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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE for TRIBAL FEST 11: “[It] Goes to 11!” ~ Nigel Tufnel, Spinal Tap * May 18-22, 2011 * Please be aware that there are 5 different classrooms with classes held simultaneously on Wednesday and Thursday, 4 classrooms on Friday, and 2 classrooms on Saturday and Sunday. Read carefully to avoid signing up for two classes that overlap. * WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011 MAIN HALL – maximum capacity 86 people 10:00 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m. Description: Slinky and serpentine, channel your inner shapeshifter. Utilize theatricality in conjunction with extreme muscle control to engage and hypnotize your audience. This workshop focuses on developing and maintaining the posture and control to execute extremely slow and sinuous movements approaching controlled contortionism. We will begin with a series of strengthening exercises to prepare for smooth level changes and floor work. Developing flexibility in the hip flexors, legs and back will also be addressed. The execution of the slinkiest of snake arm cycles and traveling movements akin to “moving through honey” will also be broken down and drilled. We will then progress to very slow and controlled level changes and short combinations utilizing the isolations we have been drilling. The combinations will be linked together and expanded upon to form a complete choreography. At this point, we will begin to employ several exercises to create more of a dance theatre experience including giving different "personalities" to each combination. This will take us to the floor for a breakdown of the fundamentals of tribal fusion floor work techniques including a strong emphasis on conditioning and strength training specifically for floor work. Once on the floor, we will do several exercises testing and improving our flexibility before moving on to floor movements and techniques including body waves, back bends, omis, mayas, chest rotations and traveling movements such as Berber walks and “sit and turns,” knee slides and the ever popular showstopper - the Turkish drop! Lastly, we will drill smooth techniques to get back up off of the floor. Workshop concludes with drilling the complete choreography exploring several planes of space and suggestions for variations with regard to tailoring it to the soloist or troupe. While this workshop really works on conditioning for slower paced dancing, we will also learn floorwork for faster paced music. Strong emphasis is placed on bringing engaging theatricality to the slower paced elements of tribal fusion dance. Skill Level: Open, but not recommended for those with knee and back problems. What to Bring: Please bring knee pads and a yoga mat. What to Wear: Comfy dance workout clothes you can move in freely Sherri’s Bio: Sherri, aka. Cherchez La Femme, has been a student of dance since the age of five with diverse experience ranging from ballet to gymnastics, jazz to modern. Her passion for Middle Eastern dance began in 1999 when she began studying with the internationally celebrated Heather Stants, director of the influential Urban Tribal Dance Company. She soon became a full member performing with the company regularly at private events and bellydance festivals across the US. Sherri is distinguishable in her unique serpentine stylization, an interpretation that stylistically involves extreme muscle control and articulation. She is also an extremely versatile dancer and can morph from one extreme physical state to the next in an instant. In addition to performing as a soloist, Sherri finds creative inspiration in collaboration with other performers. Her dedication, professionalism, and superb artistry has given her the honor of working with Desert Sin, a critically celebrated experimental bellydance theatre company, Atash Maya Dance Company, Elysium Dance Theatre and as guest artist with the incomparable Lucent Dossier Experience Vaudeville Circus and Zen Arts. Having relocated to Los Angeles from San Diego in 2005, Sherri continues to study dance in various incarnations and teaches tribal fusion classes and workshops both locally and abroad. Sherri performs internationally and has been featured in several internationally distributed DVDs the latest of which is a performance DVD with an all-star cast, The Soul of Bellydance. When she is not working on the latest Cherchez La Femme (her own company) or collaborative project, Sherri can be found performing as Slither with The Living World or as a “buxotica” with Lucha Va Voom.
Description:Get to the root of your movements to unlock the softness
and fluidity that is in all of us. By bringing awareness to all
parts of the body The goal is to soften and polish that which you already have, and gain a deeper awareness while dancing. Expect to work on arms, poses, some popping and bellyrolls, and plenty of hipwork as we explore the more elegant concepts of belly dance. Skill
Level:
Open What to Wear: Dance class attire Zoe is a proud
member of The Indigo, recently on the
road touring their new show Le Serpent Rouge. She has been
touring with Bellydance Superstars since the fall of 2005
and can be seen performing on their new Tribal Fusions DVD.
She recently finished filming her debut instructional DVD, to be
released in the fall. Combining talents with David Satori and Tommy
Cappel to form the band Beats
Antique, which released the album Tribal Derivations
last spring, Zoe is currently working on its sequel. Her web site is www.zoebellydance.com
Class Title: Jazz-Age Belly Dance Choreography Skill
Level:
All levels welcome. What to Bring: No need for yoga mats, just bring yourself, water in a stainless-steel reusable container, and a sense of adventure. What to Wear: Comfy dance workout wear Rachel’s Bio: Rachel Brice first fell in love with Belly Dance while watching John Compton's famous Hahbi'Ru at the Northern California Renaissance Faire. She began classes immediately.
10 years later she relocated to acquire a Bachelor's Degree in Dance Ethnology from San Francisco State. While in the Bay Area she studied with Jill Parker, the creator of Tribal Fusion, Carolena Nericcio, the creator of American Tribal Style, and Suhaila Salimpour, daughter of the legendary Jamila Salimpour and creator of the equally legendary Salimpour Format.
In addition to performing and teaching internationally, Rachel studies Viniyoga with Gary Kraftsow, and co-directs The Indigo Belly Dance Company with Miss Mardi Love and Zoe Jakes. 2007 marked The Indigo's first self-produced, full-length show Le Serpent Rouge, which sparked an old-timey revolution. Rachel lives in the Pacific Northwest.
Photo by Kristine Adams.
Teacher: Mardi Love Class Title: Select Pieces from Le Serpent Rouge "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson Skill Level: All levels welcome. What to Bring: water What to Wear: Comfy dance workout wear Mardi’s Bio: Mardi Love is assistant director, choreographer, and part time costumier for internationally-renowned dance company The Indigo and co-creator and producer of the Le Serpent Rouge Revue. Brought up in the dance world by Heather Stants, Mardi danced with Urban Tribal Dance Company for some years. She went on to tour with the Bellydance Superstars, and currently dances with friends and dance greats Rachel Brice and Zoe Jakes of The Indigo. Based in Port Townsend, WA, Mardi teaches and performs worldwide, and produces adornments for performers and non-performers alike. Happiest stringing French cut steel with a hen in her lap.
YOUTH ANNEX, LARGE ROOM – Maximum capacity 36 10:00 a.m.
– 12:00 p.m. Teacher: Daniela Class Title: Jazzy Vintage Fusion Do you love old looks and sounds? Explore the vintage world with Daniela in this fusion combos class. Put your slow & slinky and poppin’ & lockin’ belly dance techniques to use by exploring various music and styles from different eras. Get confidence in meshing an old eastern dance with old western music while staying true to bellydance. We will be focusing on jazz music from different eras in the early 1900’s and discuss history and how to create a vintage look. Skill
Level:
Open, some bellydance experience helpful What to Wear: Comfy dance attire or vintage wear Daniela’s Bio: Daniela
is an innovative fusion bellydance artist mixing delicate Her unique style is influenced by various dances such as Tribal, Flamenco, Tango, Modern and Hip Hop. She is known internationally for her imaginative and thoroughly captivating fusion style. Find out more information about Daniela at www.bellydancebydaniela.com or email her at daniela@bellydancebydaniela.com
Teacher: Samantha Riggs Class Title: Afro-Brazilian Combos for Warriors Skill
Level:
Open to All (athletic), however, some bellydance experience
is helpful to get the most out of this workshop. What to Wear: dance wear Samantha’s Bio: Samantha Riggs is the Founder, Artistic Director, Choreographer and Lead Dancer for both Boom Boom Bollywood and The Sexy Scallywags Dance Circus and is a performer with Jamila Lotus Renaissance bellydance troupe and Fyrae fire arts troupe. She was the assistant director as well as a core dancer, teacher, musician and choreographer for Domba Tribal Fusion Dance Troupe (winners of the 2006 Zaghareet “Best Troupe” award) from 1996 until their peaceful dissolution upon the retirement of Director Heidi Alexander in October of 2006. Samantha has traveled the world teaching Bollywood Style Dance, Bhangra, Tribal Style Bellydance, Tribal Fusion, Fire Arts and “Pirate” Bellydance. Her innovative “Minnat Kare” choreography won Boom Boom Bollywood first place in the Aashiyana All-Indus Dance Competition in 2007. Recently she has taught classes and performed in the UK (Inverness, Scotland and Tribal Ford Festival in Northumberland), Dallas (3rd Coast Tribal), Oregon (Breitenbush Tribal Retreat and Sabine’s Celebration Studio), and Chicago (Tribal Revolution). For Samantha, Art is really all about Love and about expanding the small definition of Love present in mass consciousness to a pure, unadulterated, consuming, spiritual, feral existence without fear. Lately, this belief has inspired her to expressions in her choreography of hope for a dissolution of the worldwide enslavement regime. Samantha is also a tall ship sailor and gunner. She can often be found somewhere off the west coast of the United States or Canada, 70-90 feet in the air in the rigging, hauling like mad on a halyard, happily covered in pine tar or firing the black powder cannons of the brig Lady Washington. She has recently formed a non-profit organization dedicated to building a replica of the USS Porpoise, a brig launched in 1836, which was involved in hunting slavers off the west coast of Africa in the 1840s. Samantha has moved to Bellingham, Washington in order to build the ship and begin a life of seasteading. sam@boomboombollywood.com 2:30 – 4:30
p.m.* (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.) * Teacher: Carolena Nericcio Class Title:
Connecting the Dots... (a 3-day intensive) Description: Dot-you have technique. Dot-you have a show coming up. Dot-how do you put them together? ATS Technique + ATS Formations alone do not make a show. Learn how everyday eye contact and facial expressions (yes, the smile!) can make or break your presentation. Learn to see yourself from the audience's perspective - it's not the same thing that you are feeling. We'll work on entrances and exits, transitions and musicality. We'll end up with a dynamite show that is as much fun for the dancer as the audience. Skill Level: Dancers should know the basics of Taxeem, Bodywave, Hand Floreos and Arm Undulations, Shimmy, Arabic Basic, Egyptian Basic, Pivot Bumps and Choo-choos. What to Bring: Finger cymbals and water What to Wear: Choli, full skirt and pantaloons or basic dance wear Carolena’s Bio: Carolena is the originator of American Tribal Style Belly Dance (ATS) from which all Tribal Fusion is born. ATS is method of improvisational choreography, using a vocabulary of natural movements and cues allowing the dancers to communicate via gesture when dancing together. The effect is a vibrant thread drawing the audience into the tapestry. Her troupe, FatChanceBellyDance, is a Bay Area phenomenon that has become known around the world. Audiences delight at the exuberance, vitality, beauty and power expressed by the strong and agile dancers. The majestic costuming, including full headdresses and layers of ethnic jewelry, celebrate the folk art of the old world. The music, a carefully chosen collection of both traditional sounds and modern fusion adds to the effect...Tribal Style looks “old” but it is actually “new.” Find out more at www.fcbd.com Carolena Nericcio, director FatChanceBellyDance, Inc., Director's Cut Blog: http://fcbdblog.blogspot.com/ Sign up for TribalStar Galactica: http://www.fcbd.com/tribal/tribalStarGalactica.php
Teacher: Jill Parker Class Title: The Real Nitty Gritty Skill Level: Some bellydance experience helpful What to Bring: Water What to Wear: Dance attire Jill’s Bio: Jill Parker, Mamma of the modern tribal fusion bellydance movement, is an award winning teacher/choreographer, founder of Ultra Gypsy Dance Theater, and director of the Foxglove Sweethearts. She's an original member of FatChanceBellyDance, and with over two decades of experience, has trained the top bellydancers in the genre. Jill's big heart and deep love for this intoxicating form shine through in her classes and performances. She's an exceptional teacher with a knack for demystifying this sensuous dance, making it accessible to new dancers while offering insight for refinement and subtlety to the most advanced dancers. BOLSHOI ROOM – Maximum capacity 24 people 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. * (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.) * Teacher:
Rachel Brice
Skill Level: BellyDance experience helpful What to bring: Please bring comfortable stretchy layers for warming up and cooling down and a notebook for class (and there may be homework) What
to wear:
Comfortable stretchy pants, a form-fitting tank top or sports bra,
a yoga mat, water, and a warm tee shirt or sweatshirt. If you wish,
bring a hip scarf and skirt for the dance portion of class. Rachel Brice first fell in love with Belly Dance while watching John Compton's famous Hahbi'Ru at the Northern California Renassance Faire. She began classes immediately.
10 years later she relocated to acquire a Bachelor's Degree in Dance Ethnology from San Francisco State. While in the Bay Area she studied with Jill Parker, the creator of Tribal Fusion, Carolena Nericcio, the creator of American Tribal Style, and Suhaila Salimpour, daughter of the legendary Jamila Salimpour and creator of the equally legendary Salimpour Format.
In addition to performing and teaching internationally, Rachel studies Viniyoga with Gary Kraftsow, and co-directs The Indigo Belly Dance Company with Miss Mardi Love and Zoe Jakes. 2007 marked The Indigo's first self-produced, full-length show Le Serpent Rouge, which sparked an old-timey revolution. Rachel lives in the Pacific Northwest.
Photo by Kristine Adams.
Teacher: Wendy Marlatt Class Title: Advanced Tribal Skill
Level:
For experienced Tribal Dancers of intermediate level and up What to Wear: Dance attire, skirts are OK Wendy’s Bio: Wendy is a life long dancer and began her training in tap and modern as a child. Wendy is grateful for her key training in Tribal Belly Dance under the direction of Carolena Nericcio and FatChanceBellyDance as well as the many wonderful teachers from which she has gained instruction in the US and abroad over the past 15 years. In 2003 Wendy took her artistry in Tribal dance to Ireland where she founded and directed Rashani, an international Tribal Belly Dance collective. Wendy's teaching style brought warmth, vibrancy and fun to her students throughout Ireland and the UK. She refers to her take on Tribal as World Fusion Belly Dance, a place where ancient tradition from around the globe meets contemporary innovation. Wendy is based once again in San Francisco where she performs and teaches weekly world fusion belly dance classes. Private instruction and specialty classes are available at Wendy’s home studio in the heart of the Mission. For more details visit www.rashanitribal.com 2:45 – 4:45
p.m. Teacher: Jeremiah M. Soto Class Title: Drumming for Dancers with Zills Similar to “The Basics” workshop. -Learn
the three fundamental hits of Arabic drumming and cymbal playing:
Dum, Tek, Left Handed Tek (or Ka), -Learn and recognize basic rhythms such as Beledi, Maqsum, Saidi, Ayyub and Cheftitelli and play them with the zills and/or drum accompaniment. Skill Level: Open What to Bring: Finger cymbals and/or a drum What to Wear: Comfortable clothes Jeremiah’s Bio: Jeremiah M. Soto started composing and producing music in 1985, learning piano and the fundamentals of music theory. From 1985 thru 1991, Jeremiah composed several works in the alternative electronic and gothic genres from 1985 -1990. From 1991-1995, Eventide was formed with 3 other members writing Medieval Arabic infused music similar to Dead Can Dance. With the demise of Eventide, Jeremiah began studying Arabic percussion and began his solo endeavors as Solace and formed the independent record label, Eventide Music Productions, focused on releasing cutting edge Middle Eastern dance music. As Jeremiah’s popularity grew in the Belly Dancing community, he discovered is drum master Souhail Kaspar and became classically trained in Arabic Percussion, such as the dumbek, riqq (middle Eastern Tamborine) and the frame drum. Jeremiah has taught hundreds of student in the Classical Arabic style of percussion all over the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia with more workshops to come. Over the years Jeremiah has licensed his music for film documentaries and countless DVDs and CD production companies like Cinepartners, World Dance New York, Bellydance Superstars, Goldhil Home Media, Hollywood Music Center, Ahora Corportation Japan, Dakini Records, Six Degrees Records, Latex Records, Demon Music, MacMillan Films, Clubstar Germany, & The Hit Music Company. Jeremiah has also written and produced 10 CDs under his alter ego Solace; “Rhythm Of The Dace” (eve01), “Shawaza” (eve03), “The Gathering Season” (eve04), “Ahsas” (eve05), “Satya” (eve06), “Iman” (eve07), “Balance” (eve13), “Nagari” (eve18), “Opium Head” (eve23), “Dirty Ragas” (eve23B), “The Medusa Crown EP” (eve27), “Gorgon Days” (eve28). His record label Eventide Music Productions has produced CD compilations such as “Strange Flesh” (eve16), “Waltzes, Glitches and Brass: The New Sounds of Vaudeville” (eve26), “Vadalna: Solace Remixed” (eve08), and “Moon Moth Mixes” (eve20). Solace is growing into other countries, Mags and More in Germany signed a 3 year contract to manufacture and distribute Solace music exclusively in Europe. Jeremiah
M. Soto
Teacher: Kitiera Class Title: ModRom Belly Dance: Macedonian Shirto Modrom is short for Modern/Romani. The name reflects its true nature: a dance that absorbs elements from different forms, melding them together into a unique concoction that is completely its own nature. The name also reflects the emotionally charged aspect of the form, where musicality and theatrical delivery are as important as any other component of technique. Kitiera created Modrom as she consistently ran into the challenge of classifying her dance style in the American belly dance community. She didn’t fit neatly into any label, as she constantly studied and performed different styles and methodologies in dance. Of the available labels, she most identified with the “gypsy fusion” category, but felt uncomfortable using the word “gypsy” which can be construed as offensive to the Rom people--her inspiration. She also felt that her interpretations were too broadly fusion to identify herself as a “Romani” dancer. When creating Modrom Belly Dance, Kitiera was inspired by dance pioneers Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Dennis, Martha Graham, Jamila Salimpour, Suhaila Salimpour, Dalia Carella, Carolena Nericcio and Paulette Rees-Denis. “I look to the Romani people as my inspiration. They incorporated little bits of what they loved from all the cultures they traveled through and then created something completely their own. We may not be Rom, but we can try to dance, and to live, with as much passion, spirit, and fearlessness as they do. In this genre, we cobble together a completely individual and unique message. We expose our soul and gaze defiantly outward from our place of power. Under the stage lights, we escape our birth and are only what we create.” -Kitiera "Marta's
Dance" ModRom Choreography: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufm8bpb2EAg Skill Level: Open What to Bring: Water What to Wear: Dance attire Kitiera’s Bio: Kitiera
is a second generation belly dancer and world dance artist based
in both Seattle, WA, and Newark, CA. She has a diverse dance background
spanning 18 years of devoted study and performance. Currently Kitiera divides her time between California and Washington, directs the ModRom Dance Collective, and works to evolve and grow as a dance teacher and performer. She continues to develop and promote "ModRom" and "Erin" Belly Dance fusion styles when not in relentless pursuit of knowledge in movement modalities. She is also a writer, poet, painter, and musician.
RUSSIAN ROOM – maximum capacity 24 dancers
Teacher: Patricia Passo* Class Title: Arabic Solea * Please Note:
Patricia is offering 3 workshops separately at Tribal
Fest 11. You may sign up for one or all. In these workshops you
will dive into the different emotions of Flamenco: the way of feeling
is the most important characteristic of Flamenco. We can, and we
have to, dance for all things that happen during our life. Even
different in the daytime and the nighttime, all things require a
different feel, or “pallo” of flamenco. During this workshop we’ll explore a very old “pallo” of flamenco, a sort of Rromany (Gipsy) “lamento” (wail). Focusing the class on the specific characteristics: rhythm in 12 time, dynamics, slowness and precision of ancient time interpretation. We will work with “weight” in the expression “at the nighttime.” Included is technique and a short composition. The ending (“cierre”) of a Solea is usually a “buleria”; we’ll work with the same energy of the tabla: control, rhythm, improvisation and the art of spontaneous movement. Skill Level: Open to All What to Bring: Water and notebook if you like What to Wear: Dance attire, or skirt. Flamenco or ballroom shoes are OK but not necessary. Patricia’s Bio: Patricia Passo, creator of the Oriental Fusion method, is a graduate in Scenic Arts from Rio de Janeiro University. She received her diploma in dance at the ‘Escuela de Danza Contemporánea “Espaço Novo Ángel Vianna”’ where she specialised in Choreographic Creation. She holds a Master’s degree in Theory and Practice of Learning Dance from the Complutense University of Madrid and a Master’s degree in Scenic Arts from the King Juan Carlos University. She is currently preparing her Doctor’s thesis based on research into ethnic movements and their application to her didactic method. She was brought in touch with Oriental dance through the school of Regina Ferrari in Rio de Janeiro. Once she settled in Spain, she started to study under Shokry Mohamed. Her passion for popular dance, the dance lived in the streets and which conserves its ancestral essence took her on visits to numerous countries in the Near East, where she got to know the people, their gesticular richness and their expressive dances. Her interest in field research made for her to live in India for three months a year. There, she has been studying classical Indian Odissi dance under her teacher Padam S. Cheer in the school of Colleena Shakti, since 2003. During her stays in India she studied the Roma dances of Rajastan, living among them and performing with the Kabelia tribe in the desert of Thaar. The contact with the Roma people of this region made for her to further study Roma dance, travelling to Eastern European countries. Since 2000, she has been taking Flamenco classes at the renowned Madrid school ‘Amor de Dios’. From her investigations into ethnic dance, and at the foundation of the creation of a fused and innovative language which seeks to coherently integrate several concepts of oriental dance, a necessity was born to give an analytical view of movement, which would allow them to be systematically integrated by the academic world. This manner of teaching and interpreting dance, has enabled the creation of a style which is studied in the Patricia Passo dance centres, in the academic world and in other collaborating centers. Thanks to this systemization, it is possible to offer the oriental dance the benefit of an analytic vision of its movements. Parallel to the didactic efforts of the school, Oriental Fusion dance is performed by the dance group that Patricia Passo choreographes. Always connected to the academic world, she started her career when she joined the Gama Filho University of Rio de Janeiro as Dance Coordinator. Since 2001, she has been teaching at Carlos III University in Madrid as Oriental Dance teacher. She also teaches a Choreographic Composition course at the Instituto Superior de Danza Alicia Alonso, accredited by the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid. She has created and is teaches the first Academic Diploma in Oriental Dance in Europe, accredited by Fusion Art and the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid. 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Teacher: Patricia Passo* Class Title: Rumba Flamenco Description: * Please Note: Patricia is offering 3 workshops separately at Tribal Fest 11. You may sign up for one or all. In these workshops you will dive into the different emotions of Flamenco: the way of feeling is the most important characteristic of Flamenco. We can, and we have to, dance for all things that happen during our life. Even different in the daytime and the nighttime, all things require a different feel, or “pallo” of flamenco. Rumba Flamenco Description: The Rumba Flamenco is a hybrid pallo of flamenco: it suffered the Latin influence and so enriched with hip movements, turns and “caminaditas” (typical flamenco walking styles). This pallo has a happy and sensual character. Skill Level: Open to All What to Bring: Water, notebook optional What to Wear: Dance attire, skirts OK. Flamenco or ballroom shoes OK but not required. Patricia’s Bio: is found directly above this class description.
Teacher: Akasha
Afsana Description: Somewhere between Tribal Fusion and 80’s poppin’ and lockin’, you’ll find the new world of Steampunk Fusion bellydance. After a brief discussion of how Steampunk fits into the Fusion Bellydance world and Akasha’s creation of movement specific to Steampunk, we’ll explore combinations you can work into your dance repertoire so you can “steam” up your choreographies. Skill Level: Open What to Bring: Water What to Wear: Dance wear or Steampunk fashion Akasha‘s Bio: Akasha Afsana grew up dancing, literally. She took tap, ballet and jazz starting at 3. Her advantage was that her parents had their own dance studio. Ballroom, Disco, Asian, and Latin were some of the styles they taught. Teaching her all the forms of dance they knew, she performed regularly with them and on her own. She loved it, and was very comfortable in front of an audience! Her first bellydance lesson was from her mother when she was just 7 years old. Outfitted in homemade Paisley harem pants and a scarf artfully tied around her chest, she was exuberant to learn. It was her favorite style of dance! Akasha took up bellydancing full-time in 2002, studying at Cassandra Shore’s Cassandra School, Ammala Middle Eastern School of Dance, Sahar School of Middle Eastern Dance, and Al-Bahira Middle Eastern School of Dance. She has also studied under Moria Chappell, Sharon Kihara, Kami Liddle, Ariellah, Darshan (Cammi Vance), Urban Gypsy, Frederique and Silvia Salamanca. Having grown up performing so many forms of dance, it’s natural that Akasha would fuse many styles together. This is the foundation for her world-fusion dance troupe, Afsana, based in Minneapolis, MN. As Creative Director of Afsana, started in the Spring of 2006, Akasha performs many styles of dance, including Tribal Fusion, Dark Fusion, Folkloric, Bollywood, Balinese, Asian, and Steampunk. In the fall of 2006, Akasha quit her corporate day job to pursue dance full-time and start up her costume dancewear company, Akashawear. Her line includes Tribal Fusion, Steampunk, Vaudeville & Burlesque clothing and accessories. 5:00 – 7:00
p.m. Teacher: Mavi Class Title: Dark & Dubby Skill Level: Open to All What to Bring: Water What to Wear: Dance attire Mavi‘s Bio: Mavi (www.MaviBellyDance.com) is Washington DC’s blue maven of electronic fusion: a fusion belly dance artist known for her compelling presence, dark aesthetic, and mastery of balancing blades. A featured performer on the Gothic Belly Dance Revelations DVD by World Dance New York, she has shared the stage with national and international acts, including Peter Murphy, Chebb i Sabbah, Beats Antique, the Dresden Dolls, Android Lust, and Corvus Corax. A former member of DC's premier Tribal Fusion duo Romka, Mavi now teaches and performs her unique style of dark fusion belly dance across the country. Mavi is a regular performer at the Palace of Wonders, and co-hosts the monthly DCTribal Cafe, and the annual Belly Horror Show festival.
YOUTH ANNEX, SMALL ROOM – maximum capacity 19
Teacher: Mardi Love Class Title: Your Face: A Tribute Description: What to Bring: Bring dem big eyes! What to Wear: Dance attire Mardi‘s Bio: Mardi Love is assistant director, choreographer, and part time costumier for internationally-renowned dance company The Indigo and co-creator and producer of the Le Serpent Rouge Revue. Brought up in the dance world by Heather Stants, Mardi danced with Urban Tribal Dance Company for some years. She went on to tour with the Belly Dance Superstars, and currently dances with friends and dance greats Rachel Brice and Zoe Jakes of The Indigo. Based in Port Townsend, WA, Mardi teaches and performs worldwide, and produces adornments for performers and non-performers alike. Happiest stringing French cut steel with a hen in her lap. 2:30 – 4:30
p.m. Teacher: Kendra Hayes of Hands of Kali Class Title:
Sharp ‘n Shiny – Double Sword Bellydance A to Z* Description: If you've been dancing with a sword for a while and you think that's pretty cool, but you know the universe is calling you to move up to double-sword: This is your workshop. Kendra gives you the lowdown on basic double-sword moves, teaches you a couple of sexy signature combos from Hands of Kali, and closes with a segment where you create your own kickass new double-sword move. Loaners are available if you don't have swords yet or cannot travel with your swords – email kendra@handsofkali.com to make arrangements when you register. Skill Level: Open to those who balance swords, sabers, scimitars or other props What to Bring: One or (preferably) two swords - NOTE: Kendra has arranged with a sword dealer to bring several extra swords to TF11. These swords will be available for use during class and for purchase afterward. If you want to take the workshop but don't have swords: No problem, feel free to sign up anyway! What to Wear: Dance attire Kendra‘s Bio: Kendra Hayes has been a rebel girl since Day One and a bellydancer since the year 2000. Early one morning in 2003, she crawled out of a Goth club in Seattle, founded troupe Hands of Kali and took to the streets with the message of sexy girl-power. Keeping the dream alive, she put out her bodacious bellydance book "Stomping Ground" in 2009. For those about to rock: Kendra is honored to salute you.
Teacher: Akasha of the UK Class Title:
Perky Goth Choreography In this fun and funky workshop, we will explore a variety of different techniques and dance styles (ATS, Gothic and Cabaret) and how to combine them in an organic way to create a unique and exciting routine. We will also explore fitting facial expressions and gestures to further enhance the impact of your individual performance. You will learn some step combinations for a "Perky Goth" choreography; this routine includes some ATS elements, as well as some Cabaret moves and also some of my own step combinations for additional "spice". Bring an open mind and a sense of humor! Skill Level: Open to All What to Bring: Bring an open mind and a sense of humor! What to Wear: Dance wear Akasha’s Bio: Heike (professional name Akasha) is a qualified JWAAD teacher. She first starting learning Arabic dance in 1989 and instantly fell in love with the dance. She originally turned to the dance because of her love of all things Egyptian and also because it had nothing to do with Aerobics and the attached body fascism. Heike originally studied with Sandra Thiebault, who unfortunately retired from regular classes after a while. Heike then continued her dance training by attending workshops with many highly acclaimed dancers of the Suraya Hilal School of Raks Sharqi, especially Anne Ashcroft and Liza Wedgewood. In 1996, Heike moved back to Germany for a short while and studied with Sonia & Albert, Edith Glockner, Shaddai and Rehan from Frankfurt who is renowned for her ‘authentic’ Egyptian style. Back in England, she carried on with the dance troupe, but was looking for more of a challenge. She joined the WADA (Wessex Arabic Dance) committee in 2001 and decided to bite the bullet and sign up for the Josephine Wise Academy of Arabic Dance diploma in the same year. As well as studying for the diploma, Heike had also been ‘bitten’ by the Tribal bug in 2000. Ever since then, she has taken every Tribal workshop possible with Carolena Nericcio (Director of FatChanceBellyDance), Kajira Djoumahna of BlackSheep BellyDance and Paulette Rees-Denis of Gypsy Caravan. As part of the JWAAD diploma, Heike trained with the senior JWAAD teachers as well as attending workshops with master teachers from Egypt, Europe and the USA such as Randa Kamel, Yasmina, Dalia Carella and Alexandria to name but a few. Heike passes her JWAAD diploma with distinction in 2004, but has been teaching since 1999. She is a regular at the Fantasia festival and teaches workshops all over the country, and recently, Portugal. She studied extensively with ‘Master American Tribal Teacher’ Kajira Djoumahna of BlackSheepBellyDance, and obtained a Level 1 teaching certificate in the BlackSheepBellyDance ATS format. Heike joined ‘The Daughters of Lilith’ troupe in 2000, and they had many successful gigs, concentrating on ‘the dark side’ and including ritualistic elements as well as snakes in their performances. However, since 2004, Heike has been working with her troupes ‘Medusa’ and ‘Tribe of the Honeybadger’, who is currently performing ATS and fusion pieces. Her solo performances are inspired by a mixture of traditional and modern Cairo style, ATS (Kajira Djoumahna and BlackSheep BellyDance) as well as “Tribaret”/Urban Tribal Fusion and gothic elements – not all in the same piece!
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