July's HaflAdira in San Jose

I'm dancing tomorrow in a Swirl Duet with Davina at Hafla Adira.


Adira Costume and Dance

2038 Lincoln Ave. San Jose CA 95125

1pm to 4pm 

The line up is pretty awesome and the show is free.

Hope to see you there!

Upcoming Spring 2014 Events

Spring is definitely in the air!  Here is a list of some upcoming belly dance events that you might want to get onto your calendar now to save the date. 
*If I'm performing it will be noted  below.

Bay Area Belly April 13, 2014 Redwood City, CA:
4th Annual Bay Area Belly – Sunday April 13, 2014, 11:00AM-7:00PM
Bay Area Belly is an independent Belly Dance Festival. This event is open to the general public, dancers and dance enthusiasts who would like to experience the enchanting atmosphere of dance and live music from the Middle East.

At Angelicas in Redwood City, CA, talented Belly Dancers from all over the Bay Area are coming together for an afternoon of great entertainment. On Sunday, April 13th, the doors open at 11:00 am with dancing from 11:45 am to 6:30 pm. Click here for website. 


Clockwork Alchemy May 24 - 25, 2014 San Jose, CA:

Clockwork Alchemy a Steampunk convention is held in conjunction with Fanime Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26, 2014. 

On Saturday and Sunday Clockwork Alchemy will host Caravan Tent between 1pm and 3pm at the DoubleTree Hotel.

*I will be performing at the Caravan Tent on Saturday

Click here for website and information about the convention

Adira Dance and Costume Hosts HalfAdira 2014 in San Jose CA:
San Jose's premier belly dance party Afternoons beginning at 1pm No Cover

May HalfAdira - May 17, 2014 
June HalfAdira - June 14, 2014 
July HalfAdira - July 12, 2014 
August HalfAdira - August 9, 2014 
September HalfAdira - September 13, 2014
Haunted HalfAdira - October 18, 2014

*I will be performing at August HalfAdira

Dates and dancer schedule is available here http://www.adiradance.com/dance_costume_s/A-EVENTS/Events.html


Dance Essence June Swoon! Friday June 13, 2014 Sunnyvale CA:

Dance Essence is hosting June Swoon Belly Dance Show at the Bean Scene in Sunnyvale. 7pm to 9pm 

Admission is free. Arrive early for seating. Please be sure to support the Bean Scene - they have a small tasty menu along with lovely deserts.

Updates are found in the organizations facebook page here

Dance Essence Dance Show ~ March 2014

Dance Essence Dance Show in Sunnyvale, CA 

March 2014

Dance Essence is an arts organization whose mission is to bring multiple dance forms and fitness education to the Bay Area. http://www.danceessence.org/

You can see more photographs here

SF/BA MECDA Belly Dance Festival & Fundraiser on Saturday November 2, 2013

This weekend I will be attending and performing at an all-day event with dancing, live music and vendors galore so you can shop! It's also a fundraiser for a good cause:  a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence.

I will be dancing during the Festival Dancing portion of the day at 2:50pm. Hope to see you there!

After my performance there will be Live Music followed by the Featured Dancers show starting at 5.30pm ~ all of this for one admission ticket.

Spice of Life Festival and Fundraiser

Saturday Nov. 2, 2013

97 Hillview Ave. Los Altos, CA.

11:00am - 7:00pm

All day festival with dancing, life music, vendors, snack truck

Featured Dancers perform 5:30pm - 7pm

If you are interested in volunteering please contact the organization directly at info@sfbamecda.org - there are volunteer postions open and you will receive free entrance for the rest of the festival

Recent Travel to Las Vegas for LCBDI

Each year the Las Vegas Belly Dance Intensitve & Festival is held the first weekend of September. And any reason to go to Las Vegas is a good one!

Here are a few highlight shots from the Festival Dancing

 Princess Farhana of Hollywood
http://www.princessfarhana.com/

Sabrina & Robert

http://sabrinabellydancer.com/ 

 

Basinah

More photos found here

LVBDI website is here: http://www.bellydanceintensive.com/

Upcoming Belly Dance events in the Bay Area

For some the end of June is the beginning of the 'summer' holidays for kids /families but this summer I'm working as usual at the day job, and not taking any lengthy holidays (like last summer when Davina and I went to London for the Olympics ~though we never got any tickets for games but we went anyway!).

This year, I'm making sure my calendar is up to date with the upcoming belly dance events so I thought I would share the information with you all as well so you can get your calendar in order too.

August 3 & 4 2013: Carnival of Stars
Richmond Auditorium, Richmond, CA
Sat. 10am to 10pm & Sun. 10am to 8pm
Belly Dancing & SciFi/Comics collide. In addition to dance performances this event has costume contests and a raffle to raise money for future events. I have seen a picture of a lovely assiut dress that will be one of the raffle items.
http://carnivalofstars.com/

Sunday, August 11, 2013: SF/BA MECDA's Swaportunity
At Lunatic Fringe on Murphy Ave in Sunnyvale, CA
11am to 5pm
Swap Shop and Socialize. There will be FREE mini-workshops provided throughout the afternoon. This is a fundraiser for the SF/BA MECDA chapter and their designated charity Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
http://sfbamecda.com/

September 28 & 29, 2013: Desert Dance Festival
Sat 10am to 11pm (ticket includes extravaganza show)  Sun 10am to 6pm
S.E.S. Hall 1375 Lafayette St., Santa Clara , CA 95050
Festival performance registration is now open online and workshops will be announced soon
www.desertdancefestival.com/

October 5-6, 2013 Redwood Coast Belly Dance Festival

824 L Street, Arcata, CA 95521 at the Old Creamery Building, Arcata

Saturday 12-8pm, Sunday 12-5pm 

Redwood Coast Belly Dance Festival is presented by Shoshanna and Mosaic Productions, a non-profit Dream Maker program of The Ink People Center for the Arts.

 www.redwoodcoastbellydance.com/

Saturday November 3, 2013 SF/BA MECDA Annual Fall Festival and Fundraiser
11am to 7pm
Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave. Los Altos, CA
Festival dancing, vendors, featured dancers showcase, and more.
http://sfbamecda.com/

Ongoing events....

HaflaAdira is a monthly dance event one Saturday a month betwen May and October.
Remaining dates for 2013:
July 13
August 10
September 14
October 19 (Haunted HaflAdira)
Email adira@adiradance.com if interested in dancing

Hafla Britianna Performance

On Sunday, June 9th 2013 I was invited to perform at Hafla Britannia in Pleasanton, CA. The event was hosted by Sara Shrapnell & Poppy Maya. 

Here is my performance - I am wearing an assiut tunic by Dawn Devine

 

To find out more about Lets Belly Dance  and Poppy Maya here are their websites:
www.letsbellydanceusa.com
http://poppymaya.co.uk/