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henna for dancers

2008-06-04T15:23:53Z

we are pleased of offer intensive henna workshops . From beginner to master artist all are welcome.
THe fee will cover all meals, all workshops, classes, handouts, henna for the entire weekend, craft supplies, craft classes, and non stop henna.
We know it will be fun as it has been a blast in the past!!
please go here for more info.http://www.hennacaravan.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=571

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costumes

2007-11-03T02:12:59Z

Hello All!
I have some really pretty affordable costumes for sale
I have tribal cabaret and also wearable art
I can also make to your size (custom orders)
My pieces are one of a kind I can never really make the same exact costume
you may see my designs at
www.bellydancecostumesbytc.com
http://www.myspace.com/tccostumes
http://people.tribe.net/bellydancecostumesbytc
if you want to contact me for more info email me tcsdance@aol.com

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Sprits of Desert Are Calling You To..........

2007-03-30T22:22:04Z

Shaman's Vision in Tehachapi. Come to dance, to cast and weave your magic and your mystery. To explor your vision. For details and contact information please see the events section.

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We're Driving Down to save you $$$$

2007-01-26T21:15:23Z

Hi All,
Well we've just been added to the list of vendors so we're packing the van and headin' down from Santa Cruz ,We'll be bringin down a good samplin of what we have in our store soooooo you'll see Some Fireflys, Nomadia Designs, Geisha Moth, and a mix of some jewelry,CDs,DVDs,Incense,Quills, Clothing and Lil decor stuff from Morocco, India and a samplin' of some Jewelry.
Pop on by ,say you saw us on Tribe and we'll take off 10% off your total purchase .
We're a last minute addition to this show and can't wait to get there ,Big Thanks to Kat
Ray and Naomi
Masala Imports

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Dance in the Desert 2007

2007-01-19T15:05:58Z

***Dance in the Desert***
Saturday Jan. 27, 9-5 pm, the local MECDA (Middle Eastern Culture and Dance
Association) Desert Communities chapter is holding their annual Dance Festival at the Palmdale Cultural Center, 38350 Sierra Highway, Palmdale CA 93550.

It all starts off with an exciting 2-hour *Fusion Techniques* workshop by Amara! Learn how to fuse a multitude of dance styles with your belly dance to make your personal dance style even more unique and polished. You have to know the "rules" before you can break them! Amara is a fantastic professional belly dancer and choreographer, as well as the producer of EEMED (Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance) events, and she works with many well-respected dance troupes (like Desert Sin!) and dancers. We are very fortunate to have an instructor/performer of Amara's stature right here in the Antelope Valley, Do Not miss this opportunity!

The workshop is $30 in advance for MECDA members, $35 for non-members, add $5 at the door. Pre-payment is available through PayPal at DCMECDA@MECDA.ORG

Space is limited, pre-registration is highly encouraged. No refunds.

From 11 am to 5 pm the dance festival is held upstairs in the ballroom area.
Admission is $5 for MECDA members, $7 for non-members, $4 for performers.

There will be vendors, Middle Eastern food, music, friends and fun-and *you* can sign up to perform on the stage! Bring your friends and family to watch your star performance. You've worked hard in dance class all this time, now's the time to strut your stuff in a friendly, supportive environment. There are still some slots open for dancers, contact Blume at lellabellydancer@yahoo.com asap for your chance to shine on the big stage!

Afterwards; cheer on your friends, enjoy the music, admire (and buy!) the costumes, clothing, jewelry, music-necessary things, of course. Snack on tasty shish-kabob and baklava, and maybe you'll even win a raffle prize (if you get some tickets, don't forget)!

This is the big local belly dance shindig of the year, and I highly encourage folks to come out and support the dancers, instructors, dance art, vendors, and event organizers who work so hard to make your dance opportunities special all year 'round.

http://www.freewebs.com/dcmecda/showtimes.htm

There are still opportunities available for volunteers. Please contact Sedona at sedona@sedonadance.com to join our rockin' volunteer group!

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Attendance

2006-12-21T21:43:34Z

Any idea why attendance seemed so low? Anything we can do to help for next year?

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SPAM

2006-10-12T19:55:35Z

Ok, I've noticed a couple of people spamming on here....listing personal things such as music preferences and such as a POST. Please, if you wish to list something that is not related to dance in the desert than please do so in the listing or event area instead of as a post. This is a Dance in the desert specific Tribe. Thank you!

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broght to you in part by the DC chapter!

2006-04-26T03:46:36Z

MECDA chapters IE~MT~DC are proud to present the first ever Red Tent Hafla!

www.krendavi.com for more info and pre-registration

Mothers Day Weekend, May 13 noon to 9pm

Mojave Narrows Regional Park
18000 Yates Road
Victorville, California

Dancing! Camping!
Drum Circles! Food!
Games! Shopping!

FREE Workshops with
Jim Boz, Jeremiah Soto,
Krisha, Marjhani, and more!

Event Admission
Adults $10 Children $5 under 12 Free

Saturday overnight camping $20 (up to 4 people)
Available by pre-registration only
(limited spaces available)

For general info, volunteer info, camping pre registration, vendor registration, etc please contact us at
blaize@krendavi.com

www.krendavi.com/hafla

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Looking for a vendor...

2006-02-25T02:47:04Z

Help. I am trying to find the vendor from Dance in the Desert who was in the far corner, just right of the stage. She had a rolling mirror for sale. I got her phone number and now cannot find it. I need to know if she still has the mirror, and get a phone number. Can anybody help me?

Please respond to tribe mail or harmonydances@yahoo.com
Thank You, Linda/Basilon

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this year's event...

2006-02-09T04:53:01Z

Unfortunately I could not make it due to my husband and I being sick. We had planned on taking my new camera and getting pictures to put on the DC chapters page on the MECDA website.

Can someone please post how the event went?

Also, if anyone took pictures PLEASE send them to me so that we can put them on the chapter page. Thanks!

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Katrina Benefit

2006-02-09T04:11:36Z

We just put on a benefit for Katrina Victims on January 28th, 2006 in Rockville Centre, New York...There were a variety of dancers, gypsy, tribal,folkloric...It was a great show.. My troupe and I - "The El Nejum Dancers" did a Syrian Dabkeh with our instructor Samira of Syria who did a Beladi , and brought down the house! HA-HA! ....The benefit is a great idea, we had a great time doing it...The audience enjoyed the show and got to dance with all of us at the end...It was a "good thing" for all...GO for it! You can find some pics of the show on WWW.AmaraalAmir.com and look for the link to the Katrina Benefit Jan. 28th,2006.
GOOD LUCK!

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February 4th!!!!!

2006-02-03T02:41:12Z

February 4th, Palmdale, CA.
Desert Communities hosts “Dance in the Desert”
at the Chimbole Cultural Center. LONGER hours 11am-
5pm, Real stage, lights & sound. Refine your dance with
techniques from “The Power of Less” Workshop with
Aziza Said from 9-11am $25 advance, $30 at the door.
Check for Details at www.mecda.org/Chapters/desert.htm
or desert@mecda.org

So who's going?

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I am looking for dance lessons... anyone know where?

2005-12-19T19:40:53Z

Hey all. I am new to Palmdale, and to be quite honest, this question is for a friend. She wants to learn the art of belly dancing, but does not know where to start looking in the Antelope Valley. I really did not have a clue to help her out, but was hoping that maybe you good people could help me out with a little info. I'm so new around here that I wouldn't even know where to go have a drink (well I have to admit that I had a few at Red Robin to curb my frustrations with the holiday shoppers!). Any info would be much aprreciated. Thanks everyone!

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(hopefully) a triple MECDA chapter hafla in so cal

2005-12-02T23:42:40Z

Hi there everyone!

The lovely Krisha (of NisaaBenezir) and I would like to organize a red tent hafla! That’s right, a dance party/event focused on bringing the community together. Krisha had the fabulous idea of the DC, MT, and IE chapters jointly hosting it! We would like to have a meeting where we can all talk about our ideas and start organizing this. Our first meeting to discuss the hafla will be either December 10th or 11th so please get back to me and let me know how many of you are willing to come and which date is preferable. Also, we would like to have the meeting at Krisha’s in Lancaster…for those of you from the IE and other areas you can meet me at my house and we can carpool out there if that makes it more convenient.

this is what I got for picnic area fees. I’m going to call them and see what a small group/large group means. So I was wondering, how many people do we think our event would bring in? 50?100?150? or more? Also, do we need an area with a shelter, or not? I was thinking, if we did the large group site without a shelter we could always ask around for tents? Insurance is required but I know that if we contact Helen we can get that.

Small Group sites with shelter $ 50.00

Large group sites without shelter $125.00

Large group sites with shelter & additional facilities $300.00

Food/music: I was thinking that a potluck would be the best way to go…also, as far as music is concerned what do we want to do for that? Boom box? My father in law has a large dj setup but unless we got a large site with electric we wouldn’t be able to do that. I was also thinking that we should try to get some live drummers! That would be really awesome and preferable…We need to bring drinks if it is a MECDA sponsored event right?

Performers: we could just have it be open dancing/sign up at the event!

Workshops: I was talking to Marjhani we were thinking of an event where lots of people just teach something about what they know for free…so kind of like workshops but for free! We could have someone do a costume workshop, stage presence, yoga/pilates, spiritual dance, etc etc….and just have them as a separation from the group to the side. What do you think of that idea?

Entrance fee: I’m pretty sure that if we reserve a spot, parking entrance is free..usually it is $5/vehicle. If we still have to pay for the entrance fee I would say let’s keep the event fee $6 non members /$5 MECDA members. Of course, we could give a $2-3 discount for those that bring food. Basically, we just need to worry about covering the cost of the drinks and the site fee right?

I personally would enjoy either having nametags or having a welcoming/meeting where we can all tell each other our names…I feel that nametags are preferable. We can have an admissions/membership table and of course a table for flyers. One thing to think about is that in May it might be a little windy….

I say let’s just keep it simple…basically just have people bring what they can such as chairs to sit on, possibly some type of rug to cover an area for seating, fabric to cover tables, etc..and I have ribbons and stuff that we can tie to the trees to give a more ‘magical/old time feel.’ I know that the SCA as well as some religious groups have used this venue for things and I can vouch that a little bit of decoration such as ribbons and gorgeous textile tablecloths go a LONG way. The Narrows is absolutely gorgeous and we may luck out and get a spot next to the lake. Think of the picture possibilities!!!!!

So please forward this message to everyone you know…we are hoping to have it be a joint MECDA chapter hosted party…IE, DC, and MT but we have to work on getting approval.

Bring all your ideas please!

Contact me at:

760-799-4510

Easier to reach me via email dancingearthgirl@verizon.net

Thanks and hope to hear from all of you!

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Vending

2005-12-01T02:25:50Z

So who's vending? Let's get a list started. Vending sold out last year so if you're interested please contact desert@mecda.org!

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Performing?

2005-09-12T05:47:56Z

So who's performing?

My troupe, Krendavi, will definately be there.

Come join us for some awesome performances!

If you are interested in performing contact mecda@desert.org

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Vending

2005-09-12T05:46:47Z

My email to desert@medca.org bounced back. I'm trying to get vending info.

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Hurricane Katrina bellydance fundraising event

2005-08-31T04:17:57Z

I'm posting this for a friend...Please post this to your tribes!

I've been thinking:
>
>90% of my family lives in New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta. So I have
>been particularly effected by Hurricane Katrina (I haven't heard from my
>brother and his family or my sister and her husband or my older brother, or
>my aunts, uncles nor cousins ). I have been thinking--can we have a
>bellydance fundraising movement (a Movement Movement?) ? I'm thinking
>everybody everywhere dance on a corner in your community with a donation
>basket this weekend for Hurricane Relief. We could Dance for Dollars?? All
>the money can go to the Red Cross.
>
>~Mary Vuong

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MECDA membership survey

2005-08-30T20:33:05Z

MECDA Membership Survey

Hello all! I’m the new MECDA membership officer and I’ve decided to conduct a survey of MECDA members and non-members in order to better MECDA based on your suggestions. Any questions that you can answer would be a great help. We do not need complete surveys so if there are any questions you would prefer not to answer then feel free to leave them blank. Thank you!
Please send your replies to membership@mecda.org or membership_blaize@direcway.com

For members:
1) What do you think is the best benefit of having a MECDA membership?

2) What sort of changes would you like to see within MECDA?

3) What style of belly dance do you follow?

4) What kind of workshops would you like to attend? What teachers would you like to see brought to your area to teach a workshop?

5) Which MECDA events are you favorite?

6) Would you like to see a themed MECDA event? If so, what type of themes would you like to see?

7) Are you a member of any other belly dance organizations, clubs, groups, etc?

8) Any other comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

For non-members:
1) Why haven’t you joined MECDA?

2) Could we add any benefits to membership that would make it worth your while to join?

3) Do you attend MECDA events?

4) What kind of events would you like to see hosted by MECDA?

5) What style of belly dance do you follow?

6) What kind of workshops would you like to attend? What teachers would you like to see brought to your area to teach a workshop?

7) Are you a member of any other belly dance organizations, clubs, groups, etc?

8) Any other comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

This survey was created by Blaize-MECDA membership officer to further improve membership services.

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Dance in the Desert 2006

2005-08-30T18:51:37Z

Everyone mark your calendars for February 4, 2006. Come have fun with the DC chapter of MECDA in Palmdale

11am-5pm

Real stage, lights and sound!

Workshop 9-11am with Aziza Sa'id. More details TBA

Contact desert@mecda.org with any questions or comments

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Welcome and THANK YOU!

2005-08-29T21:33:19Z

Hi everyone! This tribe is dedicated to the MECDA desert communities chapter event: Dance in the Desert! Please, spread the word and get your friends to join so we can make this years Dance in the Desert the biggest and the best ever!

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