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Auditions open for Got to Dance - new dance show on Sky, July 2010
Sky1 are preparing a new show where dancers will compete to win 250,000. Read more about Got to Dance, TV dance competition.
Bellydance Superstars for the first time in mainland China, December 2009
The Bellydance Superstars, American belly dance troup famous all over the world are performing and teaching for the first time in mainland China, in Shangai. Read more about it. Read about the Shanghai tour...
BBC3 new dance show - Get involved
"Move like Michael Jackson" is a new show coming to BBC3 in the UK and involves people who have a talent in dance and which is in some way related to Michale Jackson. Applications are open. Learn more about Move like Michael Jackson....
New TV Dance shows on the BBC - So you think you can Dance
BBC One are planning a new reality show called ‘So you think you can dance’. Interested in participating in this latest dance programme on British television. More abou 'So you think you can dance'....
Request from Sky1 TV - Just Dance new TV show - August 2009
From time to time we get requests from Television Companies, Magazines and Newspapers to worldbellydance.com. The latest request and one which might interest also be of great interest to many of you is the chance to be on TV.
SKY1 are looking for dancers of all typs and styles. Read more about the chance to belly dance on TV on SKY TV......
IT'S ALL HAPPENING IN THE ARAB QUARTER
Arab Quarter workshops with live music have got off to a great start in Bristol and London. Many people have written in, so please do read the reviews in the Teaching section of www.arabquarter.co.uk.
Established composer, Chalf Hassan and Egyptian dance artist, Melanie Norman have now invested in new hi-tech amplification equipment which means that all dance instruction is gently given in a professional manner via a voice microphone and Hassan is now able to fill the room with his singing, tabla, oud and keyboard playing, which makes for a very exciting and dynamic Middle Eastern musical and dance atmosphere.
A full timetable of monthly Arab Quarter live music workshops spanning into 2010 is to be found in the Store of www.arabquarter.co.uk were online booking is available. These workshops are very reasonably priced at £40 per person for the day and discounts for group bookings are available too.
Auditions for Bellydance Superstars at Raqsbritannia 2009, Blackpool, UK
During this year’s Raqs Britannia 2 to 4 dancers will have the opportunity to dance on stage with the Bellydance Superstars.
The auditions will take place in Blackpool, UK, on Thursday 4th June from 10am and they are open to all amateurs and professional belly dancers above the age of 18.
The 2 to 4 dancers selected will dance during the Saturday night show ‘Art of Belly Dance’ at the Opera House, in the back rows of two of the larger group numbers. Rehearsals will take place on Friday and Saturday.
So, if you want to experience what it is like dancing with the Bellydance Superstars, make sure to be in Blackpool, on Thursday 4th June at 10am for the auditions. For further information, please email jesse@milescopeland.net or call 0044 (0)207 456 8905
Raqs Britannia 2009 - The Belly Dance Superstars in Blackpool (UK) from 05/06/09 until 07/06/09
The popular event with the Bellydance Superstars, which includes shows and a lot of workshops with great belly dancers, is back in the UK.
This year’s Raqs Britannia will take place in Blackpool again, in the Winter Gardens, between 5th and 7th June 2009.
For more information write to admin@raqsbritannia.co.uk or call 020 7456 8905
14th March 2009 – Valeria will be performing at Shimmer belly Dance Show Case
On Saturday 14th March 2009, Valeria will be performing a belly dance solo at Shimmer Belly Dance Show Case, in Cardiff, Wales (UK).
Shimmer Belly Dance Show Case is a charity event, which will be held in aid of Tenovus, a cancer charity organisation in Wales. Various belly dancers from Wales and beyond will perform at this event and performances will include a wide range of different belly dance styles. Shimmer Belly Dance Show Case will take place at The Gate, Keppoch Street, Roath Cardiff from 7.30 pm onwards. Tickets cost £6.00 for adults, or £4.00 for people under 14 or over 65 years of age. For more information on the event and to purchase tickets, please see The Gate website.
World Belly Dance Day 2009 – Saturday 9th May
The first World Belly Dance Day was launched in 2007 by a group of dancers, keen to promote a positive
image of belly dancing all over the world. Belly dance is an ancient art form, which unfortunately
has been 
and still is in some respect, subject to prejudices. The World Belly Dance Day was launched
is order to celebrate bellydance, and dispel wrong misconceptions about it being a dance of seduction
and entertainment for men.
World Belly Dance Day is celebrated every year on the second Saturday of May, thus this year it is going to be Saturday 9th May. The promoters of World Belly Dance Day invite belly dancers around the world to organise or take part in an events, or celebration on the second Saturday of May, even if it is only a small local initiative. Events promoting World Belly Dance Day should be no profit, or the income should be entirely for charity.
So, Happy World Belly Dance Day everybody!
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