The Middle Eastern Culture and Dance Association (MECDA) is a group that works for you! Created in 1977. MECDA is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the community as a source of education, communication, promotion, and inspiration for the near and middle east music, dance, and arts community worldwide. Our members include dancers, musicians, artists, and other persons interested in Near East and Middle Eastern culture, music, dance, and arts. Our goal is to bring a sense of unity to a richly diverse community as well as celebrate the culture and its arts. Join us in bringing the community together and working as a whole.

MECDA's Professional Dance Conference & Retreat

Learn how to take your belly dance career to the next level.

Sign up below for our Free Pre-Conference Seminar Series

 

We're interviewing all the instructors for MECDA's Professional Dance Conference & Retreat so you can get access to some great training before you even get to the conference. And we're inviting everyone to listen in, even if you can't join us this year. 

 

Just enter your name and email below and we'll send you interviews with each instructor.

 

Join us Everywhere!

"What was your favorite thing about Cairo Caravan?"

 

Everything! There's dancing, shopping, the drums outside, all in a unique and interesting venue. It's wonderful to see all the different dancers and groups perform all day, the variety and see what's new out in the world of belly dance; I liked that there were a few more groups doing traditional folk and did their own singing and music- that was great.  ~Christine Young

 

Meetings

Central Board Meetings:
Central board meetings are now held as teleconferences on Skype, any member from anywhere may join a Central Board meeting.

Please email the MECDA Secretary to inquire about upcoming meetings at secretary@mecda.org

C.B. Meeting Minutes

Request the monthly meeting minutes from the central board.  Requires a current MECDA membership number.)