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News & Appearances

To contact us send an e-mail to; Raisa or Mora .


Future Shows and News:

Dancing for Mothergrove weekend of July 17, 2009

We will be dancing at the Grand Haven Library for Pirate Festival Week on Wed August 5, 2009

The Dark Flowers will be dancing for the Pirate Festival on Sat August 8, 2009 in Grand Haven!!

Dancing for Wolf's Run weekend of August 28, 2009

The Dark Flowers will be dancing at Grand Valley Renn Faire October 17 & 18, 2009.



Past Performance Venues:

The Dark Flowers performed at the Derbyshire Renaissance Faire the last two weekends of June, 2009. Check it out Raisa is on the home page!!

The Dark Flowers performed at the Mayfaire Renaissance Faire the last two weekends of May, 2009. Memorial Day was earlier this year.

The Dark Flower Gypsies are proud to announce the addition of two new younger dancers to our troupe. Yasmin and Moria will begin dancing with us for the 2009 Faire Season! Yasmin is the daughter of Haven & Amanda of the Swords of Valor and Moria is the daughter of Mirella (formerly Moria in honor of her daughter).

The Dark Flowers danced for the Grand Valley State University Renaissance Faire in October of 2008.

Pagan Pride in Grand Rapids mid September 2008.

Unfortunately the Illinois Renaissance Faire in Danville, Illinois was canceled for 2008.

Pirate Festival in Muskegon, 2008.

Raisa had knee surgery at the end of July and was not allowed to dance with the group again until the middle of September.

Mothergrove in Michigan, mid July 2008.

Derbyshire Renaissance Faire the last two weekends of June, 2008.

Mayfaire Renaissance Faire the last two weekends of May, 2008.

The Dark Flowers attended Spirit of the Tribes 2008 in Florida the third week of April. Lots of new ideas for the coming season.

The Dark Flowers were able to vend at the CD Launching Hafla of Ensemble Al-Asdeka in March 2008.

The Dark Flowers performed at theExpressions in Orientale seminar show, hosted by the Sultana Dancers March 2008. featuring Amaya.

Amara and Mora performed in the Raks Gothique Show presented by Sonya of Arabesque in Chicago, Dec 8, 2007. The Dark Flowers attended the workshop.

Sa'rah Mayne & Na'imah's Halloween Hafla 2007

Grand Valley Renaissance Faire 2007

Muskegon Pirate Festival 2007

Capt'n Jack's Pirate Night Aug 2007

Derbyshire Rennaisance Faire 2007

Mayfaire Renaissance Faire 2007

April 25-April 30 2007, we attended the Spirit of the Tribes' -"Spirit of the Gypsies" event in Florida.

To our complete joy we are able to announce that as of March 30th 2007, Moria has rejoined the Dark Flowers. She is one of our founding members. Welcome Back!!!

Due to unexpected circumstances, as of March 25th 2007, Saphira has resigned from the Dark Flower Gypsies.

Jan 20, 2007 the Dark Flowers performed in the show after the Sonya seminar in Grand Rapids, sponsored by the Sultana Dancers. Nadira also performed her solo to Khatar by Solace.

In Chicago at the show after the Tempest workshop, sponsored by Arabesque Studio, Amara performed her solo Transylvanian Concubine.

Grand Valley Renaissance Faire 2006

Muskegon Museum of Art - Age of Armor Renaissance Faire 2006

Muskegon Museum of Art - Moulan Rouge 2006

Derbyshire Renaissance Faire 2006

Mayfaire Renaissance Faire 2006

Resourceful Women's Conference at Aquinas College Mar 2006

Gothic Bellydance Workshop Chicago,IL Mar 2006

Sultana Workshop featuring Sonja Oct 2005

Grand Valley Renaissance Faire 2005

Shiabrooke Renaissance Faire 2005

West Michigan Renaissance Faire 2005

Mayfaire Renaissance Faire 2005

Women's Shelter Benefit - Mar 2005

Diaspora - World Dance Collective Feb 2005

Mystic Cafe Halloween Hafla 2004

Grand Valley Renaissance Faire 2004

Bancrof Harvest Festival 2004

Shiabrooke Renaissance Faire 2004

West Michigan Renaissance Faire 2004

Mayfaire Renaissance Faire 2004

West Michigan School of Middle Eastern Dance Workshop Hafla 2004