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An annual all belly dance showcase breast cancer fund raiser

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January 15, 2008: Winter Gypsy Style Garage Sale

THIS is the semi annual event you have been waiting for since the end of September! This is what will help you through this rough-biting-cold winter! (and coincidently this will help us produce Bellies For Life!)

Come and shop for a good cause - all items are donated by Pangaea dance members and friends, all proceeds go toward producing Bellies For Life and eventually to a Breast Cancer fund.

When? Saturday, January 26th, 2008 at 9am till 2pm
Where? 607 Rossmoor Court, Champaign IL

December 20th 2007: New classes schedule

Pangaea Dance Studio is holding now only an Advanced level class. Class meets on Wednesdays at 6pm at Club Evolve. See the classes page for more details.

November 7th 2007: Register to Sonya's / Chellcy's Workshop

Registration to workshops to be held during the Bellies For Life weekend has started!
See the registration page for more details.

Upcoming Hafla: Belly-Boo! on October 27th @ 7pm

This is the time to shimmy, the time to be funny and funky! Pangaea Dance Studio is throwing a Halloween spirited Hafla. Come and join us as we go all out and get as silly as possible.
Some of us are choreographing to some non-traditional music and will be performing.
Anticipate good company (that's you) good music (feel free to bring anything you'd like to shimmy to) good food (please bring a dish to share) and much much drumming and dancing!
Place - 1101 W. Springfield, Champaign. (watch the CU Baladi calendar and messages board for updates)

August 16th 2007: Bellies For Life 2008 is underway!

It is never too early to start planning for Bellies For Life, and the Pangaea Dance Studio members are already in full throttle:

  • The HighDive secured its space for us for saturday March 8th (save the date!)
  • We've sent out invitations to many a performer and already got numerous confirmations.
  • 2 workshops (YES! TWO!) will be held on the Bellies For Life weekend - one with Chellcy and one with Sonya, both are from Chicago. Early registration is expected to start in October, via the Pangea Dance Studio site.

August 25th 2007: The Gypsy Style Garage Sale was a huge success!

Thank you Urbanites and Champaignites for shopping at The Semi Annual Gypsy Style Garage Sale.
Many thanks for everyone that donated "stuff" to be sold. The sale raised about $860 (!!!) all of which will be used as seed money for Bellies for Life 2008. We expect most of this money not to be spent and be forwarded onto the breast cancer fund.

August 16th 2007: Bellies For Life 2008 is underway!

It is never too early to start planning for Bellies For Life, and the Pangaea Dance Studio members are already in full throttle:
  • The HighDive secured its space for us for saturday March 8th (save the date!)
  • We've sent out invitations to many a performer and already got numerous confirmations.
  • 2 workshops (YES! TWO!) will be held on the Bellies For Life weekend - one with Chellcy and one with Sonya, both are from Chicago. Early registration is expected to start in October, via the Pangea Dance Studio site.

August 10th 2007: Gypsy Style Garage Sale

The Semi Annual Gypsy Style Garage Sale is under way!
Mark your calendars - Saturday August 25, 8am till last item goes
Mark your maps too - 903 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Urbana
You should expect to find great deals on regular garage sale items, and you should also expect the irregular Gypsy items: Fresh Arabic coffee, Tarot reading, Fortune Teller and live belly dance performances!
All items are donated by Pangaea Studio members and their families and friends and all proceeds go towards producing Bellies For Life 2008.

July 17th 2007:

Another 6 weeks Summer class session started.
Next session starts on the week of September 9th (see classes pages for more info).

Upcoming Hafla: August 25th @ 7pm

Come and dance with us as we celebrate a mini graduattion after this current session ends!
Anticipate good company (that's you) good music (feel free to bring anything you'd like to shimmy to) good food (please bring a dish to share) and much much drumming and dancing!
Place - TBA.

April 25th 2007:

Ishara Gamal - our leader, teacher, mentor and dear friend - had passed away last night, after battling breast cancer for the last 2 years. More about the life of Ishara Gamal.

March 20th 2007:

Bellies For Life raised a little bit over $2,300 (!!!)
And it is all thanks to YOU!