Anticipating the Intensive!

The Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive and Festival is one of the events we look forward to all year long! We enjoy performing, but we also love seeing other dancers of all styles and skill levels, taking workshops, and of course, checking out all the vendors and doing a little shopping. There's something for everyone at the Intensive!

We'll be performing on Thursday, September 4th, at 4:20 PM. We'll be sharing a new choreography that we've only performed once, at Atria Seville. We'll also be dancing to "Yalla Sarah," which is a choreography we don't perform at the Ren Faire in October. So, we hope you can be there Thursday to catch our performances! We'll also be there Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to socialize, shop, and learn, so we hope to see you around.

Need more information? Check out the LVBDI Website at www.bellydanceintensive.com to learn more. Lilililililiiiiii!



"Yalla Sarah"
LVBDI 2013

Quinceanera Fun!

We had the privilege of performing at a friend's quinceanera last weekend, and we had a terrific time! It was also a perfect opportunity to explore some new choreography and costuming, and delve a bit deeper into flamenco and gypsy music and dance. We'll be revisiting this costuming, and much of the music and dance, at the Renaissance Faire in October. Until then...!Jale!

Word of the Week: Habibi

Many years ago, I was at a Persian restaurant with a friend, and got to chatting with a man who spoke Arabic. I asked him what habibi meant, as I'd heard it in practically every Arabic song, and thought it'd be good to know. He told me habibi means darling, sweetheart, beloved, etc., so it's no surprise it's an oft-used word!

Sometimes you'll hear the phrase ya habibi. In Arabic, "ya" is used before a name or endearment to clarify that you're speaking directly to someone. A reasonable translation to English would be "My darling."