Cultural events related to dance, mind, body and spirit in Melbourne (unless stated otherwise) 

Bellydance Kizmet - July 2008 Holiday workshops
http://www.bellydancekizmet.com.au>       or    Email: kizmetdance@optusnet.com.au


Midwinter New Moon Dance in Cancer - SensingFeelingDancing the Chakras
It’s cold. Let get warm & dance! Friday 4th July 6.30 - 9.30  pm Cost $55 - $50 con Includes Home Made Chi
Theme:   What are you gestating in the winter months  that in Spring will blossom ready to bare fruit in the warmth of Summer?  My may know or have an inkling or now that I have planted the seed you my become conscious of what it is or it my simply reveal itself as time moves on.
Come and dance this journey moving through the energy centres  
Let your Roots go deep into mother earth and anchor your personal story let it become a tree with branches and leaves that reach for the heavens.

Please wear layers of clothes so that you can dress up or down easily during the evening.
Call Maria – 0419 523 710  http;//www.dancingisis.com


Melbourne Middle Eastern Dance Festival 2008 Friday 18th – Sun 20th July
The Festival kicks off with the glitz, glamour and polish of the …FRIDAY NIGHT GALA SHOW, an evening of top professional dancing, featuring all the workshop presenters and more, at The Agean Restaurant, Fitzroy. And continues across the weekend with all the usual fun and sparkle, including…
The Fabulous Buy, Swap and Sell MARKETPLACE
Stalls selling jewellery, costumes, CD’s DVD’s, Accessories, Make Up, Hip Scarves and much more.
Marketplace Performances – bellydancers of all levels performing across the day – all welcome.
Henna Painting
Fashion Parade – showcasing many of the fantastic costumes for sale.
Two Hour WORKSHOPS
featuring top presenters, and on a wide range of topics
And of course our very popular, low cost ‘TASTER’ WORKSHOPS
All Saturday and Sunday events to be held at The Darebin Entertainment and Arts Centre
on the corner of St. Georges Rd. and Bell St., Preston.
For information about any of the events, about holding a stall in the marketplace, or to have your name put on the Festival brochure mailing list,
Call Gabrielle on 9478 7803or email to omedaustralia@hotmail.com
If you are requiring a prompt response please phone (email is only checked sporadically at this time of the year)
Please note that OMEDA members are automatically on the mailing list
 

Dancing isis Dance presents: DrumDance Hafla Sunday 20th july 7 pm @CARNi 60 High St South Preston $14 full $10 con Family $20
Featuring special guest Drumdance Belly Dance Tribal Dance & Music  Featuring Madonna and Pete and tribe  from Toowoomba, QLD
Also featuring  Daughters of Isis. and soloists, Ozlam Ozmetin, Marina Bistrin, Fay Corthorne, Leah Raymond, Maria Sangiorgi. and other special guests.
If you enjoyed Drum Dance at the festival and you want to finsh off the weekend then see you at Carni.Tickets at the door.
Go to Carni website for more information about http://www.carni.com.au or call 9484 4581  or contact Maria http://dancingisis.com or 0419 523 710

Raqs Gothique  will be holding auditions for dancers interested in joining Melbourne's own gothic fusion belly dance troupe Serpentskirt.
Preliminary Audition:  Monday the 28th of July,  Studio Two Dance centre in Dandenong, full details please visit: http://www.studiotwodancecentre.com/
Time: 7:15 arrival for a 7:30 pm start, no late participants and no spectators please.
For  Audition Pre-Requisites: visit raqsgothique@gmail.com   http://www.raqsgothique.com

The DANCE OF THE SENSUAL SOUL - Friday 1st August
A day for Women only  with  Maria Sangiorgi
Celebrate the Power of the Dark Moon Eclipse in Leo, Diving deep into the womb of your creativity. Accesses the sensuality that lies within - your most intimate nature. Dance the wonderment of woman and the self. Find meaning in memories on a personal and collective level from this life and for lives previously lived.
A day of Deep Ritual, Meditation, Movement & Dance.
Dance the & primary energy centres, feel the primordial energy behind the navel and the power of  the pelvis.  
Create a relationship between your Physical, Spiritual and Etheric selves.
We will  journey with the Moon from the morning as it makes its way to its darkest moments conjuncting the Sun in the evening then moving into the beginning of a phase of growth and expansion.  
Maria has spent years facilitating Dance & Movement journeys for people who love to move, physically, spiritually, emotionally and mentally. She has a back ground in the essences of Egyptian dance and Embodied Belly Dance and holds certificate in Dance Movement therapy. She is passionate about her work and facilitating dance journey for all those who wish to be taken and held in her space.
Friday 1st August
10 am – 12 midnight
Animacorpo,  Ivanhoe
$180, $150 Con  this includes an evening meal
Byo lunch  snacks
BOOKING ESSENTIAL   - NUMBER LIMITED - don’t leave booking till the last minute
Call Maria – 0419 523 710  http;//www.dancingisis.com

Shimmy into Sundays with
performances by melbourne's bellydancers
(I am going to be performing in this one....Marina)
Host Josie Palermo
Sunday aug 3rd, 3 to 6 lpm at Laziza, 304 Keilor Rd Essendon.
ph 0403 686 131  josiebellydancer@hotmail.com
more info on  http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=755028879&k=Z3M4PY5XQV6MZE11XAV5Y
 

Kamkars Kurdish music and singing concert
at Australian Catholic University, East Melbourne - $70 Sat 26th July   They are a fantastic band I have one of their cds - many of the members are related - male and female singers and musicians.  http://kamkars.qidointernational.com/index.html   0434 932 537. on sale from 10th July at www.ticketek.com     ph 132849

SUNDAY OCTOBER 12TH CLUB RAKKASAH
performance night in Doncaster for more info visit -  www.clubrakkasah.com.au  or phone Pamela  - 0417 11 23 00



10th to 13th October '08

Bamedam Balkan & Bellydance camp in QLD

featuring dancers and musicians from both Balkan & Bellydance genres including me doing barefoot flamenco and Iranian social dance, and Melbourne musicians Matt Stonehouse and Pin Rada.

www.bamedamcamp.com


Ballarat Belly Dance Bazaar

Fundraiser will be on

  Saturday 4th October 2008

The Belly Dance Bazaar will involve performances by numerous dance troupes from regional Victoria, Melbourne and Adelaide. The public are invited to attend this exciting event.

details Julie Murphy, Mt Egerton Belly Dance Divas.
ph 03 5338 8682,  mob 0438 067 992, email juliem@bri.org.au



Darebin Music Feast - lots of free and low cost events and workshops in Northcote from sept
http://www.darebin.vic.gov.au
also check out the High Vibes festival on High St Northcote
http://www.highvibes.com.au