{"id":6215,"date":"2018-04-30T12:33:19","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=6215"},"modified":"2018-04-30T12:33:19","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T19:33:19","slug":"weekend-dance-roundup-bean-scene-bras-for-the-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/04\/weekend-dance-roundup-bean-scene-bras-for-the-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Dance Roundup &#8211; Bean Scene &#038; Bras for the Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Gang!\u00a0 I thought I would take a moment to share a pair of events I participated in over the weekend.\u00a0 I was fortunate enough to be invited to perform at a local dance show on Friday night and to join a belly dance cheer team on Saturday evening.\u00a0 Here are some of the highlights of these events.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Friday Night: The Bean Scene<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>One of my favorite local events is hosted by the group and takes place at The Bean\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SoBwpr5UJbI&amp;t=97s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6217\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/04\/weekend-dance-roundup-bean-scene-bras-for-the-cause\/davina-burgundy-assiut\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Davina-Burgundy-Assiut.png?fit=216%2C341&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"216,341\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Davina-Burgundy-Assiut\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Davina-Burgundy-Assiut.png?fit=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Davina-Burgundy-Assiut.png?fit=216%2C341&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6217\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Davina-Burgundy-Assiut.png?resize=216%2C341&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Davina-Burgundy-Assiut.png?w=216&amp;ssl=1 216w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Davina-Burgundy-Assiut.png?resize=95%2C150&amp;ssl=1 95w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Davina-Burgundy-Assiut.png?resize=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Scene in Sunnyvale, Ca.\u00a0 They host several shows throughout the year, inviting local dancers to sign-up and perform.\u00a0 The coffee is delicious, there is no cover charge, and we always have such a great time hanging out and enjoying an evening of dance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DanceEssenceSV\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6218\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/04\/weekend-dance-roundup-bean-scene-bras-for-the-cause\/graceflow-beanscene\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GraceFlow-BeanScene.png?fit=288%2C148&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"288,148\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grace&amp;#038;Flow-BeanScene\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GraceFlow-BeanScene.png?fit=288%2C148&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GraceFlow-BeanScene.png?fit=288%2C148&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6218 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GraceFlow-BeanScene.png?resize=288%2C148&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GraceFlow-BeanScene.png?w=288&amp;ssl=1 288w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GraceFlow-BeanScene.png?resize=150%2C77&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Along with a line up of talented local pros, teachers, and students, I was delighted to find out that we had two touring celebrities joining us!\u00a0 The beautiful Rosa Noreen of Portland, Me and Sophia Ravenna of Seattle, Wa.\u00a0 I caught a few video\u00a0clips of these fantastic performances and shared them on Instagram.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rosanoreen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rosa Noreen<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BiLQ6l7g4kG\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BiLQ6l7g4kG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The impeccable dance artist @rosanoreen last Friday night at the Bean Scene in Sunnyvale, Ca hosted by Dance Essence! Absolutely Amazing!! #bellydance #graceacademy #rosanoreen #rakssharki #raqssharqi #internationaldanceday<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davinadevine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Dawn Devine<\/a> (@davinadevine) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-04-30T01:25:44+00:00\">Apr 29, 2018 at 6:25pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellydanceaf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aryn<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BiJIBMoAtNN\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BiJIBMoAtNN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@bellydanceaf took the stage at the Bean Scene show hosted by Dance Essence! Such a treat!!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davinadevine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Dawn Devine<\/a> (@davinadevine) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-04-29T05:29:13+00:00\">Apr 28, 2018 at 10:29pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sophiadances.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophia Ravenna<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDavinaDevine%2Fvideos%2F10214287069464312%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Davina<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>I choose to wear burgundy assiut and swing a cane.\u00a0 You can catch my performance over on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SoBwpr5UJbI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SoBwpr5UJbI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Saturday Evening: Pleasanton &#8220;Bra&#8217;s for the Cause&#8221;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6234\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/04\/weekend-dance-roundup-bean-scene-bras-for-the-cause\/2018-sara-bras-for-the-cause\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-Sara-Bras-for-the-cause.jpg?fit=288%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"288,456\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524943506&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-Sara-Bras-for-the-cause\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-Sara-Bras-for-the-cause.jpg?fit=189%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-Sara-Bras-for-the-cause.jpg?fit=288%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6234 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-Sara-Bras-for-the-cause.jpg?resize=189%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-Sara-Bras-for-the-cause.jpg?resize=189%2C300&amp;ssl=1 189w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-Sara-Bras-for-the-cause.jpg?resize=95%2C150&amp;ssl=1 95w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-Sara-Bras-for-the-cause.jpg?w=288&amp;ssl=1 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday evening, I joined my co-authors <a href=\"http:\/\/letsbellydanceusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sara Shrapnell<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alishawesterfeld.smugmug.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alisha Westerfeld<\/a> to cheer on the walkers for &#8220;Bras for the Cause.&#8221;\u00a0 This 5k walk supports breast cancer research.\u00a0 Each year, Sara Shrapnell gathers together a group of dancers to form a cheer team.\u00a0 We were at the 1-mile marker, dancing and entertaining the walkers. The participants came in some amazing costumes, whimsical embellished bras, and stopped to take photos, dance, and grab a chocolate kiss or two.<\/p>\n<p>Community fundraisers are always so fun to do!\u00a0 I look forward to participating in this one and many more in the future!\u00a0 Here we are striking a pose at the end of the event.\u00a0 Once all the participants have walked past, and the sweeper limo went by, we headed off to have an author &#8220;power meeting&#8221; over hot chocolate. All-in-all this was a fun event!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/04\/weekend-dance-roundup-bean-scene-bras-for-the-cause\/img_1358\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1358.jpg?fit=2548%2C2548&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2548,2548\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524945185&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1358\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1358.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1358.jpg?fit=580%2C580&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1358.jpg?resize=580%2C580&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1358.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1358.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1358.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1358.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1358.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_1358.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6240\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/04\/weekend-dance-roundup-bean-scene-bras-for-the-cause\/alishabraking\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AlishaBraKing.jpg?fit=288%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"288,384\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524943620&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alisha&amp;#038;BraKing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AlishaBraKing.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AlishaBraKing.jpg?fit=288%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6240 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AlishaBraKing.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AlishaBraKing.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AlishaBraKing.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/AlishaBraKing.jpg?w=288&amp;ssl=1 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were many folks in great costumes, but most of my photos were quite blurry.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the &#8220;Bra King&#8221; posing with <a href=\"https:\/\/alishawesterfeld.smugmug.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zemira<\/a>.\u00a0 Because he was there taking photos, we got a chance to pose with him before the walkers reached our location.\u00a0 If you are interested in joining <a href=\"http:\/\/letsbellydanceusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sara<\/a> for some of these fun\u00a0community events, visit her website and signup for her mailing list to get notifications about her future events.<\/p>\n<p>Now I&#8217;ve got to go and do some belly dance laundry and give these assiut robes a good wash.<br \/>\nI hope you have a great first week of May!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Happy Costuming and Dance<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Dawn Devine ~ Davina<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>April 30, 2018.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/04\/weekend-dance-roundup-bean-scene-bras-for-the-cause\/\"><img width=\"95\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Davina-Burgundy-Assiut.png?fit=95%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Davina-Burgundy-Assiut.png?w=216&amp;ssl=1 216w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Davina-Burgundy-Assiut.png?resize=95%2C150&amp;ssl=1 95w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Davina-Burgundy-Assiut.png?resize=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px\" data-attachment-id=\"6217\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2018\/04\/weekend-dance-roundup-bean-scene-bras-for-the-cause\/davina-burgundy-assiut\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Davina-Burgundy-Assiut.png?fit=216%2C341&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"216,341\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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Friday night and to join a belly dance cheer team on Saturday evening.\u00a0 Here are some of the highlights 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