May Day Hafla and Workshop near Hay-on-Wye

Nancy Warren is hosting a Mayhem, Mystery and Magic hafla at the Clifford Community Centre, Clifford, near Hay-on-Wye on Saturday 1 May.

It'll be preceded by a tribal fusion workshop led by Lynne Chapman aka Fulya of Vintage Vixens.

The workshop runs from 4.30 to 6pm and costs £10, while the hafla from 7pm till midnight costs £5 - creative dances and costumes welcomed!

Call Nancy on 01981 500113 for details.

See www.kookiekaftan1.netfirms.com for more about Lynne Chapman.

Bellyfit with Fiora in Cardiff

Fiora is launching a new bellydance fitness class on Monday nights in Cardiff.

Bellyfit is a low impact fitness style that fuses exercises from yoga, pilates, toning, body conditioning and basic bellydance moves.

The main aim is to improve strength, agility and flexibility of the core muscles - those muscles around the waist that are the most problematic though the most crucial! Low impact means without running, jumping or skipping.

Bellyfit is for all ages, shapes and fitness levels. Dance or fitness experience is not essential. However, if you are already a bellydance student or performer, then Bellyfit is the ideal exercise for you!

Bellyfit improves posture, body awareness, increases flexibility, strengthens core stability, builds confidence, tones muscles around waistline, releases stress.

Mondays 6 till 7pm starting Monday 12th April 2010 - 6-week courses costing £36 at the Gaia Studio behind 173 Treharris Street, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3HQ - entrance on Cottrell Road.

Places are limited - advanced bookings only.

See www.oriental-fusion.net for details.

Drums Solos with Katie Holland - March 13

Katie Holland will be holding a workshop in drum solos as part of Shimmer at the Gate arts centre, Keppoch Street, Cardiff, on Saturday 13 March from 1.30 till 3.30pm.

Learn how to perfect your own unique drum solo through understanding Arabic rhythms, layer shimmies on your shimmies and generally create a show stopping performance.

Katie Holland is the most sought after foreign dance performer in India right now, performing solo and with her troupe across India at all kinds of events from corporates to film premieres, government ministers, bureaucrats, socialites, Bollywood, Kollywood and Tollywood stars.

This replaces the first workshop with Zehara of the Urban Gypsies which has had to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Zehara will still be conducting her second workshop from 3.30 to 5pm, and performing in the Shimmer show.

Tickets for Katie's workshop cost £15, or you can do the workshops with Katie and Zehara for £25.

Group bookings of 3 or more tickets (either workshop) pay only £10 per ticket when booked and paid in advance.

Please get in touch if you wish to book tickets as places are going fast. Cheques should be made payable to Emily Chuter, and sent to 10 Blenheim Gardens, Magor, NP26 3NA. Alternatively you can send funds via Paypal to nudgenudgehinthint @ hotmail.com

For more details contact Em @ Moonstone Bellydance on 07877 116680 or email em.chuter @ hotmail.co.uk

See also www.moonstonebellydance.com and www.shimmerbellydanceshowcase.co.uk

Kelly-Marie's Birthday Hafla cancelled

Please note that this event due to take place at Underwood near Newport on Friday 9 April has been cancelled - sorry for any disappointment.