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Baltimore's BellyPalooza: August 2nd and 3rd 2008

Daughters of Rhea Belly Dance Festival

* Seminars * Shopping * Show *

Rhea, Artemis, Lotus Niraja, Piper, Melina, Latifa,
Lisa Zahiya, the Fitness Pharaoh, Deniz, Naimah, plus Sidqi & Kostana

Click here for Workshop Schedule

Click here to pre-register! You are welcome to pay at the door,
but please remember that last year the show and half the workshops sold out.

BellyPalooza workshops and the Belly Dance Magic show are fee based, but the

International Bazaar is free and open to the public.

Come to the lovely Mattin Center on the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus
and take a peek at all the sparkly sequined costumes, traditional folkloric
items, veils, drums, cymbals, swords, hipscarves, and so much more!

We will have over a dozen vendors - scroll down for the complete list.
Daughters of Rhea Channel on You Tube
Video clips of previous Belly Dance Magic Shows
Daughters of Rhea Belly Dance Magic Show 2006
Multi-media presentation on Belly Dance Magic 2006
Belly Dance Magic: an Evening with the Daughters of Rhea and Friends
Belly Dance Magic 2007 Program and Photos


DIRECTIONS

Near-by Dining and Lodging Suggestions

PARKING: On the weekends, you can park in student and faculty lots on the Homewood campus for free. There is also plenty of street parking - just watch for the areas with curbside parking ticket vending machines - most of these have a 2 hour time limit on Saturday.  On Sundays, street parking is free as well.
Daughters of Rhea Belly Dance Festival at the Mattin Center
Workshops from 10am to 5pm in the beautiful Mattin Center on the
Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus in Baltimore, Maryland.

Workshop Schedule

Special Packages

Workshop Order Forms: Saturday & Sunday
Belly Dance Magic at the Baltimore Museum of Art Theater
Belly Dance Magic will be at the Baltimore Muesum of Art Theater, a two minute walk from the Mattin Center. The doors open for open seating (don't worry, there are no bad seats in this lovely theater!) at 7pm, the show starts at 7:30pm, Saturday, August 2nd 2008.



Photos of Belly Dance Magic 2007


July 29th: Last chance to pay for classes and tickets with credit on-line
Pre-registration and on-line credit card purchasing closes at 5pm on July 29th. All door payments for classes and show tickets must be by cash or check - many BellyPalooza vendors take credit cards, but credit transastions for classes and tickets can only be processed on-line.

August 2nd: BellyPalooza begins!
Registration begins at 8:30am, with the International Bazaar and Workshops from 9am to 5pm - Belly Dance Magic at the Baltimore Museum of Art, doors open for pre-show at 7pm, show starts at 7:30 and ends by 10pm.  Show tickets and individual workshops are all $25 in advance, $30 at the door.

August 3rd: BellyPalooza 8:30am to 5pm
Registration begins at 8:30am, with the International Bazaar and Workshops from 9am to 5pm


  • Revisiting BellyPalooza, by Elaine, Gilded Serpent 8/15/07
  • BELLYPALOOZA 2007, by Karla'a, WAMEDA Newsletter September - October 2007
  • BELLYPALOOZA Makes Baltimore History Last Night, by Brandon Johnson, Tribe.net 8/5/07
  • Attendee Suggestions for BellyPalooza 2008
BellyPalooza 2008 Map of vendors for the International Bazaar

The International Bazaar at BellyPalooza is free and open to the public.
You do NOT have to register or pay an entry fee to come and SHOP!
  • Anatolia Imports
  • Scheherezade Imports
  • The Gypsy's Monkey
  • Arabian Nights Oasis
  • Cleopatra's Closet
  • Magical Fashions
  • Patrinkets
  • Latifa's Rhinestones
  • Habibi Hon & MMEPA
  • Aphrodite's Girdle
  • Devadasi
Check back soon to see if your favorite vendor will be there!