Help Maria perform with Bal Anat!
3rd Street Bellydance
223 3rd Ave, Carnegie, PA
Saturday November 19, 2022
Join us as we raise money to help Maria meet her bellydance goals!
50/50 raffle, multiple gift raffles, live music by Ishtar, dancing from some of Pittsburgh best bellydancers, food, etc.
Can't make it, but want to contribute? That's ok Donate here!
also tickets available here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/464482588927! Suggested donation $15
50/50 raffle, multiple gift raffles, live music by Ishtar, dancing from some of Pittsburgh best bellydancers, food, etc.
Can't make it, but want to contribute? That's ok Donate here!
also tickets available here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/464482588927! Suggested donation $15
It is one of my biggest dreams as a Bellydance artist to perform with the oldest bellydance company in the world, Bal Anat. To achieve this I must certify & train for 12 weeks, develop costuming, rehearse and travel. As a working mother, it is very challenging pulling together the funds that are required to achieve this goal. Help me celebrate & raise the funds to get me to Albuquerque, NM!
About Bal Anat
Over 70 years ago, in 1949, dance pioneer and instructor Jamila Salimpour (1926-2017) taught her first belly dance classes, establishing the Salimpour School of Dance in San Francisco, California. Her revolutionary approach to teaching belly dance left an undeniable mark on the art form, beginning in the San Francisco Bay Area, then across the United States, and today, throughout the world.
In 1968 Jamila Salimpour established the longest-running belly dance company in the world: Bal Anat. First performing at the Northern California Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Marin County, Bal Anat showcased small ensembles of dancers costumed in rich textiles and heavy jewelry, each representing a region or style of belly dance, while a chorus of dancers played cymbals and other instruments in a chorus behind them. For the costumes and dances in Bal Anat, Jamila drew inspiration from current anthropological research, as well as from her own imagination and a hefty dose of fantasy. She was one of the first to showcase performing with a sword, which is now one of the most popular props in belly dance. Her show also featured balancing on water goblets, dancing with live snakes, and performing with water pots. Bal Anat continues to perform, making it the world’s oldest belly dance company.
For more info about the Bal Anat show in New Mexico : amayadances.com
In 1968 Jamila Salimpour established the longest-running belly dance company in the world: Bal Anat. First performing at the Northern California Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Marin County, Bal Anat showcased small ensembles of dancers costumed in rich textiles and heavy jewelry, each representing a region or style of belly dance, while a chorus of dancers played cymbals and other instruments in a chorus behind them. For the costumes and dances in Bal Anat, Jamila drew inspiration from current anthropological research, as well as from her own imagination and a hefty dose of fantasy. She was one of the first to showcase performing with a sword, which is now one of the most popular props in belly dance. Her show also featured balancing on water goblets, dancing with live snakes, and performing with water pots. Bal Anat continues to perform, making it the world’s oldest belly dance company.
For more info about the Bal Anat show in New Mexico : amayadances.com
