Fri 12 Mar
|Albert Hall Conference Centre
HDL 2027 - Competition Registration
✨ Compete across Amateur, Semi-Professional & Professional levels in Raks Sharki, Drum Solo, Folklore, Fusion and more. 🥁 NEW for 2026: Live Drum Solo with the incredible Chronis Taxidis! 🏆 Amazing prizes, trophies & certificates await!
Time & Location
12 Mar 2027, 16:00 – 23:00
Albert Hall Conference Centre, Derby Rd, Nottingham NG1 5AA, UK
About the event
Hips Don’t Lie Competition 💎
12th March 2026 | 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Albert Hall Conference Centre, Nottingham
Please note for GROUP Categories, your group leader need to confirm your group entry with Marija via email or text before members buy tickets.
Please read our full rules before registering.
Tickets
Amateur Raks Sharki
Dancers at the beginning of their belly dance journey. You attend Beginner/Open Level classes, have limited stage or competition experience and do not teach or earn money from belly dance.
£45.00
+£1.13 ticket service fee
Amateur - Drum CD
Dancers at the beginning of their belly dance journey. You attend Beginner/Open Level classes, have limited stage or competition experience and do not teach or earn money from belly dance.
£45.00
+£1.13 ticket service fee
Semi Professional Raks Sharki
Dancers with several years' experience who attend Intermediate/Advanced classes or workshops and have previous stage or competition experience and do not teach or earn money from belly dance.
£45.00
+£1.13 ticket service fee
Semi Professional Drum CD
Dancers with several years' experience who attend Intermediate/Advanced classes or workshops and have previous stage or competition experience and do not teach or earn money from belly dance.
£45.00
+£1.13 ticket service fee
Semi Professional Folklore
Dancers with several years' experience who attend Intermediate/Advanced classes or workshops and have previous stage or competition experience and do not teach or earn money from belly dance.
£45.00
+£1.13 ticket service fee
Semi Professional Show/Fusion
Dancers with several years' experience who attend Intermediate/Advanced classes or workshops and have previous stage or competition experience and do not teach or earn money from belly dance.
£45.00
+£1.13 ticket service fee
Semi Professional TABLA LIVE
Dancers with several years' experience who attend Intermediate/Advanced classes or workshops and have previous stage or competition experience and do not teach or earn money from belly dance.
£80.00
+£2.00 ticket service fee
Professional Raks Sharki
Dancers who currently or previously earned money through belly dance, including teaching, paid performances, gigs, restaurants, cabarets or other professional dance work. Important: Professional Raks Sharki will have an improvisation round. One week before the competition, dancers will receive 8 possible songs, with one selected on the day for all finalists to improvise to. Only the Top 6 competitors will advance to an improvisation final.
£45.00
+£1.13 ticket service fee
Professional Drum CD
Dancers who currently or previously earned money through belly dance, including teaching, paid performances, gigs, restaurants, cabarets or other professional dance work. Important: Professional Raks Sharki will have an improvisation round. One week before the competition, dancers will receive 8 possible songs, with one selected on the day for all finalists to improvise to. Only the Top 6 competitors will advance to an improvisation final.
£45.00
+£1.13 ticket service fee
Professional Folklore
Dancers who currently or previously earned money through belly dance, including teaching, paid performances, gigs, restaurants, cabarets or other professional dance work. Important: Professional Raks Sharki will have an improvisation round. One week before the competition, dancers will receive 8 possible songs, with one selected on the day for all finalists to improvise to. Only the Top 6 competitors will advance to an improvisation final.
£45.00
+£1.13 ticket service fee
Professional Show/Fusion
Dancers who currently or previously earned money through belly dance, including teaching, paid performances, gigs, restaurants, cabarets or other professional dance work. Important: Professional Raks Sharki will have an improvisation round. One week before the competition, dancers will receive 8 possible songs, with one selected on the day for all finalists to improvise to. Only the Top 6 competitors will advance to an improvisation final.
£45.00
+£1.13 ticket service fee
Professional TABLA LIVE
Dancers who currently or previously earned money through belly dance, including teaching, paid performances, gigs, restaurants, cabarets or other professional dance work. Important: Professional Raks Sharki will have an improvisation round. One week before the competition, dancers will receive 8 possible songs, with one selected on the day for all finalists to improvise to. Only the Top 6 competitors will advance to an improvisation final.
£80.00
+£2.00 ticket service fee
Group
Minimum 4 dancers per group. Open to all experience levels, with creative staging encouraged. Each group member must purchase their own group entry ticket, selecting the appropriate ticket based on whether they hold a Full Package or not.
£30.00
+£0.75 ticket service fee
£30.00
+£0.75 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00