Thanks for your interest to dance in our Christmas Party! We are so excited and this will be a lot of fun! Feel free to go festive, and encourage your guests to get into the Christmas spirit (dress up optional). However, this is a belly dance show, so feel free to dance oriental style/folklore/fusion etc.

The Albany is a pub with a downstair venue with a small stage.

All performers will need to buy an admission ticket. (Eventbrite, any amount) For audiences, tickets are £5+fees before 1st December and £8+fees afterwards (Through Eventbrite). All individual members of a group will require a ticket. Your performance slot is only guaranteed if you paid.

The whole afternoon runs from 2-6pm. I plan to have performances at the hour. (say for 20-30 minutes), then break until the next hour. (However this might change depending on feedback I get from you all or other dancers)

Do let me know what time slots you are after. First come first serve:

2-2:30pm

3-3:30pm

4-4:30pm

5-5:30pm

Please send me: Music, Photo, Bio and some extra info

Send by 1/12/25 but sooner the better so I can create posters/bios etc

Send to ngvicki@hotmail.com

MUSIC

We accept MP3 format only

I suggest an average or less than 5 minutes track. If you need more can you let Vicki know in advance.

(If you want to do more than one dance, can you message Vicki and ask, there maybe space. A change of style/costume preferred)

Otherwise we assume you are doing one dance per solo performer.

Photo

Your photo will feature on our website

(There may be a poster depending on my graphic design skill 😂)

Bio

Few words about yourself and your dance journey. If you find that difficult, you can give me some info about yourself and I can write something for you. For examples see Programme on the BellyQuarter.com page and you can see past performer's bio.

Other Info

Starting Position: On/Off stage

Colour of costume(if you know)

Style of dance

Props (if any)

About the dance

Few words about the dance if you can.

About The Pleasance

Getting Ready/Stage entrance

No Changing rooms. Only toilets

Please come with full make up so the backstage will just be a change of costume as there's no spaces.

Seating plan: Unsure. Depending on tickets sale. It might be standing, or combination of standing and seats.

You can get drinks from the bar

The venue is booked from 1 pm to 6pm

Show is scheduled for 2pm to 5:30pm

Doors open for audience 1:30pm

With interval? (half past to the hour)

Performers Get in time - From 1pm

Location

The Albany (Downstairs)

240 Great Portland St,

London W1W 5QU

Nearest Tube: Great Portland Street

Tickets and Cost

For audience/performers tickets,

Performance tickets are Donations (Any Amount)

Audience Tickets:

Until 30/11 23:30 £5 + Fees

On or after 1st December: £8 + fees

And at the door £10 cash.

Tickets are on sale here:

Video/Photos

There's no videographer or photographers planned. If you have friends who are interested in taking photos let us know. In past editions we have photographer enthusiasts take photos for fun for free for us.

You are free to ask your friends to film you or take photographs (And tag @BellyQuarter if you wish)