Episode 9 - Festival Season is Upon Us - a podcast by The Cue

With festival season well under way, Sofia and Jesse reflect on how the festival landscape has changed over the years, the present state of things, and the role that festivals play in the belly dance scene. Special appearances by Jesse's cats Ziggy and Yuri.

Check out our performances from Rakkasah West 2019:
Tessera Tribal® - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k2rc8RAwCE
FatChanceBellyDance® - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYFC8gGtcKw

2019 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
June 7-9 - FCBD® at Cairo ShimmyQuake (Glendale, CA)
https://www.cairoshimmyquake.com/home/

June 29-30 - Tessera Tribal at Hot Raqs (Clovis, CA)
http://www.hotraqs.com/

August 2-4 - JamBallah NW (Portland, OR)
https://www.jamballahnw.com/

September 21 - Coastal Belly Fest (Santa Cruz, CA)
https://www.coastalbellyfest.com/

October 3-6 - SirensFest (Sebastopol, CA)
https://www.sirensbellydancefest.com/

SHOW NOTES
JamBallah NW Scholarship Info
https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?donation=narpr

Blog: "Why I'm Glad Belly Dance in the US is Declining" by Abigail Keyes
http://www.akeyesdance.com/belly-dance-in-the-us-is-declining/

Blog: "Belly Dance is Not a Community, It's a Scene" by Sophia Ravenna
http://www.sophiadances.com/2019/04/11/belly-dance-is-not-a-community-its-a-scene/

Music: "Quincas" by Beto Villares
Available from the Free Music Archive
CC BY NC SA

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