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Virgin musicians are coming

LindaK — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:24:20 GMT

This will be my virgin year. I've been dancing for over 20 years now and am looking forward to all the belly dancers and the fun. Now, suddenly, I will be bringing a drummer, also a virgin. He wanted to know if there were other drummers and opportunities. BTW, we both play drums and melody instruments. So, he wants to know what the venues might look like. I get the Center Camp take over but what else can we get into.

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Ride to Burningman

Emilie — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:15:28 GMT

Hey all!-

I live in Tucson, AZ. and am attempting to get a ride to Burningman. This is my first year and I'm really looking forward to it, but no one I know is going at the moment. I can compensate for gas and other miscellanous needs. If anyone would be willing or has questions, feel free to message me! I would really appreciate it!

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This is going to be my first year at BM....

nixi — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:02:00 GMT

.....and I'm very excited to hear that there is a good belly dance community there.
Can someone explain to me exactly what the Burning Bellies event is?

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Many bellies burning at Holi-Daze Event this Sunday!

Hiya — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:38:34 GMT

The "Prepare for the Playa Holi-Daze" event is on this Sunday in San Francisco, and a number of burners will be bellydancing during it.

Jenn is on at 1PM, Machka Groove will be dancing at 3:15, House of Inanna at 4 PM, and also dancing to the beautiful sounds of Fontain's M.U.S.E. Fontain's set will include open floor dancing and House of Inanna's might, too (because we don't have our set planned yet!)

Unique, creative and furry gifts for all the characters on your Holiday Shopping List!
Holi-Daze Shopping Event / SF
Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Fun and unique gifts from an eclectic group of Indie designers and businesses...
Live Music, Live Dancing, Free Entrance, Free Parking

Bring a can food item for the SF Food Bank and get entered to win FREE HOLI-DAZE Shopping bucks to be used for any item at any vendor!!

@ Cafe Cocomo
650 Indiana Street (same location as Decompression 07)
SF

11am-6pm

Participants in the Holi-Daze Show:
Visit their links on the Prepare for the Playa website and check out the Holi-Daze Gift Guide for ideas on the perfect gift from each of the participating vendors!
Wild on the Inside,
Paper Organics,
Pod Belts,
Sinthetex,
Hipstirr,
Chacabraka,
Michaels Light Toys,
Jewelry by Risto,
Twisted Travellers,
Schellhorn Jewelry,
The Sock Boutique,
Black Lotus Clothing,
Fire Fly Style,
Monkey Meditates,
Rock n Socks,
Bad Unkl Sista,
Jades Jewels,
Furr Play,
CinderGarden Designs,
Bugs Under Glass,
Foxy Monster,
Betty and Beth,
Minervas Antennae,
Sparkly Things for Girls to Wear,
Courier Kit,
Jasmin Zorlu Millinery,
Paleotechnics,
Glam Tamara,
and more...

Website for more information or to join the mailing list: www.preparefortheplaya.com

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Burning Bellies Annoucement 2007

katisca — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 17:08:06 GMT

I keep hearing rumors of invasions and having dreams about a large belly dance event on the playa. Some know it as Burning Bellies, some know it as the "Invasion". Some years is competes with critical tits and in my humble opinion there is no comparison. Maybe it is just that I am biased...

Plans will soon be announced..... I know you all thought I was going to make the announcement here and now didn't you?

Kat runs and ducks away impishly... cause you still have to wait...but soon all will be known and announced!

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Braids or loose?

Hiya — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:05:26 GMT

A friend told me that wearing her hair in braids helped to prevent "playa hair". I tried it one day but I actually got to shower pretty soon after braiding, so it was not conclusive. Anyone here have an opinion?

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Burning Man trailer

Hiya — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:29:48 GMT

There are a couple shots of Burning Bellies in this "Burning Man Trailer" clip on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlXA_GQXrUE

Anyone look familiar?

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Did anyone go on Thurs?

NanSee — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:40:22 GMT

I was holed up in camp not able to see 5 feet in front of me. Sorry I missed all of you lovely dancers!

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class list for BM 2007

fluffyevil — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:06:50 GMT

Here is what I’ve found so far on the online calendar

Event: Belly Dancing
Description: We'll cover hand and arm movements, isolations and locks, hip movements, shimmies, belly rolls, and basic traveling steps. At the end of the class, we'll put it all together into a short, choreographed routine that YOU create! Come discover how easy it can be to learn to dance, even if you have no experience whatsoever. All levels welcome. Coin belts or other hip adornment highly encouraged. Experienced dancers are welcome to bring finger cymbals.
Date: Monday, August 27, 2007
(Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2007 5:11pm)
Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm
Duration: 60 minutes
Category: Classes/Workshops

Event: Techno Belly Dance
Description: Ever been grooving on the dance floor to some awesome electronic music and wished you had some sexy and unique moves to show off? Come to the Groove Studio to and learn belly dance moves that will spice up your club dancing. We'll cover some basic and not-so-basic elements of belly dance vocabulary, put together a few fun combos and then practice improvisation. Beginning and experienced belly dancers welcome.
Date: Monday, August 27, 2007
(Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2007 4:34pm)
Time: 11:30am-12:30pm
Duration: 60 minutes
Hosted by/Camp Name: Groove Labs
Email: khammil@hotmail.com

Event: Sultan's Hafla!
Description: Be the Sultan or Sultana you know you are, at Iron Rose. Bellydancers of all skill levels and Musicians of Middle Eastern Music are honored! Come Dance with me, Habibi!!
Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
(Updated: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 9:42am)
Time: 8:00pm-11:00pm
Duration: 180 minutes
Category: Music Events
Eco/Green Event?: Yes
Hosted by/Camp Name: Iron Rose

Event: Slow and Slinky Belly Dance
Description: This belly dance class will cover the slow, sexy, sinuous movements (and other things that start with S), giving some glide to your gyration. All levels welcome; we'll cover basic stance and other necessities at the beginning of the class.

Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
(Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2007 4:42pm)
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Duration: 60 minutes
Category: Classes/Workshops
Hosted by/Camp Name: Groove Labs
Email: khammil@hotmail.com

Event: Middle Eastern Music Day
Description: Music from all corners of the Middle Eastern World fills your senses at Iron Rose today! Egypt Pop, Saudi Swing, Traditional Berber... Enjoy our Middle Eastern Hospitality, Bellydance classes and Hafla today!
Middle Eastern Music plays all day... until we want to hear something else for a while.
Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
(Updated: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 9:54am)
Category: Music Events
Eco/Green Event?: Yes
Hosted by/Camp Name: Iron Rose
Email: mountainwoman@hughes.net

Event: Shimmy-riffic
Description: 60 minutes dedicated to the art of the belly dance shimmy. I'll cover basic shimmies, travelling shimmies and layering shimmy on top of shimmy, then turn it over to shimmy improv. Last person shimmying at the end of class takes the title "Shimmies of Steel". All levels welcome, though intermediate to advanced level recommended. Coin belts and hip adornment highly encouraged.
Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2007
(Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2007 4:47pm)
Time: 11:30am-12:30pm
Duration: 60 minutes
Category: Classes/Workshops
Hosted by/Camp Name: Groove Labs
Email: khammil@hotmail.com

Event: SCARAB'S PAGAN AND BELLY DANCE PARADE
Description: GATHER ALL YE BELLY DANCERS, MUSICIANS AND BURNERS! COME JOIN CAMP SCARAB FOR "THE PAGAN AND BELLYDANCE PARADE." PARTICIPATE WITH GREAT MUSIC AND BEAUTIFUL BURNING BELLIES WHILE SHOTS OF ADULT BEVERAGES ARE DISTRIBUTED.
Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2007
(Updated: Sunday, July 22, 2007 10:28am)
Time: 5:00pm
Category: Parades
Hosted by/Camp Name: SCARAB THEME CAMP
Email: constancehull@earthlink.net

Event: Flamenco Belly dance fusion
Description: On Wednesday August 29th out on the deep playa Psychic Taxi Nomadic Cafe will be hosting a small dance party. All manner of dance styles welcome but find your groove with Gypsy Iberian peninsula dance. Come and find us. If you want to check in first Psychic Taxi is at center camp and 9:15
Date: Wednesday Aug 29th
(Updated: Sunday, August 12, 2007 10:46am)
Time: 2:00am-7:00am
Duration: 300 minutes
Category: Performance
Eco/Green Event?: Yes
Hosted by/Camp Name: Psychic Taxi
Event URL: http://psychictaxi.com
Email: jalle27@yahoo.com

Event: Belly Dancing
Description: We'll cover hand and arm movements, isolations and locks, hip movements, shimmies, belly rolls, and basic traveling steps. At the end of the class, we'll put it all together into a short, choreographed routine that YOU create! Come discover how easy it can be to learn to dance, even if you have no experience whatsoever. All levels welcome. Coin belts or other hip adornment highly encouraged. Experienced dancers are welcome to bring finger cymbals.
Date: Thursday, August 30, 2007
(Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2007 5:12pm)
Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm
Duration: 60 minutes
Category: Classes/Workshops
Hosted by/Camp Name: Groove Labs

Event: Flamenco Belly Dance Fusion Deep Playa Party
Description: On Wednesday August 29th out on the deep playa Psychic Taxi Nomadic Cafe will be hosting a small dance party. All manner of dance styles welcome but find your groove with Gypsy Iberian peninsula dance. Come and find us. If you want to check in first Psychic Taxi is at center camp and 9:15
Date: Thursday, August 30, 2007
(Updated: Sunday, August 12, 2007 6:33pm)
Time: 2:00am-7:00am
Duration: 300 minutes
Category: Performance
Hosted by/Camp Name: Psychic Taxi
Event URL: http://www.psychictaxi.com
Email: jalle27@yahoo.com

Event: Slow and Slinky Belly Dance
Description: This belly dance class will cover the slow, sexy, sinuous movements (and other things that start with S), giving some glide to your gyration. All levels welcome; we'll cover basic stance and other necessities at the beginning of the class.
Date: Friday, August 31, 2007
(Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2007 5:02pm)
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Duration: 60 minutes
Category: Classes/Workshops
Hosted by/Camp Name: Groove Labs
Email: khammil@hotmail.com

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2007 On-playa happenings

Hiya — Tue, 29 May 2007 22:05:41 GMT

Magique Bazaar is looking forward to hosting some bellylicious events at our theme camp (location TBA). Of course we'd like to complement, and not overlap with, other events.

Iron Rose - will you have your hafla Tuesday night again? (Personally I hope not because I probably won't arrive until Weds morning!)

Bellydance Invasion - will it be on Thursday again?

So how does Wednesday night sound for a Magique Bazaar hafla/open floor/get your shimmies out time?

We will also have live music, magic shows, yoga classes, bellydance classes, Green Tara ritual dance, and more!

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Invade Us!

kiki-enfuego — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:55:01 GMT

Machka Groove plus one (Kiki, Genr8r, and Connie - all of SCARAB camp) will be performing in Center Camp Thursday from 2:40 - 3pm. We've planned the end of our set to accomodate an "invasion" by our sisters of the belly!

From there we can pause to rehydrate then shimmy (or stagger) out for the 4:00 Burning Bellies meet up at the Man.

See ya sur la playa!

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WEDNESDAY 5 PM SCARAB'S BELLYDANCE PARADE

Connie — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:43:28 GMT

GATHER ALL YE BEAUTIFUL BURNINGBELLIES, MUSICIANS AND BURNERS! COME JOIN CAMP SCARAB FOR "THE PAGAN AND BELLYDANCE PARADE." PARTICIPATE WITH GREAT MUSIC AND BEAUTIFUL BURNING BELLIES WHILE SHOTS OF ADULT BEVERAGES ARE DISTRIBUTED.
Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2007
(Updated: Sunday, July 22, 2007 10:28am)
Time: 5:00pm
Category: Parades
Hosted by/Camp Name: SCARAB THEME CAMP
Email: constancehull@earthlink.net

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live music for bellydancing at burning man 2007?

stereognosis — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 11:15:40 GMT

namaste was just curious if there are any other live musicians into tribal dance accompaniment who are making the pilgrimmage this year, maybe on this very tribe? peace and blessings,-p.a.

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2007?

beautifulcontradiction — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:49:24 GMT

maybe it's a little early
but i'm a bm virgin and i'm obsessing, ok? ;)
are there any bellydance theme camps? i'm pretty much flying solo and if there are any i'd like to check them out as a possibility to hook up with.

thanks!

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virgin burner, veteran belly LOL

mladypain — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:32:13 GMT

Hey All :) 2007 will be my first BurningMan and I'm trying to figure out what to pack regarding bellydance gear. My big concerns are MOOP, and practicality. Most of my costuming is ATS stuff, and I was thinking of Melodias (or similar style pants), standard harem pants, panel skirts, maybe a big spinning skirt, and of course choli's. Any suggestions on hip scarves? fringe belts? bling? materials?
Laura

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Connie Hull, Kiki and Heidi W

katisca — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:13:32 GMT

Will you please email me at katisca@yahoo.com.

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Thanks for the great Invasion!

Hiya — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 04:53:50 GMT

I want to thank everyone who organized the Invasion...

to Iron Rose and Terra Nova, to the creators and drivers of the art cars that took us out to the Man...
to the drummers who played for us in the blazing sun...
to the one dancer who found me looking lost in Center Camp and brought me out to where everyone else was gathering....
to the "one cabaret dancer" who gamely danced along, and to the others who encouraged her to take a turn with a "solo"....
to the drummer who didn't make it out with us, but started his own circle near Center Camp and then let me dance in the middle....
to everyone who allowed my sister to herd us into a photo shoot...
to all of you who looked so beautiful and danced so fine, and let me join you!

I've uploaded three pictures to the group that my sister took!

I'm already making plans for next year!

- Stacy

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2006 Belly Happenings On-Playa!

Heidi — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:09:01 GMT

List your On-Playa Belly Happenings here so we'll all know whose belly is shimmying. Where and when, if you know already!
Let's get this party Rolling!

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need a bellydancer at the Opulent Temple Bellydance Show

ginagrandi — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:54:14 GMT

Hey guys, I am short one dancer and I am wondering if any of you want to perform in the Bellydance Show at teh Opuelnt Temple on Thursdsay night at 10:30 pm.

You can do a 5 minute solo/duo/trio whatever, but please make it bellydanceish

You will need to come to rehersal for one hour on Thursday on playa at the 2:00 corner at 12:30 pm and then be at the OT at 9:30 the night of.

If you can do this, let me know, I need you.

Thanks,
Gina

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MEETING SPOTS AND TIMES!

kiki-enfuego — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 23:49:06 GMT

OK - The plan as I understand it!
Invasion is Thursday.
Meet at one of the meeting spots at 4:00. One is Iron Rose Juke Joint at Anxious and 4:30 - please post any others
OR
Meet at the "9:00" side of Center Camp (on your left as you face the man) at 4:30.
Let me hear you say 'Hell Yeah'!!

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Just a reminder-Fire Bellydance Workshop in Atlanta

Lee — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:57:05 GMT

Date & Time: Sunday, August 20, 2006
11:00 AM
Location: Freedom Park, north of Little 5 Points
Freedom Parkway (spur) and Moreland Avenue
Atlanta, GA view map
More Info: 678-468-8408
flamegoddess.com

Hi, it's Flamegoddess Lee and I'm having another fire workshop!! The last one was so much fun and I really appreciate everyone who came out! (and so many!) So let's have some fun under that giant ball of burning gas in the sky! Basics will cover fire safety, fuels, safe costuming, candle dance, fire fingers, fire fans and maybe even poi. Bring any toys that you currently have and I'll have some tips on making your own. I endorse Riz's fire bellydance toys on firewhip.com, they're great! Let him know I sent you. I should also have samples to try. For all you beautiful people that want to see what fire bellydance is all about, please come on out! Sunday August 20, 11am until whenever for $50. Bring lots of water and snacks, sunblock, any toys you have or makings of same, and your gorgeous self! This is my last workshop before I head to Burning Man. Call me at 678-468-8408 if you have any questions about the workshop. Cya there!

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Head Count

katisca — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 05:07:02 GMT

WOW time to get my head out of the playa... eek I can believe it... this weekend is Xara, next weekend is Toast, then Flipside, pretty soon we will all be packing our bra and belt sets and desceding on the playa... YAY!

So how many of you on this tribe are thinking of doing something Burning Bellies related?
How many are new and have no idea what Burning Bellies does
How many interested in doing an invaision in Center Camp?
The man?
Forget both of those, lets take over the city?
Take over Greeters?
What do you think of date (Friday typically 5:30 or so, so we dont die in our costumes)
What have you liked about past years?
What didnt you like?
What would you like to change?
Add?

Thoughts?

I am just trying to get everyone thinking about Burning Bellies let me know your input if you want.. I would happy to hear it.

Kat

PS you can email me directly too if you want at burningbellies@burningman.com or we can chat here :D

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Burning Bellies 2006, location of one meet up space.

katisca — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:59:57 GMT

I just wanted to let you all know that Terra Nova will be at Destiny and 9:00 much further out than I am used to.

Are there any other camps that are more centrally located who want to be a meet up place?

This year the invaision is going back to it roots as more of an invasion and less of a planned performance. I am excited to see you all on the playa and cant wait to dance with you all!

If your in the Destiny and 9:00 clock area on the playa stop in and say hi

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY and Hugs

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Burning Bellies Compositions/beats

ra — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:15:55 GMT

Compositions and beats The Toneman and I can perform in BRC2006.
http://www.hirschiphoto.com/bb/bb.html

As far as I know we will be able to play the electronics using the sound systems in the Hookadome and the Opulent Palace. More on that later.

We can play these compositions, or a mix of beats, the same everytime so do not fear us ruining your choreography. We are both working drummers that are disciplined in the genre. We can play the compositions/beats using dunbeks when no amplification is available.
All mp3's recorded 7/22/06 by Ra and The Toneman.
http://www.hirschiphoto.com/bb/bb.html

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need a bellydancer for a bm event 7-19

ginagrandi — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 06:18:15 GMT

Hello Ladies! I was supposed to dance at a burning man event this Wednesday the 18th of July but I broke my ankle and can't do it! Its an event for the buring man volunteers, a volunteer appreciation party. I need a bellydancer to come and perform at Shine on Wednesday night around 10 pm and do a 10 minute bellydance set. If you are intersted and or available, please let me know!! It should also be a really good social time and lots and lots of fun. Plus its a way to show your appreciation to this select group of volunteers who do soooo much for the organization. you can also email me at gina@opulenttemple.org for more information.

Love,
Gina
(D'Lux)

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Billion Belly March, Fremont Solstice Parade '06

Brigitte — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 08:07:11 GMT

We need every Belly!
I'll be there. Come join us! You should see this. Dancers from all around the US are joining us in Seattle.
http://www.visionarydance.com/TheSolsticeParade2006.html
Blog: http://www.visionarydance.com/cgi-bin/bellyblog.cgi

It's quite an extraordinary experience, to be with so many women making such a strong statement going down the street, showing our presence to the world! It makes everybody happy in the several thousand people crowd. The kids don't believe their eyes, men are more then happy and women are so glad to see us too. I find this event to be an important one for women. There aren't that many important events such as like the Billion Belly March in the Fremont Solstice Parade. Delilah has been at it for more then 15 years... My first one was last year.

It's the expression of the free creative spirit with a strong community sense. Showing how we, women, are part of this society and can contribute in different ways then men. We are seeking national attention for this reason. Showing our presence.

Brigitte

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Temple Memorial for instructors we've lost.

oceanfire — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 05:04:56 GMT

Hi folks,

Early this year, I lost one of my teachers to cancer. Luna Yatsula was one of the most inspiring, passionate women that I have had the pleasure to study with. She was the first to teach me (what I call) The Saudi Tribal dance, kHalejee. The workshop was taught in November 2004 but she taught it so well that I am still learning from it even as I practice today!

I would like to share her teachings as part of a memorial for teachers we have lost at the Temple. This would be a gathering, with part lecture about the history of the Khaligi dance and context of the dance in the Gulf, and part dance where we will learn some basic movements and dance as a tribe in Luna's memory...

I don't know yet *when* this will happen over the course of the week, right now I'm looking to find if there is any interest from dancers to participate. I am especially looking for some drummers who know the Khaleegi rhythm and would be able to accompany us as we dance.

Luna's spirit is so inspiring to me. Please take a moment to read her story here and visit her site:
http://www.lunayatsula.info/Cancer.html

This Khaligi workshop would be my memorial for Luna - but I would also like to organize a sharing circle so that we may remember and tell the stories of those women (and men) who have inspired us so much but who have passed into the light. Anyone with a story to share or teacher to remember may also post here :)

love and light
Leslie

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Belly-friendly camp?

safadancer — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 01:48:46 GMT

I'm looking for a cmp that's friendly to a belly dancer hopping in. My previous campmates have to NOT go this year due to house-buying issues, and I'd love to share space with friendly folks -- anybody still got room?

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2006 Invasion

katisca — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:50:26 GMT

Because of so many conflicts with critical tits I think it would be good to change the date this year. I know I am usually a stickler for the same date. I still think it is important to keep the same time but lets see how the invasion works on Thursday evening instead of Friday.

Thoughts?

Kat

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Belly Dance Presentation

ra — Sun, 14 May 2006 04:13:20 GMT

http://www.kismetdance.com/tribes.html

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Tribal/Folkloric Preformance march 11th!

Aislynn — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 22:13:48 GMT

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/majmaj/dos.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/majmaj/dos2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/majmaj/dos3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/majmaj/dos4.jpg

want to see some kick a$$ Tribal/Folkloric Bellydance?
the Daughters of Sophia will be preforming at 11am at the Manchester Library on March 11th (this saturday!)

Address: 21 Colonial Dr., Manchester, NJ 08759
Phone: (732) 657-7600, (732)349-6200 ext.4600, (609)971-0514 ext.4600

tickets? FREE just call or go to the library and ask to register!
info and more pictures?
www.TribalDanceArts.com
thanks!
<3
Aislynn

(ps.. sorry if i posted in the wrong section... i read your blurb and looked to see if there was a topic for preformances already...i'm new to tribe! sorry again!)

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2005 Invasion/Performance DVD

ivy — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 02:21:17 GMT

Hi everyone,

I recently stumbled across this site while doing some personal research:

http://www.geocities.com/shioshya/brc05inv/index.htm

I emailed the gentleman about a copy of the disc and just recieved it in the mail today. It's a very good quality disc with really nice footage of the performances and invasion.

Thought I'd throw it out there in case anyone is interested.

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On-Playa: Wednesday Night Hafla at Iron Rose!!

Heidi — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 04:11:41 GMT

Bellydancers of the Playa, leave your harems and join your sisters - this is your night! Don your choli and hip skirt. Bring your hand drum and zils. It's time to shimmy at the Iron Rose Hafla.

All bellydancers, of any gender, beginning to professional are encouraged to DANCE! Bellydance or middle-eastern attire *required* for entry, so tie on that hip scarf and join the hafla!

Don't know how to belly dance? No problem! Come to the basic beginners lesson at 6, or the advanced lesson at 6:30 then stay for the hafla at 7... just remember to dress the part so our harem guardians recognize you as family!

Dancers who'd like to dance with their own music, please get in touch with me about your music or musicians. We want to make sure you're happy! Don't have music nor musicians? No worries. There'll be lots of great middle eastern music to dance to. This is an event By bellydancers FOR bellydancers!

Hafla is in the Iron Rose Juke Joint at 5:00 and Bipolar, or placement.
Save the time and remember the space!
Wednesday on-playa:
6: basic lesson, 6:30 advanced lesson, 7pm: Hafla!!
Let's get down, habibi!!!

(Zaghareeet!!!!!!!)

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Burningman 05

carold — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 03:10:21 GMT

Everybody I had a great time in Blackrock City.The invasion was a big highlight .I want to do it again and longer.Are the pictures posted some where ? Carold

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Need Dancers for Burning Man

mckenna — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:32:29 GMT

Hello folks! I am what is called a "Mediascape Artist" which means I provide VJ services (projections of cool video art/animations) while simultaneously DJing my original music. I will be performing at Burning Man at Sanctuary Village (4:30 and Catharsis) at 9:30 pm and I am opening up for the legendary Karsh Kale! I will be performing in a 30 foot multimedia dome at Camp Jyoti.

I would be delighted to have some belly dancers, fire dancers, anyone who loves tribal electronic music--to come join me. Please feel free to listen to the tracks I have been writing for the last couple weeks just for this special event:

http://www.psykickgirl.com/sanctuary/

Please free free to drop me a line at mckenna@psykickgirl.com to let me know what you thought of the music and if you can try to stop by. it will be very exciting and fun!

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are yarn fringe belts too moopy?

pokiedot — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:58:18 GMT

i'm working on my costume for my first burning bellies! yay! but i just started making my yarn fringe belt and it suddenly occurred to me that some of the yarn i'm using might shed. i'm so sad now! boo! i bought this lovely fluffy hairy stuff with sparkles, which pulls off easily in my hands, so that's out, but what about the standard chunky wool collinette pt 5-style yarns?

i will be so sad if i must leave it at home! but i will, if need be. sigh.

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what exactly is a written copyright permission slip??

brokenassfunction — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 02:52:16 GMT

i understand that i need this much fabled permission..... but what exactly is it? a pre-printed form? a handwritten note? an email from the artist?

i could pretty easily get an email from a musician or two.... but is that enough?
what is enough?

if this doesn't work.... who wants to drum for some monkey bellydance?

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Reminder: Wednesday Night Hafla at Iron Rose Camp – sign up to dance!!!

trashymistress — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:16:12 GMT

On-Playa: Wednesday Night Hafla at Iron Rose!!
Bellydancers of the Playa, leave your harems and join your sisters - this is your night! Don your choli and hip skirt. Bring your hand drum and zils. It's time to shimmy at the Iron Rose Hafla.

All bellydancers, of any gender, beginning to professional are encouraged to DANCE! Bellydance or middle-eastern attire *required* for entry, so tie on that hip scarf and join the hafla!

Don't know how to belly dance? No problem! Come to the basic beginners lesson at 6, or the advanced lesson at 6:30 then stay for the hafla at 7... just remember to dress the part so our harem guardians recognize you as family!

We also have lessons on Tuesday and Thursday – 4 is the Basic Beginning Bellydance and 5 is the Advanced Tribal Bellydance Workshop.

Feel free to see me before the Hafla to sign up for dancing. Music can be mp3 or wav and CD ONLY. We do not have a tape player.

Dancers who'd like to dance with their own music, please get in touch with Jenn about your music or musicians. We want to make sure you're happy! Don't have music nor musicians? No worries. There'll be lots of great middle eastern music to dance to. This is an event By bellydancers FOR bellydancers!

Hafla is in the Iron Rose Juke Joint at Catharsis and 4:40.
Save the time and remember the space!
Wednesday on-playa:
6: basic lesson, 6:30 advanced lesson, 7pm: Hafla!!
Let's get down, habibi!!!

(Zaghareeet!!!!!!!)

Jenn (I am very recognizable by the two large Camelbak-type things that rest on my ribcage) :P

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Music and the Plan as it stands for the invasion

katisca — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:22:00 GMT

I posted and note to the JRS announcing the event, I have it listed on the What, When, Where (we have yet to see if it will end being magicly printed correctly this year or not) but I have not let you all know of some of the changes this year inside the Cafe.

After a ton of requests, which now I am thinking were the work on one person with different names >:) we have decided to go back to our original roots a bit. Anyone who partcipated in 2002 should remember there were a couple of comfortable soloist dancers/troupes who were dancing independantly on different stages when the invasion started, then all hell broke lose and there were dancers weaving around through out the crowd and Center Camp was over run with belly dancers.

The first part of that will be the same.. there is currently only one person who will be doing a short spotlight dance before the event although there is space for one or two more dancers (let me know if you are interested with an emai)l. In years past there were several stages in Center Camp and room for several dancer troupes to do a solo before the invasion. That is not the case this year, this year there is one multipurpose stage (that is where the spotlight dance(s) are going to happen) and a much bigger center (where we all end up before leaving to head out to the man) of center camp so we will have to work around that. After the last person/troupe is done doing their "spotlight" dance they will give a verbal cue and we will all enter, with live musicians (I hope.. IF you know any one who would be interested in being our music you would bring them along). We will dance for a bit then leave and head out to the man.

IF you are interested in doing a "spotlight" dance and you plan on using recorded music you must have with you a written copyright permission slip to have the music played in Center Camp. If that not available the cafe crew will not play your music. THe only way around that is to find musician(s) who are live performers and are not signed with any management company to play for your piece at Center Camp.

Really, this is not my thing it is the Cafe's.

I personally like having live musicans because there is a spontenitey that you dont get with music you have danced to several times, also all of the musician who have worked with us in the past have been really great and have added so much to the whole event.

So the plan is Meet at Center Camp at 5:00 pm, playa time of course.. gather around center camp at the different entrances/exits wait for the last spotlight dancer to cue (I dont know what that will be just yet but will let you know when I do ), invade for a bit in the center of Center Camp, then head out to the man, making sure to bring our fabulous musicians with us.

As far as a cue goes I would like a visual cue answered by a very loud all encompasing every exit/entrance Zagareet from everyone waiting at the exits to signal the start of the invasion.

Also if you have friends who are bellydancers of any age, shape, size, exp level, dance style please encourage them to come with you.

In 2002 at my first invasion I had only been dancing a couple of months. I was so happy to have something I could participate in even with my limited knowledge of Bellydance. Last year I dressed up one of my friends who expressed interest but didnt have any Bellydance exp and taught her some moves during the invasion.

I get emails from people all the time who say I want to participate but I have only been dancing this long... It really doesnt matter. This event to me is about getting together and celebrating bellydance..not about your exp level, the style of dance you do, or the costume you may or may not have.

Kat

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critical hips much better...

Thu, 07 Jul 2005 03:26:22 GMT

... than critical tits!!! that's our gig, the burning bellies "critical hips" hour.

one of my buddies at the brpo suggested bellygrams. did they do those before? i won't do it alone, but maybe we can do it en masse or as many as we can get together at any given request? does that sound like fun???

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I dream of Genie party at Burning Man

katisca — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:22:31 GMT

Hi,
I'm Annie and I'm in the Kostume Kult and we have been talking about you!

We are having an I dream of Genie Party on Thursday night, starts around midnight and rolls into Friday Morning.

We are decorating our Golden dome to take everyone to 1001 Arabian nights. We are giving away 1000s of costumes and houkas and love and light and magic lamps.

We want you. I want you. Our address is 8:00 and Esplanade. Come by and share and love and smile.

Peace & Candy, Annie

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Sunday, August 7, 2005

m-i-r-r-o-r — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 05:21:33 GMT

Is anyone in Irvine driving to the Third Annual BURNING BELLIES at the Sunday Shimmy Showcase in Long Beach that wouldn't mind if I tagged along.

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water and wagons

nakedmike — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:51:55 GMT

Anyone happen to have a wagon or some other transport that can be borrowed for this event? (a nice art car would work :) ) Something they are bringing to the playa anyway?

For the past few years I've been helping to carry water for all you dancers, becasue you often don't have any good place to put it. (Suggestion of Kat and Ivy) But it's no fun to carry a case or two of water.

-your water boy (the only time you can call me boy :) )

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new drummer to list

carold — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 04:31:01 GMT

Looking forward to being at the Man drumming for the Burning Bellies! Carold

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New To Burning Man and Bellydance

katisca — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:13:04 GMT

I went back in to the archives and pulled up some of the advice for when this came up last year: Lots of good advice here from lots of people the original post very similar to the title of this one if you want to see who said what or if there is something I missed reposting.

#1 rule: Do not, I repeat, do not, bring anything (costumes, etc.) that you would be heartbroken to lose. And by lose, I mean ruined. If you can't bear the thought of it, leave it home, because there is always a chance that it won't come home the same and you wan't be able to care for it or fix it.

That said:
Last year I brought 95% of my costumes. most of mine I've made myself and wasn't at all worried about. Don't bring anything that will MOOP: no loose sequins, glitter, feathers, anything that will fall off and leave trash.
I brought most of my stuff becuase I thought there might be other people who wanted to borrow it; I'll probably bring less this year.
I can't advise on hair since I don't have any. :)
We had a really good list of footwear suggestions on our old list, let me see if I can find it and copy it over, I think it's worth repeating.

your fancier stuff (coin bras, belts, etc) should at worst get a clinging layer of dust. Admittedly, the dust is corrosive and you'll want to wipe down the metal parts with simple green and hand wash things like tassels...

The only costume I didn't take was the one cabaret belt that I owned at the time. Not that it's worth a lot of money, but I'm really rather fond of it and I didn't want to take a change with it getting all dusty and me not being able to figure out how to clean it. Not to mention I don't know what I'd do if one of the bead fringes broke out there and left little tiny beads everywhere...
I didn't have a problem with anything else I took. Some things you just wash as usual when you get back (cholis, skirts, pants, etc.). My black tribal skirt was solid grey with dust when I brought it back, but I just threw it in the gentle cycle and it was fine. Some of my tassel belts I smoked out to clean them. I haven't had any problem with the tassels nor have I heard about anyone who has.
I personally don't assign a lot of value to most of my stuff, so if something happened to it, I'd be sad but not devastated. I know other people are differnt, that's why I give the disclaimer about if it's worth that much to you, leave it at home. To me, I'd rather get use out of it than have it sit in my closet and be afraid to wear it anywhere. :)
Some people make stuff specifically for BM, it's really a personal thing.

Last year I took an older skirt that i had and all of my harem pants.. I also took an older tribal bra and belt set that I have but did not take my hard to clean newer set. I also took most of my jewelery.. and all of my turbans. Your tassels should be fine, unless: it rains and mud splashes up, or they are too long and they drag in the wet mud.. For the most part anything that can get wet you can get playa out of with enough washings.. Playa can be hard on metal.. necklace from last year never did recover.. but that is okay it hurts me anyway. I would not wear any skirts that have felt or material on the the trim that dust will be hard to get out of..

Cleaning:

Last year I took a workshop (with Ivy :)) from Gwen Heckroth of Flying skirts and her suggestion for cleaning skirts was to put them in your bathroom.. Seal up your bathroom as much as possible and light 3-4 incense stick and the smoke from the incense will clense your skirts, cholis, harem pants and other stuff.. but how realistic that is for playa I dont know... one suggestion though would be put your belly dancing stuff in ziplock baggies and only take them out when needed. Hand wash the trims to your skirts and spot wash the skirt its self if needed. Be carful of putting your skirts in the wash.. I put one of my skirts in the was and it ripped apart my trim :( (it was my first skirt so I was heart broken..) but luckily got it fixed but then it was too short for me...

Nola here chiming in on a few things...
-Have FUN with your costuming for BM.
-Rememebr that it's REALLY hot. Don't plan on wearing metal next to your skin. (Thanks to Ivy for that tip last year)
-Simple Green is the best for washing out playa dust. I use it on everything.
-My long fringe skirt/belt didn't handle playa too well. Had to wash it and it lost all its shine.
-I put EVERYTHING in Zip-lock bags. Helps keep stuff clean and helps keep the clutter down so you can find it in the piles of stuff that form as the week goes on. I wash the bigger bags out and pack them away with BM stuff.

Just remember...everything, I mean, EVERYTHING will get dusted.
Even in zip-lock bags. Unless you don't open them up, that is.
Bring stuff that's easily washable/cleanable upon your return to the default world. You can still look snazzy in low maintanance costumes.

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Opulent Temple Fundraiser this Saturday, July 23rd

ginagrandi — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:52:32 GMT

hi ladies! This party is what is going to pay for the stages and visuals for our HUGE bellydance show we are doing on Thursday night. Please please please come and dance in support of the Opulent Temple! More details about the show coming soon, but for now...

We are pouring our heart and soul into this amazing event, and profoundly hope for your presence this Saturday night, to behold the truth, beauty and the revelry of spontanious enjoyment and dance! With your support our Burning Man camp, the Opulent Temple, will thrive and bring unprecedented sound and spirit back the playa. Cant wait to see you there!

Opulent Temple party July 23rd!
Come one, come all.

Saturday, July 23rd.

Opulent Temple presents: A Dance with Bacchus.

A playa bound gathering of Dyonisian revelry. A toga party meets Burning Man camp fundraiser. The last step into the Psyche. The wine will flow in abundance (and cheap) to get you in the spirit, with a carnival atmosphere of performance, dance, ceremony, decadence, and quality freaks. A true gathering of the musical collective conscious, with 2 rooms of music + chill space. To ensure we don't have sound restrictions or a bust factor- this party has moved.

Now at Terra : 511 Harrison St. Please tell a friend!

M3 (Green Gorilla)
Laird (Get Yer Freak On)
Goldilox (djgoldilox.com / Brass Tax)
Rawkshow - LIVE PA (www.rawkshow.com)
El Papachengo (El Circo)
Dragn'fly (Love Tribe)
Syd Gris (Opulent Temple)
Janaka Selekta (Dhamaal)
Hoj (Opel / djhoj.com)
Melyss (Opel / Sister SF)
Jeff Richmond (Aranji)
Jason Knight (Ekko)
Tamo (Angels of Bass (Sol System)
Tim (Trance in Motion)

511 Harrison St. @ 1st.
21+ only

$10 pre-sale @ www.opulenttemple.org & @ BPM Records (on Fillmore @ Hayes)
10pm-4:15am

Moving from playa dreams to reality only happens with the support of the community. We have a great project this year with something for everyone in Black Rock City. Thanks for your support!

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Hey everyone new drummer here

doumbekchi — Thu, 05 May 2005 23:23:08 GMT

I am a drummer for Oasis Studio in Louisiana (stationed here) until I get out of the army in 06 and move back to PA (or wherever my future bellydancing soulmate happens to be *grin*)
Just wanted to send a shout out to all you gorgeous bellydancers whom I totally worship.

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Portland dancer(s) needed to perform with the Mutaytor 8/5

Happy Mel — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 04:35:09 GMT

I can't do it, and I'm looking for someone who can! takers?

Melani

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The Plan, which was related to the announcement :)

katisca — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 23:56:53 GMT

In case is was missed by anyone in the JRS ( I swear on my background as a publisher that the formatting was not my fault! When I sent it everything was good)

Calling all Belly Dancers and Middle Eastern, African, Flamenco, Moroccan influenced musicians!

It is time for the 3rd annual Burning Bellies invasion at Center Camp Café and the Man. We are looking for dancers of all ages, shapes, sizes, styles and skill levels for a large group performance in Center Camp.

This year, after a number of requests we have decided to go back to our roots a bit and do an invasion based on the 2002 Dancin’ up a Storm that inspired the Burning Bellies invasions of 2003 and 2004. We are looking for a couple of strong dancers or troupes for “spotlight” type dances, while the rest of us wind our way through Center Camp for a brief performance in the circle, then we will head out to the man.

For the performance in Center Camp we will have recorded music, then for the trip to the man to pay our final respects we would like live musicians. We have done this in years past and it has been a lot of fun. Live musicians are vital to the dance at the man, unless of course you don’t mind undulating, ummying, and mayaing to the music in your head or mine.

If interested in the “spotlight” type dance please contact Kat at bellies@burningman.com with the following information:

Name/Troupe Name
If you are in a Troupe and you all want to do something (how many members will be there)
Camp (where I can find you on the playa)
Email address, so we can chat before the playa
Type of dance you want to do for the “spotlight”
How much space you will need for the dance
Specialty (Sword, Flamenco, Skirt, etc)
Other requests?

If you are interesting in participating in the invasion and want more information please go check out our tribe at burningbellies.tribe.net. That is also the place I will post the date and time and any other events in regards to the Burning Bellies.

Kat
bellies@burningman.com

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I'm new

Starlight1 — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 19:26:10 GMT

Ok, I am new here and am fascinated with belly dancing. I took like 2 lessons but got too busy. so now, I'm looking again. I live in the East Bay and want to get lessons again. Got to shake my thang you know. The song cashmere got me going again. Let me know. Starlight,

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Help!

Genevieve — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:52:57 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I am a bellydancer located in San Diego and I am looking to integrate fire into my dance performances. I am looking for a teacher to learn from so I can be responsible with fire and not use the wrong fuel, ect... Is there anyone who would be willing to teach????? I have been searching for quite some time and so far, no luck..... Please help!!! Thank you very much....

Genevieve

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Announcement! Date and Time for the Cafe Invasion

katisca — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:16:59 GMT

Okay still working out the details with the Cafe performance team, however, the time and date for the Center Cafe invasion will be Friday September 2nd, 2005 at 4:45 to 5:15 pm. It is a little later than years past so that people who are interested doing this and Critical Tits can try and do both, if they want. This time is listed on the What When Where and the online playa calendar.

In regards to a date time/change I get just as many requests to change the date and the time as I do to keep it the same time and same date so people who have done it in the past know when it will be so the can plan around it. Unfortunatly because of the nature of the Playa, you cant make it to everything fun you want to do. I have a ton of stuff I would like to do on the playa but in reality can only make it to a small percentage of events on the playa.

I do however hope to see a lot of dancers there this year :).

YAY!

Kat

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HELP!!!!! Questions for the burning community from the Playa virgin .. about creating an art exhibit

decadent1 — Wed, 18 May 2005 08:27:44 GMT

Hello All,
I am a playa virgin so if any of my questions seem to mundane or out of context please bare with me. Let me give you a little bit of background before I ask my questions, hopefully they would make more sense:

I volunteer for non profit organization based out of south bay called Sunday friends ( http://sundayfriends.org). The program is privately funded and works with homeless kids and families of the bay. Since 1997, Sunday Friends has provided a safe place where homeless and very-low-income families come together with volunteers in a community setting. Through everyday activities such as cooking, serving meals, gardening, writing letters to donors, or making cards for nursing home residents, families practice positive life skills that promote self-reliance and a healthy, productive lifestyle.
The program was hosted Every Sunday up until recently . We could not raise sufficient funds hence the program has been cut back to once a month . So I want to take an art exhibit made by the kids of the program that will help raise awareness in the Burning community about the current situation of the program and how lack of funding is hindering our ability to help the kids and preventing us form fostering positive growth. so my question:

1) Can I represent my kids work at Burning man ?
2) From those who have been going to burning man, do you think that the community would be receptive ?
3) IS their an art theme we have to follow or we can have free form art exhibits ?
4) The board is a bit weary about the decadent aspect of burning man, Do any of you see any reason how it may impact the program negatively ? Any thoughts suggestions ?
5) As a camp would you be willing to support the idea ? Or better yet who should I be talking to ? Its my first time, I do not want to impose but I do not want to jeopardize my kids hard work by the virtue of over estimating my capabilities. So yes Help would be greatly appreciated.

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The Dream CO(llective)

humanactivelybeing — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:48:16 GMT

So, many of you may be familiar with me from parties, fire performances, various sexual astrology posts, or pleas for rides between LA and San Francisco. It's possible that I've talked to (or at!) you about Dream Co(llective) and how I want to establish a travelling higher conscious show with organic food, conscious music, psychedelic art, clothing and cool shit made from recycled materials, along with information on alternative ways to live outside the box, eat healthy, heal yourself naturally, etc. All broadcast by pirate radio/internet radio of course, and transported by bio-diesel buses.
Now, I want to leave every party I throw open to donations, let people pay what they can afford so everyone who wants to, gets to come. If you know me, you know I do my work with astrological guidance and Goddess oracle advice on the same principle, helping people comes first and everything else is secondary. So here's what I'm trying to do...below is a list of some of the skills I have. It's not all of them, just the ones I can think of right now. I've lead a diverse, crazy and highly nomadic lifestyle with one of the strangest array of work skills of anyone I know, so if you need something done, chances are I can do it. I'm offering my skills in exchange for any help at all with making this dream a reality:

-Freelance writer, researcher, fact checker and editor for 10 years professionally
-Astrologer -specializing in the astrology of human sexuality and relationships
-Tarot card reader -The Goddess Guidance Oracle cards, which are source of feminine wisdom and guidance.
-PR work
-Hand drummer
-Fire poi spinner
-Erotic poet and custom writer of erotic fiction
-Photographer
-Event promoter
-Talent agent - specializing in fire artists, drummers, jugglers, circus talent, etc.
-PA (both production assistant and personal assistant)
-Gourmet chef:including vegetarian and raw
-Film editor (AVID system)
-House/pet sitter
-Dog walker
-Horse groomer
-Pirate radio station DJ/owner
-Club DJ
- Medical marijuana work
-Secretary (type 65 words per minute average speed)
-Transcriber
-Carpenters assistant, drywall assistant, painter, gardener, various other manual labor jobs
-Au pair
-Tutor for ESL students and children

I'll be travelling northward soon, hoping to throw the first Dream CO(llective) show on Hornby Island in BC on 4/20. Keep checking the Dream CO(llective) tribe for updates.

Our first show will be no later than June 21st, on the day of 24 hour daylight in either Alaska or the Yukon, currently working out locations for both to see which is most feasible. So money, materials, laptops, transport, equipment (preferably attached to people who want to come and check it out) etc are all good. I'm aware that this is a long shot, but I want all those little places that have no clue what Burning man is all about to have their eyes opened, too. We coastal communities are lucky because we have information sources to enlighten us and open our eyes. I'd like the rest of North America to get that same chance.

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I'm a virgin

trashymistress — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 20:29:51 GMT

and just ordered my ticket for BM.

If I didn't do it now, who knows when I would have done it. I'm very excited and planning and hunting and gathering for my stay.

I'm a belly dancer located in the SiliconValley area looking for other Burning Bellies to connect with.
It's always great to meet people with knowledge about BM and even better to dance with cool people.

Thanks!!!

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collaborative performance at PDF

balloonhedz — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:55:04 GMT

Although I perform mainly on the burlesque and sideshow scenes here in NYC, I also dabble in performance art with the NYC Burning Man crowd.
My basic act is putting a dancer inside a six foot diameter clear balloon and letting them rock with it however they wanna go. Ive done it with gogo and improv dancers. I really want to try it with a belly dancer. Im told there are variations on tribal costume thatd be conducive to entry into the balloon. This stems from the need for the clothing to not be overly loose or baggy. That can bind up in the neck of the balloon during entry and really cause problems. Also not a lot of metallics that might tear or puncture on the way in.

Its my understanding that some of the Belly Dancing Burners from o u t s i d e NYC make it to PDF too. Im hoping to find someone whod wanna give it a go at PDF if I actually get there )Im 99% sure I will).

If anyone would be up to at least discussing it, please contact me privately.

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You all know the Hookahdome.....come play with us again!

SummerSaharSupaStar — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:36:23 GMT

I'd like to invite you all to Hookahdome's first ever fundraiser on Saturday, March 12, in Oakland. Get a little taste of Burning Man close to home!

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2005
Time: 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.
Location: Oakland, CA (Exact address TBA)
Info/Tickets: hookahdome.com/episode1

Because it's a fundraiser, there are a limited number tickets for sale at $20 until March 8. You can also get tickets at the door for $25, unless we're sold out. You can find all the info, and a link to buy tickets, at the above URL.

This will be an amazing party! Great DJs and sound system, fire spinning, dance area, silhouette dancing, chill areas, hookahs, pro lighting/effects, projections, dancers, massage table, treats, drinks, cool people, crazy costumes, and did I mention the hookahs? :)

Here's the verbiage from the web site:

"The creators and purveyors of the Hookahdome theme camp are delighted to request your presence at our first ever fundraising event!

Join us in an intimate detour into our fondest playa memories of the Hookahdome and beyond. Succumb to our masterful musical sorcery and smolder with the fragrant incense of the sacred hookah. Enjoy exotic live performances and be enveloped by the warm social energy of your playa brothers and sisters. Dance with abandon and surrender your body to the experience that can only be called Soul Candy!"

Hope to see you there!

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1st timer...got my ticket today!

Wed, 05 Jan 2005 23:58:31 GMT

Hello to all Burning Bellies!
I'm so excited because I got my ticket today.
This will be my first year. I'm not even sure who I'm going with either. Just been wanted to go for years now, so now I'm going.

I've heard that there are lots of dancers that go to B.M.
I can't wait to see the shows!
~Z

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...And EVEN more pictures from an OC 1st time Burner!

Alexiis — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 02:07:52 GMT

Thank you Maya for sending these great photos of the Bellies in Center Camp this year 2004!
What a dust storm, huh?

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More photos at the man!

Marie-Pierre — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 04:35:24 GMT

I can't believe I had an undevelopped roll of film in my clothes bin all this time. I have posted a few more photos for you!!!

Marie-Pierre

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M.E.C.D.A's 27TH Anniversary Party

LARAZ — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:40:53 GMT

JOIN Devadasi & Solikk in celebrating

M.E.C.D.A’S 27th Anniversary!

with an
Evening of Middle Eastern Fantasy at
Westridge Golf Club
1400 S. La Habra Hills Drive
La Habra, CA. 90631

With Perfomances by:
Devadasi, Solikk, Tonya and Atlantis, DaVid, Ava Fleming, Farhana, Meleah, Of Veils and Incense & Essence of Veils

Featuring a Delicious Buffet, more Vendors then ever, & late night dancing to the melodies of Moonlite Fantasy!

Sunday, November 21, 2004
Doors open, 4:30 pm
Dinner, 6:00 pm
Show, 7:30 pm

For Tickets call Helen at (310) 326-7420
For more info check out www.mecda.org OR
e-mail: helenmariekelso@earthlink.net

Ticket cost includes Entertainment & Dinner:
$35 Members (2 for $65) / $45 Non-Members (2 for $85)

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New Tribe. Khalil al Tarab

Professor — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 16:34:21 GMT

Denver Local band Khalil al Tarab

Please join us for a new tribe that will highlight mid east music in the Denver/Boulder/Ft. collins/Colorado Springs area

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Dancing at SF Decompression

ivy — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 14:01:31 GMT

I got this message forwarded to me today and am passing it along. I will be at SF Decompression if you feel like saying hi.

--Ivy

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Hello,

Will you post this asap? Bhakti Rasa is a Denver based World music band who is looking for a few belly dancers to perform during their stage time on decompression night (San Francisco). Are there any local dancers going to the party who would be interested in performing with them? They will be on stage from 10:30-11:15pm. What a way to participate. Below is a copy of their email. You may look them up at www.bhaktirasa.net to learn more about them. Anyone interested in performing with them decompression night please email me directly with your ph. # to discuss details. Thanks for sending this out to your list.

Donna (Reno)

deepen@charter.net

This came over my North Bay Burner List. Thought you might be interested.

Dustdevil

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playa del fuego

balloonhedz — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 00:11:27 GMT

is there usually a belly dancer presence at Playa Del Fuego or do you guys generally stick to BM?

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More pics up

Marie-Pierre — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 00:24:31 GMT

Webmaster taking for ever... I have posted more pics for you on this site.
Sorry about the delay
Marie-Pierre

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Pics up

katisca — Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:10:52 GMT

There are som pics of the Center Camp/ Man invasion on

www.azburners.org, Burning Man 2004, Naked Mikes Photos.

There will be more posted soon..

Hugs
Kat

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Bellies at Hookahdome

hookahdaddy — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 22:44:03 GMT

Thank you everyone who came to dance in the Hookahdome. It was alive with performances every night and day, and I know some of you danced in our space. Belly dancing is our most preferred performance art in the dome, and we want our space to be perfect for it. If you danced in the dome, please convey your experience and let me know anything which we can do to enhance the experience next time.

In any case, thank you all for making BM'04 the time of our lives. What a week!

Soren

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Thank yous

katisca — Sat, 11 Sep 2004 15:53:49 GMT

Thank you to every one who came out and danced, thank you for our fabulous drummers, our wonderful photographers, and our yummy water boys!

Thank you to everyone who did not get confused by the What when where, and for those who did the glow invasion (did anyone do that?) even though I wasnt there.

My dear Ivy, thank you for being my partner in crime.

I had a great time with you all this year!

Love and Hugs
Kat

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Pictures pictures pictures

katisca — Sat, 11 Sep 2004 15:46:42 GMT

As I see pics of the invasion on line or when Naked Mike gets around to posting them I will post them here. I know that Naked Mike took a ton of pics at the invasion.

I am excited to see other peoples pics too. If you have some please post them here.

Hugs
Kat

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WOW!

katherine — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 20:34:18 GMT

thank you Ivy for letting me hone in on your class. and thank you for organizing the invasion. since it was my first year out there i really can't compare, but i didn't need to. it was too fun. brad loved drumming with the other drummers too. perhaps more MIDDLE EASTERN drummers will have seen our beauty and care to join in the future with the african beat gods ( and goddess. )

missed hookadome completely- didn't care to stand in line, but it sounded like a good time.

nice to have dance with you all!

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Dancin' at the man

Marie-Pierre — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:49:19 GMT

To all you tribal goddesses:I have the photos. Some are just scrumptious. Thank you for allowing me to immortalize you beauties!

I will be posting them on www.imagesbymarie-pierre.com once I have scanned them all.
I need to turn 40 photos to BM to put on the web site and for the powers that be to do what they want with them. Some of these may make their way to the site.

Please let me know if it is OK to show them that way. If it isn't,let me know too! I may be also be showing some of them in art galleries. If I do not hear from you, I will assume you are fine with being paraded around the world.

Thank you again Tribal Goddesses

Marie-Pierre

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Adios bellies

ivy — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:40:46 GMT

Dear bellies,

As of tonight, I am leaving for the playa. Kat is already on her way and might even be there already.

If you have any questions, I am 97.3% positive that they can be answered by reading through the posts here. But if for some strange reason you have an unanswered question during the week or just want to stop by and say hello or find out what's going on, here is where you can find us:
Ivy: Belly dance Boot camp within Wheee!ville, Venus & 4:00
Kat: Pyramid Scheme, Mercury & 8:30

Everyone have a safe trip and we'll see you out there!

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Schedule of BB planned events on the playa.

katisca — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:30:39 GMT

Belly Dance Boot Camp, hosted by Ivy in Wheeeeeeeville (All week), 4:00 and Venus.. (what time my dear Ivy?)

Don your fatigues and lace up your combat boots! Belly Dance Boot Camp wants you to participate!

Black Rock City suffers from a lack of belly dancing. Our prime directive this year is to bring belly dancing to people and camps in need of some serious shimmying.

Our operation is multifold:

We will undergo extensive training in dance moves and styles, music, and costuming.
We will perform, at random, subversive pre-emptive strike force operations throughout the city
We will coordinate with the Burning Bellies at large for the annual invasion of Center Camp and the Man
Recruits of any size, shape, style, or sex are welcome. We are also looking for a few good officers to lead groups and/or teach classes/workshops. Apply online here or on the playa. Base Camp will be located within the village of Wheee!ville, with a secondary operations base at the Pyramid Scheme. Please note: Belly Dance Boot Camp is only a location from which to conduct our missions. You must barrack elsewhere!

Glow Invasion,Tuesday, 9pm.
Don your finest black-light reactive belly dance gear and head with us over to the greeters station where we will shimmy for all the new arrivals! Good blacklight reactive costumes include white and flourescent colors. More black lights are still needed.

Costume Exchange, Time: Friday, Mid-afternoon (3:00 or so, you can donate stuff anytime), just before Center Camp / Man Invasion
Location: Inside the Pyramid (Pyramid Scheme 8:30 and Mercury)
Are you tired of the costumes you have? Are you lacking a piece of costuming that would complete your outfit for the Burning Bellies invasion? Do you have extra costuming you would be willing to let someone borrow for the invasion? Are you a new dancer who has not been able to put together a costume just yet, but want to dress up anyway? Did you just buy a costuming piece that made you scratch your head in wonderment at why you bought it?

If the answer is yes to any of the above questions then we may have the solution for you.

Welcome to the first annual Burning Bellies Costume Exchange (and possibly, a workshop). Do you have any costume bits you no longer want or need? Then donate them to the costume exchange! Come by, drop something off, and pick up something new. If you need a costume, come to the exchange - we’ll piece together something for you. If you are borrowing something from someone, make sure to find out where they are camped so you can return it to them after the invasion. This will go on until all costumes items are accounted for or the Center Café/Man invasion starts so come in your make up and costuming if you have any.

Center Camp/ Man Invasion, Friday 5:00 pm, meet at Pyramid Scheme at 8:30 and Mercury be there early for pictures and other fun stuff or stay from the costume exchange :).

3rd annual belly dance Cafe invasion and 2nd annual trek to the man and more!
Friday, approx 5pm.
Hordes of belly dancers, drummers and musicians will descend upon the cafe and take it over in an undulating mass before swarming out to the man and on to Andie grace (actiongrrl)'s wedding.
We generally meet up at a few differnt camps around the city (to be posted when we know locations) then meet at the cafe and BAM! take over with shimmies!
There are absoultely no requirements to participate in this, just a desire to show up and have fun. Butt shaking encouraged!

This event is how the burning bellies group got started and we encourage everyone to participate, the more the merrier!

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Belly Dance Boot Camp!

ivy — Tue, 11 May 2004 19:18:25 GMT

Attention recruits!

Don your fatigues and lace up your combat boots! Belly Dance Boot Camp wants you to participate!

Black Rock City suffers from a lack of belly dancing. Our prime directive this year is to bring belly dancing to people and camps in need of some serious shimmying.

Our operation is multifold:

-we will undergo extensive training in dance moves and styles, music, and costuming.

-we will perform, at random, subversive pre-emptive strike force operations throughout the city

-we will coordinate with the Burning Bellies at large for the annual invasion of Center Camp and the Man

Recruits of any size, shape, style, or sex are welcome. We are also looking for a few good officers to lead groups and/or teach classes/workshops. Apply online here or on the playa. Base Camp will be located within the village of Wheee!ville, with a secondary operations base at the Pyramid Scheme. Please note: Belly Dance Boot Camp is only a location from which to conduct our missions. You must barrack elsewhere!

We hope you will enlist and be all that you can be with the BRC belly dance army!

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New -ish member!

monkeh — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 22:50:44 GMT

Hey!

Finally able to post! I've been receiving the digests for some time now, but was going through some technical difficualties, making impoossible to post. Anyhow, I'm here, from Vancouver, a new-ish belly dancer, big time entertainer, so excited about this Tribe and so excited about heading to Black Rock next week!

Wow! Can't wait to shimmy with you all soon!

Allison "the token canadian" T

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Come dance at TLP Wed night 9:30 on stage

shahdi — Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:44:50 GMT

The Lost Penguin (TLP) is located at Esplande and 8:30, we have the stage for belly dancing at 9:30 on Wednesday night. Bring your music, or musicians!
Somehow I deleted some messages, so if you emailed me and I haven't responded - please try again. I am leaving this wed night and will be away from email - so just show up at TLP!
Peace & Love,
Shahdi
shahdi_2@hotmail.com

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Burning Bellies Interview on Radio Electra

Connie — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:35:59 GMT

Kat and Ivy, Would you like me to do an on-air interview of the two of you and about Burning Bellies during my Radio Electra Show? How about Wednesday at 10:30 AM ?

Connie
Radio Electa

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Confessions of a costume WHore

katisca — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:49:10 GMT

So, last night I packed most of my costumes I am planning on taking to Burning Man (boo who, I was sad to pack it away). In it I have all of my turbans accent scarves, bindi's, harem pants, three skirts, one bra and belts set and then a couple of other goodies. When I got my box full of BD costumes and realized I still had at least a half a rubbermaid container to go before I was finished packing it was then that I realized I am costume whore....

YAY costuming!
Kat

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Checking in with the Musicians

katisca — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 19:07:54 GMT

Hi and YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!

The countdown is on for me! I leave next wednesday and wanted to check in with our muscians to make sure you are all still okay playing for/with us on Friday for the Center Camp/Man Invasion.

The plan is to meet that the Pyramid (Pyramid Scheme at 8:30 and Mercucy)about 4:45 or so for photos and such and then we will head to Center Camp, we will invade conquer and then move on to the man.

Thanks in advance to all the musicians and I cant wait to dance with you all.

Hugs
Kat

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Want dancing bellies for music performances

Luap — Sat, 14 Aug 2004 07:00:12 GMT

Hi Burnbellies,
Hotep California and some great horn players, drummers, etc. will be jamming on the playa at Automatic Subconscious, Biergarten, Lost Penguin, and HOTD Lounge (maybe KSVERT too if time allows). This is live music perfect for belly and wild interpretive artists. No rehearsals necessary; spontaneous improvisation is what we want. Contact Luap for stage dates/times that work for you.
Hotep California web (with live music samples from BMan):

http://www.musicandlight-unlimited.com/hotepcali.htm

Peace - Luap

paul22luap@yahoo.com

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Cleaning after the playa

SummerSaharSupaStar — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:56:19 GMT

So, I'm a newbie to BRC this year, and don't know what to expect as far as wearing costumes again after they get a fine patina of playa dust and stuff on them. I am certainly not taking my nicer bellydance costumes, but don't want to ruin whatever I decide to take with me, especially accessories and coin bras. Are they all still wear-able after being on the playa? Or should I pick out what I don't think I'll ever wear again and bring it so that I won't care when it gets ruined? What is the best way to clean them afterwards so they look as good as they did before BRC?

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Hookahdome seeks bellydancers

ivy — Fri, 23 Jul 2004 05:20:30 GMT

I got this message yesterday and am passing it on as requested:

I'm from Hookahdome, a middle-eastern stlyed Esplanade theme camp, and
we're trying to round up belly dancing talent from our friends around
the playa for nightly belly dancing at our camp, and probably one big
night of dancing advertised in the printed calendar. The camp features
a large, inviting, exquisitely decorated hookah lounge (the Hookahdome),
and an outdoor fire-lit performance area alongside the esplanade. We
also have a large 12'x16' magic carpet which could be used for effect of
a grand entrance for dancers if desired.

Let me know if you're interested in organizing something on one or more
nights during BM'04, and please pass this along to your fellow dancers
to see if there's interest in possible impromptu appearances as well.

Thanks!

Soren
soren@idiom.com

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Belly Dance on the Playa

ivy — Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:11:17 GMT

It's offical, I submitted the Belly Dance Boot Camp events to the What/Where/When guide today! They should be online by Monday.

While cruising the calendar (http://www.burningman.com/calendar/playa/day.php) I saw A LOT!!!! of belly dance classes and events this year! Everyone should check it out!

Also, please feel free to post info about any classes/events/parties/bellydance stuff here on our tribe so we all know about it!

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New to BM and Belly Dance !

ivydee — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:37:37 GMT

This will be my first year at Burning Man! I am also new to Belly dance... I've only been doing it for about a month now but I'm totally hooked!

I have found loads of great advice for newbies here in regards to the Burning Man experience but any advice you can give specifically for new belly dancers? or even more experienced dancers who may be going for the first time as well?

(clothing, cleaning, hair, makeup, footwear, etc.)

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