2009 NC Halloween Bellydance Events

Sashi and Nandana from Blue Moon Dance Company at Haflaween 2008
(Photo Credit: Megan Freeman)

Judging by the number of Halloween-themed bellydance events that have cropped up in recent years, you could almost say that Halloween is the unofficial National Bellydancer's Holiday!

It's not hard to see why -- we love to dress up, to become a different personality for a night, to try something new and different, and of course to eat sweet treats! Halloween gives dancers a chance to channel a different part of our personalities as well -- to become more spooky, more silly, or just more extreme.

No matter where you are in North Carolina, there's a Halloween bellydance event nearby:

Saturday, October 24 - the Concord Area Bellydance Meetup will be hosting Haflaween at Diversity Den Cafe, 16- Concord Commons, Suite D1, in Concord.

Saturday, October 24 - The Gypsy Sun in Surf City will be the location for Haunted Haflaween.

Saturday, October 24 - Blue Moon Dance Company presents their popular Haflaween at Extraordinary Ventures, 200 South Elliott Rd., Chapel Hill. (This event is already sold out).

Friday, October 30 - Colorful Waves Dance Troupe presents Monster Mash - a Halloween dance party and costume contest at Triangle dance studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd. Durham (near RTP).

Saturday, October 31 - Rising Sun Tribe presents the Darkside of the Sun Hafla, Mountain View Rec. Center, 645 First St., in Morganton.

Saturday, October 31 - Bellydancers Night Out: All-Hallows Eve, Fig Cafe and Hookah Lounge, 253 Westwood Shopping Center, Fayetteville.

Sunday, November 1 - The Happy Hips childrens dance troupe will be hosting a Halloween Hafla at Barriskill Dance in Durham. I have included their ad below because I just love the image of the pumpkin with a hipscarf!



To get more information about all of these events (as well as other non-Halloween events this month), visit http://www.ncbellydance.org/upcoming.html

Please post in the comments and let me know where YOU are planning to spend your Halloween this year!

2009 NCBellydance.org Sponsors

I spend a fair bit of time working on the site each week, usually while paying to have the kids in preschool or daycare, and so I really appreciate your continued support to help keep it going! It’s really turning into its own little job at this point :)

So I’d like to take a moment to recognize everyone that has contributed to the site so far this calendar year. I just updated the NCBellydance.org sponsors page accordingly.

If you are a performer or instructor listed on the website and you are NOT listed on the 2009 Sponsors list below, please kindly consider making a donation for this calendar year to help me keep helping you. I will be sending out individual emails to you all later this week.

Ok – here they are – let’s give them all a big zaghareet!!!!

2009 Financial Sponsors of NCBellydance.org

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Almas (Diamond Level): $500 or more

The Carolina Theater (Durham)


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Yaqut (Ruby Level): $300-$499




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Zumurrud (Emerald Level): $150-$299

Sharifa Asmar (Rockingham/Sandhills/Fayetteville)
Blue Fusion Tribal (Cary)
Baraka Mundi (Asheville)


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Amber Level: $75-$149

Amara Al Amir (Raleigh)
Blue Moon Dance Company (Cary)
Gypsy (Winston-Salem)
SamiTe' (Asheville)


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Fayruz (Turquoise Level): $1-$74

Andalee (Durham)
Asali (Charlotte)
Sara Beaman of The Devoted and Blue Moon Dance Company (Chapel Hill)
Aziza Fadwa (Roxboro/Cary/Chapel Hill)
Galia Goodman (Durham)
Nahla Hamad (Greenville)
Deirdre Hilal (Carrboro)
Mahsati Janan (Asheville)
Khahari Dance Collective (Triangle Area)
Khalida (Lillington)
Mara of The Moorish Gypsy Tribe (Cary)
Asyia Mas'ouda (Raleigh)
Nandana of The Devoted and Blue Moon Dance Company (Apex)
Anush Pele (Raleigh)
Raq Mundi (Wilson)
Samra (Mt. Airy)
Shahzaadee of Colorful Waves Dance Troupe (Durham)
Shaiya of Happy Hips Dance Troupe (Cary)
Lindsey Taylor (Charleston SC)
Torque (Greensboro)


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2009 "In Kind" Donations to NCBellydance.org

Ahzsmaralda (Fayetteville)
Baraka Mundi (Asheville)
Sara Beaman of The Devoted and Blue Moon Dance Company (Triangle Area)
Audra Evans (Raleigh)
Khalida (Lillington)
Megan Freeman (Raleigh)
Galia Goodman (Durham)
Mara of The Moorish Gypsy Tribe (Cary)
Nandana of The Devoted and Blue Moon Dance Company (Apex)
John Price (Cary)
Sashi of Blue Moon Dance Company (Cary)
Shahzaadee of Colorful Waves Dance Troupe (Durham)
Hannan Sultan (Durham)
Andy Von (Raleigh)
Yasmine of Magic Hips (Charlotte)



Thank you and a big zaghareet to everyone that has made a donation so far this year! If you would like to join this illustrious list, then just click on the “donate now” buttons on the main page or sponsors page, or message me for the address to send a check. I will also be at the ACCMED meeting on Friday if you want to make your donation in person.


Regards,

Haala

http://www.ncbellydance.org