Hello Friends!
It feels like it’s time for a party! Let’s do this while some of our snowbirds are still here, and meet up this Saturday at a beautiful new venue downtown Sarasota.
A few months ago I had a vision of creating events reminiscent of the by-gone era of the “Night Club”, where you can see a beautiful inspiring show , dance, play, meet new people, have interesting conversations, listen to wonderful live music, have loads of fun, and showcase some of the amazing talent we have right here in our community, a sort of a “Hafla/ Party/ Cabaret Night” !
I’d like to invite you to join me for a rather impromptu and spontaneous evening, full of heart and fun. I will share with you a segment from one of my newest shows “Viva Las Vegas” featuring Terry Todd, Zohar and myself, experience a performance by a beautiful belly dancer Giselle visiting us from the Dominican Republic, as well as many other wonderful performers. There will be fun, entertainment, frolicking, dancing, and a great time with wonderful friends and new friends to meet. Come with a group or come alone. No “date” needed as there will be lots of wonderful people to dance with and you won’t sit alone as there will be a “Tahja Table”.
What: Tahja’s Hafla/ Party/ Cabaret, Featuring an eclectic, exciting Floor Show, Live International Music, and Dancing
When: This coming Saturday, April 28th 2012 7-10 pm
Where: The Floribbean 1400 Main St Sarasota, FL 34236 Upstairs (2nd floor, elevator available) in their brand new banquet hall Phone: (941) 365-2266
The Floribbean boasts an exciting fusion of Caribbean and Florida cuisine. Their brand new banquet hall has plenty of room for dancing, floor shows and good visibility for the audience. They have a full menu and bar available.
Cost: $10 cover plus whatever food and drinks you order. Reasonably priced menu. Plan to come for dinner and a fun night out.
Dress: Springtime Sparkly
We promise you an exquisite fun evening, but we need your help.. this is less than a week away, so please help promote it to your friends by forwarding this message to your mailing list, and posting on your Facebook page.
Let’s celebrate the wonderful community we live in.
Thank you with all my heart, and I look forward to see you next Saturday!!!!
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Drama Queen:
Performance Intensive with Princess Farhana at the Red Door Dance Studio
This two day Intensive Workshop is designed for dancers who want to strengthen their creative process and performance skills, or create dramatic traditional and/or conceptual belly dance pieces of any genre. Learn invaluable tools to bring your performance from inception to a dazzling “finished product”.
Just some of the material covered: dynamic entrances and exits, stage makeup, theater games and improvisation, pantomime, lyrical dancing, effects of theatrical lighting on costumes, character creation and narrative, show structuring and much more.
Some of the concepts the class explores:
Visual and Emotional Aspects
Technical and Conceptual Understanding
Theatrical and Lyrical Dynamics
Performance and Constructive Critique
Where:
Red Door Dance Studio
817 First Street, Brentwood, CA 94513
(please note: this is the Northern California Brentwood!)
(925) 766-1478 Talia
When: This is a two day Intensive:
Saturday, April 28th
10:30am – 4:30pm (with a one hour lunch break)
Sunday, April 29th
11:30am – 5:00pm (with a one hour lunch break)
Immediately following the Sunday Intensive there will be a student show, with a dazzling performance by our lovely instructor, the Princess Herself! (Limited spaces for Student Show, please ask for details)
Cost: $125.00 Registration April 1, 2012 or earlier
$135.00 Registration April 2, 2012 or later
$145.00 Registration April 28 at the door, space permitting
Hotel Information :
Hampton Inn
7605 Brentwood Boulevard
Brentwood, CA 94513
(925) 513-1299
There are restaurants within a short walking distance from the studio for lunch. The studio will remain open for those bringing their own lunch. There is a microwave and refrigerator available for use.
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BELLY DANCE – THE BIGGEST POLISH ORIENTAL EVENT!
Poland, Katowice, Dworek Pod Lipami
April 26 at 9:00am until April 29 at 7:00pm
Euro Raks – International Oriental Dance Congress
Organizer: Academy of Arabic Dance “Suraiya”
Poland – 26-29.04.2012 – Katowice city (Airport: Katowice-Pyrzowice)
CONTACT: show@suraiya.pl
MAIN INFO: WWW.EVENTS.SURAIYA.PL
First edition of Euro Raks in march 2011 was a big success and our last event in November 2011 – Egyptian Fever Festival was the biggest polish oriental event ever, gathering in each of the main workshops over 100 polish and international oriental dance enthusiasts!
We are back now to prepare for you our next Euro Raks in april 2012.
Guest Stars of Euro Raks Congress 2012:
JILLINA (USA) – 9h
DR MO GEDDAWI (EGYPT/GERMANY) – 8h
MERCEDES NIETO (HUNGARY) – 7h
NELLY (GREECE/AUSTRIA) – 4h
EGLAL (CZECH REP.) – 4h
MARTA KORZUN (UKRAINE) – 2h
KATHREEN (CZECH REP) – 2h
RANYA (SLOVAKIA/FRANCE) – 2h
MARTA NOWICKA (POLAND) – 2h
NEFERTITI (USA)
JANNAH (CZECH REPUBLIC) – 2h
LUNA OF CAIRO (USA/EGYPT)
NESRIN (FRANCE) – 2h
and organizers :
SURAIYA AND MANSOUR (POLAND/EGYPT) – 2,5h
The Euro Raks Team is an amazing mixture of world best teachers of various styles and generations! Be sure you join our event – we promise it will be an unforgettable experience!!!
Euro Raks 2012:
* 4 days of workshops with fabulous teachers – from Thursday morning to Sunday evening
* nearly 50 hours of amazing classes
* competitions in 5 categories: Raks Sharki and our innovative categories: Baladi, Tarab, Tabla solo and one group category: Show belly dance, Title: EUROPEAN BELLY DANCER /BELLY DANCE GROUP OF THE YEAR 2012
* open stage for ER participants for all levels on thursday
* opening party where all ER participants can get to know each other and dance as much as they want – thursday evening
* professional, international open stage for ER participants on Friday that will create a Show dedicated to our SuperStar JILLINA where you can show your talent and professional skills
* amazing Gala Show of Stars on Saturday – a few hours of excellent quality performances of festival Stars and Guests
* the venue of the event is a beautiful and warm theater in an old, industrial part of Katowice – all workshops and shows take place there. The big show room can take up to 120 students, teacher is on a high stage and have portable microphone for the best comfort of ER participants. Small ballet room can take around 17 students. In the event place you can find comfortable changing rooms, showers, restaurant with special ER Menu, bazaar etc – so you can stay there all days.
* ER Congress has a special deal with Euro Hotel – 3km from the event place – where 1 person in double or triple room pays 15 euro per night with breakfast! Taxi from the hotel to event venue will not cost you more than 4 euro! Euro
* ER has a special system of prices – the general idea: the more prepaid full passes before Feb 14th the lower final price (rest of payment should be done at arrival)!!! So bring your friends and you will all work for lower prices! The lowest price we can predict for a Full Pass – if we have more than 65 prepaid Full Passes (FP includes: all workshops, 3 show tickets, certification) would be around 270 euro for each FP!!!!! The highest, if we don’t have many participants around 320 euro!!! Our prices are veeerrry attractive and all the rest you will pay in Poland will be very cheap because polish currency PLN is nearly 4,5 times weaker than euro!!!!!!
*the closest airport: Katowice- Pyrzowice, very good connections to catowice with trains and busses from many directions
The full info will be on the website within 2 weeks!!! Polish version already has most of informations, the schedule is still missing because it is still under construction!
If you have any questions write us: show@suraiya.pl
Yours in dance
Suraiya and Mansour
DETAILED INFO:
WORKSHOPS:
4 days full of amazing workshops! Nerly 50 hours of classes! D
Different teachers, topics, duration, level, price!
The Euro Raks Team is an amazing mixture of world best teachers
of various styles and generations! Be sure you join their workshops!!!
In the pricelist you will find 3 options:
1) Separate Workshops – you pick up workshops you want, prices are higher
than for Day passes or Full Pass
2) Day Pass – at the bottom of the timetable you can find prices for all
workshops that will take place during one day, in both rooms. You can compose
them as you want, just write in your registration form which workshops you want
to pick up and in which room they take place (number of spots in ballet room is around 17)
Attention: Seperate workshops and Day passes must be fully prepaid by
money transfer before 14.02.2012 if you want to catch early bird prices. If you pay
later you also pay full amount but check prices with *.
3) Full Pass – the best prices! Full Pass includes all workshops of your choice
during 4 days. 3 show tickets, certification, possibility to perform during open stage
on thursday (all levels) and professional open stage that is a Show dedicated to Jillina
on Friday (professionals only)
ER has a special system of prices if it comes to Full Passes!
The general idea is: the more prepaid full passes before Feb 14th the lower final
price for everyone (rest of payment should be done at arrival)
So first you make prepayment by Feb 14th (120 euro), then we count how many
prepaid FP we have and we announce here and on FB 1 march which level of full passes
you have achived : 0-55, 56+ or 65+. So bring your friends and you will all work for l
ower prices! The lowest price we can predict for a Full Pass – if we have more than
65 prepaid Full Passes would be around 275 euro for each FP!!!!! The highest, if we
don’t have many participants around 320 euro!!!
So first you make a prepayment (120 euros) and then, after 1.03.2012
you will know how much you need to pay at arrival, hopefully :
(275 E – 120 E = 155 E payed at arrival)
If you make prepaymet after 14.02 please check full pass price with *
Our prices are very attractive and the rest of your expences in Poland will not be very high because polish currency PLN is nearly 4,5 times weaker than euro!!!!!!
SHOWS INFO:
3 UNFORGATTABLE SHOWS!
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN POLAND… ONLY DURING EURO RAKS SATURDAY SHOW YOU WILL HAVE A POSSIBILITY TO WATCH A LIVE SHOW OF SUPERSTAR FROM LOS ANGELES – JILLINA!!!
IF YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF AS A BELLY DANCE FAN YOU CAN’T MISS ANY OF THESE SHOWS!!!
* SATURDAY, 20:30 : GALASHOW OF STARS – over 25 amazing, professional performances of congress Stars and other Guests, including nearly 30 minutes long live performance of JILLINA! Exclusive possibility to watch oriental dance on the hifhest level!!! Show will start with contest in two categories: Baladi and Tarab – contestants will compete to gain a title EUROPEAN BELLY DANCER OF THE YEAR 2012
Tickets: first 4 raws 15 euro, the rest of the audience 10 euro
* FRIDAY, 20:00: GALASHOW DEDICATED TO JILLINA – Jillina is an Oriental VIP – many dancers want to show to her their unique stills and stage personality! This show will be created by polish and international professional dancers that want to present their talent to Jillina, other festival stars and polish audience. You will see over 20 fascinating performances! Show will start with contest in two categories: Raks sharki and Drum solo – contestants will compete to gain a title EUROPEAN BELLY DANCER OF THE YEAR 2012. You can be part of it!! Check the possibiliteis of the bottom of this page.
Tickets: first 4 raws 12 euro, the rest of the audience 10 euro
* THURSDAY, 20:00 – OPENING PARTY WITH OPEN STAGE AND REAL HAFLA Energetic opening of Euro Raks! The show will start with contest for the grups in Show Belly Danec Category. Second part will be an open stage for ER participants of all levels. The third part will ve a real Arabic Hafla – all participants will get to know each other and they will dance as much as thay want taking energy from delicious drinks server by the reastaurant!
Bilety: all audience 5 euro
THREE EVENINGS FULL OF ORIENTAL MUSIC, FEMININE BEAUTY AND GREAT FUN – YOU CAN’T MISS IT!!!!
YOU CAN PAY FOR YOUR TICKETS AT ARRIVAL OR MAKE A PREPAYMENT BEFORE! IF YOU REGISTER FOR SOME WORKSHOPS (NOT FOR FULL PASS) AND IF YOU NEED ANY TICKETS MENTION IT IN THE REGISTRATION FORM.
COMPETITIONS INFO:
Title: EUROPEAN BELLYDANCER / BELLY DANCE GROUP OF THE YEAR 2012
Competitions will take place on Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Starting fees include a show ticket for the day contast takes part (excluding tickets for pirst 4 raws)
Categories and time limits:
* Thursday – 20:00 – Jury: Mo Geddawi, Mercedes Nieto, Suraiya
I – GROUP – SHOW BELLY DANCE – MAX. 3:00, starting fee: 30 euro
* Friday – 20:00 – Jury: Jillina, Mercedes Nieto, Suraiya
I – SOLO PRO – RAKS SHARKI – MAX. 3:00 – starting fee: 20 euro
II – SOLO PRO – TABLA SOLO – MAX. 2:30 – starting fee: 20 euro
* Saturday – 20:30 – Jury: Mo Geddawi, Mercedes Nieto, Eglal
I – SOLO PRO – BALADI – MAX. 2:45 – starting fee: 20 euro
II – SOLO PRO – TARAB – MAX. 2:45 – starting fee: 20 euro
ACCOMODATION AND PLACE OF THE EVENT
Katowice – DWOREK POD LIPAMI
address: Plac pod Lipami 1, Katowice City
The venue of the event is a beautiful and warm theater in an old, industrial part of Katowice!
ALL YOU NEED IN ONE PLACE: WORKSHOPS, SHOW, CHANGING ROOMS, BAZAAR, RESTAURANT, CAFETERIA, GREEN OUTDOOR AREA TO TAKE A REST, SHOWERS ETC
BIG SHOW ROOM FOR MAIN WORKSHOPS UP TO 120 PARTICIPANTS + BALLET ROOM UP TO 17 PARTICIPANTS.
Special price for a warm meal in the Dworek pod Lipami restaurant – 8 euro for a meal (3 options) with password Dance Festival.
HOTEL:
WE RECOMMEND:
EURO HOTEL -VERY AFFORDABLE HOTEL 3 KM FROM WORKSHOPS AND SHOW PLACE
SPECIAL, VERY LOW PRICES FOR EURO RAKS PARTICIPANTS!
Only 15 euro per night per person – can be in the room for 2, 3, 4 persons. Included breakfast!
Booking with the password DANCE FESTIVAL.
Be sure to book early!!!!
* Taxi cost from workshops/show place to hotel- around 3/4 euro!!!!
We reccoment Echo Taxi: 00 48 32 201 42 00
YOU CANT MISS THIS EVENT!!!!!!!!
JOIN US AND SHARE OUR LOVE FOR ORIENTAL DANCE!!!
EURO RAKS TEAM:-)
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Nath Keo of Canada/ Cambodia Workshops
Baladi Beat Belly Dance in conjunction with Black Orchid Danse proudly presents first time in NYC, Mr. Nath Keo of Canada/ Cambodia Workshops and show in March 2012.
Price: Through March 22nd, 11:59P.M 2012
Full weekend $180.00
2.5 hr wrkshps $70 each. 3hr wrkshp $80.00
At The Door: 2.5 wrkshps $80 each. 3hr wrkshp $90
(Cash only)
Schedule:
Registration starts 30 min before the WS.
SATURDAY March 24th
10:00a.m – 12:30p.m: Sacred Center Technique Workshop#1.
12:30p.m -1:30p.m: Lunch
1:30 – 4:30: Nath will teach a dynamic and exciting choreography.
SUNDAY March 25th
Registration starts 30 min before the WS.
11:00a.m – 1:30p.m: Sacred Center Technique Workshop#2
Gala show
Date: March 25th (Sun)
Time: 5:00PM – 9:30PM
Place: LA VIE
64 E. 1st Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues
Price: $15 in advanced ticket via online
$20 at the door (cash only)
$20 Food minimum
*Gala show ticket is NOT include in WS package. If you are not performing at the show, but would like to watch, you need to buy ticket.
Whether your style is Classic Oriental, American Cabaret, Fusion or Tribal. Nath Keo’s Sacred Center Technique will help you expand your body and mind.
Nath Keo is a Phenomenon. He is truly one of the most unique artists in our dance community. Nath has been successfully blended traditional Oriental Dance, Hip- Hop, and his native Cambodian folk dance to create a style that has not been seen anywhere else on Earth.
Not only he is a gifted and dynamic performer, but a truly inspiring, and talented master teacher as well. His explanations are clear, precise and logical and his drill and combinations will keep you on your toes and challenged in a way that will motivate you to expand your concepts of movement possibilities, and musical interpretation.
Nath will be teaching his special technique in the 2.5 hours of TWO (2) “Technique” workshops as well as a 3 hours “Choreography” workshop.
More information, please contact Tarik Sultan via email at “dance@tariksultan.com” or call at 646-325-7541
March 24 and 25, 2012
Pearl studios Annex Studio B (12th Fl)
519 8th Ave. (between 35th & 36th St) , New York, NY
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