DAPHNE, Ala. — Proceeds from a “Hafla” belly-dance recital set for 5:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Daphne Civic Center will go toward Emma’s Harvest Home, a women’s substance abuse treatment center in Mobile.

“Hafla” is a Middle Eastern term for “dance”; “haflas” were mainstays at early festivals.

“As opposed to the ballet which is very structured, in belly dance, and ‘hafla,’ everyone gets involved,” dance instructor Cheryl Pierce Paul said. “It’s very informal.”

Highlights of the evening will include a dance with swords and a glass dance. In a glass dance, the dancer will stand on the bases of water or wine glasses, with two glasses under one foot and one glass under the other foot.

Admission to the recital is $7 and free for children under 10 years old.

Featured belly dance troupes include: Hyetti, a junior troupe with Zuri Dance in Mobile; Tribal Fusion dance by Lisa Broadus from Ocean Springs, Miss.; Mary Moore from Atlanta, Ga. doing Egyptian belly dance; Zuri dance troupe of Mobile; and Gulf Coast Belly Dance.

Emma’s Harvest Home is a 12-bed facility with three lodges that treats women dealing with alcohol and drug dependence as well as mental disorders.

“We treat women who have substance abuse and it could be coupled with bi-polar disorder or depression,” Emma’s executive director Emma Perryman said.

Emma’s — which opened in 2001 — is a year-long treatment program in which the client spends the first three months in inpatient residential care; aftercare usually runs about nine months, administrators said.

Perryman said Emma’s incorporates holistic care, treating the “whole” woman, addressing mental, physical, spiritual and emotional needs.

A portion of the treatment includes an exercise program in which clients regularly take part in activities such as belly dancing.

Funds raised at the recital will help Emma’s treat clients who can’t pay for treatment on their own.

“The benefits will provide scholarships for women who can’t afford treatment,” Perryman said.

For more details on Emma’s Harvest Home, call 478-8768.