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Beach Blanket Beledi 2013

Celebrating twenty years of oceanfront fun!
  Animated image of Hatteras lighthouse will display if available. Tempest Chelydra in a colorful romany costume Sahra Saeeda in a cabaret costume

Annual Columbus Day seminar and dance party in Nags Head, NC. The instructors for BBB 2013 are Tempest, Chelydra, and Sahra Saeeda. Click here for details.

Click here for photos of Beach Blanket Beledi 2012. Please do not copy or publish these photos without permission from the artist.


  Photo of Chelydra and Aegela in a ghawazee duet.

DVD Night Out


Come enjoy videos from Chelydra's extensive personal collection of middle eastern dance videos and documentaries.


Date: Wednesday, January 9
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Location: Fields Dance Studio
Subject: Dance of the Ghawazee
 


Date: Wednesday, February 27
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Location: Fields Dance Studio
Subject: Trance Dances of the Middle East (Zar and Guedra)
 


Date: Wednesday, April 24
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Location: Fields Dance Studio
Subject: Many Faces of Belly Dance
 


  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.


Photos © 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 9, 2013
7:30-9:00 PM		 DVD Night Out
Dance of the Ghawazee 		Fields Dance Studio
Jan 16 - Feb 20, 2013
6:30-7:30 PM		 Beginning Belly Dance I
Beginner
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Jan 16 - Feb 20, 2013
7:30-8:30 PM		 Dance of the Ghawazee Part II
Advanced
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Jan 16 - Feb 20, 2013
8:30-9:30 PM		 Introduction to the Veil
Intermediate
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Feb 27, 2013
7:30-9:00 PM		 DVD Night Out
Trance Dances of the Middle East (Zar and Guedra) 		Fields Dance Studio
Mar 2, 2013
7:30 PM		 Hafla
Women of Selket Mini-Seminar with Kalaa 		Women of Selket
Mar 13 - Apr 17, 2013
6:30-7:30 PM		 Electric Beledi Part I
Intermediate
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Mar 13 - Apr 17, 2013
7:30-8:30 PM		 Dance of the Ghawazee Part III
Advanced
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Mar 13 - Apr 17, 2013
8:30-9:30 PM		 Beginning Belly Dance
Beginner I & II
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Apr 7, 2012
12:00 - 5:00 PM		 ODU International Festival International Festival
April 24, 2013
7:30-9:00 PM		 DVD Night Out
TBD 		Fields Dance Studio
Apr 27, 2013
7:30 PM		 Hafla
Women of Selket Mini-Seminar with Yasmine 		Women of Selket
May 8 - Jun 12, 2013
6:30-7:30 PM		 Beginning Belly Dance I
Beginner
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
May 8 - Jun 12, 2013
7:30-8:30 PM		 Dance of the Ghawazee Part IV
Advanced
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
May 8 - Jun 12, 2013
8:30-9:30 PM		 Saudi Arabian Women's Dance
All levels
Newport News, VA
Class Description 		Fields Dance Studio
Jul 10 - Jul 31, 2013
7:30-9:00 PM		 Introduction to Belly Dance
Beginner
Newport News, VA 		Fields Dance Studio
October 11-12, 2013 Beach Blanket Beledi 2013
with Tempest, Sahra Saeeda, and Chelydra.
Nags Head, NC 		Chelydra
Dec 7, 2013
2:00-4:00 PM		 Holiday Hafla
Everyone!
Newport News, VA 		Fields Dance Studio
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