Belly Dance Newsletter 2011 March

San Francisco belly dancers
Fiesta DanceN' FitnessMarch – Lucky you!There are a lot of great workshops coming up in the Sacramento area. Warda from the Czech Republic is teaching Oriental and Gypsy styles on April 8-10th for the first time in the USA! Ahava from the Bay Area will be by mid-May to teach Egyptian style belly dance. These are great opportunities to learn some new technique and dance inspiration. Check out this blog on workshop etiquetteto avoid some common mistakes.

Contest

Win a hip scarf. It is easy. Complete the 3 steps below and you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a free hip scarf. You have until the end of the month. The winner will be picked out of a hat at the choreography class on March 29th. You can enter up to 3 times.

1) Find your favorite video on my YouTube chanel. Or search “Nyla Crystal belly dance”
2) Like the video and leave a comment. (you need a Youtube account to do this)
3) Email me with your YouTube username and you are entered in the drawing

Feeling lucky?

Rakkasah!

Here’s another reason why we are so lucky. The world’s largest belly dance festival is celebrated in Richmond, CA!  This exciting belly dance extravaganza starts Friday night and goes till Sunday night! Watch belly dance till your eyes fall out, shop belly dance costumes and supplies till you drop and meet other belly dancers from all over California and the world! I will be performing at 2:50pm Saturday on the Cabaret Stage to live music by Flowers of the Nile. Stop by and say hi!

The Festival will be held at:
Richmond Memorial Auditorium
24th and Macdonald Ave, Richmond, CA
Friday March 11 – 7pm to 11pm – $15
Saturday March 12 – 11am-11pm – $18
Sunday March 13 – 11am – 8pm - $18

Love You to Death

If you missed it last time, “Love you to Death” Belly Dance Fusion Concert will be showing again on March 12. World music band Kardash featuring internationally-acclaimed and award-winning dancers and choreographers Surreyya Hada, Nyla Crystal, Elizabeth Strong, Terry Del Giorgio and other local and international favorites, invite you to this special artistic collaboration event at Viracocha in San Francisco at 8pm.




Middle Eastern Recipe of the Month – Chlada fakya (Algerian fruit salad)

  • 1/2 cantaloupe or any type of melon, peeled and cubed
  • 4 oranges, peeled and wedges separated
  • 2 apples, wedged
  • 2 bananas sliced
  • juice from 2 lemon or 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons orange blossom water
  • 1/4 teapsoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mix in a large bowl. Serve immediately or after chilling in the refrigerator.

Happy March!

Nyla Crystal

 Crystal’s March Performances

March 3rdh – Kasbah Lounge – Be enchanted with traditional live Arabic music by Sacramento’s Flowers of the Nile with belly dancing by Nyla Crystal. Show starts at 9:30 and goes till midnight!

March 4th – Marrakech Moroccan Restaurant – Authentic Moroccan food in a beautiful restaurant. Belly dance shows at 7:45pm and 8:15pm

March 7th – Kasbah Lounge – Great hang out for mezze, hookah, mint tea and more. Belly dance shows at 9:30 and 10:30pm.

March 12th – Rakkasah -

World’s largest belly dance festival at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium. Nyla Crystal performs at 2:50pm on the Cabaret stage.

March 14th – Kasbah Lounge – Great hang out for mezze, hookah, mint tea and more. Belly dance shows at 9:30 and 10:30pm.

March 19th – Marrakech Moroccan Restaurant – Authentic Moroccan food in a beautiful restaurant. Belly dance shows at 7:45pm and 8:15pm

March 12th – Love you to Death/Deadly Beauties

8pm at Viracocha in San Francisco.

988 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA

March 19th – Kasbah Lounge – Great hang out for mezze, hookah, mint tea and more. Belly dance shows at 9:30 and 10:30pm.

March 20th – Fete de la Francophonie - Learn about French heritage in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Lebanon then enjoy a concert with the Dunes featuring belly dancing by Nyla Crystal at 7pm.

Beatnik Studios, 2421  17th street, Sacramento, CA

March 31st – Kasbah Lounge - Be enchanted with traditional live Arabic music by Sacramento’s Flowers of the Nile with belly dancing by Nyla Crystal. Show starts at 9:30 and goes till midnight!