February 24th at Kolbeh
Visionary Dance
Promotional Show!
Workshop Saturday February 25th and 26th
Get your hips and drums ready!
Doors at 7:30
Show at 8:00
Sirocco: Live and Wild, and in Seattle!
With the live and wild belly dance of Delilah, Claire, Laura Rose, Dahlia and lots of friends.
The opening promotional event for the Billion Belly
March coming up in June! Time to get your hips and drums in shape with Uncle Mafufo!
Well over $3000 in door prizes!
- CDs
- DVDs
- Belly Dance Gear
- Lessons
- Massages
- Graphic Design
- ...and more [complete list]
Grand Prize:
- Participant at Delilah's April/May
Visionary Retreat in Hawaii!
Fusion: East Meets West $2299 (women only)
transferable to a friend or relative
and
celebrating the newly released:
Delilah and Sirocco: Live and Wild
...and even wilder on DVD!
The original VHS program is an award winning album of 7 dances filmed in unusual settings on the island of Maui; ocean, bamboo forests, small concert settings and by intimate candle light. Now 90 minutes of instructional and documentary footage has been added. Grounding and Centering Ritual, Circle Balady, Shimmy Review and Embracing Aphrodite.
Up coming events this spring:
Jennifer Richards and Delilah Belly Dance Photo
Shoot, March 11 & 12
Solace Weekend of April 1st; Jeremiah Soto, Tim
Rayborn, Rachel Lazarus. Concert and workshops
Garden of Allah: The annual sensual belly dance and aroma therapy Show April 15th
Delilahs Belly Dance Retreat in Hawaii; Fusion East Meets West April 29-may 7th
Solstice Parade classes start May 9th
Annual Costume Workshop May 21st
Billion Belly March Retreat Week Starts June 9-18th featuring daily Seattle Belly Dance Workshops and Parade rehearsals by night.
Weekly classes by Delilah Dahlia Erik Brown and
Leslie so keep checking our calendar for dates and
descriptions.
Open Letter to Dancers from Delilah
Schedule of Events
Doors at 7:30pmOrder dinner and drinks, if you would like--
the food is fabulous!
(not included in admission price)
Show at 8:00!
Concert
Armando a.k.a. Uncle Mafufo, and Sulyman El Coyote are Sirocco from Santa Cruz California! This dynamic duo are musicians extraordinaire who have been serenading belly dancers across the globe for 30 years. Don't miss this opportunity to see and hear their amazing talent.
[dancers and musicians bio]
[Sirocco bio]
Purchase Tickets
Tickets: $25 [buy now online]Advance ticket purchase only qualifies buyer for drawings. Need not be present to win!
[open letter to dancers and lovers of belly dance]
All advance ticket sales include:
- Seat
- 1 Door Prize drawing
- Open Dancing to the soulful music of Sirocco
Door Prizes
- Creative Portrait Session
on location by Jennifer Richard ($200-$350) - Fancy Belly Dancer's Weight Belt
your choice of style ($130) - Belly Dance Classes at VDP
six weeks worth, men or women.
also transferable ($75) - Solace CDs
collection of 6 titles ($95) - Egyptian Belly Dance Skirt
beaded ($89) - Choli Top ($49.95)
- Delilah & Sirocco Live & Wild
and even wilder on DVD ($39.95) - 1-hour Massage
by Pine ($50) - Aroma Therapy
by Laura Legere ($66) - Custom Business Cards
designed by Nate/Golden Ghost ($200+) - 25 Essential Rhythms CD & Drum
by Uncle Mafufo ($99)
More prizes TBA!
Menu
- Kolbeh Persian Restaurant
...and more!
As well as dancing, Claire will be joining the Sirocco on stage playing the riq. The lovely Claire has been studying with Sirocco for many years at Delilah's past belly dance retreats. Claire appears on the new DVD with Delilah and Sirocco in two very unique dances: Bamboo an earthy belly dance prayer to protect the rain forests, and Pirates, a fun little piece where two mermaid Sirens come out of the seas and lure the two pirates to a watery fate. Claire resides in Emumclaw, Washington, where she teaches and produces belly dance shows now and then.
Dahlia is a popular dancer on the Seattle scene. She may be found dancing at Kolbeh's Persian restaurant in Seattle, and hosts a monthly weeknight event there called The Belly Dance Ball. Dahlia teaches Egyptian style belly Dance to VDP Studios on Wednesday Nights. She will hold a workshop on New Years day Introduction on her philosophy and techniques of Modern Egyptian style belly dance. For all levels interested.
Laura has been vicariously participating in belly dance since before she was born in utero. As soon as she could stand, she whirled around the living room with circle belly dance skirts. All the little girls in the neighborhood loved Laura Rose's costume closet. Laura has always had a flair for drama, costuming and a dynamic performance. 
The original Visionary Dancer. Born in Seattle, Washington. What were the odds she would grow to be a award winning, world-wide pioneer in the art belly dance for over 30 years now? Committed to teaching belly dancing to women, as a means of empowered self-expression by fostering positive relationship with body image. Delilah lives in Fremont, and leads her dancers in the Fremont Parade each year. She travels, performs, lectures and teaches workshops and retreats all over the world. She is the talent in front of the camera as well as the co-producer of over a dozen performance and instructional videos by Visionary Dance Productions. She is dancer Seattle should well be proud of and you should not miss the opportunity to see her dance live and Wild with Sirocco!
Sirocco is the duo Sulyman el Coyote and Armando Mafufo. Based in Santa Cruz California, Sirocco has enjoyed playing Middle Eastern music for belly-dancers across the United States, Canada and Hawaii since 1971. Their specialty is improvisation within the genre using traditional instruments.
Armando Mafufo, (Uncle Mafufo) is a melodic doumbek player. He is a master of shading and textures on the drum. He enjoys playing the traditional instruments like nakara, tabl beledi, and an assortment of Middle Eastern frame drums. Armando plays tabl beledi (the big drum) for a powerful tribal style performance with Sulyman on the mizmar. Uncle Mafufo has produced four CDs of his solo compositions in addition to his very popular series of Middle Eastern Rhythms/Technique videos for learning Doumbek, Riq and Def and a CD of 25 Essential Rhythms for every drummer/dancer.
Solomon Feldthouse (Sulyman "El Coyote") is a master musician and multi-instrumentalist of Middle Eastern, Flamenco, and Gypsy Folk idioms. A consummate performer, Sulyman plays Oud, Saz, Violin and Flamenco Guitar with equal portions of restraint and abandon. He is also accomplished on the Middle Eastern wind instruments Ney and Zurna. He is also a jeweler and metalsmith.
In the early 70s he started handcrafting jewelry and metalsmithing at the Renaissance Pleasure Faires throughout California. His unique jewelry designs were honored with the best in show award and during this time he also performed at the faires with Jamila's Bal Anat bellydance troupe and Los Flamencos. In 1972 he and Armando co-founded Sirocco a middle eastern group dedicated to playing live music for dancers. They have performed throughout North America for the past 27 years and have recorded four tapes and CDs. In 1976 Solomon made his first set of finger cymbals from a pair of telephone bells. Over the next few years he experimented with the sound quality of different brass alloys until he found one that would not only complement his music but also play in tune. Solomon lives in California where he handcrafts zills and designs and crafts jewelry. He also continues to perform and record with Sirocco and as a flamenco artist. In addition, he works as a session musician and is a member of the Lian Ensemble, performers of original Persian and flamenco music.
Armando Mafufo is a drummer to the core. Starting at age 14, sneaking into Chicago jazz clubs, playing 3-day BeBop sessions with hardcore musicians, later discovering hand drums, congas, bongos, and timbal in the early 60s, then into experimental music, world drums and finally Middle Eastern drums and percussion in 1970. Since then, Armando has dedicated more than 30 years to performing the music of the Mediterranean and North African peoples. He has toured the United States, Mexico and Canada, produced four celebrated albums of his own music, and instructional CDs and videos on the playing of Arabic percussion instruments. An exciting and innovative powerhouse player, Armando, as Uncle Mafufo, is also a respected teacher of Middle Eastern percussion, his unique style of communicating rhythm counts and nuances has made him a treasured instructor from coast to coast and beyond.
