Belly Buttons hafla
Just got home from an afternoon long hafla in Shrewsbury. For those not in the know, hafla is a word common to both Arabic and Hebrew and means 'celebration' or 'party'. Today, it was a gathering of bellydancers from all over New England for classes, shopping and 3 hours of performance. This particular event was arranged in large part by the Hippy Chix, a dance group I was in at its founding.
WHEW! The day was jam-packed. Lots of catching up with dancers I've known over the years. Had a chance to check out the vendors and add some yummy new costume stuff to my stash. Wonderful middle eastern food served by the cook from Clan O'Choda (whose name I have no idea how to spell, but I love his cooking). At some point, I was snagged to learn a choreography by one of the organizers to perform that night - why not? I was only in 2 pieces, what the hell!
Okay, I am crazy. But we pulled the choreography off quite nicely. Bad raqs san'e sahra made 'em laugh with the Belly Button Song, and I finally performed Christmas Eve in Sarajevo by Trans Siberian Orchestra for the dancing ladies. Even my friend Bosney showed up to cheer us on, which was great.
A good time was had by all.
WHEW! The day was jam-packed. Lots of catching up with dancers I've known over the years. Had a chance to check out the vendors and add some yummy new costume stuff to my stash. Wonderful middle eastern food served by the cook from Clan O'Choda (whose name I have no idea how to spell, but I love his cooking). At some point, I was snagged to learn a choreography by one of the organizers to perform that night - why not? I was only in 2 pieces, what the hell!
Okay, I am crazy. But we pulled the choreography off quite nicely. Bad raqs san'e sahra made 'em laugh with the Belly Button Song, and I finally performed Christmas Eve in Sarajevo by Trans Siberian Orchestra for the dancing ladies. Even my friend Bosney showed up to cheer us on, which was great.
A good time was had by all.