Thread: Recurring Belly Dance Events

There are additional events at the bottom of this list that occur on an annual or semi-annual basis. Original version posted here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BellydanceWorldwide/

January

• 3rd Coast Tribal - USA (http://www.3rdcoasttribal.us)
• Oasis Dance Camp South - USA (http://www.oasisdancecamp.com)
• Tribal Belly Dance & Yoga Retreat with Rachel Brice--Costa Rica (http://saharadance.com/workshops/costa_rica.php)

February

• Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition - USA (http://bellydanceroftheuniverse.com)
• Tribal Con - USA (http://www.tribalcon.com)
• Tribal Massive - USA (http://www.thetribalmassive.com)
• Winter Moon - USA (http://www.rakkasah.com/)
• Belly Dancer of the Year Festival - Norway (http://orientaldancefestival.no/)
• Nile Group Festival Feb Event - Cairo, Egypt (http://www.nilegroup.net/)
• North American Bellydance Convention - USA (http://www.nabcbellydance.com)
• Reigning Down on Oregon - USA (http://www.zephyrbellydance.com/reig...wnonoregon.htm)
• Mediterranean Echoes - USA (http://www.conchi.us/medechoes.html)

March

• Rakkasah West - USA (http://www.rakkasah.com)
• Thia's Bellydance Springfest - USA (http://www.bellydancingbythia.com)
• Najma : Moderne bellydance Show - France (http://www.nourdance.fr/html/Najma.html)
• Raqs Congress - Belgium (http://www.raqscongress.com/)
• Miss Bellydance UK - United Kingdom (http://www.shonahagan.com/competition.html)
• Venice Oriental Dance Competition - Italy (http://www.silkroadprojects.com)
• Cues & Tattoos Improv Festival - USA (http://www.troupehipnotica.com/cues/)
• Art of the Belly Festival - USA (http://www.artofthebelly.com/)
• Tribal Delight - USA (http://www.tribaldelight.com/)
• Oriental Potpourri Festival - USA (http://www.wisewomandancer.com/index...p=uevents.html)
• Ojai Bellydance Festival - USA (http://www.neareastdance.com/Festival.html)
• Perfumes of Araby Swap Meet & Festival - USA (http://www.anaheed.com/events.html)

April

• Raqs LA - USA (http://www.raqsla.com)
• Saqra's Annual Belly Dance Showcase & Festival - USA (http://www.bellydanceshowcase.com/index.html)
• Elevation Tribal Belly Dance - USA (http://evergreentribalarts.com/elevation)
• Nile Group Festival Apr Event - Egypt (http://www.nilegroup.net/)
• Market at the Casbah - USA (http://www.marketatthecasbah.com/)
• Tribal Dance Camp - USA (http://www.tribaldancecamp.com)
• Asheville Belly Dance Festival - USA (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ashevi...07489599267525)
• Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival - Australia (http://www.sydmedfest.com/)
• Euro Raks International Oriental Dance Congress - Poland (http://events.suraiya.pl/euro-raks/index.php?lng=en)
• Lumen Obscura - USA (http://www.lumenobscura.com/)

May

• Tribal Fest - USA (http://www.blacksheepbellydance.com)
• Spring Caravan - USA (http://www.rakkasah.com/)
• Belly Dancer of the Year Competition - USA (http://www.bellydanceroftheyear.net/)
• Stockholm Belly Dance Festival - Sweden (http://www.bellydancefestival.se/start.htm)
• World Belly Dance Competition in Seoul - Korea (http://www.wbdcs.com/)
• World Belly Dance Day - Various locations (www.worldbellydanceday.com/)
• Shakefest - Ireland (http://www.shakefest.net/)
• Festival of the Silk Road - USA (http://www.dancesilkroad.org/)
• Black Orchid Dance Festival - USA (http://www.blackorchiddanse.com/)
• Folklife Festival - USA (http://www.nwfolklife.org/)
• Festival on the Nile - USA (http://www.festivalonthenile.com)
• M.E.D. FolkTours Music & Dance camp - USA (http://www.folktours.com)
• Island of Isis Retreat - USA (http://conchi.homestead.com/Isis.html)
• Shimmy Mob - Various Locations (http://www.shimmymob.com)
• United Bellydance League Convention - USA (http://ublcon2012.brysoncitybellydance.com/)

June

• Cairo Caravan - USA (http://www.mecda.org/cairo)
• Belly Dance Masters - USA (http://www.bellydancemasters.com)
• Tribal Revolution - USA (http://www.tribalrevolution.com
• The Austin Belly Dance Convention - USA (http://www.theabdc.com)
• Tribal Solstice - USA (http://www.tribalsolstice.com)

...June Continued

• Nile Group Festival June Event - Egypt (http://www.nilegroup.net/)
• Belly Dancer USA (http://bellydancerusa.com/)
• Ahlan Wa Sahlan - Egypt (http://www.raqiahassan.net/)
• Bellyfest - Philippines (http://bellyfest.asiapad.com)
• Duluth Raks Belly Dance Festival - USA (http://www.duluthraks.com)
• Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Festival - USA (http://www.sideshowburlesque.org/)
• Solstice Spectacular Belly Dance Intensive & Variety Show (http://www.rosanoreen.com)
• Western Australia Middle Eastern Dance Festival (WAMED) - Australia (http://www.wamedfestival.com/)
• The Austin Belly Dance Convention (http://www.theabdc.com)
• Tribal Solstice - USA (http://www.TribalSolstice.com)

July

• Theatrical Bellydance Conference - USA (http://theatricalbellydance.com)
• Asian Bellydance Festival & World Cup in Beijing China (www.bellydance.cn)
• Sameda Faire - USA (http://www.sdsameda.com)
• Mendocino Music and Dance Camp - USA (http://www.middleeastcamp.com/Middle...Mendocino.html)
• Little Egypt's Ahlan Cairo Nights - USA (http://www.littleegypt.com/
• Shimmy Fest - USA (http://www.shimmyfest.com/shimmyindex.html)
• Brisbane Winter Warm Up - Australia (http://www.winterwarmup.com.au/)
• Music and Dance Camp Colorado, USA July 15-22 (http://www.EvaDancer.com)

August

• Yaa Halla, Y'All - USA (http://www.isisandthestardancers.com)
• International Summer Festival and Contest, Berlin, Germany (http://www.oriental-fantasy.com/events-berlin.php)
• Amaya's Wise Woman Dance Retreat - USA (http://www.wisewomandancer.com)
• ZaBeth's Boston New England Belly Dance Competition - USA (http://www.za-beth.com/2011_World_Diva_Crown.html)
• Annual Middle Eastern Troupe Competition (http://www.zhelene.com/)
• Carnival of Stars - USA (http://www.carnivalofstars.com/)
• San Fransisco Mecca Immersion - USA (http://www.sfmeccaimmersion.com/)
• Summer Belly Dance Festival - Netherlands (http://www.summerbellydancefestival.com)
• Jamballah NW - USA (http://www.jamballahnw.com/)
• Belly Dance Masters - USA (http://www.bellydancemasters.com/)

September

• The Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive - USA (http://www.bellydanceintensive.com)
• Hiptastic Belly Dance Festival - USA (http://www.hiptastic.com)
• Mezdulene's Retreat - USA (http://www.jareeda.com/Mezdulene_retreat.htm)
• Arabian Nights at Sea - Departs USA (http://www.arabiannightsatsea.com)
• Miami Belly Dance Convention (http://www.miamibellydanceconvention.net)
• MassRaqs - USA (http://www.massraqs.com)
• Jewel of the Sierra - USA (http://www.namiraproductions.com)
• Oasis Dance Camp North - USA (http://www.oasisdancecamp.com)
• Desert Dance Festival - USA (http://www.desertdancefestival.com)
• HABAIB Festival - Egypt (http://www.habaibfestival.com)
• Belly Dance Cultural Festival - China (http://www.bellydancechina.com)

October

• Rak Star International Belly Dance Festival & Competition - USA (http://www.rakstar.net)
• Rakkasah East - USA (http://www.rakkasah.com/)
• The Helping Hips Annual Gala - USA (http://www.thehelpinghips.org/)
• MECDA's Professional Dance Conference & Retreat - USA (http://www.mecda.org)
• Oasis Dance Camp West - USA (http://www.oasisdancecamp.com)
• Desert Shakedown - USA (http://www.levantalsonora.com/Desert_SHAKEDOWN.html)
• The Belly Horror Show Festival - USA (http://www.bellyhorror.com/)
• Celebrating Dance - UK (http://celebratingdance.co.uk/default.htm)
• TribOriginal Music & Dance Camp - USA (http://www.triboriginal.org/)
• Arab Dance Seminar - USA (http://www.arabdanceseminar.com/)
• Where the Middle East Meets the Frozen North - USA (http://tundracaravan.iwarp.com/)
• Raks Spooki - USA (http://www.badriyaboston.com/raksspooki.html)
• International Oriental Dance Festival - Cape Town, South Africa (http://www.iodfcapetown.com/)
• An Evening of Middle Eastern Dance Show - USA (http://www.mandaladanceworks.com)
• Redwood Coast Bellydance Festival - USA (http://www.redwoodcoastbellydance.com/)

Thanks for this list!

Island of Isis is held in mid-May in Loveland, Ohio (metro-Cincinnati) every year. Conchi hasn't updated the page for 2012 yet, but I assume it will be here Island Of Isis Retreat.

Don't forget the Turkophiles' most important event of the year: Folktours on Memorial Day weekend - Middle Eastern, Dance & Music. Arabic, Turkish, Romany, Tribal, Gypsy, Bellydance, Boot Camps NYC, PA, USA, TURKEY - FolkTours

It would be a great idea to make this a sticky thread!

Wow. It's a sticky thread. I have a few more to add, but it'll have to wait until after the event this year.

May I add a few Aus events?

May - Sydney Med Fest
22nd Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival

June - Western Australia Middle Eastern Dance Festival (WAMED)
WAMED Festival 2012 Featuring Ranya Renee in Perth Western Australia

July - Brisbane Winter Warm-up
Winter Warmup Home Page

November - Australian Oriental Dance Instensive (AusIntense)
Australian Oriental Dance Intensive 2011

Ok, I've updated the list. I added the Aussie events (Yay) and I'm posting this to the multiple places that I post on facebook.

OH My Goodness! Thank you SOOOO much for this!

November

• Saqra's Annual Fall Showcase Festival & Competition - USA (Home)
• Great Lakes Belly Dance Convention - USA (The Belly Dance Divas - Michigan Belly Dance Troupe)
• Belly Dance Nationals Competition - USA (http://www.bellydancenationals.com)
• Nile Group Festival Nov Event- Egypt (http://www.nilegroup.net/)
• Belly Dancer of the World Contest -- Duisberg, Germany (Leyla Jouvana)
• Beledi Beach Bash - USA (Beledi Beach Bash Intensive Weekend)
• Australian Oriental Dance Instensive (AusIntense) - Australia (Australian Oriental Dance Intensive 2011)

December

• Marhaba International Belly Dance Festival in Rome - Italy (www.taus.it/festival)
• Tribal Fusion Faire - USA (Tribal Fusion Faire 2011!)
• Raks Nativity - USA (Raks Nativity | A Non-denominational Christmas Pageant Told with Middle Eastern Dance)

Additional Recurring Events with Flexible Dates

• The International Bellydance Conference of Canada IBCC--every other year usually in May or April (http://www.bellydanceconference.com)
• Floralia--Usually late spring--USA
• Black Orchid Danse--multiple events annually, various months--USA (http://www.blackorchiddanse.com)
• Wise Woman Dance Retreats by Amaya - USA (Welcome Amaya's Website - Upcoming Events)

I've run into a snag. I can't figure out how to edit the titles of my posts, and now they don't match exactly. The number of events in each quarter exceeds the amount of space that this forum allows per post. I'm not sure how to make it any more aesthetically pleasing. But it is updated. :)