LAS VEGAS USA 2012 BELLY DANCE FESTIVAL

September 6-9th, 2012
The Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive & Festival is a 4-Day Extravaganza of non-stop entertainment, education, & excitement. There is a little something for everybody whether you are a seasoned dancer or a curious onlooker.

Our 2012 event will be held at the historic Flamingo Hotel & Casino and the Clark County Library Theater next September 6-9, 2012.

Join Sadie, Virginia, Elizabeth Strong, Dalia Carella, Sera Solstice, and Colleena Shakti as well as 30 other instructors who will be teaching a cumulative total of over 80 hours of instruction. There will be SHOPPING, a dance FESTIVAL, breathtaking SHOWS, an amazing CONTEST, and a Vegas-Style COCKTAIL PARTY.

Want to take classes? Register today! Our full package is available now and includes all the classes, tickets to all the shows, a gift bag, and priority placement in the festival for those wishing to perform!

Bellydancer in Egypt after the revolution

After the Egyptian Revolution the Salafist s( ultra-conservative islamists) are trying to introduce their views of Sharia Law, lately some news have arise in the media as below:

"Vigilante gangs of ultra-conservative Salafi men have been harassing shop owners and female customers in rural towns around Egypt for “indecent behavior,” according to reports in the Egyptian news media. But when they burst into a beauty salon in the Nile delta town of Benha this week and ordered the women inside to stop what they were doing or face physical punishment, the women struck back, whipping them with their own canes before kicking them out to the street in front of an astonished crowd of onlookers."

They will of course target everyone including bellydancers but Egyptians are not willing for a conservative state, they do love religion but they also want freedom and the Azhar ( the most religious University in Egypt) already issued a statement that this groups are not eligible to do so, So lets wait and see what the future brings.

Marinna from Egypt

BELLY DANCERS COPETITIONS IN CALIFORNIA USA 2012

Belly Dancer of the Universe Competitions "BDUC 22" , Feburary 17-19, 2012

Belly Dancer of the Universe Competitions "BDUC 22"
Feburary 17-19, 2012
Tonya and Atlantis
Long Beach, California
Dancers from far away lands will compete in 11 categories for adults and children celebrating all styles and components of belly dance with the chance to win over $5,000 in CASH prizes! At this interactive event, the audience can vote for Peoples Choice as well as take classes and attend the Belly Dancing Expo with vendors of all things belly dance!
This beautiful dance embraces & empowers body, mind and soul. Champions coming from across the globe to attain the title of
BELLY DANCER OF THE UNIVERSE 2012 " must exhibit stamina, creativity, knowledge of music, rhythms in all styles of the art of Belly Dance.
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
Join us for our Friday eve for VIP Welcome Party ! Saturday & Sunday two sessions daily 10am to 4pm & 6 pm to 10;30pm (doors close 4 to 6 pm)
Belly Dancer of the Universe Competitions in Long Beach, California
562-433-6615 http://bellydanceroftheuniverse.com

*****EGYPTIAN BELLY DANCER IN RED DEER ALBERTA ******

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Studio Location
4919 - 49 St
(Imperial Block - Lower Level)
Red Deer, AB T4N 6L5

Nervine Kerbes
403.347.0019
nervine@bellyelegance.net
Keri Meunier
keri@bellyelegance.net

Nervine was born in Egypt and grew up watching Oriental Dance performed everywhere. Her interest in Oriental Dance started in 2003 when she started taking classes and developed a passion for this form of dance. In 2007 Nervine was chosen to perform in the first International Belly Dance Conference Of Canada held in Toronto. Nervine attends numerous International Workshops such as Dina, Randa Kamel, Dr. Mo Geddawi, Aida Nour, so she can grow as a teacher and Performer. Nervine was invited to dance at the Dina Seminar in Chicago, Randa Kamel Seminar in Washington and Fifi Abdo in Toronto. Nervine recently studied with Nour, Khaled Mahmoud, Lubna and Osama Emam, and Fifi Abdo in Toronto.
As a teacher, Nervine is affiliated with Hannan's Belly Dance Studio/Toronto lead by the Artistic Director Nada El Masriya from Egypt(we offer Hannan's Belly Dance Studio Curriculum).

Keri developed an interest in Oriental Dance in 2004. She travels continously to Turkey to learn more about this form of dance. Keri is certified in Hadia's Level 1 and 2 Belly Dance Teacher's Training.
Nervine and Keri teach weekly Belly Dance Classes that specialize in both Egyptian and Turkish style of dance. They also lead the Belly Elegance Troupe of dancers who perform in and outside Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.

Belly Elegance has professional dancers for Wedding enterainment , Bachelorette parties, Birthdays, Anniversaries and Corporate functions. We also offer a one time private class for groups such as Dress Clubs.

From a Fellow Dancer's View Point- About Chris!

I have danced with Chris in Valizan’s class at BellyUp for at least 3 years now. When she came into our class, intermediate from the beginners class she was probably wondering what she had gotten herself in to. We were a loud and boisterous group and she often took a spot at the back of the class. As the years passed, saw her at the drill houses, workshops and even a pantaloon workshop as she explored and dabbled in the ATS world. This past year I feel that I have taken the time to get to know her better and her mantra seems to have been- I can never remember the moves we have been taught from one class to the next. Well, I can attest that while we all have that problem, her memory is much improved! She now often takes the lead spot while we dance in class and passes from one move to the next with a secret smile on her face- Yeah, I can do this…and you had better be following your leader! I have just had the pleasure of doing a duet with her at the BellyUp Student Recital and feel honoured for being her partner. Having found out that there was a song she fell in love with, I had approached her to see if she would be interested in doing a duet at the recital. She said sure. As this is an improvisational form of dance, I felt that whatever happens on that night, happens. But over the weeks of practicing with Chris, she came in one night and just blew me away. She was bang on the phrases of the song, passed lead and took it back seamlessly, crossovers and even threw in some moves that I never even thought of. The night of the show I was full of anticipation to get out there and dance with her as I so knew that she was going to do fantastic and so impress our fellow dancers. Which she of course did! So from coming from the back of the class, to leading a duet where you cannot hide behind another dancer, you have come a long way baby!

Sherry