Dark Side Tribal presents:

SNAP - SHIMMY - POP
Tribal Fusion Belly Dance Workshops and Show with Sahire Zedaré
Saturday July 19
Bloomington, IN

Sahira Zedaré is the director of Synergy Rhythm and Dance and the Synergy Sirens in Bloomington-Normal, IL. Sahira has over twenty-five years of training and performance experience in many dance forms, beginning with jazz, tap, and modern. In recent years she has also devoted her energies to bellydance, a dance of deep beauty and boundless joy. Sahira dances to embody the music and entertain the audience, as each performance provides an opportunity to be an ambassador for this art form. Her main styles are Raqs Sharqi and Fusion, mixed with her background in jazz and modern dance, as well as new training in popping, hip hop, and West African dance.

Workshop Schedule and Fees:

Jazz Fusion Workshop:
10:30 am - noon
$25 before July 19 ($30 at the door)

Ah, jazz dance. This was Sahira's first love, and fortunately, it fuses very well with bellydance. In this workshop students learn some basic jazz technique including large isolations and torso accents,spins, and new ways to travel across the floor. Jazz is very energetic, so you'll get a great workout along with new ways to spice up your bellydance! This workshop is for students with some dance experience.

Snap, Shimmy, Pop:
1:00 - 3:00 pm
$35 before July 19 ($40 at the door)

This technique workshop focuses on small isolations, shimmy layering, and popping/locking. It's all about your muscles! We begin with a muscle-intensive warmup, where Sahira highlights which muscles should be working for which moves. Then you'll learn a variety of sharp isolations throughout the torso,culminating in a short tribal fusion choreography. This workshop is taught at the intermediate/advanced level.

Both workshops together cost $50 before July 19 ($60 at the door)

Workshop Location:
The Dance Center
223 South Pete Ellis Dr.
Bloomington, IN 47408

We are accepting registrations in advance online via PayPal and through the mail by check or money order.

- PayPal: Send payments to darksidetribaldance@gmail.com; in the comments field, please note which workshop you're registering for (or both if you're registering for both.)

- Mail: Please make checks or money orders payable to Heather Pund. In the memo line, please indicate which workshop (or both) you wish to register for. Send your payment to:
Dark Side Tribal
c/o Heather Pund
4620 South State Road 446
Bloomington, IN 47401

We will accept registrations at the door through cash or check only.


Come for the workshops, stay for the show!

Tribal-Fusion Belly Dance Concert

featuring Sahira, Dark Side Tribal and ...*

7:30 - 9:00 pm
Fine Arts Building, room 015
Indiana University, Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

Concert Admission:
$8 ($5 with student ID)

*We are currently seeking dancers and troupes to perform in the evening concert. Belly dance, African, Hip Hop, Flamenco, many dance styles are welcome. We do ask that dancers who wish to perform in the show participate in the workshops: soloists must take one of the workshops; for troupes, at least half the members of the troupe must take at least one workshop each.

Please email us at darksidetribaldance@gmail.com if you are interested in performing in the concert.