Since 2011, on World Bellydance Day (the second Saturday in May), teams of belly dancers around the world dance a ShimmyMob, a belly dance flash mob held annualy to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
This is a fun event, held for a good cause.
Feel good about yourself by helping others. We need dancers, dance teachers, dance schools, sponsors and volunteers.
Sabeya
The inaugural ShimmyMob was held on May 1st, 2011. Sabeya, the founder of ShimmyMob, intended to hold the event one time only, as a fund raiser for local women's shelters. The response to the event was unanimous: do it again.
The movement continues to grow and participants continue to come back every year. When registration opens, we will post it on the ShimmyMob Facebook page and on this site.
ShimmyMob supports victims of abuse, and the shelters and similar organizations in participating local areas, by promoting awareness and furthering the cause.
We encourage participating cities to create fundraising events during the month of May and to donate directly to the local shelters.
Participating communities receive a free listing of local belly dance-related events leading up to World Bellydance Day, on the ShimmyMob website events page. We encourage all participants to make these events by donation and give the funds raised to the designated charities in their area.
We are grateful for all the supporters of this project. We thank you for your donations, the use of locations for rehearsals and performances, the fundraising contest prizes, and more. In return, ShimmyMob is pleased to provide free advertising on the ShimmyMob website for one full year (or longer), depending on the sponsorship level.
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I was so happy to be a part of ShimmyMob again this year! Our leaders were amazing with all of their organization and teaching skills.
Karen C.Today I danced with a group ShimmyMob. It was Amazing!
Shirla W.It felt so good to dance for such a worthy cause and I met and made some new dance friends along the way.
Barbara B.