Chattanooga Area Belly Dance Events
photo by Bob Edens
2008 Events List (Scroll down for more details)
May 16: performance at Bradley Health Care, Cleveland, TN
May 18: GIVE3 Benefit, Barking Legs Theater, Chattanooga, TN
May 31: Underground Oasis (Graveyard Dollies; Chaotic Necrotica Suspension & Belly Dance Group; live music by HOTH; special guest performances..), Barking Legs Theater, Chattanooga, TN
May 31 & June 1: Workshops with The Flame Goddess: Poi Spinning & Fire Poi on Saturday, and Take Your Belly Dance to a New Level on Sunday.
June 15: Performance with Victoria St. James in Miss Tennessee Contest
August 8: Cabaret of the Living Dead 8/8/8 @ 8pm Barking Legs Theater, Chattanooga
August 22nd - 24th: Leyla Jouvana & Roland workshops & show
November 15th, 2008: Merrybellies 4th Annual Student Show at Barking Legs Theater
February 2009: CONNOOGA at Chattanooga Choo Choo
Would you like belly dancing and/or henna at your event? Contact Jillanna for information about scheduling a troupe or solo performance at your public or private function.


GIVE3 BENEFIT
Sunday May 18, 2008
Barking Legs Theater, Chattanooga, TN
Performances by Jillanna, Amy, Joanie, & Jenny.
Underground Oasis: Morbid Cabaret
fusion belly dance, suspension arts & live music
fire sword, fire fans, fire poi, double daggers, whips, vampires, zombies, the nightmare glove, suspensions & hook pulls, live music by HOTH, & more...
Saturday May 31, 2008
Barking Legs Theater
7pm until After midnight
$10
(please bring a nonperishable food item to donate to Food Not Bombs)

Graveyard Dollies
Merrybellies Fusion Belly Dance Troupe

Chaotic Necrotica
Belly Dance & Suspension Group of Northwest GA
Sponsored by Prentice Suspensions
Welcoming Guest Performers:
The Flame Goddess of Atlanta
Silver Bow of Chattanooga
Mahsati Janan of Asheville, NC
Charm of New Orleans
Amberetta of Chattanooga
Live music by HOTH

Workshops with
The Flame Goddess
Lee (of Atlanta)
Saturday May 31 and Sunday June 1, 2008
Old Green Eyes, Ringgold, GA
Poi Spinning Workshop: Glow, Flag, Veil, & FIRE Poi
Lee (of Atlanta) will cover glow poi, flag poi, veil poi, and last but not least, fire poi and how they can be used by the modern belly dancer. This class is appropriate for cabaret, tribal, or her personal favorite, tribaret dancers. Non-belly dancing poi dancers will also be accommodated as poi principles, dance theory and fire safety will also be covered.
Saturday, May 31: 11 am to 2 pm ($35)
“Take your belly dance to a New Level” Workshop
Choreograhy theory: how to make a choreography interesting.
Sunday, June 1: 12:30 to 3:30 pm ($35)SPECIAL: both workshops for $60 (must register before May 17th).
www.flamegoddess.com for more information about Lee
Lee spinning fire
Leyla Jouvana & Roland

August 22 to 25, 2008
Theme this Year: DRUM SOLO
4 workshops with Leyla Jouvana
A Drumming Workshop with Roland
Saturday Evening Show
Leyla Jouvana & Roland! Workshops & Show. www.leyla-jouvana.de
Saturday November 15, 2008
Merrybellies 4th Annual Gems of the Oasis
& 2nd Annual Underground Oasis Shows
at Barking Legs Theater!
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Past Events Archive!
FantaSciCon 2008: Orion Slave Dancing Girl doing her work.
See More Photos of Merrybellies Events at www.bobedens.com.
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