Belly Dance Competition 2011

Hello All you Rakstars!!!!!!

WOW! What a weekend!  What incredible STARS! Yousry Sharif, Asmahan, Amir Thaleb, Jillina and of course yours truly. What great teaching and of course what great attendees & students. What a fashion show from Fernando Corona! What an incredible way to celebrate 10 years of my own establishments C.O.M.E. Dance & Rakstar Productions.

Thank you all for being here.

My sponsors from around the world brought their students and friends and we had an amazing time with all of you! It means the world to me that you would all travel from all over the world to share in this incredible celebration. My heartfelt gratitude.

I am happy to hear that you enjoyed it as much as I did. And of course “ONE” my greatest endeavor so far with what I feel is the most important message I have ever had to say in a production. It represented all of you, and all I have had the pleasure of sharing with you throughout my tours and of course classes here at home.

I am so proud of all my dancers how beautiful and dedicated they are! And of course my staff , you were great! Our vendors! Everyone that volunteered and helped out you know who you are! Of course my husband Carlos who runs around from morning til night!

A big thanks to all of you who performed at our nightly Gala shows and our competitors who strutted their stuff on Saturday night. You were all stunning!

Can’t wait to see all of you this year!!!!!

Are you ready to Rak!

RAKSTAR 2011 October 7-10, 2011

EGYPT COMES TO MIAMI!

Virginia & COME Dance presents

Yousry Sharif, Tito, Camelia, Virginia & more to come!

5 legendary instructors, 4 days of intensive workshops, 3 nights of Gala Shows, International Bellydance Competition

All on glorious Miami Beach, Florida.

Virginia.

“A modern dancer with deep roots in Egyptian technique. Virginia is the pure essence of Oriental Dance” An award winning performer, a motivational and articulate instructor, Virginia has enchanted audiences and students around the globe with her dynamic and soulful interpretation of Oriental Dance. She has been performing and teaching at the most prominent Bellydance festivals, seminars, and productions in the world where she has been presented across 6 continents and almost 30 countries! These include MTV, People Magazine, Good Morning America, Times Square Theatre Off Broadway in NY, The Nile Group Festival in Egypt, Institut Du Monde Arabe in Paris, Ocean Drive Magazine, The New Times, The Miami Herald, Despierta America, El Gordo y La Flaca, and many more.

Authentic in her style, she has performed for celebrities and notable government officials including the Saudi Arabian Royal Family and Ambassadors and Ministers of Culture from many Middle Eastern Countries. Virginia is widely admired as the premiere protégé of Mr. Yousry Sharif.

Virginia is the director and choreographer for the award winning Virginia Wa Nour Al Ayun a professional bellydance performing company which has toured to Paris, NY, Dallas & Argentina and has been featured on MTV, VH1, Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, and Sabado Gigante. This entire company is available for theatrical productions and performances worldwide. One of the most saught after instructors & performers in Bellydance, Virginia has created a series of instructional DVD’s and CD’s so you can study with her in the comfort of your own home! Highly acclaimed by teachers & students alike they are available in both English & Spanish

In 2000 Virginia founded Rakstar Productions and C.O.M.E. Dance, Coalition of Middle Eastern Dance & Arts, an educational organization dedicated to excellence in performance and instruction of Middle Eastern Dance & Arts. (Bellydance) It’s goal is to create a great appreciation and understanding of this extraordinary art form and culture with quality performances and productions, and through intensive dance study programs.

(305) 558-5743

Email: comednce@bellsouth.net

CLASSES IN MIAMI with Virginia
Including group, private, choreographies and annual Teacher Certification Programs

Attend motivational bellydance classes in a positive and nurturing environment which concentrates on individual attention and encourages personal growth.  Given by internationally acclaimed instructor Virginia in North Dade or S. Miami, or in workshops worldwide. Experience Virginia’s unique and complete dance curriculum, which incorporates intricate breakdown of technique, dynamic interpretation of the music, and a mastery of soulful expression. From the basics to combinations and choreographies, these courses integrate all of the elements including veils, wings, zills (finger cymbals), cane, shamadan, swords, and folklore. With over 16 years of teaching experience Virginia provides her students with the most comprehensive dance curriculum available today!

SILK ROAD PROJECTS – VENICE ORIENTAL DANCE CONVENTION 2011

SilkRoadProjects© has the intent to connect dancers, musicians, composers, artists and audiences around the world, organizing cultural events, festivals, dance conventions in the most significant places along the Great Silk Road.

…VENICE ORIENTAL DANCE CONVENTION 2011

organized by Compagnia Music & Dance Design and patronised by Department of Cultural Production – City of Venice, Veneto Region

Artistic Direction – Vidhi Shunyam Bogdanovska

The international event VENICE ORIENTAL DANCE CONVENTION 2011 will be held at the beautiful historical Casinò Palace, Venice Lido, famous for the annual Venice Film Festival!

OVER 60 hours Belly Dance WORKSHOPS for all the levels – MASTER CLASSES

WORLD PRESTIGIOUS VENUE

MORE 20 INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTISTS

3 GALA SHOWS at Perla Theatre

INTERNATIONAL BELLY DANCE COMPETITION “SILK ROAD AWARD”

GALA PARTY with the OPEN STAGE at Casinò Palace – the stage is ours!

A FABULOUS ORIENTAL BAZAR with the exsclusive collection from INDIA, EGYPT, TURKEY!

VENICE ORIENTAL DANCE CONVENTION 2011 encompasses a number of artistic, cultural and educational programs.Through performances, gala-shows, lectures – demonstrations, master classes with international recognized teachers, Venice Oriental Dance Convention has the aim to raise awareness of the variety of different styles of Oriental dance from China to Andalusia, from Folklore to Classic form, from Raqs Sharqi to Tribal Style, from Bollywood to Uzbek Dances, from Balkan Dances to Oriental Flamenco, from Chinese fusion to to Turkish Gypsy Dances, from Persian Dances to Sacred Sufi Dervishes…

INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL PERFORMING ARTISTS:

SUNNY SINGH (India) – Bollywood;
MIRIAM PERETZ (Israel / USA) – Persian Dances, Turkish Roman, Sacred Sufi Dervishes;
JOANA SAAHIRAH (Portugal / Egypt) – Raqs Sharqi, Moden Saidi, Drum Solo;
KAMELLIA (Japan / France) – Veils Dance, Dance with cymbals,
LEILA KUSHNIR (Ukraina / Russia) – Show BellyDance, Drum solo, Isis wings;
DIVA ALI MURAT (Turkey) – Turkish show Bellydance;
SCHACHLO (Uzbekistan) – Silk Road Dances, Uzbek Dances, Dance of Afghanistan, Dances from Iran;
VIDHI BOGDANOVSKA – Russian Gypsy Dance, Kalbeliya, Gurdjieff Movements;
AMBILI ABRAHAM (India / Italy) – Bollywood;
YASMIN NAMMU (Brazil / Italy) – Dance Emotions – Sword Dance;
EVELINA PAPAZOVA (Bulgaria / Italy) – Raqs Sharqi, Baladi;
AMIRA KRISZTINA NEMETH (Hungary) – Goddesses who live in us, Hungarian Gypsy Dance;
ANA OTERO (Spain / Dubai) – Oriental Flamenco;
ESTELLE SHAO (China) – Chinese fusion, long Tail Fan Dance;
JACY (Brazil / Germany) – Percussion, Accents and Vibration;
SHAMS (Bulgaria / Italy)-Balkan Dances;
FRANCESCA PEDRETTI (Italy) – Tribal Bellydance;
GIULIA MION (Italy) – Dance of the Goddess;
NAMIRE (Italy) – Gawazee Dance;
LARISSA VESCI (Venezuela / Spain) – Gypsy Flamenco;
MARIA AYA (Greece) – Oriental Greek style Tsifteteli;
RAFFAELLA CIPOLATO (Italy) – Taqsim Improvisation;
LILYBETH (Italy) – Indian Fusion Bellydance;
PIN PATRIZIA (Italy) – Tribal Fusion BellyDance;
VALENTINA MANDUCHI (Italy) – Bollywood;
MICHELA COMPAGNONE (Italy) – The dance of the veil between innovation and tradition.
WORKSHOP MAKE UP with Raffaella Cipolato

The stage of Venice is prestigious for our International Competition, which relies on the support of the Department of Culture – City of Venice, International Dance Council CID UNESCO. Three prestigious trophy, designed and created specially for the event by a Venetian master of international fame and produced by New Murano Gallery, will be donated to the winners of the competition for: Best Choreography, Best Performance, Artistic Innovation.
Subscription for the competition “Silk Road Award” must be concluded no later than 15th February 2011.

VENICE ORIENTAL DANCE CONVENTION is a great opportunity to experiment, exchange and create communication between different international schools.

DON’T MISS 3 GALA SHOWS at Perla Theatre!

18th March h.20.30 – “The Face of the Goddess” with International Artists
19th March h.19.30 – “Silk Road – The Way of Oneness” with International Artists
20th March h.18.30 – International Competition “Silk Road Award” 2011 with Special Guests

You are welcome to this extraordinary event full of joy, celebration, artistic research and experimentation in the endless dance of Goddesses!

Give yourself a unique and unforgettable experience in the magical atmosphere of Venice!!!

VENICE ORIENTAL DANCE CONVENTION

March 17, 2011

www.rasksharki.com/school/

Greetings faithful followers of our blog, today we bring you the following information. We will organize a photo contest where everyone can participate and is completely free.

DETAILS

It is very simple to participate, just send your photo (must be a photo you appear dancing bellydance can be choreographed or study or a casual bellydance photo) and will be participating in a drawing for a gift card for purchases at our store a value of 100 USD.

RULES

1 – You can only submit a single photograph

2-The picture must be of bellydance

3 – You must be of age to participate

4 – group photo can not be

5 – The photographs will be published in our section of the competition in an exclusive photo gallery of it in our website, and that people will be able to vote on photos.

6 – The photo with the highest score will be the winning photo.

7 – The day after the end of the contest and choose the winner will be sent electronically code worth 100 USD for purchases at our store.

8 – The gift card received is not cumulative.

9 – The contest will run for a month.

10 – Start date for voting: February 17, 2011 – ends on March 17, 2011.

11 – began receiving photos from the day February 12, 2011.

12 – The photographs submitted must contain full name of the participant, age and country of residence.

13 – The competition is open and can engage people around the world.

14- Picture should be send to our blog email: info@rasksharki.com

Notice

The gift card winner will receive valid for one month and apply to the purchase of professional dress.

For more details contact us.

info@rasksharki.com

Bellydance photo contest