Sharon, Winner of the 2005 East Coast Classic

When I was eighteen, I saw a belly dance contest at a mall. The women were young and old, big and small. The music and costumes were fantastic. I thought, “I want to learn that!” I contacted the organizer of the contest and started taking classes with Kismet. That was 1978. Not long afterward, I [...]

Hill and Veil Win for Reema

Hill and Veil is a student belly dance troupe from Virginia Tech. They made their first contest appearance at the East Coast Classic in 2006. They were first-time competitors who went into it with an attitude of, “Let’s have some fun.” The founding member of Hill and Veil competed the year before as a soloist, [...]