Obsession.....

I think I have a real problem. My costume obsession! I just bought another costume off bhuz this past week. It is a brown bella and I got a great deal. It used to belong to Aziza of Montreal so it is quite historical. LOL

I have lost count now as to how many I have. Lets see.....

pink
red
black
navy blue
midnightblue
olive green/black
emerald green
purple
royal blue
leopard
brown
teal **on order

**I need more gigs in order to wear all these...they are gorgeous!

Youtube Hafla

Okay so this hafla was all about us and wanting to get video clips of our performances. So Kasha and I had this idea to do one. She did all the work, but I like to think I contributed with the idea. LOL. She recorded it as well as my hubby. Unfortunately, since I went on at the end, my video clip was cut, since he didn't change the battery prior and it ran out. LOL...oh well

I got to wear my new Blue Bella. It arrived Friday and fit almost perfectly. Just had to make some minor adjustments and it was ready to wear. It is gorgeous...well worth the price!!

Shimmy South 9

What a great weekend! Started on Friday night with a student Hafla. Colorful Waves performed that night with our new lighted Poi. It was hard on that small stage, but alot of fun to dance w/ my lovely dance sisters. Saturday was the all day workshop with Aisha Ali. She was so nice. She had so many wonderful stories to share. The show that night was great. Alot of wonderful performances. I did a solo in dedication to my wonderful teachers, Clare Smith and Shahzaadee and to my mom who is my biggest fan. **She even teared up.

Blue Moons Winter Hafla

I have come to realize that Blue Moon throws some of the best Haflas. We stay up late and party until the band is tired. The musicians are the best. Ken, Brian, Andy, and my hubby Andrew. They all play so well together. I love to dance to live music. I danced an impro solo to "Move your Belly". I wore one of my new costumes. I had a cold and didn't feel well that night, but I hung in there till the bitter end.

Valentines Day

Colorful Waves had our first Valentines Show called " A Romantic Evening Oasis". It was alot of fun and we had a great turnout. I look forward to next years.

Evening at the Oasis

Yasmine taught a workshop including a Tribal choreography and a Drum solo. I performed twice at this fundraiser.

Performance 1
Performance 2

Holiday Hafla

Went to a Holiday Hafla sponsored by Haala. There was a swap table and Amara al Amir was vending. It was nice to see everyone and all the fun themed holiday performances. This is a photo of me and my good friend Audra Evans. She is a wonderful dancer and photographer too. She has done all my studio photos. I lusted after her teal costume so badly, I had to order one just like it...LOL

Darfur Show

The Darfur Benefit Hafla was a big success. They raised over $1000. There were alot of great performances and the musicians were great as usual. Megan Freeman took alot of great photos that night. Here is one she took.

Arabian Party

I performed at an Arabian Party last night. What a great bunch and alot of fun!!! They had live musicians including Naji Hilal. The music was great! I could have stayed and danced all night.

More Surprises!

I danced at another Indian surprise birthday party! What a blast! I did a short performance and gave a mini lesson to all the guys, then the ladies. They were the nicest group and invited me to stay for a yummy Indian lunch!