Offbeat Belly Dance! Free Show! Tomorrow! Join Usssss!

Yiyiyi! It’s time!

Join us THIS FRIDAY for this month’s edition of the one, the only, the original gangster – Offbeat Belly Dance!

This month we have glorious returning champions!

Vee!

Ziggy!

Jasmine!

Karissa!

We have the thrilling return of…

Margaret!

Jeathena!

And Endymienne!

Finally and fabulously, we have the debut performance of …

The dazzling duo Kali Lila!

Plus one player to be named later! Building suspense! Can you feel the excitement? It’s electric

Ye gods, such variety! Old friends! New friends! Each one a fantastic dancer, and each one looks forward to dancing for you, noble Portlander. Yes you. And other noble Portlanders too, of course, but really. You should join us. Forsooth, it shall be off the hook, yo. Come get some of our awesomeness!

As always, the show is freeeeeeeeeeee!

As always, the show is fabulous!

As always, the show is early! (7 to 9ish!)

And as ever, the Blue Monk’s delectable happy hour goes until 8pm. Such food! Such drink! Such an economical yet amazing entertainment option!

Woohooo!

Viva Offbeat!

hugz,

Karissa
Ringleader, Offbeat Belly Dance

Offbeat 4th Anniversary Extravaganza! This Friday! Wooooo!

Friends! Romans! Portlanders! Ninjas! Pirates! Miscreants! Hipsters! And all other players to be named later – Lend me your eyeballs!

Forsooth! This is a Very Special Invite to a Very Special Episode of Portland’s own Offbeat Belly Dance!

Our April show is going to be an awesome show. Why, you ask? Well, because they’re *always* awesome. Obviously! Psh…

And also?

Because it’s our FOURTH ANNIVERSARY SPECTACULARRRRR! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!

That’s right! Four long years ago the four horsemen of Offbeat and our fearless compatriots began this merry, mapless journey into the far reaches of the unknown, misty corners of the magical art of belly dance, never guessing that we would find so many amazing friends, supporters, and good times along the way.

Thank you for your continued support and radtacularness, festive and good looking Offbeat audience members! Without you, there would be no Offbeat and we would be sad (red) pandas.

So please join us! This Friday! As we kick off Four More Years (at least!) of rock ‘em sock ‘em Offbeat Belly Dance goodness!

Our lineup is, as always, all killer! No filler! Nor any Phyllis Diller! (she’s dead, right? I think she’s dead… She could come do a zombie belly dance set or something though… that would be pretty sweet…) Join us and marvel at the marvelicious dancing of:

Zighala Zurah! The tireless promoter, the makeup ninja, the dubstep dancer herself!

Vee! The fiercely fantastic hiphop muse of glittery goodness!

Jasmine! The whirling dervish of crafty wonderment and sparkly sassiness!

We will also thrill to the delightful dance stylings of:

Hostess in her own right, the fearless leader of Belly Dance Nights at Marinos and a magical embodiment of grace and awesomeness: Shallah!

Beautiful birthday girl and all around badass belly dancer: Natasha!

The serpentine, sensational, stunning, and sparkly: DEVIANT DANCE!

And! One more player to be named later! (Oh! The suspense! So tingly! So evocative! I can hardly stand it – can you?)

Also Karissa – verbose huckster and girl about town!

All this entertainment, for merely the price of your attention and your lovez! Sincerely, dear supporter of the underground arts community (We’re still dancing in a basement jazz club! Karissa’s still a lackadaisical promoter!), this is truly a show not to be missed. It will be awesome no matter what, but it will be rendered awesomer by your presence.

Join us! Be a part of the magic! Bring your friends! Bring your loved ones! Bring nice folks in who you meet on the sidewalk on your way to the show! And bring your dancing shoes and your party hat, because it’s about to get real. Aw yeah

As always, the show is early (7ish to 9 or so!)

As always the show is FREE (zomg! srsly? srsly!)

As always, tasty libations and delectable nomz will flow like the Amazon River and the Nile decided to join forces and have a party!

Come get some! Wooooo!

Viva Offbeat!

Love and hugz,

Karissa
Ringleader, Offbeat Belly Dance

TONIGHT! Offbeat! Get some!

Good gracious, can it be? Is it time once more for badass, good timing, genre defying belly dance action at the fabulous Blue Monk?

My stars! So it is!

That’s right, rakishly handsome Portlanders! It’s time! Time for Offbeat Belly Dance!

Join us TONIGHT, when we return to our regularly scheduled and consistently amazing shenanigans at everyone’s favorite underground jazz club/belly dancer bunker.

As always, the show is early! 7ish to 9 or so!

As always, the show is fabulous! The shiny dancers! The bumpin’ tunes! The tasty food and sweet nourishing beer!

And as always, the show is freeeeeeeeeeee! (a very good price.)

Join us at the Blue Monk (3341 SE Belmont)! We’ll be in the basement

This month, we will thrill to the speed, grace, and precision of the roguish redhead herself, Zighala Zurah!

We will marvel at the magical collision of hip hop and belly dance when the dynamic Vee takes to the floor!

We will be amazed by the amazing Jasmine, and her astonishing skillz and charisma!

We will catch the train to AwesomeTown with Samira Alemana, hostess of the Bella Note night of belly dance!

We will delight in the darkly decadent dance stylings of the sensational Jadzia!

Gadzooks! It is confirmed – the hypnotically captivating and fabulous Jessica will be joining us as well! Join us and feast your eyes upon her insouciant radsaucitude!

Stay tuned! More players to be named later!

Join us Friday! Get there early so you can get a good seat, or get there later and grab a chair at someone else’s table! Fine entertainment! Fun new friends! And so economical! Yowza!

Come be a part of the magic! Wooooo!

Hugz,

Karissa
Ringleader, Offbeat Belly Dance

Offbeat! Tonight! Join us! Woooo!

Offbeat! Tonight!

Can you feel the excitement in the air? Yea verily, tis electric!

Come be a part of the magic, as we gather again in the depths of the Blue Monk’s welcoming and charmingly appointed basement jazz club to stretch, sparkle, and shatter the very limits of the art of belly dance!

Joining us this month are returning champions:

Zighala Zurah!

Vee!

Jasmine!

Friends of Offbeat:

Natasha!

Samira Alemana!

And come see the Offbeat debut of the fabulous and charismatic:

Ayomi!

Friends, Romans, countrymen, goths, pirates, ninjas, panda lovers – this is going to be an amazing night of passionately inventive and delightfully dazzling dance! And it’s free!

In addition to the mindblowing radness of the dancing, the Blue Monk offers tasty libations (the full bar! the dizzying taplist! the delectable drink specials!) and fortifying foodstuffs (the beet salad! the pizza! the other stuff that’s super tasty but I don’t order it because it’s not vegan but I hear it’s awesome!), served up with a smile by charming and attentive bartenders and waitstaff. Seriously, it’s gonna be awesome. You should be there.

Join us this Friday! Bring your friends, your coworkers, your family members, and/or anyone else who seems fun and who you think would benefit from a night of fun and fellowship! Wooo!

Start your 2012 off right with our signature blend of off-kilter awesomeness! Viva Offbeat! Yiyiyi!

Hugz and sparkles,

Karissa
Ringleader, Offbeat Belly Dance

OFFBEAT!!! This Friday!!!! FREEE show!!!! WOOOOO!!!!!!!

ll these exclamation points and extra letters can only mean one thing! Yes, dear souls! It’s time for Offbeat Belly Dance!

Join us this month for our spine tingling serpentine spectacular, holding court deep within the labyrinthine confines of the beloved, venerable, and charming Blue Monk.

This month we have thrilling returning champions:

Zighala Zurah!
Vee!
Jasmine!

We will be amazed by performances from our illustrious Offbeat friends – nay good folk – Offbeat family:

Grace!
Adeylah!
Erika Ryn!

Truly, a lineup to be reckoned with!

As always, the show is early (7 to 9 or so)!

As always, there shall tasty food and fortifying libations aplenty!

As always, the show will be completely awesome (Seriously. See the above lineup and copious use of exclamation points – totally warranted and actually quite conservative, I assure you.)!

As always, the show is FREEEEE (Such a deal!)!

And as always, gentle Portlander, the show would not be the same without you! Please join us for a magical night of awesomeness and belly dancing and amazement and also possibly rayguns and swords and zombies and pirates. Woooo! See you there!

This Friday! Offbeat! Wooo!

What time is it? It’s Offbeat time!

Yes, fine citizens, this Friday we return to the ever more gloriously appointed basement jazz club/den of iniquity/belly dance bunker that lies hidden ‘neath The Blue Monk.

Join us this month for returning champions! Thrill to the shiny, spectacular, scintillating awesomeness of:

Ziggy!

Jasmine!

And Karissa!

But wait! There’s more! The returning champions aren’t the only Offbeat veterans this month! Join us and behold the fabulousness of:

Stephanie Sandmeyer of Deviant Dance! Yes! You’ve seen her grace our stage as part of the amazing Deviant crew, but rare is the opportunity to see her roll solo with us. Don’t miss your chance!

And!

Kalilah! Yes, she of the fabulous hair, amazing hand beaded costumes, and shamelessly charismatic stage presence!

So I know that at this point you’re all like “Dude! Seriously, how much awesomeness can they pack into one show? Surely the above listed dancers represent the full extent of the lineup.”

Oh no. We’ve only just begun to awesome your face off, attractive and good natured supporter of the local arts scene!

That’s right! There’s more!

Marvel at three – yes! three! – Offbeat debuts! That’s right, noble Portlanders, we’re going for the trifecta…

Our first Offbeat debut of the month comes from a relatively recent addition to the bustling Portland belly dance community.

If you’re lucky, you’ve likely seen this tiny and talented dancer about town at Marrakesh and the Blue Monk, or perhaps performing with the Rhythm Keepers or the Charleens. Maybe you haven’t yet witnessed her awesomeness, but whatever the case you owe it to yourself to see this thrilling, winsome performer, therefore we implore you to join us for the Offbeat debut of:

Julie Foat!

Our next Offbeat debut for November is a dancer who has long been a member of the Portland belly dance community, but who has been out of the performance scene for a while. We are delighted to have lured her back onto the stage! That’s right, it’s the Offbeat debut of:

Mina!

Our final Offbeat debut of the month comes from an awesome, longtime supporter of the Portland belly dance community.

She’s wowed you with her performances at finer local restaurants…

She’s amazed you with her longstanding and tireless support of the local belly dance scene, dancing at community shows throughout the Portland metro area…

She’s participated in competitions throughout the northwest, stunning the judges with her radsauceness and taking home title after title, including 1st place in the Professional categories at the Jewel of the Sierra contest in 2010, the Emerald Rain contest in 2009, and the North Valley contest in 2007…

And finally! She has a Friday night free!

Ladies! Gentlemen! Ninjas! Pirates! Rapscallions! Math majors! Everyone else! Join us Friday for the Offbeat Belly Dance debut of…

Jewels!

As always, the show is FREE! (So affordable – and yet so much awesomeness!)

As always, the show is early (7 to 9-ish! So convenient!)

As always, the show is going to be off the hook zomg amazing! (Doooode!)

Come join us! Start your weekend off right with our own special brand of off-kilter awesomeness and delightfully unusual belly dance!

Wooo! Viva Offbeat!

Lovez and hugz,

Karissa
Ringleader, Offbeat Belly Dance

October Offbeat OMG! Free show! This Friday! Good times! Woooo!

Noble Portlanders! Doesn’t it seem like it’s been a while since the last Offbeat Belly Dance bacchanalian awesomefest? Do you know what that means?

It’s time for Offbeat Belly Dance!

Yes, the red panda party don’t stop. This Friday it’s time once again for everyone’s favorite evening of off-kilter awesomeness at the Blue Monk.
…(tharr be more)
Join us for this month’s Offbeat Belly Dance show, as we bring you alternative, experimental, and sometimes even traditional belly dance.

This Friday marks the premiere Offbeat performance of the scintillating, the sparkly, the amazing:

Bevin!
She is truly a wondrous dancer. Yea verily, she will blow your very mind with her mastery of the dance! We are thrilled to have her join us!

Also this Friday we have returning champions galore, including:

Shalah of the Rhythm Keepers belly dance night at Marino’s!

Elise of Belly Dance Uncorked!

Deviant Dance, the simply astounding sirens of serpentine stupendousness!

Zighala Zurah of the Viscount Dance Studios!

Jasmine of all manner of crafty fabulousness!

VEE, of the Mt. Scott Community Center!

And finally, as a special treat – a duet by Jadzia and her trust compatriot!

Ladies, gentlemen, friends, Romans, countrymen! This! This will be a show NOT TO BE MISSED! Forsooth, I cannot impress upon you enough how awesome this show shall be… you simply must come to see it yourself. Also I’ll be dancing and that’s always a hoot. Bring yourself, bring your friends, bring your friends’ friends!

Most of all, bring good shoes, as there is dancing to be done, and if you wear socks, gentle Portlander, then lace yer shoes up tight, lest your socks be knocked clean off! Off, I say, by the sheer blinding power of our awesomeness! Yowza!

As always, the show is FREE!

As always, the show is early! (7ish to 9 or so!)

Join us!

Bring your friends! (did I say that already? seriously. marshal the posse. rally the troops. scramble the rumble squad. whatever you call, it, just dig deep and bring it!)

Start your weekend off right with our own special brand of belly dance awesomeness. Woooo!

Love and hugz,

Karissa
Ringleader, Offbeat Belly Dance

P.S. Need yet another reason not to miss this show? It’s Zig’s birthday! Like, her actual day of birth and everything! Come be a part of the magic!