First Annual
Ojai Bellydance Festival
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Ojai, CA
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Updated: April 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Ojai Women's Club Building
441 East Ojai Av., Ojai, CA 93023
$3.00 performer admission
Performer Registration: now - July 31 by mail-in
Schedule will be posted by August 5, 2008
Performer Information & Registration
Ojai Bellydance Festival welcomes ALL styles of bellydance ... from Tribal to Traditional, Folkloric to Fusion, Cabaret to Tribaret and everything in between.
THEME: This year's theme is live music and improvisation. The festival will offer several live music options for dancers. (Scroll down to LIVE MUSIC section for more info)
The festival offers a 10' x 15' wood-floor raised stage and a friendly, supportive atmosphere.
Download PDF performer application
Due to insurance regulations, we must receive signed HARDCOPY of your application.
Performer Guidelines:
Ojai Belly dance Festival welcomes all styles and all skill levels. To make the Festival as enjoyable as possible for both performers and audience ... please read, understand, and cooperate with the guidelines.
Questions? Contact the producer
Backstage check-in: 15 minutes before your performance time.
Performer Categories & Times
Student Solo: 3-5 minutes
Professional Solo: 5-7 minutes
Student Duet: 5-7 minutes
Professional Duet 8-10 minutes
Student Troupe (3 or more): 10 minutes
Professional Troupe (3 or more) 12-15 minutes
***To be fair to all performers, time limits are enforced. If your act runs overtime, we will fade your music and bring on the next act***
This Festival runs ON TIME ...
You must be back stage and checked-in with the stage manager 15 minutes before your stage time or you forfeit your spot.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Live Music for dancers:
Byzantium: Trad Near Eastern, Arabic, Armenian, Greek, Turkish, Persian
Equinox: World beat trance, East Indian-NearEast fusion
Sol y Luna (TBC): Turkish-Latin Fusion
Drumming (TBD): We will also provide "drum circle" for dancers who prefer percussion only.
Please indicate if you wish to dance to live music on your registration.
Recorded Music:
Please label CD with your NAME (or troupe name) and your performance TIME.
Routine must start on track #1 and run continuously.
The DJ can not "skip" tracks on your CD
If you are a band, please indicate this on your performer registration so that we can schedule you accordingly.
Dress & Costuming:
We welcome the avant garde, the alternative, and the cutting edge, however ...
1. We do NOT wish to see nipples either male or female
2. We do NOT wish to see your butt crack or pubes
3. We do NOT wish to see your underpants
Conduct & Material:
This is a family-friendly event. Please keep it tasteful and G-rated.
Please do NOT touch members of the audience or infringe upon their personal space
Performer admission is $3
Please pay at the door ... do NOT send payment with your application.
Your name or your Troupe Name will be listed in the Festival Program. A link to your website will be provided on the Festival Page
The performer schedule will be posted after August 5, 2008
Performers for 2008:
Tsingani (San Luis Obispo)
Jessica Martinez (Ojai)
Sisterhood Dance Collective (Ventura)
Gypsy Fusion (Bakersfield)
2 Hip Tribal (Los Angeles)
Village Mandala Drummers (Claremont)
Troupe Melangees(Claremont)
Elizabeth Mahina (Newbury Park)
She-enedra (Ventura County)
Ayse Cerami (Thousand Oaks)
Natasya Katsikaris Student Troupe (Ojai)
Desdemona (Palmdale)
Kotu Kedi(Ojai)