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Topic

Instructor

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Feb 18

am10.00am

-12.00pm

The Body as an Instrument:

Fresh Drum Solo Ideas
In this workshop we will learn to work with the sounds of traditional drums, Tribal style! Developing a sense of rhythm and musicality is key- we will work on listening skills, basic rhythms, and practice translating sound into movement! Many moves, including locks, shimmies, and turns will be drilled, and the grand finale is a petite drum solo choreography!

(All levels welcome, some experience is recommended.)

Sharon Kihara

1

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Feb 18

pm12.15pm

-2.15pm

Movin

Get your Hipsg
Beginner Bellydance Technique & Combinations. Learn the isolations and hipmovements that make Bellydance so unique. Heather will start with breaking

down the movements one by one, giving a strong foundation to build on. Then

put them into fun and exciting combinations to get you dancing right away.

Heather Aued

2

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Feb 18

pm3.15pm

-5.15pm

Persian Dance
The ancient form of Silk Road Dances. Persian dance emphasizes upper body, arm and hand motion, kneeling, graceful ascents; spins and turns epitomize the style. The dances of the region reflect the rich legacy of many indigenous and foreign cultures of ancient Silk Road.

Louchia

3

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Feb 18

pm5.30pm

-6.30pm

Rhythm Workshop
Middle Eastern rhythms for drummers and dancers. (Bring a drum if you have one)

Ozzy

4

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Feb 19

am10.00am

-12.00pm

Live Drum Solo
Move your hips with intricate precision and embody the spirit of Arabic rhythms. Learn the techniques and drill the combinations to create an exciting and powerful drum solo.

Jillina and Ozzy

5

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Feb 19

pm12.15pm

-2.15pm

Innovative Veil Techniques
Bored with using the same old veil moves? Then come to Kaeshi's veil workshop to be inspired with lots of new ideas. Become one with the veil, learn new flourishes, throws, holds, wraps and combinations. She guarantees you won't view the veil in the same way ever again. Please bring a 3 yard veil, and if you forget, there will be some extras on hand.

Kaeshi

6

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Feb 19

pm3.15pm

-5.15pm

How to Eat Glass, Play Beautiful Music

& Other Fine Tricks: Tribal Cymbal Choreography
This class revolves around an original choreography designed for the advanced beginner to professional level dancer. Class will begin with a short yoga warm-up and a practice session of optical illusion dance moves- it's not exactly magic, but almost! Learn some tricks to safely executing difficult-looking moves and postures with ease. The choreography itself incorporates Zagat (finger cymbals!), and we will practice our basic rhythms before we begin our journey into the dance. Get ready for a dance that emphasizes gooey undulations and circles, turning technique, shoulder isolation and languid extensions. (Please dress for yoga and don't forget your cymbals!)

Sharon Kihara

7

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Feb 20

am10.00am

-12.00pm

Georgian National Dance
The beauty and originality of the Georgian folk dance is perhaps due to their ability to reflect so many different aspects of Georgian life. They are divided to their origin and content into ritual and ceremonial, work, game, and comic dances. Each dance portrays the life of the different region in which it originated.

Zurab

8

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Feb 20

pm12.15pm

-2.15pm

Welcome to the Cult: Building Blocks of Tribal
Identifying and configuring the building blocks of movement, Tribal Style! This class is ideal for the newer Tribal dancer, or a dancer experienced in other styles of belly dance, who wish to try their hand at Tribal! We will break it all down to the nitty-gritty, demystifying the keys to clean, precise isolations, smooth slow movements, rockin shimmies, hands and arms, and proper posture and alignment of the body. Fresh new combinations will be taught as well! (A yoga mat is helpful to have and please dress as though you are going to a yoga class.)

Sharon Kihara

9

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Feb 20

pm3.15pm

-5.15pm

Turkish Roman Fusion
The more you know, the more confidently you will express your unique voice. Elizabeth draws from her extensive knowledge in Turkish Roman ("Gypsy") stylings to give you a basis in the form. From this background, we learn a fusion choreography, integrating traditional folkloric movements with modern belly dance and jazz elements. This workshop is sure to broaden your and expand your knowledge of rhythm.

Elizabeth Strong

10

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Feb 22

am10.00am

-12.00pm

Russian Gypsy Passion
A highly passionate form of dance, Russian Gypsy is a blend of Roma, Russian, Hungarian, Romanian, Spanish and Turkish influences. Learn traditional arm and hand movements with fast shoulder shimmies and finger snaps, jumps, turns, footwork, floorwork and skirtwork. You will learn a 3 min choreography. Please bring a skirt  to the workshop.

Louchia

11

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Feb 22

pm12.15pm

-2.15pm

Traveling Tribal
Layer movements while traveling and utilize your dance space with fun combos. Get your Tribal-Style moving! Learn to layer the hips and chest over fun traveling steps, and learn great turns to get the energy flowing in your dance and on the stage. Then practice it all in two short combinations.

Elizabeth Strong

12

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Feb 22

pm3.15pm

-5.15pm

Juicy Arabic Pop
This Arabic song is full of juicy bits and broad dynamics. Combine useful combinations and funky floor patterns with personal expression. From dramatic accents to slow and smooth moves this choreography will enhance your range of motion and emotion in dance

Jillina

13

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Feb 22

pm5.30pm

-6.30pm

Fantastic Fans
Fascinated by fans but don’t know how to use them? Then come and discover how the beauty of fan dancing can enhance your ability to mesmerize an audience. Kaeshi learned fan dance first hand from Chinese dance masters as a teenager, and toured throughout multiple cities in Australia dancing with the “Chinese Youth League”. Learn different hand holds, poses, dramatic accents, poses you can strike, plus a myriad of bellydance movements that work well with fan technique. Appropriate for 12 inch fans with 5-12 inches of fabric hanging off the edge. Please bring your own fans to the workshop. If you don't have any, extra fans will be available for use.

Kaeshi

14

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Feb 23

am10.00am

-12.00pm

La Danse Oriental
This ain't your grandma's belly dance routine. Fuse classic Egyptian moves with modern and lyrical stylization. Work with a variety of rhythms like, malfuf, masmoudi, waltz, and saidii. Get ready to sweat, swirl and shimmy!

Jillina

15

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Feb 23

pm12.15pm

-2.15pm

My Beloved Greeted Me
An upbeat, enlivening choreography to "Sallam Allay" by Hossam Ramzy.  Variations will be shown to increase the difficulty level for more experienced dancers. Finger cymbals will also be introduced, broken down and gradually incorporated in the choreography.

Kaeshi

16

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Feb 23

pm3.15pm

-5.15pm

Bollywood Fusion
This workshop combines the undulations and shimmies of Bellydance with the exciting signature moves of Indian Bollywood. 

Drawing from contemporary and Folk Indian dance, along with Bellydance, this fusion workshop will add a fun, energetic choreography to your repertoire.

Louchia

17

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 Private Lessons:Feb,14~Feb,23