Join us in celebrating 20 years of the Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival. This year's events will be an opportunity to look back with nostalgia and forward with anticipation, and to reflect on how far we have come.
All the information you need about Festival workshops and events is available from the main menu above and from sub-menus on the right. If you get lost, visit the Site Map for a full list of the site content. Enjoy!
The 20th Anniversary Festival will feature:
- twenty-five belly dance and drumming workshops taught by Australia's best teachers and overseas guests
- a 20th Anniversary Gala Ball on opening night with fabulous performances and live Arabic band
- a concert featuring the very best of the past and present and starring the fabulous Tanyeli of Turkey
- sparkling shopping at the Bellydance Souk
- and the return of the all-day Festival Follies Bellydance Showcase
2010 CONCERT AUDITIONS
Posted: 9 June, 2009
Want to perform in the 2010 Festival concert? Performer selection is by audition. Submit your DVD to Leonie or arrange a live audition by 31 August, 2009. Get Leonie's contact details.
BELLYDANCE EXPO
Posted: 2 June, 2009
While away the hours until the next Festival at the 2009 Bellydance Expo. All the details are now available, including performer and stallholder application forms and the booking form. Get Expo info.
NEW 2009 FESTIVAL IMAGES
Posted: 2 June, 2009
Images from the 20th Anniversary Gala Ball, the 20 Years of Talent Concert and the Bellydance Showcase are now available in the Gallery, along with photographer details should you wish to make a purchase.
FESTIVAL ARCHIVE
Updated: 25 March, 2009
New in the Archive: a 1990 press report featuring a picture of Amera and Nadine and quotes from Belyssa! Thanks to Nadine for finding this!
Celebrate our 20th anniversary by browsing the Festival Archive. See where it all began and shimmy down memory lane. Have you checked out the 2006 article yet?
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