Current Retreats  

Jan 24-31, 2010 Hawaii Retreat
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Hawaii Belly Dance Retreat
Delilah with live music and drumming by Erik Brown. (DATES UPDATED!!)

April 2-9, 2010 Hawaii Retreat
Tribal, Hula, and Fusion
Hawaii Belly Dance
Delilah with Special Guests Amy Sigil of UNMATA, and Dahlia Moon of Seattle.

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2009 Delilah’s Hawaii Belly Dance Retreat featuring Princess Farhana
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2008 Delilah’s Egypt Tour Our Visit to Luxor, Aswan, Abu Sembel, and Cairo [ THEME: Pharonic Dance and Spiritual Quest ]
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2008 Delilah’s Hawaii Belly Dance Retreat featuring Delilah & Company
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2008 Belly Dance
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2003 Delilah’s Hawaii Belly Dance Retreat Retreat Details

A Special Note From Delilah…

The Economy and Our Retreat
We have been conducting retreats for over 18 years now, and we could not bear to shut down because of fears. Kalani Resort in Hawaii actually feels they do pretty well in a down economy, and we saw no signs of there being any extra space or empty rooms this past January. Here at Delilah's Belly Dance Retreats, we feel we are doing important work, and that women need the personal power and strength they get from belly dance, now more than ever! We are empowered by the women who understand and support our mission.

Because of the current state of the economy, we have shortened the number of days in our upcoming retreats and reserved less rooms to make our retreats smaller to help with costs. However, we are offering 2 fantastic retreats for you to choose from in 2010 (January and April). We've put together many incentives packages and options for women to encourage them to plan ahead and look forward to a more positive future. As always, we have an Early-Bird Discount and an Easy-Payment-Plan to assist you in making attendance a reality. It also helps us meet our obligations for a successful retreat.

Thinking About It?
If you are interested, please register early rather than later to reserve the kind of accommodations you prefer. If you are thinking about it, please let us know and we will alert you before we come to the close of our registration.

Getting Good Deals on Flights
When the economy gets stressed we have seen prices to Hawaii go down in effort to help the island communities. This past year some tickets were $299 round trip from Seattle. Good for our retreat!

Money tight? Don't know how to make this a reality? If you are a dancer with little means, but dream of attending, don’t give up! Please read this inspiring article, it may change your life: Belly Dance Financial Fitness

The Power of A Gift
If you are a person of means, and can make a “gift” to a woman who you know would profit physically, spiritually, and emotionally from participating in our retreat, please consider making a donation in either part or full tuition. It can make a powerful difference in a dancer's life, as well as the greater good. This kind of gesture has been done on many occasions over the years. During these stressful times we do need to be aware our sisters may need a helping hand.

We have had dance troupes raise money to send a member. We’ve had fathers send their daughters, wives, and mother in laws. We had one woman give it as a reward for finding another woman’s diamond ring! We have given retreats away as fundraiser's for accident victims. There have been many beneficial and rewarding occasions!

Inspirational reading: www.givetolivebook.com

Additional Notes

Sleeping Arrangements
If you are known to snore regularly, you will need a private room or register to share a room with a good natured friend or fellow snorer. Everyone gets a set of ear plugs in the room, because the jungle gets kind of wild sounding at night from birds, frogs, breeze, rain on the roof, and coconuts swaying in the wind! I personally sleep better at Kalani, but it is exotic.

Extra Relaxation
Another thing to consider is adding vacation days to chill and recover from jet lag before the retreat. If there are retreats scheduled at Kalani before or after us, space can be extremely limited. Please be early with your plans.

Want to Bring Your Spouse/Partner?
They can join our retreat and be supportive members. It is very relaxing and there are Kalani classes and programs they can participate in as well as have fun drumming with Erik. But if hanging with belly dancers is not their cup of tea, then another idea is to meet up with husband or significant other immediately following the retreat.