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Cinnamon Twist LIVE at Illawarra Folk Festival

Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance are excited to be performing once again at Illawarra Folk Festival on Sat 19th Jan 2019.
Cinnamon Twist shows are a highlight on the Festival Dance program and we can't wait to hit the boards on Saturday!

DATE: Sat 19th Jan 2019
10am - Tivoli on Track
12.30pm - Kids Shed workshop and show
1.30pm - Tivoli on Track

VENUE: Bulli Showgrounds Folk festival
COST: (Various) 2 days – $85 | 1 day $55 | 1 session $25
INFO & TICKETS: https://illawarrafolkfestival.com.au/
Note - this event is hosted by Illawarra Folk Festival, all ticketing and enquiry to go through the festival. Thanks.

Christmas Hafla 2018

HAFLA 2018! 
You're invited to join Cinnamon Twist and Friends for a delightful afternoon of Belly Dance performances, Afternoon tea and Sweets on Sun 16th December 2018. We welcome students, their friends, family and the general public to join us for this fun and relaxed event. 

TICKETS: 
$20 - Adults
$12 - kids 10yrs and Under

HURRY THIS EVENT IS SURE TO SELL OUT! <3

Payment options:
- Tickets my be purchased in the studio from your teacher 
OR
- via electronic transfer. 
ANZ Account: Cinnamon Twist. 
BSB: 012622. Account Number: 498228757. 

*Note - when transferring electronically please use your name and hafla as the reference, thank you. Confirmation of purchase will be emailed however no physical ticket will be issued. 
SEATING:
This event will not have allocated seating, the event will include cocktail style seating as well as cushions and carpets to sit on the floor ‘harem’ style.

Virginia's workshops / tours

Healing Our Spirit Worldwide - The Eighth Gathering  26-29 November 2018
Held at Sydney Convention Centre
I am truly honoured to announce my participation as a speaker at 'Healing our Spirit Worldwide - The Eighth Gathering 2018'. This International event, which is respectfully held on Cadigal Country, brings together Indigenous peoples from around the world to gather and celebrate the power of our knowledge and our wisdom, to share our stories with pride and purpose and to harness the spirit within and around us. I'm excited to take part and looking forward to learning, experiencing, listening, and sharing.❤️💛🖤

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SMARK International Dance Festival Dubai  19-23rd Oct 2018
Hosted by SMARK International.
Virginia is honoured to be guest artist at the 2018 International Dance Festival Dubai 2018. During her stay she will teach workshops, perform at the Gala Awards and sit on the Grand Finale Jury.

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51st World Congress on Dance Research, Athens Greece  4-8 July 2018
Hosted by International Dance Council, France.
Virginia is honoured to be presenting her paper 'The Oriental Grotesque: Race, Sex, and the Dancing Body' at the 51st World Congress on Dance to be held in Athens Greece, 4-8 July 2018. Virginia will also teach a workshop "Modern Belly Dance Technique: Pop, Drop and Lock' and perform in the Gala Show.
Workshops and Shows/ "Rhythm of Earth: Dynamic Bellydance Technique".

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Weir Park Brewarrina NSW-  Baiame's Ngunnhu Festival 13-15 April 2018
Hosted by Mooghalin Performing Arts
Virginia is very proud to be returning to Country in April 2018 to perform and teach for the Baiame's Ngunnhu Festival. The festival is a celebration of the Barwon River, the lifeblood of the Ngemba, Baranbinja, Morowari, Kula, Laualko, Ualarai, Kamilaroi, Kamu, and Paarkinji communities.
Workshops and Shows/ "Rhythm of Earth: Dynamic Bellydance Technique".

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Term 4 @ Cinnamon Twist

Classes to suit every level - read more about what's on offer.

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SPECIAL OFFERS

GIFT VOUCHERS

Upcoming Restaurant performances

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See belly dancing around
Wollongong & South Coast
Virginia & Cinnamon Twist belly dancers perform at these leading restaurants of Fri & Sat nights:

EVERY FRI & SAT NIGHT

• Turkish Paradise - 89 Crown St, W'gong (approx 8.30pm)
• Al Aseel - 118-124 Princes Hwy, Fairy Meadow (approx 7.45pm)

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Selected Past Events

2017

• Ozgen Gala Show - 26th Nov 2017 @ The Aegean, Fitzroy Victoria. Hosted by Aida Academy of Egyptian Dance.
• Cinnamon Twist Summer Hafla - 10th Dec @ Thirroul Community Centre
• East Meets West: At the Musical Crossroads - Sat 11th & Sun 12th Nov @ Thirroul Community Centre.
• Maghreb to Mashriq: A Mosaic of Middle Eastern Dance - 29 Sept @ Amera's Palace. Featuring Sahra Saeeda.
• Relay for Life - Sat 16th Sept @ Beaton Park Wollongong.
• Spring into Corrimal 2017 - Sun 10th Sept. The Illawarra's largest one day festival.
• Wollongong Belly Dance Festival - 25-27th Aug @ Wollongong, NSW.
• Emeralds of the East: Belly Dance Gala - 27th Aug @ Illawarra Performing Arts Centre
• Italian Day in the Mall - 3rd June. Sponsored by IATI
• Seniors Week @ Cinnamon Twist - 12th March, sponsored by Wollongong Council
• Melting Pot Summer Soiree with Deb Rubin - 29th Jan @ Amera's Palace Sydney.
• Australia Day Wollongong Harbour - 26th Jan, Cinnamon Twist main stage act. Sponsored Wollongong Council.
• Moroccan Chaabi Workshops - Summer series Inspire Bellydance - 23rd Jan @ Chatswood
• Illawarra Folk Festival - 14-15th Jan @ Slacky Flat, Bulli Race Track

2016

• Cinnamon Twist Hafla - 18th Dec @ Wollongong Fraternity Club
• Dragon Boat Illawarra Launch - Sat 24th Sept.
• Relay for Life - Sat 17th Sept. Performances.
• Spring into Corrimal 2016 - Sun 11th Sept. The Illawarra's largest one day festival.
• Let's Dance Illawarra- Sat 30th July @ Illawarra Grammar School. Guest artist Performances by Cinnamon Twist
• Psychic Expo Australia - 9-10th July, Wollongong Entertainment Centre. Virginia guest artist workshops & Performances by Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance
• Western Australia Middle Eastern Dance Festival - 3-5th June. Virginia guest artist workshops & Performances.
• Italian Day in the Mall - 4th June, Performances.
• Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival - 13-15th May. Virginia guest artist workshops & Performances by Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance.
• Seniors Week @ Cinnamon Twist - 6th April, sponsored by Wollongong Council
• Tasmanian Middle Eastern Dance Festival - 4-6th March. Virginia guest artist workshops & Performances.
  
• Cinnamon Twist support act - Kerrie Erwin, Psychic Medium. 13th Feb @ City Diggers Wollongong.
  
• Illawarra Folk Festival - 15-17th Jan @ Slacky Flat, Bulli Race Track
  
• Australia Day Wollongong Harbour - 26th Jan, Cinnamon Twist main stage act.

2015

• Cinnamon Twist's 10th Anniversary Hafla - Sat 12th Dec 2015 @ Centro CBD
  
• Spring into Corrimal 2015 - Sun 13th Sept. The Illawarra's largest one day festival.
• Let's Dance Sydney - Sun 19th July @ Marana Auditorium, Hurstville.
• Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival - May 2015. Workshop presented by Virginia & Performances by Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance.
• Aziza in Oz - Cinnamon Twist and Virginia guest artists. Sydney, hosted by Jrisi Jusakos
• Illawarra Folk Festival - Jan @ Slacky Flat, Bulli Race Track
  

2014

• Cinnamon Twist Summer Hafla - 7th Dec @ City Diggers
• Spring into Corrimal 2014 - Sun 14th Sept. The Illawarra's largest one day festival.
• Fire in the Belly: Escape to the Sahara - Virginia guest artist and instructor. 13-15th Sept. Sponsored by NEMEDA.
• Belly Dance Showcase Starring Hadia (Canada) - Cinnamon Twist Guest Artist. 7th Sept @ Amera's Palace. Sponsored Hathor Dance Studio.
• Spooktacular 2014 - 30th Aug. A Spooky Belly Dance Showcase presented by Cinnamon Twist and Astarte Studio.
• Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival - May 2014. Workshop presented by Virginia & Performances by Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance.
• Belly Dance Evolution in Oz - 18-17 March 2014  - proudly sponsored by Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance
• Australia Day in Wollongong Harbour - 26th Jan 2014
• Illawarra Folk Festival - Sat 18th Jan @ Slacky Flat, Bulli Race Track.
  

2013

• Letters to Egypt - Sun 23rd Nov. Farrah 10th Anniversary show @ Riverside Theatre Parramatta.
  
• Tasmanian Middle Eastern Dance Festival - 16-17th Nov @ Launceston, Tasmania. Virginia is guest teacher and performer.
  
• Wollongong Belly Dance Festival - Friday 27th -29th Sept @ Illawarra Master Builders club - next festival 2015! www.bellydancefestival.com.au
  
• Spring into Corrimal - Sun 8th Sept @ Corrimal City Centre  - Cinnamon Twist named 1st prize winners of the Grande Parade!
  
• Sydney Belly Dance Expo - Sun 11th Aug @ Canturbury-Hurlstone Park RSL.  
  

• Illawarra Folk Festival - 17th-20th Jan 2013 @ Bulli Showground, Wollongong

2012

• Illawarra Folk Festival - Jan @ Slacky Flat, Bulli Race Track.
  
• Infuzion Showcase - Sun 17th March @ Ingleburn RSL
• World Belly Dance Day - Sat 12th May @ Cinnamon Twist
• Bellicious II - Sat 26th May @ The Aviator Lounge
• Tutti in Piazza - Sat 2nd June, Wollongong Italian Day   
• Harem Scarem Market Day & Concert - Sun 17th June @ Gymea Community Centre.     
• Cinnamon Twist Winter Hafla - Sun 24th June @ Centro CBD Wollongong.
• Women Centre Stage -  Sat 30th June, Phoenix Theatre, Bridge St.

• Sydney Belly Dance Expo - Sun 19th Aug @ Sutherland Entertainment Centre.      
• Albion Park Spring Festival - Sat 1st Sept @ Con O'Keefe, Albion Park.
• Gypsy Fire! Gypsy Skirt Fusion - Sat 1st Sept: a workshop by Virginia @ Tasmanian Middle Eastern Dance Festival
• Myths & History - Sat 1st Sept: an interactive forum by Virginia @ Tasmanian Middle Eastern Dance Festival

• Spring into Corrimal - Sun 9th Sept @ Corrimal City Centre        
• Spooktacular - Sat 27th Oct, presented by Cinnamon Twist & Astarte Mind & Body @ Dapto Leagues.
• Melbourne Cup - 6th Nov @ Centro CBD
• Viva La Gong - Sat 10th Nov @ Wollongong
• Kids Expo - Sun 2nd December, Towradgi Beach Hotel. 
• Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance Party 2012 - 8th Dec @ Baladi Liban
• Bellicious III - Sat 18th May, Sinclair Function room @ Dapto Leagues

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Some images from past events...

Cinnamon Twist Troupe, Master Builders Club

Backstage antics at El Mirage, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre.

Good times with friends

Getting the kids involved, Leukemia Foundation benefit (Wollongong Mall Stage)