Eshe of Mahasti - The Bellydance Emporium

Family-friendly, professional belly dance show with exciting music & props tailored to fit your wishes, needs & budget.

Eshe is the director & owner of Mahasti – The Bellydance Emporium. Born and raised in Hamilton, Eshe has been bellydancing since 2002. She’s trained extensively in Canada, Japan, Egypt, and Turkey. And she’s performed in Canada, Japan, Turkey, South Korea, Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia. From 2008 to 2010, Eshe was the bellydancer for the Korean folk/world music band Orgeltanz. Orgeltanz and Eshe gigged at some of the country’s biggest music festivals, including the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival and Grand Mint Festival, were featured in the Korean editions of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, and appeared on several TV programs.

In early 2010, Eshe was cast in the Korean and Indonesian versions of Bellydance Evolution – a large-scale, international bellydance stage production created by the renowned American bellydancer Jillina. Eshe also won Asia’s “People’s Choice” award as part of the show. (phone number hidden) Eshe ran her own bellydance studio in Seoul called Dream Dance Studio. In 2012, her students won the bronze medal for Oriental Ensemble at the Tokyo International Bellydance Competition.

In 2013, Eshe started a new concert series in Seoul called Shake Shop. The monthly event features bellydancers collaborating with Korean indie bands. Since its inception, Shake Shop has seen Eshe and her students collaborating with some of the biggest names in Korea’s indie scene including Galaxy Express (2011 Korean Music Awards “Musician of the Year” winner), Jambinai (2013 Korean Music Awards “Best Crossover Album” winner), and Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio (2014 Korean Music Awards “Rookie of the Year” winner).

In 2015, Eshe returned to Canada to have her 2nd daughter. She has performed in gala shows & community events as well as festivals such as Supercrawl.

Reliable sound system. Safe performance space free of debris.