Infusion Emporium

Infusion Emporium Fusion Bellydance festivals, shows and workshop weekends in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK

When Alexis Southall began producing her first event in 2011, she never believed that it would grow to become the biggest fusion bellydance festival in the UK. Her first event took place in April 2011, hosting Samantha Emanuel (UK) and Manca Pavli (SLO) for workshops and a theatre show called ‘Bellydance Vaudeville’, choosing to host an event purely because she was fed up of constantly travelling

in order to take workshops with her idols. After its sell out success, she hosted the first Infusion Emporium in November of that same year, featuring a weekend intensive taught by Alexis & another local dancer named Bex, alongside a theatre show starring students taking the intensive. Infusion Emporium has since grown to host some of the biggest names in Fusion Bellydance, and quickly developed from a small theatre show to a large scale production with international instructors and performers. 2012 saw the very first interest from students outside of the UK, and IE has continued to attract participants from all over Europe, and as far afield as Japan, Canada, USA and Mexico. We choose our teachers not based on hype, but on who we believe to be top educators and experts in their field, and who will truly enrich the learning experience for our attendees. Our aim is to promote home-grown and international talent via professional theatre shows, and to provide world class training opportunities to the next generation of performers and teachers. Based in the Midlands, Infusion Emporium is in the ideal location for easy reach from all over the UK and Europe. Our previous instructors have included:

Zoe Jakes
Rachel Brice
Jillina (online edition)
Aziza of Montreal
Sadie Marquardt
Amy Sigil
Kami Liddle
Ebony Qualls (online edition)
Anasma
Heather Stants
Ashley Lopez
Colleena Shakti
Elizabeth Strong
April Rose
Olivia Kissel
Samantha Emanuel
Manca Pavli
Piny Orchidaceae
Olga Meos

At Infusion Emporium we choose our teachers not based on hype but on who we believe will give you the best, most well-ro...
07/06/2026

At Infusion Emporium we choose our teachers not based on hype but on who we believe will give you the best, most well-rounded educational dance experience.

We have a pre-existing relationship with almost all our teachers (in fact we've only ever hosted one dancer that we hadn't met in person before in 15 years of the event!) so we feel confident about who we're bringing for you to learn from.

We value having Oriental dance alongside fusion bellydance, and we value being able to centre source dancers in our teacher line up to uphold cultural context, build deeper connections in our community and give our attendees a richer learning experience.

We want you to learn lots of dance technique, but we also make sure that creative tools and lectures are part of our offerings so you get the full picture of what it means to be a dancer.

We love to see the a-ha moments (you'll have many), the frantic scribbling of notes (because you're going to want to remember all that new information!), and the connections being built by sharing the space together. So much collaboration has come from Infusion Emporium and we're so proud of that!

Most of all, we want you to have fun, and we hope that's also at the heart of your Infusion Emporium experience!

What are you hoping to gain from this year's workshops?

01/05/2026

Welcome to our new followers, and welcome back if you've been with us for a while! We thought we'd share a bit about the event and what makes it so special so our new followers can get to know us!

If you've been before, what makes Infusion Emporium special to you? And why should someone who's never been before join us this year? We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

Memories from Infusion Emporium 13
22/04/2026

Memories from Infusion Emporium 13

Infusion Emporium 13 Memories

We want to hear from you! Help us choose the topic for Amel Tafsout's lecture at Infusion Emporium 14 - we want to know ...
16/04/2026

We want to hear from you! Help us choose the topic for Amel Tafsout's lecture at Infusion Emporium 14 - we want to know what you'd like to hear more about from Amel's expertise.

Cultural Appropriation or Ritual in Dance. Comment your choice below!

We always want to provide the learning opportunities that you feel will benefit you the most so we can also give our teachers nice full classes or eager students. Help us decide so we all win! 💗

Sensational Sadie Marquardt headlined the night at the Infusion Emporium 13's theatre show, and we think you'll agree sh...
09/04/2026

Sensational Sadie Marquardt headlined the night at the Infusion Emporium 13's theatre show, and we think you'll agree she absolutely brought the house down!

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Performing Jill Parker's incredible choreography, this piece brought together Jill, Alexis Southall, Rachel Noel and Ros...
06/04/2026

Performing Jill Parker's incredible choreography, this piece brought together Jill, Alexis Southall, Rachel Noel and Roselle Black for a very special performance - what an absolute treat!

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Inspired by the work of choreographer Andrew Winghart, and set to the cinematic sounds of Woodkid , The Juniper Project ...
05/04/2026

Inspired by the work of choreographer Andrew Winghart, and set to the cinematic sounds of Woodkid , The Juniper Project presented Alexis Southall's choreography 'Elysian Shadows' at Infusion Emporium 13. We think you'll agree these goddesses absolutely slayed.

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Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street
Wolverhampton
WV14AN

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