www.nwbellydance.com

Here is the latest in performances, and a good one it will be! 
I don’t have the list of all the other dancers, but I know Helen
puts on a great show!!
 
Helenwheels is honored to present ~
Bellydance Superstar ELIZABETH STRONG in Seattle October 3-4,
2009!
With Elizabeth Dennis and many amazing local dancers!
 
PERFORMANCE!
Heavens Night Club
172 S. Washington, Seattle, WA
Pioneer Square area
 
Saturday Oct 3rd, 2009
7-9pm, doors@6:30
$15.00 cash only at the door, 21+ with ID
Contact helenwheels@earthlink.net to buy advanced tickets
“This girl rocks and you better watch out
Cause she’s comin’” – Zoe Jakes, The Indigo

Elizabeth Strong is an incredible versatile dancer. She performs
as a soloist as well as a collaborator with other great dancers
from the SF Bay area including Mira Betz, Frederique David, The
Indigo, and Ultra Gypsy. Elizabeth studied authentic Turkish Roman
dance while living in Istanbul amongst Rom (”Gypsy”) families
and frequently returns to Turkey and Eastern Europe to study the
dance and culture. She has performed and taught throughout the
US and Europe at some of the foremost tribal festivals. Elizabeth
joined the Bellydance Superstars in 2008 and can be seen in 3
new DVDs: Tribal LA, Tribal Fusions 2, and Tales of Desire. Now
she is touring as a principle dancer in Jillina’s new production,
Bellydance Evolution.
http://strongdancer.com

~*~*~*~*~ WORKSHOPS WITH ELIZABETH STRONG

SATURDAY * 11-2:00 * FANCY FOOTWORK of the TURKISH ROMAN:
Turkish Roman dance is playful, passionate and fun! This all
levels workshop will cover footwork, hipwork and armwork and the
way these movements integrate in this elusive, very expressive
dance form. Learn what those distinctive gestures mean… or don’t
mean. Enjoy expanding your dance vocabulary and explore the
energizing 9/8 rhythm! Please wear dance pants, a simple, quiet
hip sash, and a comfortable top. A notebook is recommended.
SUNDAY * 12:00-3:00 * FREE YOUR FEET! GET YOUR TRIBAL-STYLE MOVING!:
Layer movements while traveling and utilize your performance space
with 2 (short) combos. We’ll be in a huge studio with lots of room
to move! Learn to layer the hips and chest over fun traveling
steps, and learn great turns to get the energy flowing in your
dance and on the stage. Focus will include isolations, layering,
and control of slow movements. Practice it all in two short
combinations. Time permitting, Elizabeth will also cover different
types of shimmies and their appropriate drills. Please wear dance
pants, a simple, quiet hip sash, and a comfortable top. A notebook
is recommended.

PRICE:
$55 each / $65 after 9/30
$105 both / $120 after 9/30
Cash only @ the door
I know money is tight so talk to me about a payment plan if you
need it (mailing list only)

LOCATION:
Century Ballroom West Hall (formerly Velocity Mainspace)
915 E Pine 2nd floor
Seattle WA 98122

This studio is huge so don’t be afraid to drop in!
www.centuryballroom.com/html/westhall.html

REGISTRATION:
Please contact Helenwheels@earthlink.net to register. Dancers under
18 need a parent or legal guardian to sign the liability release form.

~*~

PRIVATE LESSONS WITH ELIZABETH STRONG
Elizabeth is available for semi- or private lessons Friday – Monday
for those who can’t make it to the workshops… or just can’t get
enough! Topics include traditional Turkish Roman dance, Turkish
Roman Fusion, Upper Egyptian Folkloric Stylings in Fusion
Bellydance, Prop Balancing Skills, and Bellydance Technique and
Shimmies. If you’re interested, let me know! Last time we booked
5 hours of private lessons in addition to 4 hours of workshops and
I *still* had to turn people away!

~*~

Only a dancer as amazing as Elizabeth Strong could drag me out of
show production retirement. And the super generous support of Skin
Deep & Spice Box Theater. Thank you, Katrina!

Co-sponsored by Spice Box Theater spiceboxtheater.com
and Skin Deep Dance SkinDeepDance.com

Skin Deep is also sponsoring a wonderful show and workshop with Taj
the next weekend, Oct. 10-11th. Taj was a member of Read My Hips
during the same time as Heather Stants. More info @
http://skindeepdance.com/taj.html
~*~*~*~*~

Hope to see you sometime this weekend! We might check out the NW
Tea Festival on Sunday and Pyramid Lounge on Monday. Come out and
hang with us!

Can Can presents:

Yacht Club!

7/23/2009 7:30 PM at Yacht Club w/ Special Guests: Honey Sexpot
& Najla
1611 Fairview Ave. E., Seattle, Washington 98109
Cost: $35 Buy Tickets @ www.thecancan.com/tickets.htm
Can Can takes it?s unique blend of Cabaret and Burlesque to
the Water!
Lounge in luxury while watching Can Can?s award winning
cabaret/burlesque and belly dance show and sipping delicious
cocktails upon one of Seattle?s largest party yachts. The show
will be followed by a dance
party.

www.thecancan.com
www.raqsnajla.com

Saturday May 30 in Bothell @ Ottoman Trading Center 4:30-6:30
Maria Marco will be teaching a Flamenco Skirt workshop! I have
heard nothig but fabulous Raves about this woman she is
defiinitely worth checking out…. if u are interested please
contact Ottoman Trading center:
http://ottomantradingco.innuitydirect.com/   425-368-0369
 
take care & enjoy the Sunshine

I am looking to find someone who would be willing to do one
or two numbers at a Moroccan dinner party (women attendees
only) that I am hosting next Tuesday evening, Feb. 10th.  If
you know of someone who may be interested would you please have
them contact me.  My phone is 425-836-9194.  My home is l
ocated in Sammamish, WA.   Thank you so much.
Janet Bolz

Where: 
Visionary Dance Studios / Fremont
4115 Fremont Ave. North
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 632-1906

When 1/11/09
Time: 7pm
cost 5-15$

Butoh:  Danse Perdue aka death posture

Musicians: 
Celadon  soundscapes
Dean Moore:  Percussion
Lube Fondue:  ambient noise
LF members  Casey Jones (NPN) and Briana Jones

 Delilah

206-632-2353 Home Office
206-632-1906 VDP Studio

Take a break from turkey and football!

Zulaika’s’ School of Middle Eastern Dance presents Layali Banat (Girls’
Night) – a women’s party!

Friday, November 28, 2008, 8-10PM (short show at 8:30)

Dance Academy of Bellevue, 626 120th Ave. NE, Bellevue

Layali Banat (Arabic for Girls’ Night) is an evening of
hospitality, entertainment, and festivity reminiscent of a
Middle Eastern woman’s party. Bring a snack to share, a beverage
of your choice, and a pillow for sitting on the floor. The
evening will start with a short performance featuring Zulaika
and guests followed by open dancing to CDs of popular Arabic
tunes. Zulaika will provide a short dance lesson for women new
to the dance to join in the fun (last month she taught Debke to
get the dancing started). Having just returned from 2.5 weeks
in Morocco, Zulaika will also share a few of the treasures and
surprises she has brought back. 

Layali Banat: Experience the dance in the setting of its roots
- women celebrating with each other!

Zulaika

425-652-6994

http://www.pcauch.com/

pcauch@comcast.net

Experience a unique evening of Music, Poetry and Sacred Dance:

Wednesday, December 17, 2008, the Mevlevi Order of America will
present the Whirling Dervish Sema Ceremony in Seattle,
accompanied by Turkish musicians, honoring the great Sufi
Mystic Teacher and Poet, Mevlana Jelaluddin RUMI.

The Ceremony, created to offer a direct experience of
the transformative path exemplified by Rumi, dissolves the
separation between performer and observer.  With the flowing
white garments of the semazens (whirling prayer dancers) and
classical Sufi music, the Sema ceremony has stirred the hearts
of humanity with sacred beauty for centuries.  

Beloved worldwide, the 13th century poet and mystic Rumi was the
original whirling dervish.  With his message of inclusion,
equality and love, Rumi’s great poetic masterworks have been
translated all over the world, and people everywhere claim him
as their own.  Today, Rumi is the most widely published poet
in North America.

Directed by Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras from Konya, Turkey,
founder of the Mevlevi Order of America, the special Shebi-arus
(Wedding Night) Sema Ceremony is presented as it has been for
over 700 years on the anniversary of Rumi’s final mystical Union.
In addition to Sema, special guest musicians from Turkey will
play a concert of classical and devotional Turkish music,
including master musicians Necati Celik, oud (fretless lute),
vocalist Timucin Cevikoglu, and Celalettin Bicer, ney (reed
flute), together with U.S.-based musicians Jemaluddin Henke,
ney, Nureddin Crammatte, kudum (small kettle drums), Andrea
Walls, violin, and Dennis Godfrey, gudulka (small fiddle).

Time: Wednesday, December 17, 2008,  7:30pm

Location: Great Hall, South Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave.
N., Seattle WA, 98109
       
Tickets are available in advance from
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/43693 or by calling
1-800-838-3006.  $15 General, $25 first two rows.  Tickets
will also be available at the door: $18/$28 (cash only).

You are welcome to visit our website for additional information
and to view a video excerpt of the Sema ceremony: 
www.hayatidede.org

http://seattle.backpage.com/Events/whirling_dervishes_sema_of
_hayati/classifieds/ViewAd?oid=1303215

Please forward this email to your own network to help us inform
your friends and other lovers of Rumi.

      Thank you!

*The First Monday of every month*
Raqs Serpentine presents:
The Pyramid Lounge*
*-Seattle’s monthly bellydance gathering celebrating music &
dance-
*
*Monday, Nov 3rd, 2008
Featuring
Elisa Gamal

What lies nestled between The Day of the Dead and Thanksgiving,
Pyramid Lounge! Joyful dances to honor the living and dead by:
Anwaar, Malia, Kathy Houseman, Candida, Solos by Ellen and
Leslie of Raqs Serpentine.

We’re featuring celebrated dancer, Elisa Gamal. Highlights of
her twenty year career include winning numerous solo and group
awards including the 1999 Bellydance USA and 2006 Seven Veils
Champion titles, being a cover girl for Jareeda magazine, and
performing as a guest with the Bellydance Superstars on their
first US tour.
High Dive
513 N 36th
Seattle, WA 98103
206.632.0212
Doors open at 7:30pm
Music by House of Tarab <http://www.houseoftarab.com> 8pm
Dance Show @  8:30pm
No cover 21+ w/ID

Come early if you want a seat!
The High Dive opens at 5pm and has happy hour specials.

More info: www.RaqsSerpentine.com
www.PyramidLounge.com

*Upcoming events*:

Always wanted to add fire to you life?! Now you can! New
instructional DVD by Leslie “Bellydancing with Fire”
<http://www.filmbaby.com/films/3042> was just released in June.
Read the first review
<http://www.gildedserpent.com/art45/rebfirefire.htm>
*Oct 29* // Leslie’s bellydance technique and workout classes
are*in-session *now. New Session began* Wed Oct 29th*, 2008!
Wednesday nights at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
<http://www.youngstownarts.org/> Check out her website for all
the details: www.LeslieRosen.com

*Costumes, Halloween or bellydance, are encouraged for our
Halloween class on Oct 29th. We’ll be doing Bellydance
Thriller at 8pm!!!! Bellydance zombies rise!*
*Oct 31 // *10:30-11:30pm* *Leslie joins Pyrosutra in the
premier of their new weekly event at The Chapel Bar on Capital
Hill 1600 Melrose, Seattle WA*

*Through Christmas*//Basic Bellydance with Ellen on Monday
nights 6:30 -7:30pm
Enroll now: www.seattle.gov/park or just show up
Loyal Heights Community Center
2101 NW 77th St
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 684-4052

*Look for Ellen’s Funky Hip Hop BellyBurn coming Thursday Nights
at VDP<http://www.visionarydance.com>

*Nov 8* -  Leslie is in the Midnight fire show with
Pyrosutra<http://www.pyrosutra.com/>at Seacompression
<http://ignitionnw.org/>
*Mar 28 – May 3* // Leslie will be a featured dancer in the
World Heritage Dance Festival Show Feet of Fire
<http://www.irelandsfeetoffire.com/>Branson, MO with her partner
Kim Brown of Pyrosutra

IF you are serious about learning to belly dance and have
afternoons free, we are offering an incredible value.
$40 for 40 weeks starting dates or $15 drop ins. They tend to
be real small classes but very high energy time of day.
3:30-4:30
Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday
Instructors are Delilah Christine and Laura Rose

VDP STUDIO
4128 Fremont Ave North
Sea Wa
 98103

206 632-1906
206 632-1906Delilah

Margo Abdo O’Dell in Belly Dance Workshops

Lebanese Pop Choreography -
Margo will teach a choreography fashioned after Lebanese pop
stars.

Saturday, October 4, 2008; 10:00 am – 2:30 pm

The Warehouse Athletic Facility, 800 N. Hamilton, Spokane,
WA/ $55.00

Drum Solo - 
Margo will teach a drum solo to Egyptian music, highlighting
moves Lebanese dancers utilize.

Sunday, October 5, 2008; 10:00 am-2:30 pm

The Warehouse Athletic Facility, 800 N. Hamilton, Spokane,
WA/ $55

Value Package — $100 for Both Workshops (Only $10 per Hour of
Instruction)

Let’s Raq!  Belly Dance Dinner Theatre
Enjoy a wonderful Greek meal in the company of talented dancers: 
Margo, Yasmin, Nadiyah, Hasna Haddiyah, Arzul, Khamara, Il
Rawazi Baten, Desert Silk Dance Company, and Talia. 

Saturday, October 4, 8:00 PM

Opa! Restaurant, 10411 N. Newport Highway, Spokane, WA  99218
$25, includes dinner and a non-alcoholic drink
There is limited seating, so reservations are required.

Visit Nadiyahs.com for more information or contact Nadiyah at
509-993-4423/ Nadiyah’s, P.O. Box 18393, Spokane, WA  99228.

Nadiyah Vahdahty
  Facilitator, Choreographer, Performer
P.O. Box 18393, Spokane, WA  99228
509-993-4423/ Info@Nadiyahs.com
Visit www.Nadiyahs.com.