August 1 (Saturday): Chris Marashlian’s weekly party at with live music and dance upstairs at Mezzo Mezzo, 31-29 Ditmars Blvd. in Astoria, The music starts at 9:30pm and the dancer goes on at around 10:30pm. Call Mezzo Mezzo at 718-278-0444 for reservations. No cover, $20 minimum. For more information email Chris at cm@creativeartistsproductions.com. This week’s dancer is Noora.

August 1, 2, & 3 (Saturday, Sunday, & Monday): Jehan presents the Grand Opening of her Bellydance America Bazaar with an Open House Sale at 3964 47th St. in Sunnyside, Queens. Hours are from 12 noon to 10:00 pm. After this sale the Bazaar will be open by appointment only. For more information call (917) 559-2726 or e-mail products@bellydanceamerica.com. On-line store is under construction and will be available soon.
The Open House Sale features costumes, jewelry, props, dance and street wear, cds and dvds. FLYER.

August 2 (Sunday): The Traveling Poets Society in association with Calvary United Methodist Church presents Flavors of the East at Calvary United Methodist Church, 41 Osborn St, in Keyport, NJ from 2:00 to 5:00pm. Tickets are $15 per person or $12 per person for groups of 6 or more. For tickets or reservations call (732) 264-1492 or e-mail Zahra at genandr@aol.com or Helewa at dancinghelewa@aol.com. FLYER.
“Experience the flavors of the East. Middle Eastern dancers will perform for you and will teach you basic steps so that you can dance along with the dancers. Middle Eastern food will be available at reasonable prices to add to your evening of Middle Eastern treats.”

August 2 (Sunday): Scott Wilson presents Bellydancing at the Grisly Pear at 107 MacDougal St. between Bleecker St. and W. 3rd St. in the back room from 8:00 to 10:00pm. $20 minimum. Scott is joined by a revolving group of musicians. Three dancers every week. Tonight’s line up is Peishan, Zoe, and Layla.

August 4 (Tuesday): Live Middle Eastern music and dance at The Cupping Room Café, 359 West Broadway from 8:00pm to 12:00 midnight; dancer at 9:30pm. No cover, no minimum (This is a weekly event – the dancer changes each week.)
Souren Baronian (Clarinet), Robert Boghosian (Oud), and Mal Stein (Darbuka/Percussion and Loops) with featured dancer Dalia Carella.

August 5 (Wednesday): Gamila El Masri Class Intensive: Becoming A Veiled Vision – Veilwork 101 and Beyond at Champions Studios, 257 W 39 St 14th fl (off 8th Ave) from 7:30 to 10:00 pm. $30 per person. For more info or to reserve a place, email GamilaElMasri@aol.com. Website: GamilaElMasri.com.
“Rediscover the beauty and fluidity of this ever mysterious and integral aspect of the orientale performance.”
FLYER.

August 5 (Wednesday): Samira of Syria presents a Zill Workshop with Layla starting at 7:30 pm at Samira’s Long Island studio. For exact address and price information and to reserve call 516-935-1155. http://www.samiraofsyria.com/events.html.

August 5 (Wednesday): Kaishi and Djinn present Djam Under Je’bon, 15 St. Marks Place (btw 2nd & 3rd Aves.) every Wednesday starting at 7:30pm with videos of famous bellydance performances. At 8:30pm there’s live music by Djinn and performances by Kaeshi, students and a featured guest dancer.
Tonight: B & Kaeshi.

August 6 (Thursday): Jerry Bezdikian and Dick Barsamian present a Live Middle Eastern Music and Belly Dance Party featuring Jerry Bezdikian (kanun), Dick Barsamian (ud & vocals), Nick Mandoukos (guitar), Amir Naoum (darbuka) with dancer Cristina at Lafayette Grill and Bar, 54-56 Franklin St. Music starts at 8:00pm. No cover; $20 minimum. Call 212-732-5600 for reservations. For information e-mail jebez@verizon.net.

August 7 (Friday): Bellyqueen presents a Contemporary Oriental Workshop with Jillina at Morocco’s Studio, 6 W. 20th St., 2nd Fl. Registration is a 6:00pm, Workshop from 6:30 to 9:30pm. $65 adv/$75 at the door. Register by August 1st for the advanced discount by paying with PayPal and credit card, or with cash at the door. If you want to send in a check, please e-mail workshops@bellyqueen.com for the address. PayPal link available at www.bellyqueen.com/jillina2009. For more information call 917-355-9150 or email workshops@bellyqueen.com.

August 7 (Friday): Club Aladdin at 382 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ, presents a Party Night with singers Fahim Dandan and Dalila and belly dance by LaUra at 11:30pm with the “Amazing Aladdin Band” and Tabehl Drum performance by Jad Lebbos of Brooklyn plus DJs spinning dance music. Party starts at 9:30pm and goes until 2:00am. $40 per person (specially priced for this night only). Includes appetizers/Mashawi Grill & soft drinks. For reservations e-mail SamZpartyList@aol.com.

August 8 (Saturday): Opening concert for Morocco’s annual Summer Weeklong Workshopmorocco@casbahdance.org. at her studio at 6 W. 20th St. 2nd floor. Doors open at 7:30 pm, Concert starts at 8:00 pm. $20 in advance, $25 at the door (if space is available). For more information email

August 8 (Saturday): Serdar Ilhan presents “Oldies on the Sailboat” featuring French, Turkish, Italian & American Music from the 60s – 70s – 80s with DJs DJ Serdar – DJ Arda – DJ Pepe plus Live Oldies by Emre Yilmaz. The party will start at 9pm on the dock at Pier 17, South Street, Seaport and will leave at 10pm for two hours of sailing around Manhattan on the schooner Clipper City. Tickets $28 in advance. Cash bar, no food. Limited capacity; no guest list. Buy tickets at http://www.serdarilhan.com/ticket.htm.
For more information about the schooner and a few good pictures see http://www.clippercityny.com/ but don’t buy tickets there. Only Serdar’s link will get you a ticket on this cruise. (Not a dance event.)

August 8 (Saturday): Chris Marashlian’s weekly party at with live music and dance upstairs at Mezzo Mezzo, 31-29 Ditmars Blvd. in Astoria, The music starts at 9:30pm and the dancer goes on at around 10:30pm. Call Mezzo Mezzo at 718-278-0444 for reservations. No cover, $20 minimum. For more information email Chris at cm@creativeartistsproductions.com. This week’s dancer is TBA.

August 9 (Saturday): Call in for dance slots at Rakkasah East (see 10/21-18). To dance to your own music call 510-724-0214. To dance to one of the Rakkasah bands call 510-724-4367. Lines open at 9:00 am PDT–that’s 12Noon here. For complete information see http://www.rakkasah.com/east/dancercallin.php.

August 9 (Sunday): Bellydance by Tava presents a Bollywood/Bellydance Fusion Workshop with Andrea Anwar at Performance Dance, 12 Fitch Street, 2nd floor in Norwalk, CT from 1:30 to 4PM. $45 in advance, $50 at the door. To register or for more info e-mail dancingtava@yahoo.com.

August 9 (Sunday): Manhattan Tribal presents Tribal Salon at Je’bon, 15 St. Marks Place, starting at at 7:00pm. American Tribal Style Belly Dance by Mimi Fontana and Manhattan TribalLuis Manuel. Cost info pending. For more information e-mail manhattantribal@yahoo.com.
NY/NJ/CT – American Tribal Style & Tribal Fusion Belly Dance Meet Up will be attending. and NYC Taxseem student group and guest dancers Luz, Kali & Des and Elizabeth Muise & Lauren Robbiani. Drumming by

August 9 (Sunday): Scott Wilson presents Bellydancing at the Grisly Pear at 107 MacDougal St. between Bleecker St. and W. 3rd St. in the back room from 8:00 to 10:00pm. $20 minimum. Scott is joined by a revolving group of musicians. Three dancers every week. Tonight’s line up is Giselle, Anastasia, and Brenna.

August 8-14: Morocco presents her annual Summer Weeklong Workshop at her studio at 6 W. 20th St. 2nd floor. Instructors are Morocco and Tarik Sultan plus Ranya Renee (Breathwork & Beladi), Carmine Guida (Drumming for Dancers), and Joe Williams (Delsarte Technique). Cost is $450 with $150 deposit (non-refundable) $468 using PayPal. Price includes the opening concert. For more information email morocco@casbahdance.org. For information and registration go to http://www.casbahdance.org/ and click on weeklong.

August 11 (Tuesday): Live Middle Eastern music and dance at The Cupping Room Café, 359 West Broadway from 8:00pm to 12:00 midnight. No cover, no minimum (This is a weekly event – the dancer changes each week.)
Souren Baronian (Clarinet), Robert Boghosian (Oud), and Mal Stein (Darbuka/Percussion and Loops) with featured dancer TBA.

August 12 (Wednesday): Kaishi and Djinn present Djam Under Je’bon, 15 St. Marks Place (btw 2nd & 3rd Aves.) every Wednesday starting at 7:30pm with videos of famous bellydance performances. At 8:30pm there’s live music by Djinn and performances by Kaeshi, students and a featured guest dancer.
Tonight: Ksenija from Slovenia

August 13, (Thursday): Morocco’s Summer Weeklong Seminar show at the Lafayette Grill & Bar at 54 Franklin St. featuring 25+ dancers plus Tarik & Morocco. Show starts at 6:00pm. No cover or door charge; $15 minimum.

August 15 (Saturday): Solstice Studio/Bold Bellydance presents “East Coast Tribal: A Bold Expression of Modern Feminine” a performance, dance party, and student showcaselepoissonrouge.com or $20 at the door.
For more information including lists of participants and event schedule see http://www.boldbellydance.com/. featuring Solstice Ensemble, Sera Solstice, Darshan, and Kaeshi plus instructors of Solstice Studio presenting solo work, and student showcase with music by Djinn and DJ Joro Boro at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. from 7:00 to 10:00pm. Tickets are $15 in advance at

August 15 (Saturday): Chris Marashlian’s weekly party at with live music and dancecm@creativeartistsproductions.com. This week’s dancer is TBA. upstairs at Mezzo Mezzo, 31-29 Ditmars Blvd. in Astoria, The music starts at 9:30pm and the dancer goes on at around 10:30pm. Call Mezzo Mezzo at 718-278-0444 for reservations. No cover, $20 minimum. For more information email Chris at

August 16 (Sunday): Fan Workshop with Kamille of RockaBelly (San Francisco) at Anahid Sofian Studio, 29 W. 15th St., 6th Fl. from 1:30 to 3:30pm. Cost is $30 by Aug 14, $40 at the door. E-mail rockakamille@yahoo.com to register. Bring a collapsing fan or purchase one at the workshop. FLYER.
“Learn how to use your fan to add excitement and chemistry to your dance as an extension of your body and a tool to accent your movement!”

August 16 (Sunday): Scott Wilson presents Bellydancing at the Grisly Pear at 107 MacDougal St. between Bleecker St. and W. 3rd St. in the back room from 8:00 to 10:00pm. $20 minimum. Scott is joined by a revolving group of musicians. Three dancers every week. Tonight’s line up is Szilvia, Julia, and Kazja.

August 18 (Tuesday): Live Middle Eastern music and dance at The Cupping Room Café, 359 West Broadway from 8:00pm to 12:00 midnight. No cover, no minimum (This is a weekly event – the dancer changes each week.)
Souren Baronian (Clarinet), Robert Boghosian (Oud), and Mal Stein (Darbuka/Percussion and Loops) with featured dancer TBA.

August 19 (Wednesday): Kaishi and Djinn present Djam Under Je’bon, 15 St. Marks Place (btw 2nd & 3rd Aves.) every Wednesday starting at 7:30pm with videos of famous bellydance performances. At 8:30pm there’s live music by Djinn and performances by Kaeshi, students and a featured guest dancer.
Tonight: Fashion Show at Je’Bon

August 20 (Thursday): Shimmy On The Hudson Cruise on the Star of Palm Beach. Cruise around Manhattan DJ Derajja spins Middle Eastern, North African and Bollywood, Belly dancers perform. Pier 40, W Houston St at Leroy Street Park cross at Morton St. Boarding starts at 6:00 pm. departure is at 7:30 pm, return at 10 pm. Cruise also has a tarot reader, henna artist, and hookahs. Middle Eastern music and dance on the upper deck, Top 40 music on lower deck. Cruise tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the gate. Cash bar drinks are $5 and up; buffet is $8 a plate. For tickets call (212) 987-9200 ext. 305.
Website: http://www.shimmyonthehudson.com.

August 20 (Thursday): Jerry Bezdikian and Dick Barsamian present a Live Middle Eastern Music and Belly Dance Party featuring Jerry Bezdikian (kanun), Dick Barsamian (ud & vocals), Nick Mandoukos (guitar), Amir Naoum (darbuka) with dancer LaUra at Lafayette Grill and Bar, 54-56 Franklin St. Music starts at 8:00pm. No cover; $20 minimum. Call 212-732-5600 for reservations. For information e-mail jebez@verizon.net.

August 22 (Saturday): Naja presents Intro to American Tribal Style Belly Dance at Monroe Street Movement Center, 720 Monroe Street, 5th fl. Room C-514 in Hoboken, NJ from 1:00 to 3:00pm. Cost is $45. PayPal Naja at /Cash or check accepted at the door. Co-sponsors: Jersey City ~ Hoboken Belly Dance Meetup and American Tribal Style & Tribal Fusion Meetup. For more information e-mail Naja.
“Learn the basic fast & slow movements, simple transitions, group formations and non-verbal cues of American Tribal Style Belly Dance according to Fat Chance Belly Dance of San Francisco.”

August 22 (Saturday): Chris Marashlian’s weekly party at with live music and dancecm@creativeartistsproductions.com. This week’s dancer is TBA. upstairs at Mezzo Mezzo, 31-29 Ditmars Blvd. in Astoria, The music starts at 9:30pm and the dancer goes on at around 10:30pm. Call Mezzo Mezzo at 718-278-0444 for reservations. No cover, $20 minimum. For more information email Chris at

August 23 (Sunday): Scott Wilson presents Bellydancing at the Grisly Pear at 107 MacDougal St. between Bleecker St. and W. 3rd St. in the back room from 8:00 to 10:00pm. $20 minimum. Scott is joined by a revolving group of musicians. Three dancers every week. Tonight’s line up is Lesley, Carla, and Dorit.

August 25 (Tuesday): Live Middle Eastern music and dance at The Cupping Room Café, 359 West Broadway from 8:00pm to 12:00 midnight; dancer at 9:30pm. No cover, no minimum (This is a weekly event – the dancer changes each week.)
Souren Baronian (Clarinet), Robert Boghosian (Oud), and Mal Stein (Darbuka/Percussion and Loops) with featured dancer Rayhana.

August 26 (Wednesday): Kaishi and Djinn present Djam Under Je’bon, 15 St. Marks Place (btw 2nd & 3rd Aves.) every Wednesday starting at 7:30pm with videos of famous bellydance performances. At 8:30pm there’s live music by Djinn and performances by Kaeshi, students and a featured guest dancer.
Tonight: Heather Shoopman (Pasedena, CA).

August 27 (Thursday): Jerry Bezdikian and Dick Barsamian present a Live Middle Eastern Music and Belly Dance Party featuring Jerry Bezdikian (kanun), Dick Barsamian (ud & vocals), Nick Mandoukos (guitar), Amir Naoum (darbuka) with dancer Dalia Carella at Lafayette Grill and Bar, 54-56 Franklin St. Music starts at 8:00pm. No cover; $20 minimum. Call 212-732-5600 for reservations. For information e-mail jebez@verizon.net.

August 29 (Saturday): Chris Marashlian’s weekly party at with live music and dancecm@creativeartistsproductions.com. This week’s dancer is TBA. upstairs at Mezzo Mezzo, 31-29 Ditmars Blvd. in Astoria, The music starts at 9:30pm and the dancer goes on at around 10:30pm. Call Mezzo Mezzo at 718-278-0444 for reservations. No cover, $20 minimum. For more information email Chris at

August 30 (Sunday): Scott Wilson presents Bellydancing at the Grisly Pear at 107 MacDougal St. between Bleecker St. and W. 3rd St. in the back room from 8:00 to 10:00pm. $20 minimum. Scott is joined by a revolving group of musicians. Three dancers every week. Tonight’s line up is Mia-Margaret, Tereza, and Zenaide.

(Article Courtesy of: www.bellydanceny.com)