Shimmy Saturday in Newport - August 22

Moonstone Bellydance presents Shimmy Saturday, a day of workshops, stalls and a hafla on Saturday 22 August at Rougemont School, Malpas Road, Newport, NP20 6QB.

The workshops from 10am until 6pm include:

- Tribal Fusion with Fulya (all the way from Northampton)
- Dramamtic Isis Wings with Safeena
- Zambra Mora with Fiora
- Zills with Stephanie Gawne-Hamza
- Origins of Bellydance with Hannah Corr
- Astrobelly with Guinevere
- Veil Technique for Beginners with Shirley
- Beginners Technique with Safeena

All workshops are 90 minutes (except Safeena's Beginners Technique which runs for an hour).

They cost £15 each (except Safeena's Beginners Technique which is £10).

Special deals available if you book 1st August include 2 workshops for £28, 3 for £39, and 4 for £48. A Beginners Package combining Beginners Technique and Veil Technique for Beginners is available for £20.

A massive all-day souk will include stalls from Moonstone Bellydance, Kookie Kaftan and Safeena. There'll also be refreshments and a pamper area during the day.

You can then put your new-found skills to the test at the evening hafla featuring performances from the workshop teachers, local groups and soloists, plus charity raffle. If you require alcohol please bring your own as the premises are not licensed.

The hafla runs from 7 till 10pm and tickets cost £4.50 each, with 50p from every ticket going to the Tenovus cancer charity.

For further details plus hafla and workshop tickets, please email em.chuter @ hotmail.co.uk or phone Em on 07877 116680

See also her website at www.moonstonebellydance.com