We’ll be performing this Sunday at one of our favoritistest venues – DCTribal Cafe!  It is a challenging space for a troupe, but the audience and the vibe is always so incredible.  Also performing this month are Mavi, DC’s Blue Maven of Danger and Naimah, the Long and Lean Mean Shimmy Machine!

DCTribal Café Sunday, March 27, 2011; 6pm – 9pm
Asylum 2471 18th Street, NW Washington DC 20009
$10 (includes 1/2 price burgers & $2 off shiner bock drafts)

We’ve got something special planned!

Mavi – DC’s Blue Maven of Danger
Naimah – Long and Lean Shimmy Machine
Troupe ‘Hip’notic – Mischievous Minxes of Maryland

Enjoy Asylum’s great food and drink specials and enjoy the dinner show!
Guest DJ Missguided will be spinning in between performances!
Doors at 6pm, performances start at 7pm.  Get there early for the best seats!

Troupe ‘Hip’notic will be performing as part of a fundraiser show for the Emergence Community Arts Collective . It will take place at Phase 1 on Friday January 21st at 9pm.  Details on the performers to follow.

The Emergence Community Arts Collective is a non-profit organization whose mission is to foster a spirit of community in the Pleasant Plains neighborhood of Washington, DC, through social activities, traditional arts classes, support groups and educational seminars.

Troupe ‘Hip’notic is gearing up for a 2011 filled with travel to festivals near and far!  Between airfare, gas, hotels, workshops…not to mention costumes and shopping…for 6 dancers, this gets very expensive very quickly!  We’ve been fundraising for a while to help us along, but we’ve added an easy PayPal donation function to our page in case anyone would like to contribute to our cause…every little helps!
Where are we headed, you ask?  Well…here are some definite travel plans, as well as some hopefuls:

In February we are thrilled to be performing at TribalCon in Atlanta, GA
In March we’ll be headed to Art of the Belly in Ocean City, MD

You don’t have to have a PayPal account, it will accept credit cards as well, and it’s a secure transaction, so thank you for any little bit you’d like to contribute!  The link is on your right, just below our navigation section.

Thank you!

Upcoming shows:
Jan 21 – “We Can Do It” Fundraiser show for Emergence Community Arts Collective, at Phase 1,Washington DC
Feb 19 – Baltimore Bellydance Extravaganza, at Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
Feb 26 – TribalCon Gala Show – Decatur, GA
Mar 19 – Art of the Belly – Ocean City, MD
Mar 27 – DCTribal Cafe – Asylum, Washington DC
Jun 11 – Anasma show, DC
June 12 – Our own Summer Solstice Hafla!

Troupe ‘Hip’notic will be performing in the Oil Spill Fundraiser Show, hosted by Gypsy Fusion.
August 28th, 7 -9:30pm.
To Purchase Tickets please visit www.gypsyfusion.com/events.html

Join us in our commitment to help stop the effects of the oil spill in the Gulf Coast. All proceeds from this event will be donated to the Environmental Defense Fund to help treat animal suffering  (visit www.edf.org for more information).

The SHOW!!
Featuring:
Despina Bast & Gypsy Fusion
MiaNaja’s Raks Divas/Mode
Kostana
Naimah & Troupe Amandari
Samantha
Troupe ‘Hip’notic
Long Shen
& Many More!

Location
Anne Arundel Community College
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012-1895
The Small Theater Located in the
Humanities Building
www.aacc.edu/virtualtour

for General Questions please email despinabast@gmail.com