My camp is starting to talk about its interactivity for this year, and one of the things I've always wanted to do in the seven years of burning is to host a hafla. A hafla, for those that don't belly dance or don't know, is a gathering of belly dancers where they dance for each other (and close friends who love belly dance). It's more like a party than a formal performance and comes from the arabic word Khafla which essentially means get together or party.
I envision a bunch of belly dancers from all over the playa coming to our camp to boogie, improv dance or maybe even send me a song title beforehand so I can upload it and bring it to playa to play on our sound system so they can perform inside our big 14' dome. I might also have some treats like turkish coffee, hookah, and some nom noms to share. I'm a fusion tribal style belly dancer, but I started out in cabaret so I love and accept all styles!!!
If you're a belly dancer or know belly dancers (all levels WELCOME!) and this sounds interesting/fun/exciting to you, let me know below! We can exchange emails/playa addresses and get our shimmy on together in the desert!
(Also if anyone knows of an event or events similar to this idea this is already in existence - please let me know - I'd love to join forces! I did an eplaya search and didn't find anything but that doesn't mean it isn't already happening!)
Dusty love & shimmies to you all!
