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Beach Blanket Beledi 2010

Celebrating seventeen years of oceanfront fun!
  Animated image of Hatteras lighthouse will display if available. Photo of Dalia Carella. Photo of Riskallah Riyad. Photo of Chelydra.

Annual Columbus Day seminar and dance party in Nags Head, NC. The instructors for BBB 2010 are Riskallah Riyad, Dalia Carella, and Chelydra. Click here for details.

Click here for photos of Beach Blanket Beledi 2009. Please do not copy or publish these photos without permission from the artist.


  Photo of Chelydra in Persian bandari caftan and pants.

Fun with Folklore: Persian Bandari


Celebrate life! Celebrate dance! This infectiously joyous, energetic, and fun folk dance is from the region surrounding the port city of Bandar-e-Abbas, on the Persian Gulf. This dance is fun for all ages, genders, and skill levels.


  It doesn’t get any more tribal than folk dance! You will be introduced to the costume, customs, music, and movements of this traditional Persian folk dance, and open a window on the whole fascinating world of Persian music and dance. We’ll even add a little intergalactic touch for grins and giggles.

Levels: All levels except complete beginner
What to bring: Just you!

Fee: $50
Date: Saturday, May 1
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Bodyworks, 178 Thalia Village Shoppes Suite C, Virginia Beach VA 23452
Registration: Bodyworks Studio
 
  Photo of Chelydra in read and gold samba skirt.

Earthdance Fundraiser


Our Journey To Our Inner Dancer will take us through the chakras, the body's energy system.

Levels: All levels

Fee: $60 (before 05/01/2010); $70 (Starting 05/01/2010); Show ticket $10
Date: Saturday, May 15
Time: 12:00 - 5:00 PM (Show 6:30 PM)
Location: Bodyworks, 178 Thalia Village Shoppes Suite C, Virginia Beach VA 23452
Registration: Earthdance 2010 Hampton Roads
 
  Photo montage of Dancing Turtle Folk Arts group.


Dancing Turtle Folk Arts
Dancing Turtle Folk Arts of Fields Dance Studio presents traditional folk dances of North Africa and the Middle East with a fresh, fun, contemporary twist.


Photo © 2005-2008 by PortraitWorks.

  Photo for belly dance will display if available.


Middle Eastern Cabaret-Style Dance (Belly Dance)
Performance, instruction, and coaching in middle eastern dance.


Photo © 2005 by Donald Bridgers.

Photo for folk dances will display if available.


Folk dances of North Africa and the Middle East
Performance and instruction in folk dances of Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Persia, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia.


Photo by Robert Lee.
 

Classes & Upcoming Events Featuring
Dancing Turtle Folk Arts and Chelydra

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Subject to Change
Date Event Contact
Jan 13 - Feb 17, 2010
7:30-8:30 PM		 Oriental Beledi with Zils (Part II)
Levels 3 & 4
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Jan 13 - Feb 17, 2010
8:30-9:30 PM		 Contemporary Beledi Part I
Level 2
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
February 27, 2010
11:30 AM (Auditorium)
1:15 PM (Cafeteria)		 Day of Dance Thomas Nelson Community College
Hampton, VA
March 6, 2010
2:00 PM (Bazaar)
4:00 PM (Hafla)		 Belly Dance Bargain Bazaar & Hafla UUFP
Newport News, VA
Mar 10 - Apr 14, 2010
7:30-8:30 PM		 Turkish-Style Belly Dance
Levels 3 & 4
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Mar 10 - Apr 14, 2010
8:30-9:30 PM		 Contemporary Beledi Part II
Level 2
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Mar 12 - Apr 16, 2010
7:30-8:30 PM		 Beginning Belly Dance I
Level 1 (Beginner)
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
March 21, 2010
12:30 PM		 The Day the Stars Came Out
Benefit for Samaritan House 		Kempsville Theater
Virginia Beach, VA
Ursula
March 27, 2010
6:00 PM		 Shimmy for a Cause
Benefit for Muscular Dystrophy 		Edna Boykin Cultural Center
Wilson, NC
Dance Studio B
April 10, 2010
2:00-5:00 PM		 How to Be A ZILionaire!
All Levels except Complete Beginner
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
May 1, 2010
1:00-4:00 PM		 Fun with Folklore: Persian Bandari
All Levels except Complete Beginner
Virginia Beach, VA
Class Description 		Bodyworks Studio
May 5 - Jun 9, 2010
7:30-8:30 PM		 Turkish-Style Romany Dance
Levels 3 & 4
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
May 5 - Jun 9, 2010
8:30-9:30 PM		 Introduction to Finger Cymbals
Level 2
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
May 15, 2010
12 - 5:00 PM		 Earthdance Fundraiser: Journey to Your Inner Dancer
Discovering Your Wild Woman
TBD
Virginia Beach, VA 		TBD
July 7 - 28, 2010
7:30-8:30 PM		 Introduction to Belly Dance
Beginner
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
July 7 - 28, 2010
8:30-9:30 PM		 Turkish Romany Technique
Levels 3 & 4
Newport News, VA 		Fields Dance Studio
Sep 8 - Oct 6, 2010
7:30-8:30 PM		 Rhythm & Movement
Levels 3 & 4
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Sep 8 - Oct 6, 2010
8:30-9:30 PM		 Beginning Belly Dance I
Level 2
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
October 8-9, 2010 Beach Blanket Beledi 2010
with Dalia Carella, Riskallah Riyad, and Chelydra.
Nags Head, NC 		Chelydra
Oct 20 - Dec 1, 2010
7:30-8:30 PM		 Egyptian Cane Dance
Levels 3 & 4
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Oct 20 - Dec 1, 2010
8:30-9:30 PM		 Beginning Belly Dance II
Level 2
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Dec 4, 2010
2-4 PM		 Holiday Hafla
Open Dance Party
Newport News, VA 		Fields Dance Studio
Dec 8, 2010
7:30 - 9:00 PM		 DVD Night Out
Subject TBD
Newport News, VA 		Fields Dance Studio
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