Saturday Sept. 17  Hafla/Free Dancing and Live Music Party    Scout Hut, Nanaimo

My thanks to Taissia for organizing these beachside events through the summer, each one a lively mix of live music, good food, and dancing. It’s a potluck, so bring food along with your dance gear!  From noon to 6 pm, this one is moving indoors to the Scout Hut, 445 Comox Rd, Nanaimo. Small donations will be welcomed to help cover the rental fee.  Contact Taissia for more info (see her Nanaimo listing below)

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Friday Sept. 30    Showcase Submission Deadline  (online)

(See November 26 event below for the Bellydance Dinner Showcase description) CALL for performers – In the style of Cabaret Dinner Theatre, performers will be able to request 5, 7 or 10-minute performance slots.  Slots will be chosen by lottery for solo slots and group slots.  The stage will be theatre-in-the-round. Complete submissions are due by midnight, Friday, September 30, 2022, and will be drawn and announced by the following Friday, October 7, 2022. **Only completed applications including music will be entered in the lottery. For submission form contact Allison allisonbalabuch@gmail.com  

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Saturday October 22  Bellydance Extravaganza!    Duncan Showroom, Duncan  An evening of bellydance featuring local dancers and some others from up and down the Island. Doors open 7 pm, starts 7:30 https://fb.me/e/3OJiecTkP 

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Sunday October 23 Awaken the Belly / Yoga Flow Warm-up and Introductory ATS Bellydance. Wild Roots Yoga & Dance, 209-734 Aldebury St., Victoria  11-1:30    $15.  For info Fb PM (message) Caroline Rupp or Zoe Jeanne.

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Saturday November 26  Bellydance Dinner Showcase  Greek Community Hall, Victoria  November Showcase will be a  3-set show with a buffet dinner and a cash bar. Belly dance of all levels, from novice to seasoned professionals, from all over the island and Lower Mainland, will be showcased. The event is also raising funds for a rural community in Ghana. It usually sells out, so get your tickets beforehand!  For more info: Allison at allisonbalabuch@gmail.com or (250) 884-0327  Bobbie at raksbobbie@shaw.ca or (250) 818-7025

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Vancouver Island Belly Dance Teachers 

Nanaimo 

Lynette  250-797-7953   www.lynetteharper.ca  dancetarab@gmail.com Not sure when I’ll resume my weekend workshop series, I’ll let folks know via email and my website (Events page).

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Pynksy Shell / Tania Amaral www.afro-fusionsharqidance, www.pynksyshell.com  pynksyshell@gmail.com Will resume teaching this October – Afro Fusion Sharqi Danceᵀᴹ, DMA – Dance Movements from Africa, and private classes.

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VIBE Dance Studio  

https://www.vibrantdance.com/classes/adult-classes Belly Dance classes are on pause this fall, will likely resume in the new year.

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Taissia  778-269-0922  taissia0000@protonmail.com Sacred Feminine Dance and Wellness Class for women of all ages and dance experience levels, dances of the world including Middle Eastern belly dance. At Harbour Dance Studios, Friday evenings 7:30-9.

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Other Island communities, listed alphabetically:

Campbell River

Goddess Bellydance/Tricia Campbell  (250) 850-9906 triciacampbell23@gmail   No immediate plans

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Courtenay/Comox/Cumberland/Denman Island/Union Bay

Cathy Stoyko Info and registration cdstoyko@uniserve.com, call or message (250)218-0704   Tuesday Morning Shimmy Shakes, and Wednesday evening mini-workshops at the Abbey Studio in Cumberland.

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Emily Johnston – Forbidden Dance Company  https://forbiddendancecompany.com  Classes Tuesdays from 7-9pm at The House of Now, Courtenay

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Heather Hilberry  250-888-3123  call or text   Teaching on Denman Island & in Union Bay  

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Linda Doerksen / Halima  250-703-0494 halima.dancer@gmail.com  No immediate plans

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Duncan/Cowichan Area

Karensa Camplair  250.715.7541 | karensabellydance@gmail.com  

Facebook.com/SaidiSisters    saidisistersstudio.com   Classes available in studio and online: Belly Dance Basics, FCBDStyle® (Improvised Style), Sword, Fusion, and F.U.N. Belly Dance. At Sol Centre, 5380 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan, BC  Current Session: https://saidisistersstudio.com/posts/3891614093177482596

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Lara     778-644-0148   spinningninnylara@gmail.com

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Quadra Island/Cortes Island

Meinsje      250-895-1052  Cortes Island

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Qualicum Beach

Belly Laughs Navel Academy/Elaine De Rooy   250-752-3750 https://www.facebook.com/BellyLaughsNavelAcademy bellylaughsnavelacademy@shaw.ca  Contemporary fusion in-studio classes Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced students.

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Saltspring Island

Sarah Allen  ssisarahlouise@gmail.com 

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Victoria 

Mira –  Asmira Dance  mirabellydancer@gmail.com   https://www.facebook.com/asmirabellydance/     

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Bashirah Middle Eastern Dance Studio, Victoria   raksbobbie@shaw.ca   https://www.raksbobbie.com/classes/winter-2021-class-list.html    Extensive range of online and studio belly dance classes at Bashirah Middle Eastern Dance Studio, 137 Skinner St.

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Candace Aldridge   https://harmonybellydance.com   A full fall schedule of live and online classes, featuring Bellydance for multiple levels,  Yin Yoga, Bellyfit and more. 

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Negma  negmadance@gmail.com   https://www.negmadance.com In person and online belly dance classes, mixed levels, at Bashira Middle Eastern Dance Studio, 137 Skinner St.