The Fire and Ice extravaganza, part of the Rhythmix cultural festival in Alameda, California, is all set to celebrate "Belly Dance Day". The show taking place on Sunday, 28th of August will showcase top-notch, award winning belly dance performances. All forms of belly dance viz. modern, classic, fusion and contemporary belly dance will be performed at the show. Famous dancer Miriam Peretz will perform a Persian variation of belly dance.
Belly dance, which is a "Western"-coined name for a traditional "Middle Eastern" dance, has grown in popularity since the advent of the decade, especially in America. Other performances at Rhythmix will include Oriental belly dance by Persian American Dancer Shabnam Shirvani, and an artistic taqsim by the Acro Belly-Dance Trio.