Holidays
Past holiday trips have included Alexander Technique, Egyptian belly dance and
Middle Eastern percussion in Greece, Tunisia, Morocco and Turkey.
2010
Morocco. Sahara desert music and dance camp October 30 - November 6th in Dar Sidi Bonou.
Teachers Hilary - Egyptian dance and percussion and Allal Yamine teaching Berber trance
djembe drumming.
£475 plus flights to Marrakech - includes accommodation, food, tuition etc.
First and last days in Marrakech. Itinerary 2010.
£100 deposit. The holiday can be extended by a week of Tribal dance with Tribe Zuza the preceding week or by enjoying the country either side of the holiday - trips and excursions can be arranged.
More details and booking with Allal Yamine per4mrhythmart@yahoo.co.uk
01573 223950 or 07528 922126
Photos from the Moroccan dance camp in 2009
Performances
Most performances are at private events but some are for the public:
July 2010 Private party near Edinburgh
photo Alan Long
Performance at a hafla in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Saturday July 11th 2009.
Workshops during the day - see teaching . Booking : carolinebellydancer
Party in Edinburgh June 2009.
Performance at the Radisson hotel, Glasgow with Adam Reid. April 24th 2009.
Performance at the opening of the Egyptian exhibition at Galashiels museum. March 27th 2009.
Performance at an Asian ladies night and fashion show 2009.
January 10th Broxburn, near Edinburgh. £30/£25. Details click here.
2008 Performances
Dancing at the opening night party of a new Egyptian shop in October in Galashiels, the Borders.
Performance at " Istanbul Night" for Ramazan Bayrami (Eid).
'Rabbie Burns', 103 The Royal Mile. Edinburgh 2008
Live music: cumbus, clarinet, darabuka, violin and organ. Turkish meze food. £30 .
Dancing with Adam Reid at the opening night of an art exhibition in Edinburgh in July 2008.
Private bookings
Here are some examples of events at which Hilary has danced:
- Balls and art exhibition private views at the National Galleries in Edinburgh and the Modern Art Gallery and Burrell Collection in Glasgow.
- Weddings in Traquair House, Neidpath Castle and Preston Field House hotel.
- Balls in the Royal museum, Sheraton, Hilton, Balmoral, George hotels in Edinburgh. Glasgow and Edinburgh University balls.
- Corporate functions.
- Educational projects in schools, colleges, old people's homes and special needs centres.
- Inner city urban aid projects in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
- Refugee projects.
- Hilary is also available for TV and film work; past appearances included:
- BBC1 - The Big Country, news.
- MTV Belle and Sebastian pop video
- ITV - Dial-a-Date, children's TV, news.
- Cable - advertisements and news items
- C4 - Celebration of the Belly
- Scottish TV - news
