10/11 December 2011
Fantasia Festival Competition Winners 2011
CONGRATULATIONS to the Competition winners at Fantasia Festival! You all showed amazing skill and talent! Thank you also to all who participated and made the competitions such a success!
Here they are:
ISIS COMPETITION (Oriental solo)
1st ANTJE MARIA LOSSIN from Germany
2nd EEBEN from Estonia
3rd JANNAH from Czech Republic
Isis Competition winners with Judges
CLEOPATRA COMPETITION (Fusion solo)
1st LEI THE NIGHT from France
2nd TENZIN HARLEY from the UK
3rd AJSA SAMIA from South Africa
Special Recommendation FAFA from Ireland
Cleopatra Competition winners with Judges
(excluding Ajsa Samia as she was teaching)
PALACE DANCERS COMPETITION (Groups of any style)
1st ANACONDA from the UK
2nd EGYPTIANISE DANCE COMPANY from the UK
3rd DUNYA from the UK
3rd AHNEMON from the UK 
Palace Dancers entrants
Click here to see more Fantasia 2011 competition photos on Facebook
Discovering Talent and Creating New Stars!
A Feast of Diversity!
London's biggest and best bellydance festival again offers you workshops with international teachers, including old favourites and teachers new to the UK, plus British teachers offering a huge variety of different and unusual styles!
Visiting Teachers and Beloved Stars!
We are delighted to welcome visiting teachers from Australia, Finland, France, Germany, South Africa, the USA and, of course, the United Kingdom. All are famous in their own countries and counties, and several will be teaching and performing in the UK for the first time.
More Variety than Ever Before!
Visitors to this year's Fantasia Festival will have more choice than ever. We have a truly amazing variety of subjects, with everything from Egyptian Baladi to Tribal and Tribal Fusion, Vintage Oriental, Vampire Bellydance, Balkan Gypsy, Flamenco, Bellywood, Hula,
Bellyjive, Burlseque, Saidi Stick and much, much more!
For the complete timetable click here.
NEW - Competitions at Fantasia!
We are proud to announce that the Fantasia Festival is the new home for the wonderful Isis Award, Cleopatra Award and Palace Dancers Award competitions. We have also updated the awards to include Fusion Dance, because we believe it to be an exciting branch of the Bellydance world.
Click here for more information.
Accredited Belly Dance Courses - Free - Talk and Discussion
If you are interested in finding out about getting accredited certificates in different aspects of Belly Dance, come along to this talk. Some of the courses are open to all levels, others are part of our JWAAD Teaching Diploma. Whatever your level, if you are interested in learning more, one of these courses may be for you.
The talks will be on Saturday 10th December at 11:30-12:00 and 5:30-6:00. You do not need to book in advance.
Saturday Night Show!
The unmissable Saturday Night Show is the perfect opportunity to see a wealth of wonderful performances from our teachers and their students, in a wide variety of styles. This show is legendary for being the most innovative showcase in the UK!
Shopping!
Remember to allow time for shopping in our wonderful Souk, which offers a fantastic selection of dancewear, music and accessories. You can buy everything you need for class or performance! More information on the Fantasia 2011 souk stallholders coming soon.
Souk Opening Times
Saturday - 10am to 6:30pm or later
Sunday - 10am to 3:30pm
Feedback from Previous Fantasia Festivals
"What a choice of workshops, I wanted to try them all"...
"I had a lovely time!"...
"I've made so many friends there"...
"It just gets better every year!"...
"I bought too many things in the Souk - again!" ...
"I sent my partner sightseeing in London while I danced. Perfect!"
Venue
Fantasia Festival is held at:
Arts Educational School
14 Bath Road
Chiswick
London
W4 1LY
Nearest underground train station: Turnham Green
Click here for map
Timetable
Click here for the full timetable, or email fantasia@jwaad.com
To receive a printed timetable, send sae to: 2 Jubilee Road, St George, Bristol BS5 8HZ
Enquiries call: 07531 357 846
Booking and Prices
Click here to book workshops, show and competition tickets.
Each workshop costs £15.
The Saturday Night Show is £20.
You can pay for workshops and the Saturday Night Show by credit or debit card, or by PayPal.
Tickets to watch the competitions are free if you have a workshop ticket for that day.
To come to Fantasia without booking a workshop, there is a fee of £4 (cash on the door only). This includes entry to the Souk and to watch the competitions on that day.
DVD
You can order DVDs of previous Fantasia Festival shows from The Short Film Company. The 2011 Fantasia show will again be filmed by The Short Film Company.
