BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30804@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230527T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230527T200000 DTSTAMP:20230403T182354Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/arabian-night-syrian-dinner-live-be lly-dance-show/ SUMMARY:Arabian Night - Syrian Dinner & Live Belly Dance Show DESCRIPTION:"Arabian Night - Syrian Dinner &\; Live Belly Dance Show\nCo me and experience a cultural journey of food and dance and help raise fund s for earthquake hit Syria and Turkey.\n\nAbout this Event\n\nDoors: 5:30 p.m. Dinner and Dance: 6:00 p.m.\n\nThis event is to raise funds for earth quake hit Syria and Turkey. Please note that the tickets are non-refundabl e.\n\nAbout Performers: Ashley and Leslie:\n\nAshley: Ashley Rhianne is an award-winning dancer &\; instructor trained in Egyptian-style dance ba sed in Vancouver-Canada.\n\nShe is a highly sought-after performer and has been a main staple in the Vancouver scene known for her expressive and pe rsonable performances\, elegance\, and natural joie de vivre. Ashley Rhian ne has taught\, judged &\; performed nationally &\; internationally in festivals\, intensives &\; classes. She teaches regular weekly class es\, master series &\; privates.\n\nTo date\, Ashley Rhianne has perfor med throughout Canada\, the USA\, Trinidad\, Egypt\, Ecuador\, Ukraine\, B razil\, Vietnam\, and in the UK. She has long held residency in most of th e Greek\, Arabic\, Persian and Mediterranean restaurants and venues in Van couver\, BC since 2001 and has performed in many festivals\, multicultural events\, theatres and on television. Ashley also spent summers in Cairo i n 2017 &\; 2018 performing on boats on the Nile for Egyptian and foreig n audiences. She was also a featured guest artist\, teacher\, and judge at Oriental Passion Saigon (Vietnam 2018 &\; 2019)\, Raqs of Course Festi val (Egypt 2018)\, Isadora Cup Festival (Ukraine 2017)\, Powerhouse (Seatt le 2018)\, Dahab Brasil Egipto (Brazil 2018)\, Miami Bellydance Convention (Miami 2019) and Bellyfolklore (Ecuador 2017 &\; 2018).\n\nLeslie: Les lie is a Vancouver bellydancer. She loves getting audiences on their feet to enjoy the music and break the ice at events. Specializing in sword bala ncing and silk veil work\, she has a flexibility and timing that is sure t o impress. Her education in the art of middle eastern dance helps her choo se the right music and costume for any event. As artistic director for Sah ara Nights Bellydance\, she took home the first place award in the Duo cat egory for Sahara Nights sword performance at the 2017 Dance Orientale Comp etition in Washington. Trained in ballet\, jazz\, latin dance and Brazilia n Samba\, Leslie is also an accomplished choreographer.\n\nAbout Tayybeh: Tayybeh was officially launched as a social enterprise to provide steady e mployment opportunities for Syrian newcomer women as well as an opportunit y for community building and social integration. In five years\, Tayybeh's catering service is now one of Vancouver's most recognized and celebrated providers of premium Middle Eastern fare at office lunches\, banquets\, c onferences\, receptions\, social events\, weddings\, and other functions. Tayybeh's retail foods\, including dips\, pita chips\, spreads\, and froze n meals are a growing staple in the homes of Vancouverites. Whether it's T ayybeh Grillz's burgers and kebabs or our specialty sweet red pepper Muham marah\, their numerous Syrian food products have been huge hits." ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/04/4767db6f9975862b318c653460e2b3804d4e5cba61a4ae9087d239293ebcdc83-ri mg-w1200-h676-gmir.webp CATEGORIES:#arabic,Bellydanve,culture,Egyptian,Egyptian belly dance,Food,Fundraiser,Music/Folk/World LOCATION:High Beam Dreams\, 350 Glassford Road\, Gibsons\, British Columbia \, Canada GEO:49.39611;-123.5099 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=350 Glassford Road\, Gibson s\, British Columbia\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=High Beam Dreams: geo:49.39611,-123.5099 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR