You may have seen us at The Silk Road, the North Carolina Renaissance Faire, NCSU's Studio Crawl, First Night Raleigh, Festifall, 10,000 Villages, Abyssinia Restaurant, Exploris, The Spirit of the Tribes 3 & 4, Tribal Quest North West, TribalCon, India Fest, the Jill Parker workshop hafla, the Rachel Brice workshop performance, Queen of Sheba Restaurant, Meredith College, the Generations Fair, the Kajira Djoumahna, Amaya and Dalia Carella workshop haflas, Dancing Moon Book Store, Carolina Houses of Cary and Chapel Hill, Heritage House, the Raleigh YWCA, Music Explorium, as well as at private parties and weddings.
Breaking News: Our current session of Basic Level 1 classes (April 7 - May 5) is SOLD OUT!!. We will no longer be accepting registrations for this class. As of 4/7, we do still have a few openings in our Essentials of Tribal Bellydance class beginning this Wednesday, April 9, but it is filling fast!
WOW!! We have a ton of new events coming up, so mark your calendars with dates for more intensives, a great new props choreography workshop, our Summer "Props Performance" Hafla!!, as well as our fifth annual Haflaween!! Details now available on our Classes & Workshops page.
Come experience Haflaween!! in a new setting! This year's event will be a co-production with Yalla Dance Guild as part their presentation of a weekend of workshops and performances featuring the incomparable Horacio and Beata Cifuentes!
For more information about the weekend's events and to register to attend Haflaween, please visit Yalla Dance Guild's website.
Thanks to everyone's generosity and good will, we raised over $1700 at the Darfur benefit!! Thanks so much to everyone who volunteered their time, talent and goods to make this event so phenomenal. This money will surely make a tremendous difference in the lives of women and children who are in such dire circumstances.
And if you want to see some terrific pictures of the event, please visit Megan Freeman's site. What would we do without Megan and her mad photography skills??
Blue Moon's current class schedules are now available on our Classes & Workshops page.
Upcoming Events
May 31, Props Choreography Workshop 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Academy for the Performing Arts, 115 Commerce Street, Apex, NC.
Have a prop that you have been dying to put to good use? Want to expand your choreography repertoire with something new and exciting? Then this is the workshop for you! Bring your own prop; a very limited number of props will be available to borrow on a first-come, first-served basis. Props can include swords, pots, baskets, bowls, pitchers- if you can balance it, you can use it! Space for this workshop will be quite limited so don't delay in sending in your registration if you are interested in attending.We will no longer accept any registrations once we have reached capacity.
All workshop attendees will be invited to perform this choreography at our Summer Hafla to be held on June 28!
Details directions and registration forms now available on our Classes & Workshops page.
Saturday, June 28: Blue Moon presents our Summer Props Performance Hafla!!, Location TBA.
Doors open at 7:00 PM, performances scheduled to start at 7:30 PM.
Blue Moon Dance Company proudly presents its Summer 2008 Hafla: "Let's Give Props to Props!" Performances featuring props are strongly encouraged but not required. N.B.: No open flames, live animals or strewn objects will be permitted. We would love to see a creative and diverse representation of the use of props at this hafla, so think outside the box- or veil!! Due to their popularity, performance slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. All performances are limited to 5 minutes. There will also be plenty of open dancing and drumming. Musicians are most welcome! Triangle belly dance teachers: please feel free to bring your students. All members of the Triangle belly dance community are welcome! Light refreshments will be served.
Our haflas have sold out in advance in the past so mark your calendars and register/prepay early to assure entry. Doors will close once we are full.
Details and registration formsnow available on our Classes & Workshops page.
Questions? Contact us at mail@bluemoonbellydance.com or call Sashi at 919-303-6716.
July 26, Costuming Workshop. Save the date! Details and registration forms coming soon.
October 24, Haflaween!! a co-production with Yalla Dance Guild, Cary VFW Post 7383, 522 Reedy Creek Road, Cary, NC. Doors open at 7:00 PM; performances start at 8:00 PM.
As always, performances and Halloween themed attire are encouraged but not required. Musicians are most welcome! Triangle belly dance teachers: please feel free to bring your students. All members of the Triangle belly dance community are welcome. Light refreshments will be served, and there will be plenty of open dancing and drumming. Due to their popularity, performance slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. All performances are limited to 5 minutes; no strewn objects, live animals or open flames permitted. Detailed performer registration forms will be available approximately July, 2008. Blue Moon will have registration forms for Haflaween posted soon; in the interim, please visit Yalla Dance Guild's website to register.
November 8, Tribal Seminar in Morganton, 645 First St, Mountainview Recreation Center, Morganton, NC, 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Rising Sun Tribe is hosting a seminar by Blue Moon Dance Company followed by a Benefit & Belly Dance Show that evening!
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Tribal Bellydance Combinations. Whether you are a newcomer to or a seasoned veteran of tribal style belly dance, this workshop will be a perfect opportunity to experience the grace, beauty and power of this dance genre. Several dynamic and fun short moves and combinations will be taught, along with the cues and transitional moves necessary to put them together seamlessly either in improvisation or choreography. Suitable for all levels.
1:30 – 4:30 PM: Blue Moon Dance Company Signature Choreography. Blue Moon is known for their elegant yet lively choreographies, and this workshop will be no exception! It will feature an original choreography that showcases the best of tribal dance, and will incorporate several of the combinations that will be taught in the morning workshop. Just bring yourself and your sense of fun - this will be one jam-packed 3 hours! Suitable for all levels.
Portion of proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. More details coming soon!
Do you have any pictures of Blue Moon that you would like to share? If so, please contact us at mail@bluemoonbellydance.com. We would love to see them!
Be sure to check out Blue Moon's tribe on tribe.net!
Are you interested in having Blue Moon Dance Company perform at your special event? Blue Moon Dance Company provides a full performance production that will take your breath away. We offer everything from complex choregraphies to mesmerizing improvisation, and often are joined by our live musicians. Blue Moon Dance Company is available for weddings, festivals, grand openings, corporate functions and would be happy to perform at your restaurant or place of business. For information, contact: mail@bluemoonbellydance.com
Don't forget to visit the Blue Moon Dance Company Boutique! See our Mooncrafts section for more details. And be sure to sign our Guestbook. We'd love to hear from you!
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