150 belly dancers performing seven different dances. Saturday, June 17, 2006
Dancers mass for navel maneuvers
By D. PARVAZ P-I REPORTER
The belly is an amazingly communicative body part.
Etched with a six-pack, it embodies strength. In women, it's an unrelenting icon of fertility.
It's also the focal point of the belly dance, that swaying, swishing Middle Eastern import, which has been part of the Fremont Fair since the event began 35 years ago.
"We had maybe five people, but it got bigger and bigger, especially in the last three or four years," said Billion Belly March organizer Delilah Flynn. "This year we have close to 150." Read More
Rob D'Arc, The Fremont Arts Council Board Member, talks about the upcoming Solstice Parade and Festival Saturday, June 16th 2007. Everyone is invited to join in the fun on Solstice Saturday, with three of Seattle's most outrageous outdoor arts events. Each one is an outpouring of creativity, celebration, and community - just in time for the Seattle summer's welcome arrival.