Keke Oriental Dance

12/07/2025

I'm excited to be teaching a workshop as part of Adelaide Middle Eastern festival 2025. It's a topic close to my heart, classical Egyptian inspired by folklore. Come join me for a whimsical dance journey 💖

19/12/2024

Looking forward to performing and being part of this amazing Fringe show featuring Azad Khan direct from Istanbul and other great performers and musicians. Its one show only, get your tickets now!!

The elegant Keke of Keke Oriental Dance, one of Adelaide’s premier schools of oriental (belly) dance, is another of the stunning performers of One Night in Istanbul featuring. Azad Kaan. Keke has promoted the dance of her Greek Egyptian ancestry in South Australia and internationally over many years by teaching and mentoring students of various levels and by also staging world class shows with prominent guests of the oriental dance world.

See the sublime Greek goddess Keke for our one night only special event on March 1st. Tix on sale now!

https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/one-night-in-istanbul-af2025?genre%5B%5D=Music

21/10/2024

Memories of performing in Japan 🥰

23/08/2024

Adelaide Middle Eastern Dance Festival performers photo😍

15/08/2024

14/05/2024

It's been a while dance folks so I'm absolutely itching to teach this workshop, don't miss it!!

Keke’s Workshop - Greek Tsifteteli

Greek tsifteteli and folk steps are intertwined with classical Egyptian technique to create a dynamic choreography to a powerful modern Greek song.

Sunday 14 July 1:30pm to 3.30pm at Star Theatres studio.

To book, click on:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fIkEPaV5cYqrBw88HmTjuGX-M0iINUqS/view?usp=drivesdk

Also, don’t miss seeing Echoes of the East. Show tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/cqhhf

Performer and teacher spotlight: Keke ✨

Keke has been involved with oriental dance for over 25 years. She is of Greek Egyptian descent and grew up listening to the Egyptian classics. She played the piano for many years, learnt Greek folk dance and flamenco before learning raqs sharqi for several years in Adelaide. She then moved to Japan where her dance career flourished after teaching full time, establishing her own school and brand, performing and being exposed to international master teachers. She became known for her musicality and nuances. She had a couple of dance troupes and performed in Egypt for festivals as part of student tours. She has also produced shows, performed and taught workshops in many Japanese cities and Seoul. Keke has also taught in Adelaide and produced events with international and local performers, where she is currently based.

Don’t miss seeing Keke live in Echoes of the East. Show tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/cqhhf

Keke’s Workshop - Greek Tsifteteli

Greek tsifteteli and folk steps are intertwined with classical Egyptian technique to create a dynamic choreography to a powerful modern Greek song.

Sunday 14 July at 1:30pm at Star Theatres.

To book, click on:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fIkEPaV5cYqrBw88HmTjuGX-M0iINUqS/view?usp=drivesdk

Keke Oriental Dance

01/04/2024

Thrilled to be teaching and performing at Adelaide Middle Eastern festival...I will teach a topic I am passionate about and is part of my heritage...Greek folk entwined with Egyptian classical/ folklore 😍❤️

Performer and teacher spotlight: Keke ✨

Keke has been involved with oriental dance for over 25 years. She is of Greek Egyptian descent and grew up listening to the Egyptian classics. She played the piano for many years, learnt Greek folk dance and flamenco before learning raqs sharqi for several years in Adelaide. She then moved to Japan where her dance career flourished after teaching full time, establishing her own school and brand, performing and being exposed to international master teachers. She became known for her musicality and nuances. She had a couple of dance troupes and performed in Egypt for festivals as part of student tours. She has also produced shows, performed and taught workshops in many Japanese cities and Seoul. Keke has also taught in Adelaide and produced events with international and local performers, where she is currently based.

Don’t miss seeing Keke live in Echoes of the East. Show tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/cqhhf

Keke’s Workshop - Greek Tsifteteli

Greek tsifteteli and folk steps are intertwined with classical Egyptian technique to create a dynamic choreography to a powerful modern Greek song.

Sunday 14 July at 1:30pm at Star Theatres.

To book, click on:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fIkEPaV5cYqrBw88HmTjuGX-M0iINUqS/view?usp=drivesdk

Keke Oriental Dance

21/03/2024

Excited about this event 🤩we have the honour of special guest the beautiful, knowledgeable Eva Cass from Perth teaching and performing amongst other talented artists. I will be exploring the Mediterranean link, Greek tsiftetelli/ folk dance, more to come....

We are excited to finally start revealing what’s in store for you at this year’s first ever Adelaide Middle Eastern Dance Festival which will take place on the 13th and 14th of July!

Two full and very educational days of workshops will be on offer by Adelaide dancers covering different genres of Middle Eastern dance including oriental, Persian classical, Turkish Roman, Egyptian Saidi and more! Workshops will have a focus on technique, choreography, history, culture and numerous other facets of Middle Eastern dance.

Our guest teacher will be the graceful and elegant Eva Cass from Perth who is considered to be one of the pioneers of oriental dance in Australia!

All workshop teachers will perform at our spectacular show Echoes of the East, with their wonderful and varied dances. Accompanying them will be Adelaide musicians Harry Trikaliotis and Kristopher Ioannides, taking us on a journey from Greece to Turkiye, Lebanon to Egypt and beyond.

A pre-festival get together at Istanbul Lounge, will also take place on the evening of Friday the 12th of July where guests can meet with festival teachers, other festival-goers, buy dance costumes and other items have some authentic Middle Eastern nibbles and drinks.

We are looking forward to spending this amazing weekend of Middle Eastern dance and music with you. We will share the details of the show, workshops and Istanbul Bazaar over the next few days. Yallah! Let’s get started.