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.

General Dance News
These are general dance items, not specifically belly dance.
This first set is info I get from CID, the international dance organization:

CID Circular December 2011 (added 1/20/12)
CID Circular November 2011 (added 12/8/11)
CID Circular October 2011 (added 12/2/11)
CID Circular September 2011 (added 11/26/11)
CID Circular August 2011 (added 11/13/11)

Following are other general dance items:

dancemedia.com has a contest for dance videos. (posted here 7/21/09)
http://web.tiscali.it/internazionaldance/ lists annual European dance events (posted here 5/17/09)
Note: most of the above are info I get via unsolicited emails, so standard caveats.

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.)

Shimmy Mob is a "Flash Mob" type event to raise funds and awareness for Women’s and Children’s shelters in participating communities, done in honor of World Belly Dance Day. It'll be happening in multiple Florida locations, including (as of this writing) Amelia Island, Delray Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando, St. Augustine, and Tampa. See www.shimmymob.com for all the details or to sign up. (posted 1/19/12)

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MY APOLOGIES! I just noticed my ISP apparently changed something about my service, such that some contact info for people on the site is messed up. I am working to fix it. (posted 11/12/11)

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Southeast area dancer Sherezzah (that's me) formed a team for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse Point, and Hillsboro Beach. You can find out what they're doing and how to support the cause by going to their web site, Anti-Cancer Belly Dancers. (They also have a group on Facebook.)
(added 11/12/11)

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Shari Bernard, of Baladi Boutique, longtime sponsor of Festival on the Nile in Orlando, passed away on November 3, 2010, after a long bout with cancer. (updated 3/14/11)

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We're now on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/BellyDance.Florida. That should make it easier for everyone to share certain types of information in a more dynamic way (if they're also on Facebook).

(added 10/22/10)

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There was a nice article in the Miami Herald about Kahreen and Kira's Autumn event.
(added 10/16/10)

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Southeast area dancer Raina passed away December 28, 2009, after a long battle with cancer. Her memorial is on Youtube (in 15 parts): http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=raina%27s+memorial&search_type=&aq=f
(added 1/20/10; updated 3/15/10)

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The second Saturday in May is World Belly Dance Day, every year!

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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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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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