Troupe ‘Hip’notic was thrilled to be part of Yucy’s Arabian Nights Show at Casablanca Restaurant in Alexandria, VA on December 1st. Other featured dancers included: Nadirah Nasreen, Dianna, Jemina, Amirah Azhar, Alhena Suhayla, and Yucy’s Belly Dance for Life students. For more details see Yucy’s flyer HERE.
Photos of the event can be seen HERE.
Nov. 10th – Troupe ‘Hip’notic was absolutely thrilled to have been asked to be a part of DCTribal’s gala show featuring Carolena Nericcio of the world famous FatChanceBellyDance and Megha Gavin of Devyani Dance Company!
The show, at the Rosslyn Spectrum Theater, 1611 North Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia, included performances by regional dancers, including Ariel, Asharah, Belladonna, Benat Baharat, Kallisti Tribal, Gypsy Fusion, Pop Raqs DC, Samira Shuruk, Sammati, and Wendy Youssef and Troupe Arabesque! The show was a great success, and we really enjoyed being part of such a diverse collection of dancers!
You can see our photos from this event in our gallery HERE. You can also check out some great photos that were taken by Urvashi Chandani of all of the performances on her website HERE
October 19th, Troupe ‘Hip’notic was proud to perform once again as a part of Yucy El-Banan’s Arabian Nights Show at the Decoy Lounge in Colony South Hotel in Clinton, MD. Yucy puts together a wonderful showcase and our troupe always has a blast performing there. The audience is always so much fun. This was the debut of our new full troupe sword routine! It has been said that there’s nothing quite like a whole troupe balancing shining scimitars!
UPDATE: below is a photo of the sword routine, and you can see more pictures from the show in the gallery HERE…
The troupe performed at the St. Mary’s County Fair in Leonardtown, MD on September 23. We always have a great time performing at fairs, and this year was no different. Thanks to all the kids who joined us on stage to dance and accompany us with instruments! Pictures can be found in the Gallery.
PERFORMANCE: Troupe ‘Hip’notic will be performing Saturday 9/2 at Mt. Zion UMC Good Old Days Fair, at Summerseat Farm in Oakville, MD at 4pm! This performance will include folkloric and modern Egyptian choreographies using props such as canes, veils, and zills.
