FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 28, 2005 | CONTACT: J. HENKE (615.242.7835)

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED BELLYDANCE SUPERSTARS
COMING TO ARLINGTON’S REGENT THEATRE MARCH 4

NEXT BIG DANCE SHOW PHENOM TROUPE HAS BROUGHT THE ART OF SENSUALITY IN MOTION –
AN EXCITING, EXOTIC & MYSTERIOUS SPECTACLE – TO LARGE AUDIENCES IN OVER 15 COUNTRIES

BOSTON -- Hailed as the next big dance show phenomenon to follow Riverdance by such respected publications as the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph & Daily Express, the Bellydance Superstars bring their enthralling performances and mesmerizing choreography to The Regent Theatre (7 Medford St.) in Arlington on Sat., March 4 at 8 PM. Tickets are on sale now ($35 or $25 for groups of 12+) and can be purchased through the Regent Theatre Box Office: 781.646.4TIX (4849). Box office hours: Mon.- Sat. 12-5 pm and one hour before showtimes.

The world’s premier touring belly dance troupe, the Bellydance Superstars have garnered international acclaim from critics, instructors, dancers and fans alike as they take this ancient art form into the mainstream. Following their 2005 International Tour, the Bellydance Superstars return to the United States for a 37-city tour beginning Jan. 25, 2006 with a three-night stand at El Portal in Los Angeles. Titled “Raqs Carnivale,” the show features all new choreography, costumes and production. The superstars will appear on the cover of the March issue of Global Rhythm, which hits newsstands in February.

Comprised of America’s best-known and most sought after belly dancers – many of whom are expert bellydance instructors – the troupe is the only professional dance company of its kind on tour, making their performances and workshops extremely popular affairs. Performing a cross-section of Tribal, Egyptian and Cabaret styles, the Bellydance Superstars exhibit an intoxicating spectacle that transports the audience to a distant time and place while stimulating all the senses.

From their beginnings as part of the 45-city Lollapalooza rock tour in 2003 (performing to over half a million people and receiving praise in the pages of Rolling Stone), to their stint at the famed Folies Bergere in Paris in February 2005 and international 2005 Tour, the Bellydance Superstars have set a new standard for belly dance and proved, without a doubt, its wide appeal to a Western audience. Countless television appearances and impressive press coverage have added huge impetus to an already-growing interest in this most feminine and sensual dance art that celebrates all women.

The troupe is the brainchild of music business mogul and former Sting manager Miles Copeland, a legendary impresario who has served as manager, agent or record label chief for acts including The Police, The Sex Pistols, REM, The Moody Blues, Blondie, and a host of others.

"Bellydance as a respected dance art, not just a popular women's exercise method is finally coming of age," Copeland says. "At the forefront are the Bellydance Superstars who have almost single-handedly accomplished this is less than three years. They have performed over 300 shows in 16 countries to over one million people live and sixty million on TV."

The troupe has been chronicled in the fascinating documentary, American Bellydancer: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Dance, which was chosen for screening several film festivals including the Tiburon Film Festival. The film also debuted in thirty theaters across the United States earlier this year. The Bellydance Superstars also produce popular DVD, CD and merchandise products, which are sold at each performance and via their official website, www.bellydancesuperstars.com.

The Bellydance Superstars are dedicated to celebrating the art form of bellydance and elevating it to its rightful place among dance genres. Their motto: We Dance, Therefore We Are.