Contrary to what many people believe, belly dancing did not originate as a dance of seduction done by concubines to titillate the Sultan.

For centuries, the role of Oriental dance in Middle Eastern society has been that of a folk dance that people would do at joyous occasions such as weddings, the birth of a child, community festivals, and other events that bring people together to party. It was a dance that men, women, and children did for fun, not a "performance" done to entertain an audience.

Nerissa, a dynamic and vibrant professional belly dancer with 11 years of dance training in Australia and the Middle East regularly performs at Harem Turkish Restaurant. Nerissa mesmerizes our guests with her dance flair.