Dancing in public – how soon can I do it?

Mmmm …sure, you can aim for this, but have you reached advanced level?

Usually it takes about 3 years of training before you enter a performance training threshold. And if you are not a trained professional performer, you cannot seriously charge for your "performance". Be sure that you are indeed capable of giving them what they are expecting and paying for – there are many dancers who have been embarrassed and demotivated when clients have asked them not to come back.

A good teacher will not (and should not) book you for belly dance shows if you are not yet at the already set high standard that the dance in performance is expected of.