In less than a week I'll be in TO for the1st International Bellydance Conference of Canada! I am very excited. It's going to b e a full couple of days. Here is what I hope to attend:

Wednesday:
8:00 "Welcome party"

Thursday:
9:30 “Body Image and Self Esteem: Understanding and Building Towards Resilience”
10:45 "Mid-East Heritage: Going Pro in the West"
12:00 "Dumbek with Suleiman Warwar"
1:00 "Zylls (Segat) – Habeeba Hobeika"
2:00 "Workshop w/ Martine Werotte"
4:30 "Workshop w/ Sahra Saeeda"
8:00 "Main Stage Performance"

Friday:
9:30 "Choreography of Egypt’s Early 19th Century"
10:00 "Still Looking for Little Egypt: Updates and Anecdotes”. with author Donna Carlton
10:45 "Commercial Bellydance versus Women’s Empowerment"
12:00 "Mawaal, Maqaam, & Maksoum with George Sawa, PhD"
1:15 "The Evolution of the Bellydance Costume: Representations of Order and Desire" with Andrea Deagon
2:00 "open stage performance
4:00 "Worjshop with Amir Thaleb"
8:00 "Main Stage performance"

Saturday:
9:30 "Tribal  Belly Dance: Fusion or Paradox" with Lynette Harper
10:00 "A Coexistence of Opposites: Tradition and Innovation in Middle Eastern Dance" with Shareen El Safy
10:45 "Straddling Sexual Issues in Bellydance"
12:00 "Dumbek with Suleiman Warwar"
1:00 "Zylls (Segat)" –Hannan Sultan
1:15 "Dancing, Fear and Desire" with author Stavros Stavrou Karayanni and "Looking for the Goddess in Vertical Drops and Shimmies" with Yasmina Ramzy
2:00 "Open stage performances"
4:30 "Workshop with Sashar Zarif"
8:00 "Gala Performance"

Sunday:
9:00 "Workshop with Kaeshi of Bellyqueen"
10:45 "Professional Presentation, Ethics and Conduct"
12:00 "Analysis of Active Muscle Patterns and Body Motion in Bellydance Movements" with Venus
1:00 "Zylls (Segat)"  –Hiba Al-Kinani
2:00 "open stage performance"
4:30 "Workshop with Randa Kamel"
8:00 "Good Bye Party"