1314 Harris Avenue
An Evening of Belly Dance & Iraqi Dance!
Come and see some of the fantastic, dramatic and breathtaking belly dance that Bellingham has to offer! We have several special guests traveling to Bellingham for this special evening.
Lara Victoria, will be coming from Olympia, Washington to perform and share Iraqi dance with us! Have you ever seen dances from Iraqi before? You are in for a treat! Danceable rhythms, daggers, hair tosses and so much fun!
Arabic drum master, David Metz, traveling from the far reaches of Seattle to play for us this evening!
Come early to enjoy a tasty beverage at the Firehouse Cafe before the doors open for the show at 6pm. The show will start right at 6:30pm in the beautiful Firehouse Performing Arts Center – an old firehouse turned small theatre – a short walk from the Historic Fairhaven District.
This evening will be a sparkling evening of raqs sharqi (oriental dance), fusion, and Iraqi dance; while our guest Toastmaster will share little bites of history and culture of the music and the dance.
Performers for the evening include:
Rachel Carter – Owner of Rachel Belly Dances here in Bellingham, Rachel is a playful raqs sharqi performer who may make you feel like dancing along! She is sure to bring energy and sparkle to her performance.
Rachel teaches belly dance at the Community Education Classes at Whatcom Community College and at Unique Technique Dance Studio. To learn more about upcoming classes and performances with Rachel, visit her website – rachelbellydances.com . You’ll want to sign up for her mailing list if you don’t want to miss a thing.
Kathleen Houseman – A mesmerizing fusion dancer with dramatic flair. She is a wonderful artist of many talents imported to Bellingham from Montana. Katy can bring any style music to life!
Damiana Dance Company – An amazing group of dancers led by Cara Cressell and Jen Cerdena. These talented performers will bring a modern style of belly dance that was created here in the U.S. called Fat Chance Belly Dance (FCBD) style. This style’s signature is using cues among the dancers to improvise their dance, while staying in synchrony with each other. Come and watch, you would never know that they are improvising!
Far flung Guests
David B. Metz – The ‘dancers’ drummer’! David has been playing middle eastern music and drumming for dancers drum solos for many years! Never seen a drum solo?! You are in for a treat! A drum solo is a completely improvised duet between a drummer and a dancer. Fun, fast and thrilling, this is not an act to miss!
