Belly Dance and
Instrumental Rock Music

Mihrimah and The Fin-Dicators present a
collaboration of surf rock music and belly dance.

It all started one night at an Egyptian restaurant and hookah bar. The belly dancer came out shimmying to a lame version of Miserlu and a skipping CD. Bill Moffat jumped out of his chair. “My band plays a wild up-tempo version of this song” he said while dancing with the dancer after the music dropped-out again. Mihrimah said “A live rock band playing Miserlu would be the coolest for me to dance to”. That night the collaboration was born.

The idea is to bring the live interaction between the band and dancer to form a fusion of eastern dance and western rock. Akin to the Zaar, the audience will find it hard to sit down when things get going.

Both The Fin-Dicators and Mihrimah draw from two sets of fans and supporters. Each time these events were hosted, the crowd wanted another Rock-a-Belly Night. To that Bill Moffat says “The Dude Abides”. Rock-a-Belly Night will bring people into your establishment who normally would never go to a Middle Eastern restaurant, hookah bar, or seek out belly dance entertainment.

A normal 3-set night would include: Set1) slower instrumental rock music to set the tone and reminders that Mihrimah will perform later in the evening. Set 2) Mihrimah dances to the up-tempo and exotic sounding Fin-Dicators. Set 3) Depending on what the crowd wants, usually more up-tempo danceable rock with a few vocals thrown in.

Contact: Bill Moffat (908) 307-8756 Willymof@aol.com Mihrimah13@gmail.com

www.MySpace.com/theFinDicatorswww.MySpace.com/MihrimahBellyDancer

Belly Basics Summer 2009

Fun and fitness await! Come learn the ancient art of Belly Dance! Mihrimah has been bellydancing since 1992. She has taught women and men, age 7 to 70 and of many shapes and abilities, to shimmy with spirit! Dance like Little Egypt or Shake it like Shakira. You will strengthen and condition your body while bellydancing and belly laughing!

Join Mihrimah (with special, surprise guest instructors!) at the Dynamic All Star Dance Academy (above Keansburg Pharmacy). Belly Basics is offered on Monday evenings from 6 to 7 pm, beginning June 1st. With instructor permission, come to Beyond Belly Basics on Fridays from 7 to 8 pm. Enjoy expert lessons in the Art of Middle Eastern Dance! Dress comfortably, and bring a scarf to tie around your hips. We’ll take care of the rest!

$60 a month for up to 4 classes or $20 for a single class
Private lesson is $50 an hour, by appointment only

To register, call 732-939-4385 (Mihrimah) or
call 732-216-7919 (Dance Academy)

Dynamic All Star Dance Academy
199 Main Street (Upper Room)
Keansburg, NJ 07734

Please visit the following websites for more info:

www.myspace.com/mihrimahbellydancer
www.myspace.com/shimmyspirit
www.shimmyspirit.com