The Washington Area Mid-East Dance Association (WAMEDA) is a professional organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Middle Eastern dance, music, and culture. Membership is open to all persons who share these interests.

WAMEDA is a non-profit organization under 501 (c) (3).

This page maintained by Jaka. Email by clicking here.

Calendar of events

WAMEDA Inc posts information about dance events on this calendar but reserves the right to edit calendar listings. We would love to give you all the details, but to conserve space, we cannot list all the specific information about every event that is submitted to our calendar. Please use the information here to contact the event coordinator or check their website for details on the events.

This calendar is updated monthly. To ensure that your event is listed in a timely manner, please send the information well in advance (we suggest at least two months before it occurs).

Teachers and Workshop sponsors: we would appreciate your striving not to schedule events at the same time as a WAMEDA Inc event. While we realize that some double booking may occur, we try very hard to post our dates in advance (at least a year in advance in most cases) to avoid this situation. It disappoints us greatly when this happens. Thank you.

Ongoing Events

Towson, MD. All Seasons monthly hafla, the first Sunday of every month. Professional and semi-professional dancers, with the doors open at 4 pm and a full Indian buffet, open bar. 321 York Rd, Towson, MD See http://www.allseasonshafla.com/ or contact Nina Amaya at rutledge9a@yahoo.com

Clinton, MD. Arabian Nights, presented by Yucy El Banan, the third Thursday of each month at the Decoy Lounge, Colony South Hotel, http://www.colonysouth.com. See www.bellydanceforlife.com or email Yucyme@aol.com

2008 Events

May 23-26

Near Philadelphia, PA. Sixth annual Folk Tours Middle Eastern Music and Dance camp with Fahtiem, Morocco, Artemis Mourat, Karim Nagi, Christina King, Ede Thurrell, Ibrahim Tunc, and Tayyer Akdeniz and special guest performer Aszmara. This event also features music teachers, a woodland setting, all meals included, dormitory style cabins or camping, nightly parties with live music, vendors, henna artists, bonfires and more. See www.folktours.com for more information.

May 31

Washington, DC. The Oasis...An Arabian Fairytale presented by the Ancient Rhythms Dance Company. Two shows at 2 pm and 8 pm, American University, Greenberg theater, 4200 Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC 20016. Purchase tickets online at http://american.tix.com or for more information see www.najwah.com

Jun 1

WAMEDA Annual Dance Showcase at 2 pm, at the American Legion Post, 9122 Piscataway Rd, Clinton, MD 20735-2207. For directions to the American Legion Post, click here. Members and not-yet-members are welcome to attend. Return to the home page for sign up information.

Jun 7

Richmond, VA. The Women of Selket present Katayoun teaching Persian and Egyptian dances workshop from 12 to 4 pm with a hafla at 7:30 pm. The location is the Christ the King Lutheran Church, 9800 W Huguenot Rd, Richmond, VA. See www.womenofselket.com or call Alice at 804-320-4416 or email mervinwa@gmail.com for more information.

Jun 8

Reston, VA. Jaka teaches a Drum Solo from 1 to 4 pm at RCC Lake Anne, 1609A Washington Plaza, Reston VA, 20190. To register, contact the Reston Community Center, www.restoncommunitycenter.com, classes are listed under Fitness & Exercise, or call 703-476-4500. Free parking.

Jun 14

Millersville, MD. Theatrical Technique, Performance Dynamics, and Stage Presence taught by Latifa at Kelly's Herb House, 401 Headquarters Dr, Millersville, MD from 11:30 to 2. Register at www.bintbeled.com or for more information email latifa@bintbeled.com or call 410-544-4488.

Jun 20-22

Mount Rainier, MD. Raqs America, a carnival of bellydance with performers, workshops, all day vending, a Saturday night show and Bellydance Superstars auditions. Workshops will feature Bozenka, Ansuya, Sonia, Kami Liddle, Sharon Kihara, Saphira, Rachel Brookmyre, Petite Jamila, Issam Houshan, Sabah, Asharah, Zoe Jakes, Lotus Niraja, Latifa, Elysa, and Ebony. 3309 Bunker Hill Rd, Mt Rainier, MD 20712. For information, see www.raqsamerica.com

Jun 22-Jul 4

Cairo, Egypt. Trip to Egypt and the Ahlan Wa Sahlan festival with Yousra El-Banan and Mohamed Shahin. See the pyramids, Whirling Dervish show, haflas with live music, and English speaking guidees. For information including pricing, click here

Jul 6-14

Istanbul, Turkey. Ala Turka presents Folk Tours 4th annual Dance and Music Festival in Istanbul. Teachers are Sema Yildiz, Hale Sultan, Mohamed Shahin, Bulent Kurtisoglu, Reyhan Tuzsuz and Tayyar Akdeniz. For details, see www.folktours.com or call 718-472-1172.

Jul 12

Millersville, MD. Drum Solo combinations taught by Latifa at Kelly's Herb House, 401 Headquarters Dr, Millersville, MD from 11:30 to 2. Register at www.bintbeled.com or for more information email latifa@bintbeled.com or call 410-544-4488.

Jul 13

WAMEDA Board meeting, 1 pm, location is provided to the board members.

Jul 18-20

Berryville, VA. Shareen El Safy in an Egyptian dance workshop and show, A Raqs Sharqi Nights Dream. Sponsored by Miramar. Location is the Lighthouse, 13 E Main St, Berryville, VA for the hafla, and the classes are at gK Fitness, 850 W Main St, Berryville. For information, contact Miramar at 540-888-4344.

Aug 1-9

Mendocino, CA. Lark in the Morning World Music and Dance camp in the redwood forest. 24 sessions a day, with over 90 instructors, dances parties and more for beginners and professionals. See www.larkcamp.com for information or email registration@larkcamp.com

Aug 2-3

Baltimore, MD. Bellypalooza featuring Rhea, Artemis, Lotus Niraja, Piper, Melina, Latifa, Lisa Zahiya, the Fitness Pharaoh, Deniz, Naimah, plus Sidqi and Kostana. Location is the Mattin Center, Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus (the T of 33rd and Charles streets), Baltimore, MD. Information is available at www.BellyPalooza.com

Aug 3

WAMEDA Meeting and annual Swap Sale at 2 pm at the Dancer Store in Clinton, MD. For directions to the Dancer Store, click here. Members and not-yet-members are welcome to attend.

Aug 9

Millersville, MD. Taqsim and Slow moves taught by Latifa at Kelly's Herb House, 401 Headquarters Dr, Millersville, MD from 11:30 to 2. Register at www.bintbeled.com or for more information email latifa@bintbeled.com or call 410-544-4488.

Aug 16

Hampton, VA. The Belly Dance Trainer Retreat will be at the Sandy Bottom Park conference center, 1255 Big Bethel Rd, Hampton, VA. Classes will be held with Taaj, Kalaa, Samira, and Zuleika. For more information see http://thebellydancetrainer.com/retreat.html or call 757-724-1947

Sept 12

College Park, MD. Meet and greet with Sadie, at 7 pm, Holiday Inn College Park. Karaoke and open dancing with pre-registration for the weekend events! Bring your hip scarves!

Sept 13-14

College Park, MD. WAMEDA presents the annual hafla at the College Park, MD Holiday Inn. Instructor is Sadie of Denver, Colorado, see www.sadiebellydancer.com and her IAMED videos: Belly Dance Rocks, and Sultry Slow Moves/Taksim and Ciftiteli, which was just released in January of 2008. To see her Utube video, click here. Return to the home page or click the Hafla link above to sign up for the workshops or hafla.

Sept 13

Millersville, MD. Rhythms and Finger Cymbals taught by Latifa at Kelly's Herb House, 401 Headquarters Dr, Millersville, MD from 11:30 to 2. Register at www.bintbeled.com or for more information email latifa@bintbeled.com or call 410-544-4488.

Oct 10-11

Nags Head, NC. Beach Blanket Beledi featuring Riskallah Riyad, Chelydra and more. Seminar is located at the Comfort Inn, Milepost 17, 8031 Old Oregon Inlet Rd, Nags Head, NC, 27959, 1-800-334-3302. Call 757-595-7838, email chelydra@chelydra.com or see www.chelydra.com

Oct 11

Millersville, MD. Veil from the basics to innovative ideas taught by Latifa at Kelly's Herb House, 401 Headquarters Dr, Millersville, MD from 11:30 to 2. Register at www.bintbeled.com or for more information email latifa@bintbeled.com or call 410-544-4488.

Nov 7-9

Richmond, VA. The Women of Selket present their annual autumn workshop and show. Guest artist is Zahra Zuhair. See www.womenofselket.com or call Alice at 804-320-4416 or email mervinwa@gmail.com for more information.

Nov 8-15

Miami, FL. Cruise the Casbah Belly Dance Cruise with Jim Boz, Shakira, and Virginia on a 7 day Western Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Liberty. Sail from Miami, FL to Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Ocho Rios. For information, contact Ilisa Oman at One World family travel, LLC 301-865-9907 or info@oneworldfamilytravel.com or see www.oneworldfamilytravel.com.

Nov 8

Millersville, MD. Saudi and Khaleegy Dance taught by Latifa at Kelly's Herb House, 401 Headquarters Dr, Millersville, MD from 11:30 to 2. Register at www.bintbeled.com or for more information email latifa@bintbeled.com or call 410-544-4488.

Nov 16

Cherry Hill, NJ. Jewel of the Nile Pagent. Troupes and soloists wanted. Applications are accepted at TheDanceCoop@hotmail.com. Visit www.jewel-of-the-nile.com or call Alexandra Ahnide 609-254-3086.

Dec 7

WAMEDA Holiday party and meeting. 2 pm. Location to be announced.

Dec 13

Millersville, MD. North African Dance Sampler taught by Latifa at Kelly's Herb House, 401 Headquarters Dr, Millersville, MD from 11:30 to 2. Register at www.bintbeled.com or for more information email latifa@bintbeled.com or call 410-544-4488.

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(Last updated May 26, 2008.)

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