Fun In Belly Dance

2010 Guild of Oriental Dance - Fundraiser as Success!

2010-09-14T20:35:00.002-05:00

It has already been a year since the last Guild fundraiser to aid local women shelters. This year we focused on the needs of Women's Advocates in St. Paul. The quality of contributions well fulfill and need for the shelter.

29 performances and full bleachers made the event entertaining, joyful, and what's better than doing what we love for a cause.

Thank you!!!

Linda

Fundraiser: Guild Of Oriental Dance

2009-03-29T09:27:00.001-05:00

EVERYONE is WELCOME!

Friday, September 5, 2009
7:00PM—10:00PM
Free—No Cost (3 ways to donate, see below)
Jawaahir Dance Studio Theater, 1940 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis All Proceed will be donated to the Women's Advocates, Inc

There are 3 ways to contribute:
1. Free-will offering: Cash /Check (made to the Women's Advocates, Inc.).

2. Donate New-never used items: - Women's Pajamas
- Clothing - Women's and Children's
- Disposable Diapers & Pull Ups
- Baby Wipes
- Infant Formula - Similac Advance
- Baby Items: Bottles, powder, lotion, oil, & Desitin
- African American hair products
- Hair Binders and Small Hair Elastics
- Chapstick
- Colored towels (including wash cloths and hand towels)
- Medium White Pillow Cases
- White bath and hand towels

3. Donate used / useful items:
- Used cell phones
- Pots, pans, dishes, and silverware (for moving out kits)

MAIN EVENT

Performers*:
To be announced!! (If you are interested in dancing contact GuildFestival@yahoo.com)

Tech Crew:
Lights: Dale Sulzen Sound: Dawn Meyer
Emcee and stage management to be announced.

*Event and Program Notes:
- Not in order of line-up.
- Do you want to perform, email Linda at guildoforientaldance@yahoo.com
- Dancers, please provide Linda your dance details for the programs.
- DVDs will be available to performers for $15, includes shipping.
- Contributions will be accepted at the door and during event. No donation required to attend event, please come and have fun and provide support!

FOR A COMMUNITY CAUSE:

Women's Advocates, Inc., 588 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102, 651.227.9966 Fax: 651.227.4786 www.wadvocates.org --- Keeping Families Safe Since 1974.

Networking on Facebook, Myspace, and Tribe.net

2008-09-28T17:30:00.001-05:00

I am friend networking on Facebook, Myspace, and Tribe.net too. Feel free to join us.

Linda

Follow-up From "Making Free Blogs and Websites" Seminar

2008-06-28T08:44:00.015-05:00

Hi everyone,
Just in case you are visiting the blog today, I have added a follow-up to Bonjoni's question from the Guild of Oriental Dance Web/Blog seminar, about adding schedules and tables. The following technique is to avoid the space bar column formatting.

I was playing around with this and after adding the text content there's an "add image" icon up on the blog tool bar. So here is what I did:

First make the image file:
1. I created a small table on MS Word first.
2. Highlighted the table to copy it into a image software program.
3. I Pasted the table in paintbrush.*
4. Shored up the edges of the paintbrush lines.
5. and saved as a JPG file.

In the blog - add image file:
6. I then "added image", which will give size and location options.
7. Save/publish and view post.

I found the graphics went up at the tag line. So what I did was copy all the obvious computer lingo string and pasted just below this statement to demonstrate it can be moved during a re-edit.

SCHEDULE:

This does work nicer than spacing things into columns. So now when you double click on the graphics above, the table will enlarge for printing or copying.

Thanks for coming to the seminar. There was wonderful interaction and it was very exciting for me to see the enthusiasm around computer topics - it can be scary.

It is my passion to have dancers recognize they need to "brand" themselves and find reliable avenues to promote themselves respectfully.

Thanks again for coming.

Linda

Notes:
* All Windows operating computers has this software
in the accessories if you go through the start / program memu.

Crochet Zill Mufflers

2008-05-31T15:56:00.004-05:00

You live in an apartment and need to be quiet but want to practice your zils? Or it's the middle of the night and your husband is sleeping and you want to practice your zills. Maybe your not confident with the zils and you don't want to hear the wrong mistakes.

Zill mufflers are a great idea. I found small crocheted doilies a little larger than my zills and added tiny elastic around the edge so I could slip the zill-socks or mufflers over the zill bell piece. You get the weight and bounce to practice without the sound. Fabric, fleece, lycra, and knitted fabrics would work too.

Here is another idea if you crochet. My friend Shira has crochet zill mufflers patterns at her website: http://www.shira.net/zillmufflers.htm

Fun-in-knitting and belly-dance.

2008-05-29T16:37:00.005-05:00

CLEAR CLOGS - what a fun find:
Look what I found: Clear clogs to showcase those fantastic socks either bought, hand knitted, or crocheted.

I ordered them on Sunday and got them on Wednesday. They were under $30 at http://www.knittersdreamstore.com

Have Fun-In-Knitting!

CAFFEINE AMOUNTS AND HOW MUCH

2008-01-26T13:05:00.000-06:00

Here is something I found interesting: Caffeine Content Chart:

Twin Cities Middle Eastern Performing Arts

2007-10-06T15:19:00.001-05:00

Twin Cities Community:

There is so much activity in the area on Belly Dancing. What a great way to have fun!