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Originally Posted by Bellydancingcaroline
I'm going to Farha - I cannot get enough of Yasmina, and the live band thing was def a big plus. I would have gone to BDSS if I was closer to it, but the large classes do turn me off. I would rather travel to Europe where they do not pack you in like sardines.
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I wish people down on the south coast felt that way (I do too!
) as for the first time since starting to host her regularly each year I have had to cancel a weekend of workshops and a haflah with Yasmina! Normally I hold it in or near Reading but this year it was moved to Southampton because of venue problems and because I know that there are a *lot* of dancers in the region, but tickets sales were incredibly low. I am surprised and to be honest a little shocked that I've had to cancel, normally the workshops sell out.
This helped me make the decision that I will not host workshop events in that region any more. I used to live in Reading and there is a big student base up there (much bigger than where I live now) which meant that most events ran quite well, but I got very disheartened this time. When I first started advertising I was swamped with enquiries but in the end hardly anyone bought tickets, even though they were all cheaper than last year's event.
I wish the Farha Festival every success - it's a wonderful idea and if I weren't flying to the states shortly after it's over I'd be up there like a shot even though it's at the opposite end of the country.