I gave one final performance for the NZ Belly Dance Community at the Hafla for Joana Saahirah this Saturday. What a fun night we had at Taksim Turkish Kitchen and Bar in Epsom. Such a large crowd in attendance and such an appreciative audience. I had a lovely time and it was good to have one final catch up with Joana and a lot of friends that I've made throughout my years of dancing in NZ. It's not goodbye forever, but just for now...

Well, I couldn't leave NZ without one more weekend of workshops could I? And who better to end it all with than Joana Saahirah of Cairo. I first met this wonderful lady in London a few years earlier at some workshops that she held. She is such a fantastic inspirational dancer with lots of energy and pazazz, enthralling to watch and the performances that she gave in the Middle Eastern Memories Show on Friday night did not disappoint. I was so lucky to be able to attend most of