North Carolina Belly Dance

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Welcome to NCBellydance.org, the premier online resource for Middle-Eastern dance and music in North Carolina!

NCBellydance.org is funded solely by donations from people like you - thanks for helping us maintain this valuable resource!

Last updated: Friday, January 27, 2012

What's New at NCBellyDance.Org?

Friday, January 27, 2012

Events Calendar: Added Undulation Nouveau event dates 1/31/12, 3/27/12, 5/29/12, 7/31/12; Desert Odyssey Bellydance Promo Tour 4/21/12.
Workshops Calendar: Updated 3rd Annual Fayetteville Music and Dance Festival 6/16/12-6/17/12.
Class Schedules: Updated Gypsy (Paula Stump).
Removed John Price from the website with his approval as he is no longer teaching or performing.
More updates to come soon!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Class Page: Added new teacher ad for Amara in the Triangle Area section, and updated class schedules for Amara.
Sponsors Page: this page now reflects donations given for the 2012 calendar year (which includes the annual fundraiser in November). Thank you for supporting NCBellydance.org!!
Events Calendar: Added Bellydance Superstars Present Club Bellydance 3/13/12.
Workshop Calendar page: Added Spectacular Spectacular! Performance Specialty Workshop 2/5/12, and updated TribalCon 2/23/12-2/26/12, Mirage of the Oasis Featuring Bozenka 3/10/12-3/11/12.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Main page: changed out general ad for Pyramid Road to their new workshop ad for Aziza and Mohamed Shahin - check it out!
Workshop Calendar: Added Aziza Fadwa Beginner Workshop 1/22/12, Interactive Zils w/Samra 1/29/12, Double Veil w/Samra 2/12/12, Mohamed Shahin 8/11/12-8/12/12; updated Fifth Annual Experimental Theater Dance Showcase 5/12/12; and removed Artemis Mourat 3/24/12.
Class Schedules: Updated Nayna, Haala, Mara.
Events Calendar: Added Gala Show Featuring Mohamed Shahin 8/11/12.
Removed Onca, Baraka Mundi, Claire Dima, Mizilca, and Ruhiyyih from the site: some have moved out of state and some are no longer teaching/performing.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Removed Khalida from the site as she has moved out of state.
Removed Shibar from the site: email has been bouncing for a year, no other contact info.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Main Page: added placeholder ad text for Artemis Mourat Workshop 3/24/12-3/25/12!
Class Schedules: Updated Samra Iara, Sharifa Asmar, Haala.
Events Calendar: Added Rhythmic Essence Student Belly Dance Recital 6/23/12, and updated Fifth Annual Experimental Dance/Theater Showcase 5/12/12.
Workshop Calendar Additions: Aziza Fadwa workshops 1/21/12, 2/18/12, 2/25/12, 3/10/12, & 4/21/12; Desert Romance Workshop w/Sharifa Asmar 2/5/12; Mohamed Shahin 6/16/12-6/17/12.
Workshop Calendar Updates: Removed Bollywood Workshop scheduled for 1/14/12, and Updated Turkish Bellydance Workshop 1/14/12, Winter Hafla 1/14/12.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Added Kalila of Winston-Salem to NCBellydance.org (Instructors, Class Schedules). Welcome Kalila!
Events Calendar: Added Winter Wiggle Hafla 1/7/12, Raqs Luminaire 1/15/12, Tiraz Bellydance Convention 5/19/12.
Instructors page: Updated Heather Murphy, Nahla Hamad, Saphira.
Performers page: Updated Three Graces Entertainment, Nahla Hamad.
Class Schedules page: Updated Heather Murphy, World in Motion, Haala.
More updates to come tomorrow - stay tuned :)

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Main page: Added new ad for Pyramid Road - check it out!
Updated Class Schedules for: Nandana, Lisa Zahiya, Andalee.
Performer page: Updated Nandana's listing.
Events Calendar: Added Bellydance at Oliver Twist's 1/17/12, Bellydance Superstars' Club Bellydance 3/15/12.

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Purpose of the NCBellyDance.Org site

This site was created to be a central clearinghouse of information for middle eastern dance in North Carolina, to be a resource for dancers, students, and audience alike.

My motivation in creating this site is to promote our dance form to the general public and to encourage interaction among dancers throughout the state.

The original idea for this site began out of a personal need - as a dance student, I first needed to find instructors in my area, then later to locate their current class schedules, or find out when the next hafla was going to be.

Rather than go many places to find this information, I decided one day to put it all together on one reference page. The idea then grew from just being a local reference page to encompass all of North Carolina. After all, we North Carolinians like to move around, going to the beaches and the mountains for weekend getaways, attending school at the many universities and colleges, coming up to the state capitol for various events, etc. so why not just have a resource for the whole state?

In creating this site, I discovered many NC belly dance resources that were new to me, and I have had a chance to "virtually" meet many of the dancers around the state that I might not have met otherwise. I look forward to actually meeting you all in person at various workshops and events around the state.

Your turn!

I welcome your feedback, and thank you in advance for helping me keep this site as up-to-date as possible, especially for locations outside the Triangle area.

Please send updates (or just a friendly hello) to my email address

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