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NWBD: This Saturday! Naseem at Sabrina’s live w/dancing

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

This Saturday, Naseem will be playing at Sabrina’s with
Bellydance show by Nadira. This will be a fun night full of live
music, dancing and great food.
There will be lots of open dancing after the show.

www.naseemband.com

Saturday, Nov. 15th;  7:30pm - whenever
Sabrina’s International Cuisine
www.sabrinasinternationalcuisine.com
20934 108th Avenue SE, Kent, WA 98031
(253) 850-3000

$5 cover / Reservations Required

International Cuisine with a fresh new twist, Sabrina’s has an
incredible mixing of Greek cuisine and Mediterranean food.
Created by an amazing chef, Sabrina’s specializes in Greek-style
kabobs, Italian dishes, and other traditional favorites. He
mixes international flavors unlike any other cuisine. The food
and service are truly 5 star and features some of Seattle’s
finest dancers. The risotto is a must try!
Naseem will start at 7:30PM, and show at 8:30PM. Come and dance
to live music and enjoy fabulous food!

For more information, please contact nadira@nadira.com

NWBD: Dance Calendar Announcement

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Seven Dancing Sultanas is a belly dance fairytale for the whole
family. In this opulent production a storyteller spins a tale of
a love struck drummer’s quest to win the hand of a royal sultana.
This story has something for everyone, beautiful dancing
daughters, a tricky fairy, a sly imp, fierce royal guards, and
an evil enchantress.

Featuring performances by special guests Seattle Wushu Martial
Arts.
Produced by Cause It’s Art and Y’Chessa Dahli Middle Eastern
Dance Ensemble.

Rainier Beach High School Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center,
8815 Seward Park Avenue S. Saturday, November 22, 2008 7PM
BrownPaperTickets.com $12 -
$15 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/45799  or 1800-838-3006
Show info. www.causeitsart.org   206-723-9039

Seattle Spin said - If you’re Nutcrackered-out this year … this show
is a worthy holiday alternative.

NWBD: Reminder for November (and beyond!)in Olympia

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Belly robics
Thursdays, 5:30-6:30:  Nov 1, 13, 20, Dec 4, 11, 18
WHERE: High Impact Dance Center, 7839 Martin Way E
COST:  $25 per month, of $10 drop in

Sun afternoon Nov 9 at Mas Uda studio, Lacey. 2:30-5:00 - join
others in making a tribal yarn belt or embellishing a toran
belt.    There are still a couple of ‘metal ring’ belts
available  ($15 each) to be used as bases for the yarn belts.
Bring a few different skeins or yarn - bring any extra you might
 want to donate to the group.  How much yarn you use depends on
 many factors, including how long you make the lengths, how big
 around you are and how many different yarns you use.
 There are 1-2 toran belts available for purchase
 too, at $10 each.  OR, check on e-bay and get your own to
 bring.  You may want to bring matching bias tape and some
 yarn to make the tassels with.

Sun evening Nov 9 - go to Great Cuisine of India, 116 W 4th,
Olympia, to see Skin Deep (ATS duo) from Seattle perform - it’ll
be a real treat!

Thursday evening November 20, 7:00 pm at the Black Lake grange
- “No host” general Mid East music jam - bring instruments and
just get together and see what happens.  Mas Uda will be there
with drums, zills, shakers, etc. A fun evening just to ‘play’.
Mas Uda will be participating in the Procession of the Species
in April and this will be a good opportunity to get musicians
started practicing for it.  FREE

coming in December -

Kashani will be teaching Mas Uda’s cane duet choreography in
workshop - Sunday Dec. 14, At top floor of the Eagles, 805 4th
Ave E, Olympia, WA  98506.  Register Early.
    2:00-4:000   $20.00 ($15 Mas Uda members - those registered
    for the fall session or already pre-pd for the January
    session)
For more info on any of the above contact Kashani -
www.mas-uda.com or 360-459-3694

Kashani of Mas Uda
(Available to teach workshops, classes and private lessons)
(contact me for price comparison of our classes and all Oly/Lacey
area b.dance classes)
EXCELLENT INSTRUCTION - AFFORDABLE RATES!!
www.mas-uda.com
http://www.myspace.com/masudaolympia
Sponsors of annual benefit show/workshops
April 4/5, 2009 featuring workshops with Riskallah Ryad of
Connecticut
Show includes Riskallah Ryad (www.riskallah.com) and Riskallah
Ryad Dance Theater Company.

Excellent Instruction - affordable rates!!

1.     Intermediate class, Thursday 7:00-8:00 at High Impact
Dance Ctr, 7839 Martin Way E.  $50/10 wks. Performance Class
(must also take intermediate) 8:00-9:00 $25/10 wks.  Both
classes paid before Christmas = $65.  To perform with Mas Uda
you must take both. To register call Kashani-360-459-3694. Next
session January 8 - March 12.

2.            BEGINNER CLASS:  2 options - Mondays or Wednesdays

         Mondays 5:30-7:00 at the Woman’s Club, 1002 Washington
         Street. This class is limited to 15 students. $65  
         Next session -January 5- March 23 . No class on Jan 19
         or Feb 16

Wednesdays 3:30-5:00 - at The Evergreen State College - see the
Leisure ed listings for more     info.  Class starts in January.

3.      Beyond Beginner - Drills, individual attention, steps/
step combos, no choreography.  Class focus is on technique &
precision.  Weds 6:30-8:00 at Mas Uda studio.  A great workout
& good review for intermediate or advanced students. Limited to
10 students. Join this class at any time. $65   Next session -
January, if there is enough demand for the class.

4.      Private lessons - available by arrangement with Kashani.

5.      Make your own class - get 5-6 students together and a
time that works for Kashani and let’s talk!!           

6.  Belly robics!!  - Thursdays 5:30-6:30 at High Impact Dance
Ctr, 7839 Martin Way E - prepare to work out!!!  November and
December only for now…may be continued is there is interest.

Mas Uda Performances:

v     Sat November 1 - Kashani donates a performance to the
benefit for Sahabra in Mt. Vernon

v     8 - Kashani (Mas Uda is on the waiting list) at Hasani’s
hafla, Wells Hall, Episcopal church, Tacoma - 9:10

v     Fri. Dec 5, 7:30 - Olympics West Retirement home - Our
annual Christmas show

v     Feb 13, 2009 - with Brothers of the Baladi at South Puget
Sound Community College

v     April 4-5, 2009 - Mas Uda’s Evening at the Oasis benefit
show and workshops

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Dancing - 2nd & last Sunday of each month, 6:30 & 7:30pm Great
Cuisine of India, 116 W 4th 

Workshop Series - November 9 workshop - making tribal style
belts. Sun December 14 - cane duet choreography workshop.  
MAS UDA performs a mix of ethnic, tribal & cabaret style dances.

NWBD: Halloween!

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

FIFTH ANNUAL CABARET MACABRE INVADES BELLTOWN

That’s right, kids — the Rendezvous in Belltown will be
hosting the Fifth Annual Cabaret Macabre. Live music by The
Bad Things, Baby Gramps and Chervona from Portland, Darek
Mazzone spinning in the Grotto Room and spooky goth bellydance
by Hands of Kali. Come experience the madness!

Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Halloween Night, Friday 10/31

Doors at 8pm, music at 9pm, HoK at 10pm.

Address 2322 2nd Ave.

xoxo,

Hands of Kali

www.handsofkali.com

NWBD: MEZDULENE AND SABURA IN WORKSHOPS AND SHOW IN TACOMA THIS SATURDAY!

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Mezdulene and Sabura in Halloween Spooktacular workshops and
show, in Tacoma, on Saturday, October 24, 2008!

In addition to the workshops and show, there will be vendors
galore and THREE great contests that night:
Best Belly Dance Costume, Best Halloween Costume Contest, and
Best Hallow Belly Contest

Workshops
10:00 - 12:00 - Mezdulene presents Belly Dance Fast Fusion.
(Registration  9:30-10:00)

1:00-3:00 - Sabura presents Transformational Veil.
Known for her mesmerizing veil work, Sabura will show you how to
make your veil breathe, suspend, and dance with you (transforming
music into movement!). In this workshop, we’ll cover veil tips,
technique, moves and transitions, culminating in elegant
combinations to different types and tempos of music.

3:45-5:15 - FREE Festival Dancing

7:00 MIDNIGHT OASIS Show (Doors open at 6:30)

One workshop: $35.
Both workshops:  $65
SHOW TICKETS $10:00 each

KING OSCAR HOTEL BANQUET ROOM
8820 South Hosmer
Tacoma, WA 98444
253-539-1153
www.koscar.net

NWBD: November events in Olympia

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Oct 26 - Amira (Kashani’s daughter) will be the dancer at the
Great Cuisine of India, 116 W 4th St call 360-943-3442 for
reservations -shows are at 6:30 and 7:30.  Please come out
and support this dancer friendly venue and young dancer!

November is fast approaching and Mas Uda Dancers have some fun
things in store –

Sun afternoon Nov 9 at Mas Uda studio, Lacey. 2:30-5:00 - join
others in making a tribal yarn belt or embellishing a toran
belt.
 There are still a couple of ‘metal ring’ belts available
 ($15 each) to be used as bases for the yarn belts.  Bring
 a few different skeins or yarn - bring any extra you might
 want to donate to the group.  How much yarn you use
 depends on many factors, including how long you make the
 lengths, how big around you are and how many different
 yarns you use.
 There are still a few toran belts available for purchase
 too, at $10 each.  OR, check on e-bay and get your own to
 bring.  You may want to bring matching bias tape and some
 yarn to make the tassels with.

Sun evening Nov 9 - go to Great Cuisine of India to see Skin
Deep (ATS dancers) from Seattle perform - it’ll be a real treat!

Thursday evening November 20 - “No host” general Mid East music
jam - bring instruments and just get together and see what
happens.  Mas Uda will be there with drums, zills, shakers, etc.
A fun evening just to ‘play’.  Location - TBA

coming in December -

Kashani will be teaching Mas Uda’s cane duet choreography in
workshop - Sunday Dec. 14, downtown Olympia.  Details TBA.

For more info on any of the above contact Kashani -
www.mas-uda.com

Kashani of Mas Uda
(Available to teach workshops, classes and private lessons)
EXCELLENT INSTRUCTION - AFFORDABLE RATES!!
www.mas-uda.com
http://www.myspace.com/masudaolympia
Sponsors of annual benefit show/workshops
April 4/5, 2009 featuring workshops with Riskallah Ryad of
Connecticut
Show includes Riskallah Ryad (www.riskallah.com) and Riskallah
Ryad Dance Theater Company.
Mas Uda PERFORMANCES:

v     Sat Oct 25 - Kashani dances at Halima’s “Spooktacular” at
the King Oscar, 8820 Hosmer, Tacoma

v     Also - a veil duet of Kashani and her daughter Amira (Amira
also performs at the Great Cuisine of India on Sunday evening Oct
26)

v     Sat November 1 - Kashani (and possibly Mas Uda) at a benefit
for Sahabra in Mt. Vernon

v     Sat November 8 - Kashani (Mas Uda is on the waiting list)
at Hasani’s hafla - 9:10

v     Fri. Dec 5, 7:30 - Olympics West Retirement home - OUR
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW

v     Feb 13, 2009 - with Brothers of the Baladi at South Puget
Sound Community College

v     April 4-5, 2009 - Mas Uda’s Evening at the Oasis benefit
show and workshops

****************************************************************

DANCING - 2nd & last SUNDAY of each month, 6:30 & 7:30pm GREAT
CUISINE OF INDIA, 116 W 4th 

WORKSHOP SERIES - November 9 workshop - making tribal style
belts. Sun December 14 - cane duet choreography workshop.

NWBD: Nov 3rd Pyramid Lounge

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

*The First Monday of every month*
Raqs Serpentine presents:
The Pyramid Lounge*
*-Seattle’s monthly bellydance gathering celebrating music &
dance-
*
*Monday, Nov 3rd, 2008
Featuring
Elisa Gamal

What lies nestled between The Day of the Dead and Thanksgiving,
Pyramid Lounge! Joyful dances to honor the living and dead by:
Anwaar, Malia, Kathy Houseman, Solos by Ellen and Leslie of Raqs
Serpentine

We’re featuring celebrated dancer, Elisa Gamal. Highlights of
her twenty year career include winning numerous solo and group
awards including the 1999 Bellydance USA and 2006 Seven Veils
Champion titles, being a cover girl for Jareeda magazine, and
performing as a guest with the Bellydance Superstars on their
first US tour.
High Dive
513 N 36th
Seattle, WA 98103
206.632.0212
Doors open at 7:30pm
Dance Show @  8:30pm
No cover 21+ w/ID

Come early if you want a seat!
The High Dive opens at 5pm and has happy hour specials.

More info: www.RaqsSerpentine.com //
www.PyramidLounge.com>
*Upcoming events*:

Always wanted to add fire to you life?! Now you can! New
instructional DVD by Leslie “Bellydancing with Fire”
<
http://www.filmbaby.com/films/3042> was just released in June.

*Oct 29* // Leslie’s bellydance technique and workout classes
are*in-session *now. New Session began* Wed Oct 29th*, 2008! 
Wednesday nights at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
<http://www.youngstownarts.org/> Check out her website
for all the details: www.LeslieRosen.com
<http://www.leslierosen.com/>

*Costumes, Halloween or bellydance, are encouraged for our
Halloween class on Oct 29th.*

*On-going*// Funky Hip Hop Belly Burn with Ellen - NEW CLASS
SERIES! Monday nights 6:30 -7:30 pm
Enroll now: www.seattle.gov/park <http://www.seattle.gov/parks>
or just show up
Loyal Heights Community Center
2101 NW 77th St
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 684-4052

*Nov 8* -  Leslie is in the Midnight fire show with
Pyrosutra<http://www.pyrosutra.com>at Seacompression
<http://ignitionnw.org/>
*Mar 28 - May 3* // Leslie will be a featured dancer in the 
World Heritage Dance Festival Show Feet of Fire
 <http://www.irelandsfeetoffire.com/>Branson, MO with her
 partner Kim Brown of Pyrosutra

NWBD: Dahlia workshop and show

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

November 15th, 2008
SHIMMY MADNESS with Dahlia Moon!!!!  4:30-6:30pm
Need to work out the kinks?  You want the “How to’s?”  Well,
that’s not all you’ll do in this intensely high-energy workshop
with Dahlia.  Get the scoop on finding that “special place”
where “that one” shimmy works and then keep it!  Whether belly
dance is relatively new to you or an old friend, this workshop
will help you nail down where the beat belongs in your hips
and how to layer on more moves.  The exercises and concepts
taught are easy to understand and take home for a lifetime
of practice.  Bring your shimmy questions, a towel and be
prepared to sweat!
Cost: $30 3-day advance registration/ $35 at the door
www.DivineBelly.com
Core Kinetics Movement Studio
1103 Railroad Ave
Bellingham, WA 98225
Contact Ruby: (360) 927-4015

NWBD: Bellevue Arts Museum features Suzanna, Zulaika, and Elizabeth Dennis!

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

This Friday’s free family day (Oct. 24th) at Bellevue Arts
Museum features a power-packed, dynamic 30-minute set of
performances by SUZANNA, ZULAIKA, and ELIZABETH DENNIS, from
folkloric to cabaret to fusion. What a diverse kaleidoscope of
the art form!

Get there before 4:00 to catch this show. It’s free!

Bellevue Arts Museum (www.bellevuearts.org) is located at 510
Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, across from Bellevue Square
on Bellevue Way NE at the corner of Bellevue Way NE and NE 6th
in downtown Bellevue. Two floors of free parking are available
below the Museum.

—— S U Z A N N A ——
www.planetsuzanna.com

NWBD: Saturday at HABESHA =>Spectacular Belly Dance by Amira & Mirabai!

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

This Saturday, October 25th
Habesha Ethiopian Restaurant & Lounge
1809 Minor Ave. (Minor & Howell) in downtown Seattle
10:00pm-11:00pm - No Cover!

HABESHA features Seattle’s gems, Mirabai and Amira, in a
dazzling hour of belly dance entertainment.

Completely affordable, convenient, delicious, quality
entertainment, and never the same show twice! So come enjoy a
late meal this Saturday in a classy environment surrounded by
two spectacular performers.

ABOUT HABESHA
Savory, nutritious, and delicious Ethiopian cuisine (and the
cocktails won’t disappoint either), combined with world class
entertainment every 4th Saturday!

An exquisite, classy venue that celebrates cultural art and
artists. The Manhattan style decor flaunts a cascading full
bar (and they know how to use it) with exposed brick walls
tastefully decorated with vibrant traditional Ethiopian artwork
surrounding the open dining area, infused with the amber glow of
artistic ceiling lamps. Graceful service with dinner prices
around $9-$14.

DIRECTIONS TIP:
This east downtown Seattle location is tricky for most, but only
the first time. Minor is a limited street that runs parallel to
Boren Ave. The cross street is Howell, about a block before that
sneaky (hardly any signs) entrance to the I5 North Expressway.
If you find yourself on Denny & Boren, you’re about 3 blocks
north of the establishment.

Get there and order before 10:00pm if you want to enjoy the
cuisine!

—— S U Z A N N A ——
www.planetsuzanna.com <http://www.planetsuzanna.com/>