It has been confirmed! I am hosting Mark Balahadia (www.markbalahadia.com) for weekend workshops and a Saturday, May 24 show at the Milwaukee Gay Arts Center, 703 S. 2nd St., Milwaukee, WI. We had so much fun and learned lots when Mark visited Milwaukee in 2007. Here are some deets to date: Thursday, May 22, Video Lecture at Shaia's Studio, 7pm, $10/person; Friday, May 23, Lecture and Critique at Shaia's Studio, 7pm, $25/person: Short lecture of the structure of a show and a short make-up ... read more

Shake Your Shamrak Hafla, March's Bellydance Drop-in Night, Saturday, March 15, from 8:00 pm until midnight at the Milwaukee Gay Arts Center, 703 S. 2nd St., Milwaukee. Pot luck; $5 donation requested at the door; cash bar. Anything goes! Traditional to experimental. Costumes optional; no need to preregister, just show up ready to perform or not! Open dancing throughout the evening. Questions? Email Shaia at bjohnson549@wi.rr.com

All members of my tribe "Beata and Horacio Rule!", and anyone else who is a fan of this amazing couple, please check out the latest post. A very nice response to a message that I sent last week. How generous and caring to write back in such detail, after a long, grueling tour! I am very honored.