Yup, that's right! There are only TWO spots left in the SUNDAY (June 29) workshop for the Donna Mejia weekend at Lotus Rising in Rollinsford, NH. The Saturday workshop is now SOLD OUT (sorry)!
Send in your payment ASAP to grab one of the last Sunday spots! If you will be sending in a check please shoot me off an email to let me know! Workshop registration and details can be found at www.lotusmoondance.com/index.php
Please feel free to submit your name for the waiting list for the Saturday workshop. I have a handful of "checks in the mail" that haven't shown yet. If any of these fall through I will be happy to offer the Sat spots on a first come/first served basis to those on the waiting list.
Also, don't forget the Karim Nagi drum workshop is this weekend and there are spaces still available! Details at www.lotusmoondance.com/index.php
Donna Mejia Weekend: Technique, Layering and Multi-Tasking
When: Saturday & Sunday June 28-29, workshops 12-4pm, halfa at 7pm
Where: Lotus Rising World Dance Studio (Directions at www.lotusmoondance.com/directions.html)
Price: Full Weekend $125 ($145 after 6/14), Saturday OR Sunday a la carte $70 ($80 after 6/14)
What:
SATURDAY - Technique, Clarity and Refinement 12-4 pm
This workshop will focus on core technique to help you build clarity and refinement in your movements. Donna will detail cross-training tips from classical dance and movement science traditions that create a sophisticated and polished dancer. Topics will include breathing techniques; building elasticity; alignment; core/pelvic strength; muscular efficiency; precision in stationary and travelling hip work. This class is open to all levels.
SUNDAY - Layering and Multi-tasking 12-4pm
Take your dance skills to the next level through layering and multi-tasking of movements. Donna will provide a review of movement fundamentals followed by focused study on layering and multi-tasking techniques including adding upper body to hip work, diversifying accents (lyrical versus percussive accents), and building complexity and speed while maintaining precision.
Who:
Dancing since she was 12, Donna Mejia is an acclaimed choreographer, lecturer, teacher, administrator, and performer specializing in contemporary dance, traditions of the African Diaspora, and new fusion traditions in world electronica. She is the new Guest Artist in Residence for the Smith College Dance Department and is the first to hold a Tribal Fusion position in higher education. For 10 years she was a faculty member of the Colorado College Drama and Dance department, and Director of the highly successful Colorado College Summer Dance Festival. For twelve years she served as managing director of the award-winning Harambee African Dance Ensemble of CU-Boulder. In 2005 she was nominated for the Pikes Peak Artists Awards in Choreography, received critical acclaim for her choreography in a collaborative stage production of “Arabian Nights”, and performed for the inaugural 2005 Colorado Dance Awards. She continues to teach, choreograph and perform Modern dance, Improvisation, Hip Hop, Jazz, Arabic Tribal Fusion and traditional dances of the African Diaspora for schools, private organizations and dance festivals internationally. Her workshops at Tribal Fest 2006 and Tribal Café 2006 sold out quickly. Donna is an authorized instructor of Brazilian Silvestre technique. Donna shares her life with husband, Shatta (educator and musician), and daughter, Ajah (born 2001).
HAFLA!!! Saturday, June 28. Doors open 7pm, show at 7:30pm; $8 admission ($4 children 12 & under). Performances by Donna Mejia and special guests! Sign up to perform: contact info@lotusmoondance.com or call Sabrina at (603) 942-7998.
Price: Pre-pay Before June 14 and Save!
* Full Weekend Package (Sat & Sun workshops + halfa) - $125 ($145 after 6/14)
* Saturday Workshop a la carte - $70 ($80 after 6/14)
* Sunday Workshop a la carte - $70 ($80 after 6/14)
* Hafla $8 (free to performers)
Pay by Snail Mail:
Send Name, Phone #, email address, and a check or money order payable to Pamela Green to:
Lotus Rising
P.O. Box 573
Rollinsford, NH 03869
Workshop and registration details are at www.lotusmoondance.com/index.php
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Pamela Green
Lotus Rising World Dance Studio
Lotus Moon World Fusion Belly Dance
www.lotusmoondance.com
Send in your payment ASAP to grab one of the last Sunday spots! If you will be sending in a check please shoot me off an email to let me know! Workshop registration and details can be found at www.lotusmoondance.com/index.php
Please feel free to submit your name for the waiting list for the Saturday workshop. I have a handful of "checks in the mail" that haven't shown yet. If any of these fall through I will be happy to offer the Sat spots on a first come/first served basis to those on the waiting list.
Also, don't forget the Karim Nagi drum workshop is this weekend and there are spaces still available! Details at www.lotusmoondance.com/index.php
Donna Mejia Weekend: Technique, Layering and Multi-Tasking
When: Saturday & Sunday June 28-29, workshops 12-4pm, halfa at 7pm
Where: Lotus Rising World Dance Studio (Directions at www.lotusmoondance.com/directions.html)
Price: Full Weekend $125 ($145 after 6/14), Saturday OR Sunday a la carte $70 ($80 after 6/14)
What:
SATURDAY - Technique, Clarity and Refinement 12-4 pm
This workshop will focus on core technique to help you build clarity and refinement in your movements. Donna will detail cross-training tips from classical dance and movement science traditions that create a sophisticated and polished dancer. Topics will include breathing techniques; building elasticity; alignment; core/pelvic strength; muscular efficiency; precision in stationary and travelling hip work. This class is open to all levels.
SUNDAY - Layering and Multi-tasking 12-4pm
Take your dance skills to the next level through layering and multi-tasking of movements. Donna will provide a review of movement fundamentals followed by focused study on layering and multi-tasking techniques including adding upper body to hip work, diversifying accents (lyrical versus percussive accents), and building complexity and speed while maintaining precision.
Who:
Dancing since she was 12, Donna Mejia is an acclaimed choreographer, lecturer, teacher, administrator, and performer specializing in contemporary dance, traditions of the African Diaspora, and new fusion traditions in world electronica. She is the new Guest Artist in Residence for the Smith College Dance Department and is the first to hold a Tribal Fusion position in higher education. For 10 years she was a faculty member of the Colorado College Drama and Dance department, and Director of the highly successful Colorado College Summer Dance Festival. For twelve years she served as managing director of the award-winning Harambee African Dance Ensemble of CU-Boulder. In 2005 she was nominated for the Pikes Peak Artists Awards in Choreography, received critical acclaim for her choreography in a collaborative stage production of “Arabian Nights”, and performed for the inaugural 2005 Colorado Dance Awards. She continues to teach, choreograph and perform Modern dance, Improvisation, Hip Hop, Jazz, Arabic Tribal Fusion and traditional dances of the African Diaspora for schools, private organizations and dance festivals internationally. Her workshops at Tribal Fest 2006 and Tribal Café 2006 sold out quickly. Donna is an authorized instructor of Brazilian Silvestre technique. Donna shares her life with husband, Shatta (educator and musician), and daughter, Ajah (born 2001).
HAFLA!!! Saturday, June 28. Doors open 7pm, show at 7:30pm; $8 admission ($4 children 12 & under). Performances by Donna Mejia and special guests! Sign up to perform: contact info@lotusmoondance.com or call Sabrina at (603) 942-7998.
Price: Pre-pay Before June 14 and Save!
* Full Weekend Package (Sat & Sun workshops + halfa) - $125 ($145 after 6/14)
* Saturday Workshop a la carte - $70 ($80 after 6/14)
* Sunday Workshop a la carte - $70 ($80 after 6/14)
* Hafla $8 (free to performers)
Pay by Snail Mail:
Send Name, Phone #, email address, and a check or money order payable to Pamela Green to:
Lotus Rising
P.O. Box 573
Rollinsford, NH 03869
Workshop and registration details are at www.lotusmoondance.com/index.php
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Pamela Green
Lotus Rising World Dance Studio
Lotus Moon World Fusion Belly Dance
www.lotusmoondance.com
