02/06/2026
Dear Dancers
If you missed ‘Shimmy Up North’ I am sorry as it was a brilliant weekend. I will email out to you when we open bookings for next year. I am involved with organising all these events so I can vouch for their quality.
Here we go …….
JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME Oct/Nov 2026
This exclusive trip was sold out - but I have had 2 Americans pull out due to their political situation.
5 nights in Cairo
1 night in Alexandria
4 night Nile Cruise in our own private Dahabiyya
2 nights at Yasminas or nearby close to the pyramids and new Egyptian museum.
Internal flights included.
Dance classes, lectures, sightseeing. This journey puts everything into context.
https://www.faridaadventures.com/event/essence-of-egypt-october-2026/
In the UK:
International Bellydance Summer School 14 - 20th August 2026
A fabulous week. Immerse yourself in dance. Catch up with friends - old and new. 2 days with live music. Daily sagat and drumming classes. At least 8 classes a day to choose from. All your meals and accommodation included.
Switch off and enjoy
www.bellydancesummerschool.com
Bonnie Bellydance 18 - 20th September 2026
We ran this for the first time last year and it was an amazing weekend with a very ’Scottish’ feel. Our hotel is on the shores of a Scottish Loch …… in which some mad bellydancers did an early morning dip on Sunday ….. purely optional!!! Your teachers: me (Kay Taylor), Moyra Banks, Shona McNeil and our guest teacher Barbara Oriental.
https://faridadance.com/product/bonnie-bellydance/
Dance Joy 2nd - 4th October 2026
Saltaire, Shipley, West Yorkshire. This festival has a whole host of teachers.
You can also join my amazing ’Shimmy Camp’ live on the Saturday.
Early bird rate ends 1/7/26 - so check it out and book your workshops:
www.dancejoy.co.uk
There is also a Level 1 teaching course starting this weekend.
Very last minute but there are 2 places available:
It takes place on zoom so doesn’t matter where you are based. Full details here:
https://bellydance-now.com/product/level-1-teaching-certification-jsc44/
Looking ahead:
Would you like to be part of a unique folklore project?
With Mohamed Kazafy ….. Egypts foremost folklore expert.
4 days culminating in a show which will headline the Friday Gala show at Fantasia 2027.
Half the places have gone already - so if this is right up your street, book your place now.
https://bellydance-now.com/product/kazafy-project-for-fantasia-2027/
That is it for now.
Whatever you do, keep dancing,
Kay
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Kay Taylor
Farida Dance
Email: [email protected]
www.kaytaylorbellydancer.com
www.faridadance.com
www.faridaadventures.com
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https://www.facebook.com/kay.taylor99
41A Sunderland Road Villas, Gateshead, NE10 8HB
Tel: 07966 270995 (mon - Fri 9.30 - 4.30pm)
This adventure will send you back in time to glimpse the world of Om Kalthoum and Badia Masabni, take a Nile cruise in a dahabia to explore the heritage
