Our Mission
Belly Dance New England (BDNE) exists to promote, unite, and support the New England belly dance community. We achieve this by sharing regional news, event listings, and class information in an accessible and engaging format — and by hosting networking events that bring dancers together, fostering collaboration, connection, and growth across state lines.
Our Goal is to unite dancers across state lines...
BDNE is an online resource dedicated to uniting and empowering the New England belly dance community. Our mission is to connect dancers across state lines by sharing valuable information on workshops, festivals, class listings, and community events.
Through our platform, we provide a single gateway for event promotion and encourage collaboration among dancers, teachers, and organizers to help every event thrive. In addition to event listings, BDNE offers educational and editorial content—such as articles and podcasts—designed to inspire, inform, and enrich the artistic journey of our community members.
BDNE celebrates the diversity, creativity, and inclusivity of the belly dance world. We are committed to supporting growth and connection within our community and do not discriminate on the basis of color, creed, sex, or dance genre.
ALIZAH
Belly Dance New England founder of BDNE est. 1998Alizah Afet (Amy Smith), Belly Dance New England founder of BDNE est. 1998. She ran the network as a magazine until that became obsolete.
Then she began to transition the network into the largest marketing platform across state lines. In 2019 when she retired and sold the network to the Middle Eastern Dance Academy of CT.
