http://chansondevie.com/home Clear Lake's premier bellydance studio Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:09:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last month, I posted the first of a series of bellydance costuming articles on our page. Now the second one is also posted. Check them out, and be sure to click the links. There's some really cool stuff mentioned in them, and Mira (the author) has lots ... http://chansondevie.com/home/2010/06/bellydance-articles/ We are now located in our new studio location! (425 E NASA Rd 1, Webster, Tx) We've got the floors installed, part of the stage set up, and mirrors on the wall. We will continue to make improvements and decorate, but we definitely have the new studio in a ... http://chansondevie.com/home/2010/05/we-have-moved/ That's right. We are getting our own place again! Yay! Classes will start in the new location on May 17th. Our new location is at 425 E NASA Rd 1 (or E NASA Pkwy, depending on your map program) in Webster. Our new location is just west of Mamacita's ... http://chansondevie.com/home/2010/05/cdv-is-moving/ Hey all-- We're going to be performing this coming weekend (April 23 and April 24) at the Freeport RiverFest. Friday, we will perform at 8pm, and Saturday, we will perform at 6pm. For directions or more info on the RiverFest, check out http://www.freeportriverfest.com/ http://chansondevie.com/home/2010/04/freeport-riverfest-this-weekend/ Thanks to everyone who came to see us at Comicpalooza! And thanks to everyone we met there for being such a great group of people. We look forward to seeing you all next year. In the meantime, to find out more about our studio, surf around our website, sign up on ... http://chansondevie.com/home/2010/03/post-comicpalooza-thanks/ I just got off the phone with the Comicpalooza chairman.  The stage where we will be performing will be located in the dealer's room.  He is finishing up the events schedule and will hopefully have it posted before the convention actually starts (they had a bit of a setback, but ... http://chansondevie.com/home/2010/03/comicpalooza-this-week/ Thanks to everyone who came out to perform or see us perform last night at Avant Garden! We had a blast, and y'all were a great group to dance for! http://chansondevie.com/home/2010/03/avant-garden-thanks/ Chanson de Vie Troupe and Intermediate Troupe will be performing at Avant Garden (411 Westheimer) this coming Tuesday (March 9th). I (Cahira) will also be performing a solo there. Show starts at 8:30 (doors open at 8), and the cost is $5 per person. Come see us and all the other lovely dancers ... http://chansondevie.com/home/2010/03/chanson-de-vie-at-avant-garden/ So, Houston is getting its very own comics/gaming/sci-fi/fantasy/steampunk/etc. convention...and the Chanson de Vie Troupe will be performing! I'll also be teaching some class/workshops there. We'll also have a booth set up in the vendor area where we'll be selling costumes, hip wraps, hip sashes, hair adornments, and other fun dance-wear. Mark your calendars ... http://chansondevie.com/home/2010/03/comicpalooza/ Also, more fun news! We have started up a new performance troupe! We are working to be a high quality troupe in and around the Houston area. Our plan is to have the schedule set up on a 3-month cycle. That way, every three months, we have the ability to ... http://chansondevie.com/home/2010/01/performance-troupe/