Gilded Raqs Belly Dance Festival 2026

This upcoming weekend is the Gilded Raqs Belly Dance Festival in San Jose, CA. This is a very fun event filled with performances, workshops (including affordable mini workshops), and of course belly dance shopping as well.

One of the highlights of this festival for me is the dancer interviews. Experienced local belly dancers are interviewed onstage about their careers and it is so great to hear their stories.

I am performing both Saturday and Sunday, full details, including map to the venue, on my Shows Page!

I hope to see some of you there for this fun weekend. Until then, here is my student troupe’s performance at Gilded Raqs 2025. (Click here for video if you are reading on email).

Golden Era Night in San Francisco

Join us for a special evening on Sunday, August 30 as my students and I evoke the Golden Era of Egyptian Belly Dance at Al Masri Egyptian Restaurant in San Francisco. Doors open at 5:30 PM and the show will start at 7:30 PM. Reservations highly recommended: (415) 876-2300 or email chefsausan@gmail.com.

Egyptian Legends of the Golden Era of Belly Dance Samia Gamal and Taheya Carioca.

I am always so inspired by the dancing of this period and I’m really looking forward to this magical evening. I hope you can join us!

Performance at Al Masri Egyptian Restaurant

On Saturday 11/1 I’m performing at Al Masri Egyptian Restaurant in San Francisco! The show starts and 7PM and there will be live music with the Arabian Passion Band. A couple of my students will also be performing to live music for the first time so I am very excited! Join us for a wonderful night of belly dance at Al Masri!