The Feminine Divine hosts many events! Please join us for one.
Future Events
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Regular Events!
Belly Dancing at Anatoli - A Real Treat!
Owned and managed by Tayfun Aras, Anatoli is housed in a 100 year old Victorian warehouse and has been serving up Cape Town's best Turkish food since 1984.
Almost too hot to touch, freshly baked flat breads are carried to the tables to accompany the meze presented on oversized trays. As is the tradition, waiters will explain the mezes available, numbering over 20 in total. Due to the infinite variety of fish, meat, fruits and vegetables produced in Turkey and the numerous cultures that took roots in ancient Anatolia, contemporary Turkish food is amazingly varied. At Anatoli Restaurant the main dishes available reflect this variety.
Most people with even a mildly adventurous palate have heard of, or tried Baklava or Kadayif. These two flaky pastries dominate Anatoli's dessert tray, amoungst other delicious sweets.
Come and enjoy this amazing cuisine and experience a slice of Turkey.
Tenille is a resident dancer at Anatoli Turkish Restaurant in Napier Street, Green Point!
Dancing takes place on Saturdays at 8:30pm. It's best to book. Call Anatoli on Tel 021 419 2501
Past Events
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Women all over the world will be celebrating Middle Eastern dance on the 9th May 2009 - the art that we all love so passionately! Cape Town's studios' will be joining hands (and hips) in the love of the dance and standing together, united as women and dancers.
- Venue: Cape Academy of Maths and Science - Firgrove Way, Constantia. (Main Hall)
- Date: Saturday 9th May 2009
- Time: 10am to 3pm
- Cost: Performers R10, Spectators R20 @ the door
- Lindie Lila will open the festival with live music from her Goddess selection and we are hoping to have some Middle Eastern influenced live music for a bit of a dance jam session too!
- Performances by Cape Towns leading belly dance studios. Each studio will have a 5 minute slot to present their group dances
- Belly Dance Fashion show - where designers, producers and vendors of belly dance fashion; accessories etc will have the opportunity to showcase their wares.
- Record breaking performance - finally, there will be a 45 minute lesson for all belly dancers at the festival where we will all learn a short drum solo, which all the dancers will then perform together... We are hoping to set a South African record for the most dancers ever performing together!! Let's aim for at least 500 dancers!! Please, participation in this particular section is really encouraged, as the more dancers we are, the more likely we are to set a world record!
- Festival stores with beautiful belly dance costumes, accessories and neccessities!
- Food stalls with middle eastern inspired food and drink to satisfy your appetite.
- The Feminine Divine
- The Hip Circle
- Akasha
- Soma
- The Belly Ring
- Lindie Lila
- Michelle Hendricks Belly Dance School
- Wendy Beato Belly Dance School
- Belly Dance Infinity
- Sutra
- Nadia Ficalbi School of belly dance
The proceeds raised from the days events will be donated to St George's Home for Girls in Wynberg
What can you expect at this event?
If you wish to be apart of this amazing event in any way, whether as a performer, a vendor or to represent the media, please send me an email - tskorge@mweb.co.za and I will forward you the relevant forms!
Studios that have confirmed their participation in this event so far:
Saturday 28th March - FD 40's themed Burlesque Party @ Kink - 6pm
Saturday 8th August 2009 - Annual Studio Show - Bervliet High School
2pm Matinee Show and 7pm Evening Show - tickets R45 adults and R35 kids under 12.
We have some activities lined up including solo performances by FD students (their solo debut!) so it will be well worth attending this event!
Come and join me for a sneak peak of this seasons hottest belly dance fashions, imported directly from Cairo!Costumes, coin belts and accessories will be on sale. Feminine Divine students have first choice as all remaining items will go on sale at our stall at the Oriental Dance Festival.
This year's theme is "Bringing Light to the Darkness".
Saturday 1 November 2008
Show dress rehearsal for Studio Show - compulsory for all show performers!
SATURDAY 9TH AUGUST 2008 - Annual Studio Show! Both our afternoon and evening shows were totally sold out... that means 2000 people in the audience!!
Our cast of 200 dancers were spectacular and wowed the crowd with their feminine grace and strength!!
We donated the proceeds of the afternoon show to St George's Home for Girls and St Anne's Home for Girls who were thrilled to be nominated as our beneficiaries this year! 25 girls from St Georges were invited to watch the show and they were the most rapt of all the audience members!
Congratulations to all the Feminine Divine Goddesses! You really did show the audience what real beauty is all about!
Justine Whyte, Tenille Lindeque and Alexis Volkwyn performing for the camera!
The segment was filmed at my home in Tokai where I originally started teaching from my lounge. After the Top Billing feature I had to move to a larger venue as the response was incredible!
DJ Suga participated in the class and loved it!
Thanks to the support of the Feminine Divine students we managed to raise sufficient funds so that The Feminine Divine could subsidise 50% of each teachers course fee! The Feminine Divine donated 1250 easter eggs to the Red Cross Childrens Hospital to make the patients Easter a little brighter! Thank you to all the Goddesses who donated eggs!
We managed to collect a huge amount of food, blankets and warm clothes to donate to the refugees at the Soetwater camp! Thank you to everyone who contributed!
10am - Sensual Snakes and 8s with Crystal - R100
3:30pm - Dancing with a Sword with Tenille - R100
5pm - Laughter Yoga with Janine - R50 donation
Booking essential by email.
N1 City Mall – FD charity performance for Cuppa for CANSA
Their stand will be up from 9am to 3pm and this years theme is "Be a friend to a cancer survivor". We will be dancing at 2pm
Middle Eastern Dance Festival in Rivonia - JHB
Crystal and I will be representing The Feminine Divine by performing at the festival and presenting 2 workshops!
Supper with Tamalyn Dallal at Anatoli. Since I'll be performing there on that evening, I thought I'd take Tamalyn for dinner. Would anyone like to join us? Please email me so I can book a table. Dinner and drinks will be on your account. You are welcome to bring your partner.
Veil workshop with Zharia, Desert Rose. 11 am at Caroline Coetze Studio in Parow. Cost R150 per person. Please bring 2 sheer half circle veils. Veils with double sequin edging can be ordered from Jay at R140 each. Bookings through Tenille
FD 5th Anniversary Party at Anatoli. FD celebration party at Anatoli Turkish Restaurant in Napier Street, Greenpoint at 7pm. R150 per person includes 3 course meal and performances by all the FD teachers. Only 5 seats left!! Girls only!