September 27th-29th, 2024

The ABDC invites you to a weekend filled with workshops, performances, shopping, and a celebration of Raqs Sharqi.

We’re excited to partner with the Austin Bellydance Association (ABA), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the dance community, to bring you our Saturday night Gala featuring members of The ABA and the ABDC Instructors!

Our instructors bring a wealth of experience in dances from the Middle East, North Africa, Greece, and Turkey (MENAHT), offering a diverse array of traditional, contemporary, and fusion styles. For more information about our featured artists and other instructors, click below!

Featured Artists for 2024

Tamra Henna &

DaVid of Scandinavia

Shimmy on by to South Austin, Texas

Dance Classes will be held in person on Friday and Saturday at Dance by Carly and Austin Ecstatic Dance Center.

Both studios are side-by-side in the same shopping center, located at 10203 Old Manchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78748

Saturday Night Performance Gala will be held at the Dougherty Arts Center (DAC).

Sunday classes will be live and online via Zoom.

Credit: Joe Spitler Photography

Come sparkle with us, y'all!

For over 27 years we have fostered local and international collaborations between world renowned musicians, dancers, instructors and Artists.

The Austin Belly Dance Convention has been bringing together the Middle Eastern dance and Belly Dance community since its inception. Cabaret, folklore, and fusion dances are all represented by our collection of hand-picked performers and instructors from across the globe.