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CBS is casting a new dance show with Paula Abdul. All styles welcome. Details HERE.
Daniela is giving away a palanquin/sedan chair to give away to anyone who wants to pick it up. It comes apart to store flat. If you're curious and interested in taking it off her hands contact danielabellydance@yahoo.com. She lives in Bayside, Queens.Mosaic Dance Theater Company, a professional, non-profit, tax-exempt organization seeks experienced dancers for the Company. Samara, Artistic Director for Dance and Choreographer; Morgiana Celeste Varricchio, Producing Artistic Director. Company Dancers should have thorough Middle Eastern dance training, including classical oriental dance and folkloric dance of North Africa and the Middle East. Additional dance training in ballet, jazz and modern dance, as well as theatrical experience is desirable. Must be able to learn and retain new and existing choreographies from the repertoire, and perform them according to the Choreographer’s directions. Serious dancers at advanced beginner/intermediate level will be considered for apprentice positions. Apprentices will have opportunity for stage experience and will work with Company. Ongoing Company rehearsals in NYC (Times Square area) on Mondays from 5-10 PM and on Wednesdays from 8-10 PM. Weekly class in NYC with Samara is required. Individual auditions/interview by appointment only. Please e-mail photo & resume to mosaicdtc@att.net. HELP NYC's ABANDONED COMPANION ANIMALS
It seems that New York City's Department of Health believes that food for the city's 40,000 stray and abandoned animals is a luxury, and in a dramatic slash of the budget for Animal Care and Control, the agency contracted to house these unfortunate souls, all CANNED, soft food is no longer provided except by donation. LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP… READ MORE HERE
Help Haitian Earthquake victims by supporting the International Red Cross Haitian relief efforts and
Doctors Without Borders emergency work in Haiti.
HELP FOR ANIMALS TRAPPED BY THE DISASTER:
1. The American Humane Association: Donate for Haiti HERE.
2. The International Fund for Animal Welfare: Donate for Haiti HERE.
(Thanks go to Samara for links to humane associations.)
Gamila el Masri wants everyone to know that she's doing Belly Dance costuming again. You can contact her by phone at (212) 942-7999 for alterations, repairs, refurbishing and custom design work. Gamila's been costuming New York dancers since 1975.
Web page: http://www.asamed.org/page/page/875800.htm.
From Adarah--If your cat has digestive problems that require an enema, under no circumstances allow your cat to be anæsthetized. Stomach acid can back up into your cat's throat and do life-threatening harm.
Samara has organized a wonderful cat adoption service. See it at HERE.
Linda up in Westchester tuned us in to Radio Bastet, the brainchild of Oregon dancer Marisa. Marisa is generously taking cuts from her favorite vintage vinyl Belly Dance albums and making them available to all of us in streaming RealAudio format. This is the real great stuff. Go have a look and take a listen. Enjoy!
Visit the Do Good Page and click to give food, cash, etc. I'm told that groups can lose their sponsors if they are under-clicked. Please pay special attention to theanimalrescuesite.com which is said to be in immediate peril of cancellation. Sponsors want clicks because clicking means you're seeing their ads and maybe even feeling warm and fuzzy about them. Look, just bookmark or favorite-ize the page and click something every day. Talk about effortless karma improvement...