Sahara Dance presents 6th annual "Under a Desert Moon" Belly Dance Gala May 9, 2008

Sahara Dance, Washington DC’s Center for Middle Eastern Dance, presents its sixth annual “Under a Desert Moon” gala featuring four shows on Saturday and Sunday, May 10th and 11th, at American University’s Greenberg Theatre.

This exhilarating production showcases over 150 belly dancers and musicians, and features Sahara Dance founder Rachel Kay Brookmire, Sahara Dance faculty, and The Calmes Triplets, as well as members of the professional ensembles Raqs Sahara and Sahara Tribal, student company Raqs Caravan, and the drummers of Sahara Tabla. “Under a Desert Moon” is the largest Middle Eastern dance theatre production in the US and draws over one thousand paid attendees each year.

Who: Sahara Dance
What: Sixth Annual “Under a Desert Moon” Gala
When: Saturday, May 10th at 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Sunday, May 11th at 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm
Where: The Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre at American University
4200 Wisconsin Ave
Washington, DC 20017
Ticket Price: $25
Tickets available online at: http://saharadance.com/performances/

Sahara Dance, Washington DC's Center for Middle Eastern Dance, is a boutique studio celebrating the joy and beauty of belly dance. Sahara Dance takes an artful approach to belly dance and through its six DC-area studio locations offers 50 weekly belly dance classes, doumbek (drum) lessons, specialty workshops and student performance dance companies. For more information about Sahara Dance, visit http://saharadance.com/.

Official Website: http://saharadance.com/