MECDA's Annual Belly Dance Carnival (formerly Cairo Carnival) returns to the Santa Anita Race Track for its third year, and is set to bring you the best of what you've come to expect from this time honored event.

MECDA has searched far and wide to bring you the best workshop instructors available. Our incredible workshops will feature both Tribal and Oriental teachers, to greater reflect the diversity of MECDA. These sought after instructors include, Heather Stants, director of Urban Tribal Dance Company (San Diego), Sadie (Colorado), Kassar (tribal duo from New Jersey), and Princess Farhana (Hollywood Royalty).

MECDA has always been proud to feature spectacular professional performers on our stages, and yet also provide performance opportunities for burgeoning dancers and troupes. As in the past, we'll have an open call performance policy, with on-going shows on two stages all day.

The amazing shopping in our indoor bazaar and outdoor gypsy camp is legendary, and we're committed to bringing you the most diverse vendors available.

MECDA's 2008 Belly Dance Carnival promises to be a fabulous event, recapturing its former glory, and taking it into the future. Pre-registration ends 6/1/08, at 11:55 pm.