News and Announcements

This page lists auditions, jobs, requests for assistance, and other similar types of announcements. I'll also post references to belly dancing in the media. Postings here tend to be of a temporary nature. Newer items are listed at the top. To get something listed, please contact me.

Instructors beware
There is a con going on targeting dance teachers. Using any of a number of names, the con artist sends you emails arranging for private dance lessons (usually for their daughter) which they want to pay for all at once in advance. They send you a check for significantly more than you requested, then their check turns out to be bad, but presumably you already sent them (or their confederate) a refund for the overage. Discussion on http://bellydancebiz.tribe.net/
(Originally posted as a normal item here on 10/13/05; leaving up because it's still going on.)

I've received the following info from CID, the international dance organization:
CID circular 3/08 (added 5/2/08)
CID circular 1/08
22nd World Congress on Dance Research (Athens, Greece, July 2008)
(above added 1/14/08 except where otherwise noted)

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The TV show "America's Got Talent" will be holding auditions in Orlando at the end of January (also some other not-too-far locations like Atlanta but I don't know exactly when). They are looking for "unique" talents of any type, any age. For more info, go to http://www.nbc.com/americasgottalent or call 877-255-8009 (toll-free from land lines).
(added 12/11/07)

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Florida dancers swept the 2007 Oasis Honors for Middle Eastern Dance. Winners were Suspira, Zizi Zabaneh, and Orlando Dance Theatre.
(added 12/6/07)

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Site news: I was a bit premature announcing last month that my email problems had been fixed. Apparently, although they fixed one problem, they ended up creating another one. But now I think that's been fixed as well. (The problems involved email not getting delivered, and along the way, I lost my entire inbox at one time, as well as my address book.) Again, I apologize to anyone whose info may have been lost; if it's still applicable, please try again. Thanks to everyone for their patience.
(updated 11/23/07)

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I've received emails (standard caveats) about the Barcelona Dance Awards (Easter holiday time) and the Dance Grand Prix Italy (June) 2008. Info at their web site, http://web.tiscali.it/internazionaldance/.
(added 10/28/07)

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Boca Raton teacher Dawn's classes were featured in an article in the Boca Raton News. (item added 7/9/04)

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April 29 is International Dance Day! (Every year!) Create your own event! See this Dance Day info from the director for details.

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Interesting article on the Miami bellydance scene in the Miami New Times. (added 1/6/04)

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Items on this page are typically only kept here for a short time. Notices that mention a specific deadline may be deleted any time after that deadline. Links to articles in the media will usually be kept as long as the link is active. Otherwise, items will usually be kept for about 3 months.

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