Helena Zahara

Helena has delighted audiences from coast to coast with her grace and exotic movement. She has performed locally for Indianapolis Mayor Bill Hudnut, Governor Evan Byah, Survivor, Channel 59 weatherman Cody, and many more.

Helena's dance often takes on a spiritual aspects when she invites others to dance and laugh as they explore new dimensions of themselves...

“Learning discipline is a part of dance that flows over into other areas of life. Dancing is the core of who I am and and provided a venue to the creditnitals I use daily to help other find their center. Dancing helps you think outside the box.” If you want more information on performances or lessons please feel free to e-mail me.

Helena's Background

Helena has been teaching Oriental Danse or Raks Sharki in her Lebanese family tradition of dance since 1980. Three generations of dancers from her family of fame currently include Zbeide, Nanoora, Sofelia, and Jetalia.

The spiritual aspect of the dance has been passed down as an inheritance and empowerment.

Meditation in movement is the art of oriental dance. Feel the rhythm of life and travel the labyrinth of creation. Much of the authentic dance style originated with Francis Haddad, better know by her dance name Vina. Vina was George Abdo's sister.

Helena has been certified by I.D.E.A. as an aerobic instructor, has degree in Addiction Sciences, Gestalt Training, and practices Dances of Universal Peace. Helena has studied the impact of spirituality, meditation and movement on helping women heal from trauma. Women have danced from the dawn of history to celebrate marriage, fertitlty and childbirth. The mothers of modern daunce, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Dennis and Martha Graham used ancient dance to envoke the female archetype. Helena's dance background include aerobic, latin, tap, jazz, ballet, folk, flemingo, hula, county, ballroom and epressive dance.