, I’ve missed this so much! Can’t wait to reunite with the A la Turka crew and dance with my sister @elenanayiri 💕 Stop in!!
Call for reservation: 212-744-2424
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#bellydancers #alaturka #oryantal #turkishparty #turkishnight #bellydanceshow #nyc #uppereastside #turkishrestsurant #oryantaldansöz #wereback #thursdaynight #danceparty #turkishmusic #nycbellydanceevents

(1/2) Life has been quite the #balancingact lately

(1/2) Life has been quite the #balancingact lately👆🏻🤓✨💜 Hey friends, I’m back from a little mid-February hiatus and I got a lot to tell you about!!!

First of all, February came in hot and suddenly things went from absolutely nothing going on in January to everything happening all at once. 😵‍💫

After jumping back into a full-time gig schedule, launching a new workshop series and teaching classes with two different groups of students in the span of two weeks, plus the upcoming return of two big live music shows - ya’ll, my shit broke. 😣

So I had to stop and cancel/pass on everything - gigs, family visit, keeping up with work/social media. I’d been pushing through and performing with excruciating pain from a flare-up of herniated disc issues and muscle spasms. So I did nothing for a week but rest and go to physical therapy. 🛌

Though not 100% I’m definitely feeling improved and much more hopeful after getting some steroid injections today! 🙌 Woo-hoo! Sooo now I’m all jacked up and feelin ready to parrrrty. And in the knick of time because it’s ALL happening this weekend!

Tomorrow is the return of @alaturka’s Thursday night live music and bellydance show and Sunday is the return of DJAM NYC’s Arabic Night at @secetroomnyc. It’s an epic return of the NYC bellydance scene in one weekend. Swipe to see the flyers and deets!

Video clip from my last gig on Valentines Day for an amazing organization @riseofbrokenwomen that help women in need coming out of shelters and incarceration. Loved it. 💜 Another event planned over two years ago and finally got to happen! That’s what this month seems to be ushering in. Get ready!!
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P.s. To everyone who needs to hear it, including me- remember to be kind to yourself!
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#bellydance #bellydancer #bellydancernyc #bellydancenewyork #bellydanceevents #livemusic #party #thisweekendinnyc #boundlessbellydance

It was a busy #wedding filled #valentinesweekend❤️ It’s also my job to celebrate love year round! So for everyone getting #engaged tonight- the answer is yes, you definitely need a #bellydancer 😄💕

Clips of the show elements from Daniela & John’s gorgeous reception on Saturday, plus pics from a #greekwedding and an #indianwedding #jago (where I didn’t get a shot with the #brideandgroom but I did with these hot #punjabidancers in my colors 😍)
#congrats to all the happy couples 🥂
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