Habiba trains dancers in Middle Eastern movement techniques and cultural traditions at her Philadelphia studio. She is a leading researcher of the dances of Egypt and Tunisia and teaches contemporary styles as well as the traditional folkloric dances that have been performed and passed down for many years.

The Habiba Studio has a regular schedule of classespersonally taught by Habiba and welcomes students of all levels from beginner through advanced and professional.

Habiba is internationally recognized as a performer, choreographer, teacher and authority on dances of the Middle East. She has performed extensively throughout the United States and abroad in nightclubs and on concert stages. She has done extensive fieldwork in Egypt and Tunisia. She is an outreach lecturer for the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and a Fellow of the Middle East Center of the University of Pennsylvania and author of numerous articles for national magazines. The International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance (IAMED) voted her Ethnic Dancer of the Year 2001. She is in the Directory of Philadelphia Artists in Education.