Join us in celebration of World Bellydance Day

You can use this logo to promote the World Belly Dance Day, as long as it is not used for commercial purposes:



World Belly Dance day web site was inspired by the idea of educating people about Belly Dance. Our task is to show how nice it can be, that it is a lovely dance not necessarily done only in nightclubs or restaurants. It is an art form that brings lots of people together, of different ages, nationalities, countries, backgrounds, religions.

This is not a commercial site, and we would only link to the sites that support our educational mission. Our focus is on the dance, we want to see this art flourish and enjoy all the respect it deserves. We need this kind of input from dancers, teachers and oriental dance lovers to promote the dance as a decent and beautiful art form.

If it is in your power to organize a dance event – a show, a dance competition, a workshop or just an enthusiasts’ get-together, please join us on the second Saturday of May. It is not necessary to make it a big event, as long as you contribute to the Belly Dance Day.

We encourage everyone to dedicate your event to raising money for a charity of your choice. Do it for the love of art, not for personal gain and profit.

If you do not think you can hold a fund-riser, then please encourage your dance school, troupe, or just your dance friends to hold a little Belly Dance Day event, just to share the love of the dance with so many people around the world. Make a little Belly Dance Day banner, take a picture and send it to us together with a story around your event and your dance gathering and we will place it on our web site.

All the entries would be considered as long as your event:

• Promotes Bellydance as a decent and beautiful art form. (Many of us had to face remarks that belly dance is something indecent, something next to stripping. To avoid any controversy we encourage everyone to treat Belly Dance Day as a “family-rated” event, and therefore avoid questionable costumes.)

•  Is held on the second Saturday of May (In 2008 it is the 10th of May) in unison with many dancers around the world.

•  All profit from that day should go to a charity of your choice. (This is in case you are holding an event that raises funds.)




You can email your entries and any questions to Join Belly Dance Day. You are welcome to sumit pictures from your event and youTube links to your World Belly Dance Day videos.

We would also include the profile page for participaticng dancers. We suggest answering our profile questions:

1) How did you hear about World Belly Dance and what inspired you to participate?

2) What does Belly Dance mean for you?

3) What message about Belly Dance would you like to send to those that have not started dancing yet?

Please include some of your dance pictures and portrait picture and (optional) your dance youTube links. We can include your contact information in your profile.

You are welcome to browse the Dancers' Profiles of the Dancers that have joined already to give you better idea about our profile format.