Bellydance
Haydee has always loved performing in front of a
crowd. She started performing at the age
of five imitating Selena in birthday parties and she was always the first to
sign up for school dance performances. When she entered high school, she took
interest in bellydance after seeing Shakira on television performing Ojos
Asi.
Though she did not even know the name of the dance, she was drawn to it and taught herself most of Shakira’s choreographies by taping them and watching them over and over. Right before she turned 19, she got second place in a bellydance competition that allowed her to meet Shakira in person. It was then when she began researching professional bellydancers online and learning more of the art by imitating other dancers through youtube.com.
A few months after that she auditioned and was
accepted into a bellydance performing group at the University of Houston called
Hourglass Girls. While with the
Hourglass Girls, Haydee performed in several restaurants in Houston as well as
University events. In the coming years,
she was able to take workshops with some of the best international bellydancers
including Sadie, Bozenka and Ansuya.
Up to this point she had still not taking one formal bellydance class. In 2009 she met Soraya, a local bellydancer who offered her a place in her bellydance company, Zambra, and professional bellydance training. While Haydee was a member of Zambra, she performed in events such as the Bayou City Arts Festival and many more. Throughout 2010, Haydee performed in other events and parties, but this time with enough experience to have her own Solo act.
In October 2010 Haydee entered another dancing competition which she won. By winning this competition she was able to fulfill one of her dreams which was to dance on stage with Shakira.
Haydee is available to perform in special events, parties, Quinceneras, etc. If you are interested in hiring her for a performance, please click the contact tab.
