The 2011 Austin Belly Dance Convention

Have you signed up for the Austin Belly Dance Convention yet? If you haven't you should! There are so many reasons to be there:

* New venue! That's right! It'll be at the Holiday Inn Midtown, which is next to Highland Mall. The hotel has been updating its digs, so you are in for a swanky modern vibe. What a treat for us belly dancers!

* Live band! From Dallas, Texas, Badrawn will be playing some sweet classic and unexpected bellydance tunes for us during the Social Hour Show, which starts at 7pm. Get there early to get a good seat and purchase your tickets in advance.

* WORKSHOPS! Yes, we have instructors from Texas, California, and New Jersey, making this a cross-national event! It's not everyday you get all these options under one roof. There are so many different topics, offering something for the drummers, the movers-and-shakers, the thinkers, etc. Check the registration page for class times and signups:

http://abdc.staceylizette.com/registration.html

Yes, I am teaching one of the Saturday afternoon workshops (titled "Cultivating Musicality"), appropriate for any level and style of dancer. If you've been struggling with a piece of music or ever wondered how you'd dance to a particular song, this is a workshop that will guide you to doing just that! It's part lecture and part dance, so bring your thinking caps and dance shoes!


* Suhaila! It's so good to have Suhaila back in Texas. She was in Houston for a brief stint last fall, but this time, not only will she be teaching her mother Jamila Salimpour's format, but she's also bringing Bal Anat for the Saturday Night Gala Show! If you don't know what Bal Anat is... you need to: http://www.suhailainternational.com/FromManyTribesOriginsofBalAnat.pdf

* Shows! Shows! Shows! It's not enough to have just a Friday night show and a Saturday night show. Let's face it. We get together once a year. We hang out. We learn... but we also want to see some fabulous dancing. So, there is also Friday Social Hour show which starts at 7pm before the Friday Gala show which starts at 8pm. There is the Saturday afternoon Performance Evaluation show, followed by the Open Stage show. In the evening, we kick off with performances at 7pm with the Saturday Social Hour show, and then for the big bang at 8pm, we have the Bal Anat Show... first time ever in Texas!

Enough of me going on and on about this event. Let's rendevous at ABDC 2011!
www.TheABDC.com