starbelly Folkloric Celebration was a HUGE success!!!!

Have you ever been physically tired from too much happiness?! This morning I woke up to a flood of wonderful pictures and messages from the incredible attendees of the Starbelly Arabic Folkloric Celebration. Pictured is a snip from my saidi workshop and me doing the backbend cane twirl thing. With social distancing it was hard to capture all of the amazing people taking the workshops - but I think videos are coming soon.

Special thank you to @boiseartsandhistory for granting @starbellydanceschool the opportunity to hold this day for free to the public. With a twisting and turning world (in general and in my person world) the ability to hold this event filled with family and community value is a treasure. Thank you!

Thank you to @saeed_alazzawi for all of your guidance and for sharing choobi and debke with the Starbelly Dancers before the event. I'm so jealous that I didn't get to dance with you at the park for the news article! You are amazing!

Also thank you to Summer Altieri at @boiseparksandrecreation for quickly finding us an amazing outdoor location to hold the event, when we decided that in order to better ensure safety we'd better head outside.

Many amazing people joined hands in order to create a fun experience. All of the students at Starbelly School of Dance put their hearts and dancing feet together to ensure this day was filled with beauty and grace. I've missed dancing with you all.

To the left (below on mobile) is me posing by the amazing balloon art from Zeppelin Baloons, arranged by @keeracooper27, at the Starbelly Folkloric Celebration. Another amazing student, @virginiatyberg, arranged a hanging tent for the show with her friends Susan and Karen. ​

This whole thing wouldn't be possible without the amazing duo @ceciliarinn and @chadrinncomics, who created this lovely community based off of love, friendship and dance. With an incredible assist from @kiss.my.stardust and @cassandrajoandance, the Starbelly Dancers always create the highest quality productions and I am so honored to be a part of the family.

Thank you to everyone who was a part of the fun day your energy manifested - I am so grateful.

Group pic from @the_dark_lovely
Pic of me from @cheshire.sc

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