Thread: Hiptastic! 2010 Bellydance Festival Sept 11th& 12th (IL,WI,IN,IA)

Hiptastic! 2010 Bellydance Festival featuring 2 days of workshops with Elisheva of Belly Queen
September 11th & 12th
Cultural & Civic Center
2007 Civic Center Way
Round Lake Beach, IL 60073
(between Milwaukee, WI & Chicago, IL)

6 hours of workshops with Elisheva: Tribal Pop and Lock Tribal Fusion, American Cabaret: Fast, Technical, exciting & Double veil & innovative veil techniques.
5 hour outdoor bellydance festival featuring Elisheva and performances from belly dancers all over the Midwest on a huge outdoor covered stage.
Drum circle.
Mini 20 min workshops included in your festival ticket price:
- ATS Triba w/ Stephanie Masters
- Poi veil (voi) w/ Zayna
- Gypsy Skirt dancing w/ Magda
- Belly Fusion Combos w/ Nilaja
- and more to come!
over 200 feet of quality shopping w/ fabulous vendors
- Nilaja's Calico Garden
- Gypsy Magda
- and more!!
out door lawn seating for up to 3,000 friends.
bring your own picnic, blankets, chairs and shade.
Beautiful Lake setting.
Rain or shine event (we did move it indoors last year).
Tickets available at the door: $18 Adult, $10 Children (16-6), Children 5 & under FREE.
Non teaching Performers get a 50% off discount.

Workshop Registrations are NOW OPEN!

Check out our new website hiptastic.com for more information and workshop registration
Hiptastic Festival: Round Lake Beach, IL (website by Christina King)
email us at: hiptastic at gmail.com with questions or performance spot requests.

..cr.: I wish I could go...

You know I'll be there!

Woohoo!!! Can't wait!

Woo-Hoo can't wait!

*checking calendar*

Vendor Applications are now ready. Email us at Hiptastic (at) gmail.com if you are interested in being a vendor at Hiptastic! 2010

Nilaja

Emailed ya!..g.:

Got it Basia! Thanks!

Half of the Vendor spots are already claimed! Send us an email if you want to vend. Hiptastic Festival: Round Lake Beach, IL

Nilaja

Yeah!! I'll be there vending too!

Perhaps... performing?? E-mailing you!!

Can't wait!!!
(Nice Website!)

Anisah, thanks, the super duper talented Christina King blessed us with the fabulous website!!

So excited! My favorite event of the year!

Awww Levana.. you are so sweet.. this has nothing to do with you being on the front page of our website does it ? :) Kidding!

Originally Posted by theesfield

Anisah, thanks, the super duper talented Christina King blessed us with the fabulous website!!

Aww.. shucks! <kicks the ground> T'weren't nothin'

Originally Posted by theesfield

Vendor Applications are now ready. Email us at Hiptastic (at) gmail.com if you are interested in being a vendor at Hiptastic! 2010

Nilaja

I know a couple people who might want to vend this year. I forwarded this info. to them. ..g.:

Awesome! Thanks Kara!

Early Bird Registration for Hiptastic! ends June 30th! Don't delay.. save some money today!
Hiptastic Festival: Round Lake Beach, IL

Nilaja

Less than 2 weeks left before the early bird special is over. Registrations are rolling in. Get yours in before June 30th!
Hiptastic Festival: Round Lake Beach, IL

Nilaja

Vendor Applications are due in August 16th. If you need an application or need to make arrangements to pay for your booth spot, send me an email at hiptastic at gmail dot com.

Nilaja

Hiptastic! is next month! Where does all the time go? Just booked Elishevas flight. So excited to have her.

Elisheva is the featured Tribal Fusion instructor at Rakksah East this year. She will be teaching both tribal fusion pop and lock AND Double veil & innovative veil techniques at Hiptastic!

Still time to get your workshop registrations in! We have a full show line up featuring performers from all over the midwest! Festival min workshops are fabulous and included in your festival ticket price:

- ATS Triba w/ Stephanie Masters
- Poi veil (voi) w/ Zayna
- Gypsy Skirt dancing w/ Magda
- Belly Fusion Combos w/ Nilaja
- Sword- Nahimina
- Shimmy - Surreyya
- Drum- Aziza

The shopping is amazing!
Calico Garden
Gypsy Magda
Belly Hai
Zo'hra
Professional costumes by Andrea of St.Louis
Face painting by Cupcakes the Clown
...and more!!!

info and workshop registration can be found at Hiptastic Festival: Round Lake Beach, IL

The Desert Winds Dancer and I are so happy to be there again this year!

Only 3 weeks away! I heard a rumor that the workshops were sold out, this is not true!! We have such a large room we can fit so many more dancers!! So, get your workshop registrations in!

Don't miss Elisheva's first Chicago workshop. Elisheva is the featured Tribal Fusion instructor at Rakksah East this year. She will be teaching both tribal fusion pop and lock AND Double veil & innovative veil techniques at Hiptastic! A little something for almost everyone!

If you are not coming for the workshops, then we hope to see your smiling faces on Festival Day, Sept 11th from 2-7pm! Hiptastic Festival: Round Lake Beach, IL

Yay yay! Just got my tickets :))

YAY!! SO looking forward to meeting you!

So, if I wish to take a mini workshop that involves a prop do I need to bring the prop or will there be some there?

for the sword workshop, Nahimina is bringing a limited number of yard sticks. Bring a sword if you want a sword.
Bring a veil for poi veil bring a skirt for gypsy skirt, bring your sassy self for the other workshops.

Nilaja

I can't wait for this year's festival! ..g.:

annnddd the countdown begins..can't wait

Schedule of events:
2:00pm Gates open, shopping
2:20-2:40pm Belly Fusion combos w/ Nilaja (on stage)
Gypsy Skirt w/ Magda (in Gazebo)
2:45-3:05 pm ATS w/ Stephanie Masters (on stage)
Poi veil w/ Zayna (in gazebo)
3:10-3:30pm Sword w/ Nahimina (on stage)
Shimmy w/ Surreyya (in gazebo)
3:35-3:55pm Drum w/ Aziza (on stage)
4:00-4:20pm Drum jam (on stage)
4:30 -6:30pm Stage show
6:30 - :00pm Open dance & End!

Please bring your own gypsy skirts, veils, drum and sword if you have. Limited number of poi sets & yard sticks for swords will be available from workshop instructors. Warm up s will not be included in mini workshops, so warm up before hand.

WooHoo! Looking forward to Saturday!!!