An audience sat transfixed in a dimly lit room. At center stage was the band Flowers Of The Nile and Tezrah playing hypnotic rhythms entreating the audience to listen. Suddenly an air of mystery filled the room. A woman wound, shimmied, swirled, waved her arms in a snake-like pattern and swiveled her hips in figure-eights. Her mystical, fluid movements seemed to conduct unseen energy. A sensual dance of mysterious origins began. Welcome to the art of belly dancing. The Belly Dance Showcase he... delgreta3brown LyndsyBee comment-45658 2011-02-14T23:45:52Z 2011-02-14T23:45:52Z JAT- Adriane has also organized the Sacramento Rakstars Belly Dance Showcase at the Kasbah on J street in Downtown Sacramento next Monday if you can't wait til May... I know I can't. :) Here is a link to the Facebook invite: http://www.facebook.com/lyndsy.bee#!/event.php?eid=173710142673276 If it does not work the info is also on www.theheyoka.com website under the info/performances tab. Hope that helps! :D LyndsyBee 2011-02-14T23:45:52Z Nyla Crystal comment-45142 2011-02-05T00:46:05Z 2011-02-05T00:46:05Z Thank you Delgreta for covering the event. See you all at the Sacramento Raks! Belly Dance Cabaret Gala Evening Show on May 15th, 2011 at the Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse! Yes, Rakkasah is an amazing event for those interested in belly dancing. I will perform there with Flowers of the Nile again on Saturday at 2:50 PM. For more information, please visit http://www.nylacrystal.com Nyla Crystal 2011-02-05T00:46:05Z EchoDelta comment-45027 2011-02-03T04:44:07Z 2011-02-03T04:44:07Z event hasmoved to May 15th @ Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse EchoDelta 2011-02-03T04:44:07Z Stickybeak comment-44886 2011-02-02T00:02:38Z 2011-02-02T00:02:38Z For those who enjoy this art form, like myself, the largest annual belly dance festival on the West Coast is held in Richmond every March. It's called the Rakkasah Middle Eastern Dance Festival. This year it will be on the 11th, 12th and 13th March at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium. The website is at www.rakkasah.com. It's a GREAT festival and attracts dancers and musicians from all over the world, plus local belly dance teachers/superstars. Stickybeak 2011-02-02T00:02:38Z JAT comment-44839 2011-02-01T17:34:54Z 2011-02-01T17:34:54Z Thanks for letting us know about future events! JAT 2011-02-01T17:34:54Z Delgreta Brown comment-44416 2011-01-26T21:01:55Z 2011-01-26T21:01:55Z The next major belly dance show "Sacramento Raks! Belly Dance Cabaret Gala Evening Show" will be held May 1, 2011 at the Sunrise Event Center in Rancho Cordova. The showcase will feature the area's top dancers and musicians, as well as, Ahava, an award-winning dancer from the Bay area. For more information, visit http://www.adrianedance.com/SacRaksShow.html. For those interested in taking belly dance classes, workshops, or attending future events organized by Adriane and The Henna and Kohl Belly Dance Studio visit http://www.adrianedance.com. Delgreta Brown 2011-01-26T21:01:55Z C21 comment-44392 2011-01-26T04:53:20Z 2011-01-26T04:53:20Z Beautiful Pictures! C21 2011-01-26T04:53:20Z JAT comment-44389 2011-01-26T03:58:45Z 2011-01-26T03:58:45Z Dang, I'm sorry I missed this! Please let us know when there's another event. JAT 2011-01-26T03:58:45Z