Heba joined the Academy of Arts Ballet Institute in Cairo, Egypt, at age 8. She graduated when she was 17 with a final mark of “Excellent”. Upon graduation from the Academy, she danced with the Corps de Ballet in the Cairo Opera Ballet Company.
Heba became a principal dancer with the Cairo Opera Modern Dance Company, a contemporary dance company that performed in Europe, Asia, and the United States. She has participated in many choreography workshops abroad by well-known dancers and choreographers including Maurice Bejart, Kwami Ross, Wim Wan Dekapus, Bud Blumenthal, Renato Greco, and Tony Rizzi.
Heba has taught in Egypt, Italy, and California. She is a soloist with Bay Pointe Ballet and has directed and owned a ballet school in California for the last 12 years.