Greek Style Oriental Dance
Who
Helena Vlahos
Phoenix residents can claim living legend Helena Vlahos, who holds the world record for an amazing bit of belly dancing that involves flipping dollar bills and up to nine quarters with her abdominals. Helena teaches belly dancing at various locations throughout the sunny city. By Tiffany Owens (freelance writer living in Portland, Oregon)
Helena Vlahos has been belly dancing since 1964. She started at the age of 16 in Los Angeles, California and has been dancing ever since. Helena moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1990. She performs at the Bacchanal Greek Restaurant in Phoenix. She also teaches a full schedule of classes and workshops locally and out of state as well.
Helena has been on several television shows because of the unique ability to roll nine quarters and a dollar bill on her belly and holds the record in the Guinness Book of World Records for "Unique Abdominal Dexterity".
Television Appearances: AM Los Angeles with Regis Philbin, The Merv Griffin Show, The Mike Douglas Show, That's Incredible, Here's Richard (Richard Simmons), Regis Philbin Health Styles., Thicke of the Night, with Allen Thicke, Spectacular World of Guinness Records, Dynasty, Enjoy Yourself Tonight Television Broadcasts Limited (Kowloon, Hong Kong).
Helena has several protégés that she has mentored. They are all beautiful dancers. Some of her past protégés were Dahad Elias of Los Angeles and Mahal of Houston, Texas. Her present ones are Katayna (champion of Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition 2006), Christina Karras (Congeniality Award of Belly Dancer of the Universe 2006), Neena Nour, and the 15 year old Ivy Ashoor (who came in third in the Junior category in 2007) all of Phoenix, Arizona. New ones are coming up very soon.
What
Shimmy, Shake and Undulate to the beautiful sounds of the Greek Bouzouki. Movements and stylizations that make Greek belly dance a lively, unique and beautiful dance form.
Level
ALL
Where
Conference Room
When
Sunday 18/05/2008 13:20 - 15:20
How Much
$30
