Sunday morning - up and about - a quick breakfast and I'm on my way again for final 3 workshops of the weekend. Aida Nour - Sha'abi with a 1990 Sha'abi Style She is wonderful! It was a joy to see her perform last night and the workshop is every bit as fantastic! She breaks down the choreography into components that can easily be followed and is a thorough teacher. I am overawed. Randa Kamel - Technique and short choreography No, one can never have enough of Randa - she is fab

After a lovely Friday night at the Folkloric Show and a comfortable sleep in my luxurious room at the Jurys Inn Hotel, I make sure I have a plentiful breakfast from the smorgasboard on offer before setting off to start the day with Khaled and Kazafy's workshop. Combination Technique between Raqs Sharki Khaled Style and Folklore Kazafy Style I thoroughly enjoyed this - Khaled and Kazafy worked well together alternating during each combination to give a different perspective. T

OMG - Am I really going? Yes, I can make it!!! 3 days of workshops and shows in Croydon and I just happen to be in London!!! Of course I'm going - how could I not?! With a line up of Randa Kamel, Aida Nour, Tito, Virginia, Khaled, Kazafy, Yulia and Elena, this is one festival I wasn't going to miss!!! Friday afternoon - I make my way to the Jurys Inn hotel and unpack in my hotel room> Yes, yes, I know I have somewhere to stay in London, but the messing about with trains early

In London! What a fantastic two days of workshops with Serena and Hossam. On Saturday we did the “TAK RAKA TAKOM” the latest choreography by Serena Ramzy to a Hossam and his drum group - it was energetic, catchy and I loved it! It was brilliant to have live drums - you could hear all the accents etc. On Sunday, we concentrated on how to improvise to a live sound as opposed to a pre-recorded improvisation. We learnt: "Basic Parts of Baladi, how they interact together. You wil

A dazzling dance show put on by Paula Murray which saw me performing a solo and then joining with Suezy and her girls to perform 3 dances that I learnt in just a few weeks! Phew - no pressure! It was all worth the hard work as the dances all went off really well and the audience were a fantastic crowd who were were really appreciative. It was a really good night and great to see familiar faces and friends from the belly dance community there supporting us as well as the publi