SHIMMYSHOWCASE: UPCOMING SHOWCASE CALENDAR

SHIMMY SHOWCASE

Shimmyshowcase began in 2003 at Coffee Haven in Long Beach. In 2011 we moved to Viento y Agua Coffee House, where we danced every month until COVID-19 brought Shimmyshowcase at Viento y Agua to an end in March 2020. Our search for a new Shimmyshowcase venue yielded a generous offer from the owners of Babouch Moroccan Restaurant in San Pedro, CA! Shimmyshowcase made its spectacular debut at Babouch on Sunday, July 17, 2022 to a restaurant filled to capacity with a large crowd of enthusiastic Shimmyshowcase supporters, many of whom got up to dance with the performers in an impromptu grand finale to finish off a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Shimmyshowcase concluded an amazing, but all too short, run at Babouch when they closed in August, 2023. Shimmyshowcase returned to Long Beach on September 17, 2023 at Jade Restaurant, which was our home for another 31 months. Sadly, Jade closed on March 22, 2026, leaving Shimmyshowcase again in search of a new home. We remain optimistic that Shimmyshowcase will, once again, find a new home for our unique style of belly dancing. For latest updates regarding Shimmyshowcase, please email us at Shimmyshowcase@gmail.com. >

Monday, May 31, 2010

UPCOMING SHOWCASE CALENDAR

JUNE 6— NO SHIMMYSHOWCASE –but some of our Shimmyshowcase performers will be dancing at CAIRO CARAVAN at Queen Mary; e.g. Troupe Zaghareet on Saturday afternoon; for details, visit http://www.mecda.org/cairo.

June 13 - The Witching Hour with Alexiis: Do you know what time it is? Is it getting late? What happens when you don't pay attention? Join Alexiis and special guests Good Witch Dance Company, Katerina and La Shonda to honor the tipping point from the light into the dark.

June 20 – Xandra welcomes guest artists Dancing Flower, Nichole, Meryem Vani, Ana, and Raks Bahlam to our magic carpet on this Summer’s eve. We hope you can join our friendly Shimmyshowcase family at I-Candy to see these fabulous dancers perform.

June 27 – Abraiha already has a full program lined up with the gorgeous May, Miya, Lapis, and Lois performing. It’s always a great show when our guests from Dance Garden perform at Shimmyshowcase, and we hope you can join us for a wonderful evening of bellydancing.

JULY 4—DARK

July 11 - What are your dreams? Do they tend toward fantasy or more mundane things? Are they romantic or scary? Are dreams central to your favorite movies? Coordinator Savia and guest dancer Meryem Vani will share their dreams interpreted through dance. We invite other dancers to perform their own interpretation of “dreams.” If you would like a performance spot, please email us at Shimmyshowcase@gmail.com.