Vancouver Island dancers & teachers Fall 2022

Vancouver Island dancers & teachers Fall 2022

(A nostalgic photo – Duncan Garage 2007)

*** See also the Vancouver Island Belly Dancers Fb page for other notices of classes and events. https://www.facebook.com/groups/16858407337 

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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.

 

ReOrient present Ghawazee dance at the Duncan Showroom, 2019

The dance in these videos is an interpretation of an historical style of dance and costume common in Egypt in the late 1800’s and into the 20th Century. Our choreography is based on study of  historic photos and travellers’ writings about the Ghawazee.  The Ghawazee continue to perform today, though with different costumes! Many Ghawazee, and… Read more…

Dabke by ReOrient

Dabke by ReOrient

Our Dabke has a feminine twist, inspired by the song “El Tanoura” التنورة by Fares Karam. From the ReOrient collective’s performance for Multiculturalism Day 2019, produced by Crimson Coast Dance Society in Nanaimo, BC. Video by Bruce Finlayson. Dancers Kirsten, Taissia, Lynette and Kelly are joined by other dancers and drummers of ReOrient. Read more…

Fall 2017 Workshops with Lynette

Fall 2017 Workshops with Lynette

Arab, Turkish and fusion belly dance in three workshops Sundays Sept.17, October 1 and 22 1:30-3:30 pm (3 sessions for the price of 2 – see below) Contemporary and traditional dance from the Middle East * Develop skills with body-friendly warm-ups, movement technique and vocabulary * Enhance your understanding of Middle Eastern music, dance and… Read more…

1001 Likes – November 2015

Lynette Harper admires the good hearts of BC belly dancers. Reprinted with permission from the Middle Eastern Dance Association newsletter, Sahda, November 2015. The generosity of our dance community is remarkable. Throughout the year, individual dancers and troupes donate their time and performance skills for a wide range of worthy causes. Others have initiated and organized events to raise… Read more…

5th Annual Nanaimo Belly Dance Bazaar 2015

  Hope to see you there on June 20 – I can hardly wait! Many thanks to Genya Bonfield and her team of volunteers for producing the event this year. Get the latest news from the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/118888411465134/   Read more…

Funkadelic Turkish Lounge 2014

Another amazing Turkish Lounge at The Abbey in  Cumberland!  Saturday Oct. 25, 7:30 pm  This time there will be just a few performances (including me, Edith Jacob and our host Cathy Stoyko), plus lots of music and dancing for everyone, with a funkadelic dance set by DJ StIzmir Smyrna and live music jamming to wrap… Read more…

2nd Annual North Island Bellydance Bazaar

2nd Annual North Island Bellydance Bazaar

New Horizons Belly Dance presents the  2nd Annual North Island Belly Dance Bazaar at Merville Hall, 1245 Fenwick Road, Merville, BC Saturday October 5 Due to such an amazing turnout and fabulous time last year they’re doing it again!!  Performances throughout the day, shopping, delicious food, 3 free mini workshops, door prizes & more!  This is… Read more…

Nanaimo’s Bellydance Bazaar another success!

Nanaimo’s Bellydance Bazaar another success!

THANK YOU to the bellydance community, donors, St. Paul’s Church and volunteers for all your work in 2013!!!  We raised more money than ever for Haven Society. If you have suggestions and ideas for next year, let us know at bellydancenanaimo@gmail.com   or on our Facebook site !   A fundraiser for Haven Society, hosted by Genya & Lynette… Read more…

Nanaimo dancers & teachers

Lynette  250-753-1659  laahper@gmail.com Genya  250-739-0589  genyasdancing@gmail.com Ramona  250-616-3824  Ramona@bellydancer.ca Giselle Jacob – Drum & percussion classes available  – see her Facebook page   Crimson Coast Dance Society  Artistic Director Holly Bright, Nanaimo, BC – Develops and supports contemporary dance creations, productions, performances and educational opportunities at both grass roots and professional levels in Central Vancouver Island. Read more…

Ladysmith & Cowichan area dancers & teachers

Ladysmith Debra Shields (formerly Pinchbeck) – full weekly schedule at www.saidisisters.ca Cowichan Area Yesca “Elegant Power” Belly dance classes, Lake Cowichan 250 749 7759 Lynene Allen    250-746-1077 email miragedanse@shaw.ca  website Shakti Bellydance   shakti.bdance@gmail.com  Bellydance for fun and fitness, plus new classes for youngsters and teens. Register with Island Savings Centre, 250.748.7529 Read more…

April Point Retreats, Quadra Island BC

April Point Retreats, Quadra Island BC

2013 Dates TBA – Gypsy Spirit Dance Retreats with Lynette at April Point Resort & Spa on Quadra Island (3 hours north of Victoria) – Discover your “gypsy spirit” with Gypsy (Romani) style bellydance. You’ll quickly learn the basic moves to passionate music and lively rhythms.  Celebrate the informal spontaneity of traditional Romani dance styles from Turkey,… Read more…

Silk Road comes to Errington

I look forward to dancing with Silk Road and other Island bellydancers – SATURDAY APRIL 14 – with Cathy  StoyStoyko, Taissia, Taiya, Kalina, and Kirsten!  Silk Road and Friends at the Errington Hall Music and Dance from Spain, the Middle East, China and Beyond April 14, 2011     8pm Tickets $20      Under 12… Read more…

Anth 307 Culture and Education in Global Context

Anth 307 Culture and Education in Global Context

September 8 – December 1, 2010 Instructor:  Lynette Harper, Ph.D. Email: Lynette.Harper@viu.ca     A cross-cultural analysis of education addressing cultural, social, political, and economic dynamics in North America and abroad. Topics include ethnography in the classroom; critical analysis of multicultural, anti-racist, and indigenous forms of education; theories of cultural difference and production; and practical… Read more…