Thread: 2011 Vegas Intensive

We are tremendously thrilled to announce the following headliners for the 2011 Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive & Festival.

Oreet (SharQui The Bellydance Workout)
Ariellah (Ariellah Tribal Fusion and Dark Fusion Belly Dance)
Jill Parker (Jill Parker Bellydance -)
Faizal Zedan (Faisal Zedan Official Website)
Deb Rubin (Sattya Body - Home)
Cassandra Shore (Jawaahir Dance Company & The Cassandra School: Performing & Teaching Contemporary Middle Eastern & Belly Dance)
Delilah (Visionary Belly Dance | Discover the Art of Bellydancing | Seattle, WA USA)
The House of Tarab (Welcome to the "House Of Tarab Arabic Music Ensemble")

Once again, we are offering an easy 12-month payment plan. Visit our Super Early Bird Registration Page to sign up today!

We are looking forward to next year!

Yes, we definitely have a wild time in Vegas. Check out the magical and epic antics of Princess Farhana at the 2010 Viva RAKS Vegas show. This video also features Tanya (yes, of Bhuz fame) and Sacha Biondi.



All the magic goodness starts at 4:53.

The installments price for the full package payment plan goes up tomorrow. Register today for the lower payment price. Additionally, this package is fully refundable up to 90 days before the event (less paypal fees).

Super Early Bird Registration Plan

A big THANK YOU to local dancer, Samantha Kutner, for writing a review of the 2010 Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive & Festival which was just published in the November/December 2010 issue of Zaghareet Magazine. Additionally, our 2011 headliner, Jill Parker, is on the cover.

http://www.zaghareet.com/?e91d0010

I want to give everyone a heads up that December is the last month to get the Super Early Bird Package price of $475. Once our schedule is done and the shopping cart goes live, the prices also go up. You only need $53.34 today to reserve your package. Don't delay!

Super Early Bird Registration Plan

Oooh! So excited!

Super early-bird package price for the Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive & Festival is ending on Dec. 31st.

The price for the full package is currently $475. This includes 12 workshops, a Friday night show ticket, a Saturday night show ticket, an after-party ticket, and a gift bag.

We also offer easy payment plans. So, you can secure the lower package price by registering today for only 9 payments of $53.34.

2011 Full Package Super Early Bird Registration

Originally Posted by Samira_dncr

Super early-bird package price for the Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive & Festival is ending on Dec. 31st.

The price for the full package is currently $475. This includes 12 workshops, a Friday night show ticket, a Saturday night show ticket, an after-party ticket, and a gift bag.

We also offer easy payment plans. So, you can secure the lower package price by registering today for only 9 payments of $53.34.

2011 Full Package Super Early Bird Registration

There! I did it! Just registered for my 3rd LVBI using the 'easy payment plan'. Great deal and this is always the highlight of my bellydancing year. Looking forward to seeing old aquaintences and meeting new ones. See you in 2011.

Originally Posted by Nebula

There! I did it! Just registered for my 3rd LVBI using the 'easy payment plan'. Great deal and this is always the highlight of my bellydancing year. Looking forward to seeing old aquaintences and meeting new ones. See you in 2011.

Yay! Happy to welcome you back to another year. It always makes me happy when people return. I know it means we are doing something right. :)

I bit the bullet and did it (registered) last night! I am going!! Woot, woot! Anyone else from the Toronto area going?? Or Buffalo? Planning on flying out of Buffalo - way cheaper!!

Originally Posted by Azaleah

I bit the bullet and did it (registered) last night! I am going!! Woot, woot! Anyone else from the Toronto area going?? Or Buffalo? Planning on flying out of Buffalo - way cheaper!!

Yeah! Another Canadian gal! Samira--how about those "Canadian Girls Rak" pins this year?

Originally Posted by Nebula

Yeah! Another Canadian gal! Samira--how about those "Canadian Girls Rak" pins this year?

Sure! We should definitely have something for the Canadians. There seems to be so many of you.

how much longer can we do the early bird price?---i'm coordinating w/ a dance buddy---we should be organized in a few days.

Originally Posted by taji-dancer

how much longer can we do the early bird price?---i'm coordinating w/ a dance buddy---we should be organized in a few days.

Sorry for my delayed response. I saw your registration come through, so I know you managed to get the better price. I'm probably raising it today. It's been a much longer journey to get the new shopping cart up. Whew. But we are almost there.

Hi folks! I'm super pleased to announce our Grand Schedule for the 2011 Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive & Festival. We have such an amazing array of topics for you to choose from taught from an equally amazing array of instructors. We are also excited to have even more classroom space than last year.

Currently, the list of teachers and their topics are complete. We will be adding photos, bios, & class descriptions next. Mostly, this announcement is meant to whet your whistle. Whoot!

We are not opening a la carte class purchases at this time. We are in the final process of setting up our new SSL certificate, shopping cart, merchant account, and other upgrades to our system. We will open the opportunity to purchase individual classes once we've finished all the details and allowed our current full package holders the chance to choose their classes.

The Grand Schedule:
http://www.bellydanceintensive.com/i...lly-dance.html

The List of Instructors:
http://www.bellydanceintensive.com/i...structors.html

Looking forward to seeing you in September!

Our new shopping cart is now open to the public. Whoot! It's been a long time a-comin', but it's here. Danya did a great job of making it pretty, Adam did a great job of making it functional. We can now take credit & cards directly as our checkout is secure and we have our own merchant account.

http://www.bellydanceintensive.com/register

Our Pro-Show Audition form and our Festival Submission forms are now online.

Our Festival openings are mostly on a first-come, first-serve basis with some
consideration given to workshop participants and full package holders. The
festival takes place on Saturday, September 10th and Sunday, September 11th,
from 10:30am-5pm. THERE ARE NO EVENING PERFORMANCE TIMES FOR THE FESTIVAL.

Please read the festival policies here:
http://www.bellydanceintensive.com/i...-policies.html
Fill out our festival submission form here:
http://www.bellydanceintensive.com/festivalform/

Our Pro-Shows will take place on Friday September 9th & and Saturday September
10th. There is a very limited number of highly-coveted spots available.
Artists are selected through an online audition process. There is a selection
committee that chooses our performers based on a number of factors including
styles, diversity, and stage dynamics. Additionally, this year, we have a few
positions available for those who would love to dance to the live music of House
of Tarab.

To audition for the Pro-Shows, please read the following page and then click on
the link to the Pro-Show Audition Form towards the bottom of the page.
http://www.bellydanceintensive.com/i...bmissions.html

i'm getting samples of shows on youtube so i can send them to you soon.

It's going to be a great year!! I'm so jazzed that Cassandra Shore, Jill Parker and Oreet will be joining us in Vegas this year!!

Our festival is filling up more quickly than last year. Please register as soon as possible if you are coming to dance.

Also, we will be taking Pro-Show Auditions until April 15th this year.

We've added many new pictures to our albums on facebook. Join us there for more frequent updates.

The Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive & Festival | Facebook

We just got our very first registration from an attendee who is coming from ARGENTINA. Whoot! Very exciting.

So I realized that even though our Pro-Show deadline is tomorrow, I will be out of town and won't really be able to look at them until after Easter. So your new audition submission deadline is really April 25th.

Pro Show Online Audition Information Page

Happy Spring Break!

I love it when I finally get to announce that our promotional video is online. It's one of those things that gets me even more excited than usual. Somehow it makes it all seem more real. Danya did an exceptional job this year. Check it out...

great video!!!! 2011 will be a big hit!!!

Danya did an amazing job on the video Samira, we have a great line up of dancers this year, can't wait!!

Without any further ado, here is an alphabetized list of the 2011 performers at the Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive professional shows & after-party...

A Night in the City of Riches, Friday September 9th, 2011:

• Deb Rubin
• Estela
• Frank Farinaro
• Hipnotica
• Jill Parker
• Maia Alexandra
• Malia & Belly Dancers in Paradise
• Oreet
• Rosa Noreen
• Scimitar Dance Company
• "So, You Think You Can Belly Dance? Contest" Semi-Finalists
• Spirit of Lotus

Deb Rubin

Viva RAKS Vegas, Saturday September 10th, 2011
Live Music by House of Tarab

• Ahava
• Amani Jabril
• Ariellah
• Cynnamon
• Danza Della Luna
• Delilah
• Leyla Amir
• Mandala Dance Works
• Princess Farhana
• Ruby Beh
• "So, You Think You Can Belly Dance? Contest" Finalists
• Stardust Belly Dance

It's a Wrap! Cocktail Hafla & After-Party, Sunday September 11th, 2011
Live Music by Of The Earth

• Amanda Rose
• Amira
• Anaya Tribal
• Aradia
• Ashtalea
• El Masri Dancers
• Farasha
• Heather Shoopman
• "So, You Think You Can Belly Dance? Contest" Winner
• Tabu-Verboten
• Tribal Reflections
• Veronika
• Wild Card Belly Dance
• Zhanna

Amanda Rose

We are very excited about this year's line up. It's going to be a dynamic year with even more live music! Yay!

Our shows are co-produced with Vegas Raks, A Nevada Non-Profit group, to help promote belly dance in Las Vegas & Nevada.

Where does the time go!!??!! The Early Bird Special ends today. Tomorrow the price goes up. Register tonight!

Our winner of the 2010 "So, You Think You Can Belly Dance? Contest" is in Morocco right now! Aurora Ongaro won a full package to the Mediterranean Delight Festival including accommodations.

"BELLY DANCE FESTIVAL"

We're looking forward to hearing about her fabulous adventure. I wonder who our winner will be in 2011. :)

Yikes! Our hotel room block is more than half full already! Please make sure to book your room ASAP.

Call 1-800-835-5686 (before Aug. 8th), and identify yourself as an attendee of the Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive using Reservation ID "SFBI11". Or, book online here:

https://www.totalrewards.com/hotel-r...eintensive.com

Southwest Airlines is running a really great sale on airfares. It's so good that I re-booked 9 tickets and saved $553.

This is a sweet opportunity to get your tickets to Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive & Festival. The sale covers flights between August 23rd and November 16, with restrictions. It ends Thursday.

Southwest Airlines | Book Flights, Airline Tickets, Airfare

Other low-cost airlines are also running specials. I recently got inexpensive tickets to/from Dallas on Spirit Airlines (http://www.spirit.com).

Hope to see you in September