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Featured Sponsor of the Month: Andalee!	Saturday, May 25, 2013 Edna Boykin Cultural Center, Wilson NC This year raising funds for Dress For Success For more information, visit the Shimmy for a Cause website	Click on the ad to see it full-size in a separate window
2nd Place Winner of the Most Liked NC Belly Dance Photo of 2012: John Scalcione (Photographer) & Wendy Konzelman (Dancer)! Read more...	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!	3rd Place Winner of the Most Liked NC Belly Dance Photo of 2012: Bonnie Stanley (Photographer) & Sashame (Dancer)! Read more...
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What's New at NCBellyDance.Org?

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

• Aded our Featured Sponsor for the month of May: Andalee! You can see her on the main page, sponsors page, blog, and on our Facebook fan page.
• More changes to come soon!

Wednesday, April 23, 2013

• Main page: Added our 2nd place winner for the Most Liked North Carolina Belly Dance Photo of 2012 - check it out!

Friday, April 12, 2013

• Added our Featured Sponsor for the Month of April: Safiya! You can see her on the main page, sponsors page, blog, and on our Facebook fan page.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

• Added ad for Souhail Kaspar CD Release Workshop and Show 4/13/13-4/14/13.
• Removed outdated ads throughout the site.

Monday, March 11, 2013

• Partial update of 2013 sponsors list.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

• Workshop Calendar: Added Greek Tsiftetelli Oriental Dance w/Xenia Preveziotis 4/6/13, Tango de Roxanne Choreo Workshop w/Sara 4/13/13, The Basics Workshop w/Yasmine 5/19/13, Karim Nagi 10/25/13 - 10/27/13.
• Events Calendar: Added The Art of Bellydance with Haala 3/12/13, Raqs Layali - A Night of Bellydance 3/22/13 - 3/24/13, Spring Music and Dance Picnic 5/5/13, Show Starring Karim Nagi 10/26/13.
• Class Schedule: Updated Haala, Samra, Laylianah Mahasin, Sara Beaman.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

• Added Shine of Marshall to the site - you can see her class schedules listed under the "Greater Asheville Area" on the Class page. Welcome to the NCBellydance.org family, Shine!

Monday, March 4, 2013

• Please congratulate our Featured Sponsors for the month of March: Lost Jewels of the Ghawazee!

Monday, February 25, 2013

• Please welcome Michelle Dionne of Black Mountain to NCBellydance.org! Added her information to the Instructors and Class Schedule pages.
• Workshop Calendar: Updated The Roots of Belly Dance: For Women's Healing and Ceremony 3/23/13.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

• Added The Lost Nomads of the Triangle area to the Performers bio page. Welcome to the NCBellydance.org family!
• Class Schedules: Updated Safiya, Kashah Zetts, Amara Al Amir.
• Instructor and Performer bio pages: Updated Amara Al Amir.

Friday, February 8, 2013

• Main Page: added ad for The Wish: A Bellydance Novella 3/16/13.
• Class Schedules: Added Kashah Zetts, Ayperi, and Mundi, and updated Laylianah Mahasin, Teresa Ferlotti, and Safiya.
• Workshop Calendar: Added Shaketon Fusion Workshop w/Tiffani Ahdia 3/3/13, Roots of Belly Dance: For Women's Healing and Spirituality w/Michelle Dionne 3/23/13.
• Events Calendar: Added Escape to Cairo - Live Music and Belly Dance Show 2/22/13.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

• Performer and Instructor bio pages: Updated Clare Smith.
• Class Schedules: Updated World in Motion.

Monday, February 4, 2013

• Added our Featured Sponsor of the Month: Lisa Zahiya of Asheville!

Thursday, January 31, 2013

• Events Calendar Additions: Red Tent Documentary 1/3/13, Valentine's Day Haflee 2/9/13, The Barefoot Gypsies Present The Call of the Drums 2/9/13, Dinner and Cabaret Dance Show Starring Samra 3/23/13, all remaining Undulation Nouveau 2013 Event dates (3/26/13, 5/28/13, 7/30/13, 9/24/13, 11/26/13), Shimmy for a Cause 2013: 5/25/13.
• Events Calendar Updates: Almost Spring Hafla 3/2/13, Yasmine Presents a Belly Dance Hafla & Market Extravaganza 3/3/13.
• Ongoing Events: Updated Magic Hips Dancers ongoing performances in the greater Charlotte area.
• Class Schedules: Updated Naima Sultana, Mena.
• Workshops Calendar: Added ATS Volume 9 Workshop w/Nandana 3/9/13, workshops with Samra 3/23/13.
• Main page and Events Calendar page: Added ad for Call of the Drums charity event hosted by The Barefoot Gypsies.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

• Workshop Calendar: Added 3rd Annual Viva la Difference Intensive w/Artemis and Yasmin Henkesh 2/7/13 - 2/10/13, WBDA Presents Anasma & Beatbox Guitar: Collaboration and Creation: The Edge of Music and Dance 3/9/13 - 3/10/13, 3rd Annual Art of the Belly Bellydance Festival 3/22/13 - 3/24/13, Totally Turkish Intensive w/Artemis Mourat 8/7/13 - 8/11/13.
• Events Calendar: Added Lisa Zahiya Presents a Bellydance Party 1/26/13, Hafla/Show 2/16/13, Samra at Mysticon 2/23/13, Show and Hafla After Party Starring Anasma and Beatbox Guitar 3/9/13, 3rd Annual Art of the Belly Bellydance Festival 3/22/13 - 3/24/13, World Bellydance Day Shimmy Mob 5/11/13.
• Class Schedules: updated Kasha.
• Removed Marie and Vatra Gitana from the site as they are currently inactive. I wish you all well - let me know when you are teaching/performing again!

Monday, January 21, 2013

• Class Schedules: Updated Nandana, Sashi, Sara Beaman, and Emily Beaman (aka World in Motion), as well as Yasmine and Teresa Ferlotti.
• Workshop Calendar: Added Give Belly Dance a Chance w/Yasmine 2/6/13.
• Events Calendar: Added New Year "Glenti" 2/16/13, Yasmine Presents a Belly Dance Hafla & Market Extravaganza 3/3/13, Troupe Bellysima Presents “The Wish... A Bellydance Novella” 3/16/13, Yasmine Presents a Hafla Showcase Event 6/2/13, 9/15/13, and 12/22/13.
• Removed Mara from the website as she is no longer teaching/performing dance. Best wishes with your band The Lost Nomads, who will be joining the NCBellydance.org family soon!
• Removed Belly Revelations from the website, since they are no longer teaching/performing dance as a troupe. As an alumna of the troupe, I want to wish you all the best wherever you go next!

Friday, January 18, 2013

• Workshop Calendar: Added Sword Workshop w/Amara Al Amir 1/20/13, Second Dancer's Intensive: Crafting the Art of Dance 5/24/13-5/26/13, Naima Sultana/Raks Sultana Presents Kaitlyn 6/29/13 - 6/30/13.
• Events Calendar: Added Un-Holiday Un-Themed Un-Hafla 1/19/13, Nadia's Night of Dance 1/26/13, ATS Jame 2/3/13, CD Release Party Featuring George Sadak and Jontan Gomes 5/24/13, Raqs Atlanta 15th Anniversary Party 5/26/13, Rhythmic Essence's Student Belly Dance Recital 6/22/13.
• Class Schedules: Updated Kaitlyn.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

• Class Schedules: Updated Yasmine, Sarasvati, Mimi, Azadi, Xavier, Ayala, Faun, Maysameh, Gypsy (Paula Stump), Reyna of Rising Sun Tribe.
• Workshop Calendar: Added Veil of Love Workshop w/Faun 2/9/13, Twisted Dance Feedback Machine 2/16/13, Women of Selket Present Kalaa 3/2/13, Women of Selket Present Yasmine 4/27/13.
• Events Calendar: Added Hafla Starring Kalaa 3/2/13, Hafla Starring Yasmine 4/27/13.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

• Class Schedules: Updated Nayna, Iona of Lotus Dance Studio.
• Workshop Calendar: Added Fluid Transitions w/Sara Beaman 2/23/13, and Swords and Floorwork w/Sara Beaman 3/23/13. Down East Bellydance and Drum Fest 7/12/13- 7/14/13.
• Events Calendar: Added Spring Equinox Fire Drum and Equinox Feast 3/24/13, Down East Bellydance and Drum Fest Kickoff Hafla 7/12/13 and Gala Show 7/13/13.
• Removed Vania and Nadira (website is gone, no contact info available, assuming they are no longer teaching/performing)

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

• Added main page ad for the Down East Bellydance and Drum Fest 2013 presented by Kaitlyn and the Apsara Dancers.

Monday, January 14, 2013

• Please welcome Kashah Zetts of Chapel Hill to the NCBellydance.org family! She is listed in the Triangle section of the Performer's page, and on the Sponsors page.
• Updated Class Schedules for: Samra Iara, Lisa Zahiya, Mahsati Janan.
• Events Calendar: Added Marathon Photo Shoot w/Bonnie Stanley 1/26/13.
• Workshop Calendar: Added Spints, Turns & Dance Technique w/Lisa Zahiya 1/26/13, Teacher Training w/Lisa Zahiya 3/1/13 - 3/3/13, Musicality w/Lisa Zahiya 3/30/13, Technique Throwdown w/Lisa Zahiya 4/27/13, Luscious Layering w/Lisa Zahiya 5/25/13, Arms Arms Arms w/Lisa Zahiya 6/29/13.
• More updates to come this week!

Friday, January 11, 2013

• Event Calendar: Added Kaitlyn Bellydance Winter Hafla Featuring Torque 1/19/13, Hafla Show Featuring Malia from Hawaii 2/22/13, Twisted Dance Studio Presents an Almost Spring Hafla 3/2/13, NCBellydance.org 12th Annual Gala Show 11/16/13.
• Class Schedules: Updated Arunika, Aziza Fadwa.
• Workshop Calendar: Added Egyptian-Style Bellydance w/Aziza Fadwa 1/13/13, Costuming & Dance Combos Workshops w/Torque 1/19/13, Egyptian-Style Bellydance w/Aziza Fadwa, Part Two 2/9/13, Malia From Hawaii 2/23/13, ATS Attacks featuring Anita Lalwani of FatChanceBellydance 8/17/13, Women of Selket present Sa'diyya 11/9/13 - 11/10/13, NCBellydance.org 12th Annual Celebration Weekend featuring a star instructor 11/15/13 - 11/17/13.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

• Updated 2013 Class schedules for: Nandana, Haala, Andalee.

Monday, January 7, 2013

• Added the Most Liked NC Bellydance Photo of 2012 to our main page - it will be displayed throughout the entire month of January! 2nd and 3rd place photos will also be displayed starting next week.
• Workshop Calendar: Added Deidre Anaid workshops 3/2/2013.
• Removed outdated ads.

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