MEDANZ | August 2025 Update

The new MEDANZ committee welcomes you to another engaging year of belly dance events around the country, connecting belly dancers of all styles and skill levels. If you are interested in the background story of your committee members who currently live in Northland, Christchurch, Tauranga and Auckland, check out the blog here: https://www.medanz.org.nz/blog/our-20252026-committee-in-a-nutshell

FESTIVAL 2026 UPDATE:

After having asked for expressions of interest in hosting our next festival somewhere in NZ, we would like to thank those that put up their hands and submitted their ideas for our consideration. Your Committee are in the final negotiations with our prospective hosts, so expect an announcement soon!

RAQS CHAT - Deadline 15 August - NEXT FRIDAY!

Final call to join the next Raqs Chat round! Deadline is 15 August to update your profile with a tick for Raqs Chat!

What exactly is Raqs Chat? MEDANZ members connecting online in small groups of 3-4 dancers from different regions of New Zealand, find out what's going on, what others are working on, what inspires them etc.The groups can be a one-off online meeting or you may decide to meet regularly, it's your choice.

New groups are formed every 6-8 weeks, so it's a great opportunity to get to know MEDANZ Members from outside your region prior to catching up at a MEDANZ Event, maybe even at Festival 2026!

To participate, simply tick the RaqsChat checkbox on the Update Profile page. Don't forget to click the update button when you are done.

We'll contact you via email to get your group started!

MEDANZ MEMBERSHIP - IT’S FREE TO JOIN!

As you know it is free to become a MEDANZ member. So it is a particularly good time to promote MEDANZ and its network of dancers and teachers around NZ to your dance friends, troupe members, teachers and students to also become members. The more members we have, the more initiatives and events can be created, so that more dancers just like you can enjoy the benefits of events like our next festival in April 2026 and beyond.

We will leave you with an inspirational quote for your dance journey this August:

“Dance less in motion and more in spirit; awaken the dreamer within.” ― Shah Asad Rizvi

regards MEDANZ Committee 2025/26

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