Halloween Hafla near Hay - October 31

Nancy Warren is hosting a Halloween Hafla at the Clifford Community Centre, Clifford near Hay-on-Wye on Saturday 31 October.

There'll be a range of solo and group performances - please bring food and dress up weird and wonderful.

It runs from 7.30 till midnight and tickets cost £5.

For details call Nancy on 01981 500113.

Classical Egyptian Dance with Hossam and Serena Ramzy

Hossam and Serena Ramzy will be teaching a workshop about Classical Egyptian Dance and Music at the University Hospital of Wales Sports Hall, Heath Park, Cardiff, on Sunday 25 October.

The workshop will teach you how to:

- express the music
- choreograph a complex-looking Classical Egyptian piece by using simple steps
- understand a piece of music (and recognise the instruments)
- increase your repertoire of Egyptian bellydance moves - both modern and classic
- express authenticity and the Egyptian style while making the music come alive
- develop yourself as a dancer

Hossam and Serena are known across the globe. Their teaching style is warm, generous and humorous.

Hossam was born into an artistic family of dancers and musicians and has experienced the true essence of Egyptian music and dance.

Serena has a beautiful spirit as both a dancer and a teacher and takes care to meet the needs and develop each student.

The workshop takes place from 11am till 4pm and costs £35.

Call Hannah Corr on 02920 300237 for more information or to book a place.

Egyptian Drumming in Gloucestershire

Helen Roberts is holding the first in a series of Egyptian drum workshops for dancers on Saturday 26 September at Ruardean Memorial Hall in the Forest of Dean.

By the end of the workshop you will have the tools to enable you to listen to your Egyptian music and identify some of the most popular rhythms AND you will also know which dance moves are most appropriate for each rhythm.

25% of the workshop will be devoted to the rhythms (listening, clapping, drumming – bring a drum if you have one) and 75% dancing to the rhythms. Notes will be provided.

The workshop runs from 1.30 till 4.30pm and costs £15 - for insurance reasons no children under 14 are allowed in the room.

Email helen @ goddessdance.co.uk or visit www.goddessdance.co.uk for further details.

Kelly-Marie's Christmas Hafla - December 11

Kelly-Marie is holding a Christmas Hafla on Friday 11 December at Underwood Social Club near Newport in aid of a local charity to be confirmed.

It's from 7.30pm till midnight and admission is £5 (solo dancers £3).

Performance slots are still available - call Kelly-Marie on 07546 495934 for more information, tickets or to book a solo or group slot.

Meanwhile Kelly-Marie will be teaching bellydance classes at Underwood Social Club every Monday evening starting September 21.

There'll be classes for children (ages 5-13) from till 7pm, cost £2.50 per child, followed by classes for adults (ages 14 and over) from 7 till 8pm, cost £3.

Khaled Egyptian Workshops - October 25

Sue Soliman says these workshops have been cancelled due to lack of interest.

For further details contact safeenabellydance @ yahoo.co.uk

A Night in Tunisia on Radio Cardiff

A radio show based on my Night in Tunisia club nights now goes out every Thursday at 11pm on Radio Cardiff.

It's a mix of Middle Eastern beats and bellydance tunes with a touch of Balkan, klezmer, and desert blues.

You'll hear tunes by major stars like Hakim, Nancy Ajram and Emad Sayyah alongside UK artists and some related jazz/rock/exotica curiosities.

Tune in on 98.7 FM or listen live online at www.radiocardiff.org

Get in touch if you make this kind of music and want to be featured on the show - email andy @ arabesq.co.uk.

Holistic Bellydance with Fiora

Fiora is holding a series of Holistic Bellydance workshops at the Gaia Studio in Treharris Street, Roath, Cardiff - entrance on Cottrell Road.

The workshops are inspired by the traditional North African trance dances Zaar and Guedra, the Persian Khaleegi and elements of Kundalini yoga.

The intention of these workshops is to focus on the healing effects of bellydance and experience it as moving meditation. You won't be dealing with sequences, choreography or musical interpretation.

Holistic bellydance is about holistic movement, about releasing negative feelings, about experiencing the flow of cosmic energies, about being connected with our inner self and the Universal Consciousness.

The workshops take place on Saturday 12 September and Saturday 17 October from 10am to 12 midday or 1 till 3pm, cost £15 per workshop.

For more information, contact Fiora Touliatou on 07896 309065 or see her website at www.oriental-fusion.net