Ayperi in Performance
7:00 PM, $10, 18+
538 Congress St.
Portland, ME
Pairing local musicians and fashion designers. Benefit for Portland Music Found.
7:00 PM, $10
Enfield, NH
7:00 PM, $10
Kids under 12 FREE
Congress St at High St
Portland, ME
Ayperi & Jaiyana co-host this belly dance show featuring fabulous local pros. Raffle and henna available. Fundraiser for NO on 1!
8:00-10:30 PM, $8
225 Congress St.
Portland, ME
w/ Nyeisha, Ayperi, Okbari
Professional belly dance performance & live music
8:00-10:30 PM, $8
225 Congress St.
Portland, ME
8:00-10:30 PM, $8
225 Congress St.
Portland, ME
8:00-10:30 PM, $8
225 Congress St.
Portland, ME
8:00-10:30 PM, $8
225 Congress St.
Portland, ME
June 2009
Solsice Spectacular
Show & Workshop with Autumn Ward of NYC (Producer & Performer)
Portland, ME
-"Clean Lines" workshops with Autumn Ward
-Performance at premier arts venue One Longfellow featuring Autumn Ward, Ayperi, Samuel James/blues, Jaiyana/flamenco, Adira/latin, Dilly Dilly/music
Feb 2009, Nov 2008
Raqs Borealis
Belly Dance at North Star Music Cafe (Performer & Producer)
Portland, ME
Ayperi presents a semi-quarterly professional belly dance & live music event at popular performance venue North Star. Featured performers have included Okbari, Helena Melone and Aonochi.
October 2008
Rakkasah East
9th Annual Belly Dance Festival (Performer)
Somerset, NJ
www.rakkasah.com
Performed with live music by Pangia of Mt. Shasta, CA at the East Coast's largest belly dance festival.
June 2008
Raq the Empire
Show & Workshop with Mira Betz of San Francisco (Producer & Performer)
Portland, ME
- Workshop with Mira Betz
- Show at The Empire featuring performances by Mira Betz, Ayperi, Adira, Samuel James, Over a Cardboard Moon Vaudeville Troupe & the Portland Saw Orchestra
2007 & 2008
Bayside World Market & Fair (Performer & instructor)
Portland, ME
2006 & 2007
Valentine's Day at 100 State Street (Performer)
Portland, ME
Entertained senior ladies at a Valentine's Day celebration hosted by former Representative John Eder at a downtown retirement home.
Raqs is the Arabic word for Dance. Ayperi is a Turkish name meaning Moon Fairy. Hence...
...Raqs Ayperi!