The exotic and sensual art of belly dancing is an integral part of the soft under belly of the Ironfest.
And this year being the year of 'promise' we will be showing even more
in the inaugural Ironfest Belly Dance Soiree.
More than a space, we will be dedicating a whole new region
on the Silk Road to the Kingdom of Ironfest.
Hosted by local dance troupe,
Belly D, our Soiree will involve a large dance area and sound system for the girls
to demonstrate their skills and passion over 3 whole days.
Based in Lithgow and directed by Lisa Inwood, and Heather Charlton, the Belly D name comes from the word Baladi, which means to tell a story through music. The group of girls & women have been together now for over four years and have now shimmied up nearly thirty performances under their coin belts. They are becoming well known within the Western region, from Blackheath to Rylstone. With each performance the girls blossom a little more and derive great pleasure in sharing their joy with their audiences. The girls strive to bring a celebration of life to all they endeavour.
Presenting: Las Hermanas
Las Hermanas are a fusion belly dance trio from the Blue Mtns area. They regularly perform at festivals, private and corporate functions and are recognised for their diverse and upbeat fast and funky choreographies. These girls have been training and performing for many years and all teach weekly classes as well as run regularly workshops.
Sally Charlton has been Belly dancing for close to five years now. She previously studied with Tanya Hineman and performed with the Troupe "Belly D". Sally has now been studying Tribal since June 2008 with Lara Bucknall and since then has been performing at big local events such as Ironfest and Winter Magic since 2007. Her style of bellydance is called Tribal Fusion and can be a combination of Bellydance mixed with other styles of dance such as traditonal, Modern, Hip hop or influences from other eastern cultures.
Presenting: Ghaziya
Artistic Director, Devi Mamak
Ghaziya is a tribal style bellydance group formed in late 2004. Ghaziya is the student and sister troupe to the well renowned Ghawazi Caravan. Ghaziya are fast becoming a favourite at local events in the Blue Mountains and in Sydney and are well known for their high energy and colourful costumes. Victoria, Fiona, Bek, Nina and Kirstie will be performing two choreographies, Derwood Green and Katah, at Ironfest.
Presenting: Ghaziya Girls
Artistic Director, Devi Mamak
Ghawazi Girls was formed in mid 2005 and is a troupe for 14 years and under. They have since acheived "cult" statis amoungst their peers! They will amaze you with their ability and performance quality. Today you will be enertained by 3 of the troupe members Maddy, Lauryn and Laura who will first perform a double veil choreography and then please sit back and enjoy a solo by Laura.
Presenting: Zaghareet
Zaghareet is the sound that arabic women make to encourage and support each other and we have taken that philosphy as the basis of our troupe. We are a group of women from the Blue Mountains. We have been dancing together for nearly a decade and have performed at various festivals such as Ironfest, Mid-Winter Fesitval in Katoomba, as well as the Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival. The troupe was founded by Cathie Gorman and continued by Clare Macintosh under the direction of Karen Macauley and Louise Pratt.
We attend classes each Thursday during school term at the Springwood Civic Centre where we learn in a supportive and caring environment.we have a passion for the dance and the music but more importantly we have a great deal of fun so come and enjoy the flavour of the middle east with us, Zaghareet.
(video by Pendragon Productions 2006)
Performers wanting to get involved will need to pre-register to receive free entry
into the festival for themselves plus one.
12.00 Belly "D" (20min)
12.30pm Raine "LeIndigo" (5-10min)
12.45pm Zaghareet (20min)
1.30pm Aziff
2.00pm Tribalista Sisters
2.30pm Larrissa Hoyling "Reneneutet" (5min)
2.40pm Las Hermanas
3.00pm Belly "D" (20min)
3.20pm Raine "LeIndigo"
3.30pm music jam til close
SUN
10.30am Music and atmosphere
11.00am Gypsy Mammas (30min)
11.30 Tribalista Sisters
12.00 Belly "D")
12.20pm LeIndigo
12.30pm Lesley Kinney "Leyli'(Absolutely Ancient)
1.00pm Ghayzia
1.20pm Zaghareet
1.40pm Ghawazi Girls
2.00pm Las Hermanas
2.30pm Sally Charlton
2.40pm Tribalista Sisters
3.00pm Belly "D"
3.20pm LeIndigo
3.30pm Larrissa Hoyling "Renentute"
Music jam til close
MON
10.30am music and atmosphere
11.00am Tarek & Lester Drum and Didj jam
11.30am Gypsy Mammas
12.00 Tribalista Sisters
12.20pm Belly D"
12.45pm LeIndigo
12. 55pm Sally Charlton
1.00pm
1.30pm
2.00pm Belly "D"
2.20pm LeIndigo
2.30pm
3.00pm
3.30pm
4.00 music jam till close and clean up
