DECEMBER, 1999
The Bellydancers of Sacramento had a great Christmas Party at Casa Blanca. Two of the dancers have danced for Top Officials, such as,
Senators and Government and State Employees. We also fed over 2,000 Homeless People at Christmas Time.
JANUARY, 2000
We had a great party at Casa Blanca to celebrate the Millenium 2000! We also fed over 3,000 hungry people to celeberate Ramadan.
MARCH, 2000
We fed over 2,000 hungry people to celebrate Eid El Adha.
MAY, 2000
We had the Homeless Benefit Show and the Queen of the Nile Contest. In the workshops we had the Top Middle Eastern Bellydance Teachers in America and the Middle East. Badia of Cairo Egypt, El Asmar of Middle EaSt, Fahtiem of Los Angeles,Niran of Ohio, Kajira of Santa Rosa, Amina of San Francisco, Aziza of Sacramento, and Shaharazad of Sacramento.
We had 63 participants in the workshop for 2 days and over 400 for the evening show. Each year our festival is growing more and more!
JUNE, 2000
Watch Jodette's Troupe dancing on Cable Television Channel 73 or 74 on
June 17th at 10:00 p.m. * June 18th at 2:00 p.m. * and June 19th at 6:00 a.m. and e-mail Jodette at
ZainJordan@aol.com
and let her know how you liked the show!
Jodette's Troupe, Jewel of the Nile, danced at the Grand Opening of the Open Market in Downtown Sacramento. They appeared in the
news on 3 different TV Stations in Sacramento and had a big article in the largest local newspaper...The Sacramento Bee. They also danced
in Downtown Davis, California.
The Good News - Every second Saturday of each month, Jewel of the Nile will be performing at Casa Blanca on Fair Oaks Blvd., and Rick's Diner on 24th and K in the Downtown area.
Sunday, July 9th, at 6:00 p.m. we will celebrate Jodette's Birthday with a Party at Casa Blanca on Fair Oaks Blvd. Since her birthday falls on the 4th of July and is a regular Holiday, Jodette will be busy feeding the Homeless.
The cost of the Party and Dinner is only \\$10.00! If you wish to dance, bring your costume and your favorite music. All Levels Welcome!
The Biggest News of All is that we have 2 of our students dancing in the Middle East right now! They have been gone for over 2 months. Another student is leaving America to go to the Middle East on June 13th
for 3 months. This experience has only been given to Jodette's students. We wish them Good Luck! Check back for future updates of our internet newsletter in another 6 months and read all about the 3 Middle Eastern Dance Students' journey's and experiences in the Middle East!
Jodette is the Director of the Jewel of the Nile and the Middle Eastern Tribal Troupe. Jodette also teaches the real, authentic Middle Eastern Dancing...
* Baladi ~ Pharaoh ~ Kaliji ~ and Authentic Tribal Gypsy Movements *
You can see the best dancers at Casa Blanca on Fair Oaks Blvd. and Cafe Morocco Restaurant on Alhambra Blvd. in Sacramento. For classes and shows, contact Jodette at (916) 447-3793 or e-mail
Jodette at ZainJordan@aol.com
Jodette Dancing in New York in 1980
The Next 12 Pictures are of Jodette's
Middle Eastern Gypsy Troupe
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