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Please check with the venue before attending as details may change ...
Belly dance parties, haflas & showcases ...
BELLY BLISS @ Madam Jo Jo's - monthly club night (last Sunday of the month) of the MIA SERRA SCHOOL OF BELLY DANCE - "A fantastic fusion of live performance by the BellyBliss Allstarts, delicious cocktails & the chance to dance to Arabic beats or simply sit back & bask in the atmosphere"
Venue: Madam Jo Jo's (Brewer Street, Soho), tix £10/£12 (£15 including 45 min beginners belly dance lesson before the show)
FUSIONS - monthly club night (first Sunday of the month) of the BABYBLISS GIRLS dance company - "Learn to belly dance with the the BabyBliss Girls with 2 hot workshops, then watch stunning performances from the BabyBliss Girls & special guests plus a party that your hips just can't resist! Dance the night away with delicious cocktails to your favourite Beyonce tunes, latest commercial tracks & of course upbeat belly dance!" Price includes half hour workshops: 630pm general level belly dance, 7pm belly dance fusions (a different one each month)
Venue: ArchAngel (Kensington High Street, W8), doors 6pm, tix £6 - guest list only event (email, including "ArchAngel" in the subject, to be added to the guest list)
PLANET EGYPT - last Thursday of the month, the original monthly belly dance showcase hosted by Anne White, 2 full belly dance sets plus DJ (to 1am). The majority of the dancers are professionals (such as Shafeek Ibrahim, pictured left), including the cream of UK dancers & top performers visiting from overseas. In addition, there is a short open platform to nurture fledgling dancers under the auspices of their teachers. Dance slots are booked up months in advance - contact Anne early! Plenty of seating, food available, come early to grab the best seats.
Venue: Darbucka (Clerkenwell EC1), doors 7pm, tix £12
SAQARAH - Belly dance party started in 2007 by Nafiseh & Eshta - monthly on Saturdays (mid-month) - "Come celebrate your love for the dance at Saqarah, a party designed by dancers for dancers - enjoy the stellar showcase, featuring outstanding dancers then, after the showcase, it's time to let your hair down & shimmy along to a real mix of Egypt's finest music - the events are informal, intimate & social. We want to bring together a wide mix of dancers from all different circles" 
Venue: St Aloysius Social Club, 20 Phoenix Road, NW1 1TA (Kings Cross), doors 8pm, tix £7/£10
THE SILK ROUTE ARABIAN CABARET - monthly cultural dance event hosted by Bellyworld at
the Ballroom at the Bedford (Balham SW22), doors 7:30pm, tix £10/£12
URBAN RAQS - monthly belly dance showcase on the first Thursday of the month - "Come along & experience an evening of enchanting belly dance performances from some of the best & up-and-coming artistes" - AHIR Lorenzo's Bar & Restaurant, Finchley Central (298 Nether Street, London N3 1RJ) - tix £5doors 8pm, tix £5
Club nights ...
CHARLIE BROWNS (Wood Green N22) - Turkish club night every Saturday
CHILLI FRIED NORTH (Darbucka - Clerkenwell EC1) - Thursdays, monthly - "global beat club featuring cutting edge live music alongside resident DJ & host Jamie Renton with the cream of dance sounds from around the world. Ch
illi Fried is a night like no other, a haven for free spirits & musically open-minded party people." Usually Thursdays once a month
CHILLI FRIED SOUTH (Ritzy Cafe Bar - Brixton SW2) - usually 3rd Saturday of the month, free admission, 7pm to 1am, "Chilli Fried South offers great music from around the world, delicious food and a warm vibe. Opening and closing proceedings is DJ and world music journalist Jamie Renton spinning global beats and roots rhythms."
CLUB KALI - 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month, "Bollywood, Bhangra, Arabic, R&B and dance classics spiced up by DJ Ritu, Riz & Qurra at the world's biggest Asian music based LGBT club!", the Dome, Tufnell Park, 10pm on, £7
DARBUCKA (Clerkenwell EC1) (above right) "Relax in Darbucka's beautiful Bedouin basement bar with a drink & some wondrous music. Why not begin your night by eating in the airy new space upstairs, the Gallery Bistro, where every month we exhibit art from around the world." WORLD MUSIC NIGHT & LEBANESE FEAST every Friday & Saturday night 6pm to 1am, world music entertainment, music & belly dancer!" Entrance £7
STRANGER THAN PARADISE - usually last Sunday of the month at Favela Chic (Hoxton EC2), "a twisted exotic romp of Balkan beats, gypsy laments & cossack high kicks", with Forty Thieves, 7pm to 3am, show 9pm (live acts, DJs & burlesque), entry £5 before 10pm then £7 .jpg)
TURKISH DELIGHT - Saturdays - weekly party to 4am at cool DJ bar Play (Clerkenwell EC1), "Turkish Delight brings hot music from sunny countries. DJ Can & DJ Cahit play Turkish, Arabic, Latin, R&B, mezdeke & the best of world music," with belly dancer show, £10 after 11pm (ladies free before 10pm then £5 to 11pm, gentlemen £5 before 11pm)
VIVA VIVA (Hornsey N8) - Saturdays - rai, north African & Arabic sounds, 830pm on, £5, "Live music with Abdelkader Saadoun & friends plus DJs & guest musicians. World music from Algeria & north Africa with a mix of oriental jazz, latin, belly dance, fusion, flamenco & rock. Book your table to try our world food specials!" 
YALLA! (right) (Oak Bar, Green Lanes, Stock Newington N16) - 2nd & last Saturdays of the month - middle eastern & Asian night, "Mediterranean club night, join us from 9pm until 3am and Rock the Kasbah with Turkish, Greek & Arabic music from DJs Kappa G, Apollo Flo, Kat & guest DJs. Girate with our belly dancers & taste our lavish cocktails," £3 before 10pm, £6 thereafter
CLUB ZIGANA - "It's the new underground. Serbian brass breaking into Bulgarian funk. Croatian ethno-trance & Bosnian blues. Russian polkas, Hungarian hoopas & Romanian remixes. Belly dance breakbeats, Euro-chanson, Gypsy ska, tarantella rave, fiddles, accordions, tubas galore … Travel places with the best DJs from the new London scene. Live surprises, visuals, mittitei & palinka. With DJ Aidan Love (from Forty Thieves) & balkan dance with Nensi. Sit eat. Drink dance. Don't forget your passport. Dining is not obligatory. Dancing is." - last Friday of the month, 9pm to 2am at the Romanian Restaurant (St Paul's EC4), tix £6