Shimmy Showcase Sunday

October 11: Join us for a potpourri of bellydance with Live Music by Ansuz! Coordinator Saviya and guest dancers Katerina, Lapis and Athena Najat (from Greece-- http://laraqs.com/workshops_greece ) will mesmerize you with their exquisite displays of movement across the spectrum of middle eastern style dancing.


I have openings for dancers for November 15 Shimmyshowcases with LIVE music by Ansuz! Contact us at Shimmyshowcase@yahoogroups.com if you’d like to perform!

Everyone is invited to this cozy haven for a relaxing evening among friends. Select your favorite beverage, hot or cold, from an assortment of coffees, teas, smoothies or juice; add to that a tasty sandwich or pastry; and then seat yourself alongside our magic carpet to enjoy some really great dancing at NO cover charge!

The SHIMMY SHOWCASE begins at 7 p.m. at the I-CANDY COFFEE in Long Beach (1708 E. Broadway -- 562-437-3785).

Below is our upcoming schedule for the next several Sundays at the I-Candy Coffee in Long Beach. If you are a dancer interested in performing at an upcoming showcase, please check out the schedule below for open dates and then email us at
shimmyshowcase@yahoogroups.com
with the dates on which you'd like to perform.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
UPCOMING SHOWCASE CALENDAR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

October 11: Join us for a potpourri of bellydance with Live Music by Ansuz! Coordinator Saviya and guest dancers Katerina, Lapis and Athena Najat (from Greece-- http://laraqs.com/workshops_greece ) will mesmerize you with their exquisite displays of the spectrum of middle eastern style dancing.

October 18: Shimmyshowcase welcomes Ansuz for another evening of dancing to Live Music! Coordinator Alexiis welcomes guest dancers Kamar, Masa, and male dancer Siraj who will perform with this very nice group of talented musicians. You don’t want to miss this Shimmyshowcase, featuring live music plus some high caliber dancing!

October 25: Xandra returns for a scary night of dance—no, not because she is dancing, but because it’s our annual Shimmyshowcase Halloween show! Frightfully talented guest dancers Meryem Vani, Jennelah, Draka, Tehani, and Nichole will thrill you with their beautifully haunting moves. Be sure to mark your calendars and come to I-Coffee this evening as this will be one Halloween treat you won’t want to miss!

November 1: GREAT NEWS! Elan (Marguerite & Rico) return to play for another Shimmyshowcase. This talented duo draws from a broad repertoire that encompasses not only middle eastern rhythms and melodies, but a whole lot more besides! Coordinator Saviya also welcomes guest dancers Kalila, Saphira, Gaea, and Jessica for an amazing evening of top entertainment you won’t want to miss. Please bring friends and arrive early to hear some evocative music with vocals--International, classic jazz/ blues standards and international--as you enjoy refreshments from the menu. You can check out Elan at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozSIvy7m8rQ

November 8: Please come down to I-Coffee for another evening of great belly dancing. Our lovely coordinator Abraiha welcomes guest dancers IrinaXara, Veronique, Tahma and Ana to dazzle you with exquisitely executed turns and undulations set off by dazzling costumes. Another beautiful evening of dancing in our friendly little Café Oasis in Long Beach—please come and join us!

November 15: Xandra welcomes dancers to perform to Live Music by our guest musicians of Ansuz! Dancers who like performing to live music note this is your last Shimmyshowcase opportunity to do so in 2009, so please contact us at Shimmyshowcase@yahoogroups.com if you’d like a spot!

November 22: Shimmyshowcase presents the 6th annual “RAQS THE CASBAH” with Alexiis. Rollin" down the street, you hear your favorite song on the radio and you think to yourself, "I wanna dance to THAT!" This All-Star show Features LA Tribal, Tribe of Astarte, Brandi, Denise, Freya, Mahalia, Perizad and Alexiis, as they raq it to some mighty fine booty shakin', funktastic, soul-riffic tunes. Come early...seats will move fast for this show!

November 29: No Shimmyshowcase – Happy Thanksgiving!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please allow time for parking to avoid missing any of the fun. Since street parking around I-Candy Coffee is scarce, we recommend you try the perimeter of the park located two blocks west of I-Candy Coffee at Broadway and Cherry. Please try to arrive before 7:00 PM (earlier if you’re a performer!) as we try not to start the show until everyone has settled with a tasty beverage.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
for additional information, please visit our website at: www.ShimmyShowcase.com