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Now Available

Raq Mundi — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:53:55 GMT

Shimmy for a Cause 2008 was a huge hit!!!
The audience loved it!
The dancers loved it!!
The American Heart Association loved it!!!
Now, you can too...
DVDs are now available of the entire performance.

For only
$9.99
(includes shipping)
you can own your own copy of the 2 hours of marvelous performances.

Checks should be made out to:
Shimmy for a Cause
And mailed to:
Shimmy for a Cause-DVD
Sue Furman
P.O. Box 127
Sims, NC 27880
(please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery)

Just like the show, 100% of the proceed will go to the 2009 cause RA.I.N.N. !
www.rainn.org/

Interested in performing for Shimmy for a Cause 2009? Email us at RaqMundi@DanceStudioB.com for details.

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MECDA Fall Festival of Music & Dance Nov. 1

Mahin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:49:08 GMT

Hello Dancers,

The MECDA chapter is now taking reservations for performance spots on the festival stage. We will have ongoing entertainment from 10:30am to 5:00pm - that's a lot of dancing - come be part of it!

Soloists 5 minutes
Duet/Trio 10 minutes
Troupes 4+ 15 minutes

There will also be 7 drop-in workshops presented by instructors from throughout the state. Please check here for more info:
www.levantalsonora.com

We also need people to volunteer to help with admissions, stage managing and workshop helpers - this can be just a 1 or 2 hour stint during your day and will be greatly appreciated. It takes a LOT more than the 4 members of the MECDA chapter board to run an event like this!

To reserve a spot and/or volunteer please email president@levantalsonora.com.

Thanks,

Mahin

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AZ MECDA Summer Workshops Aug. 25th in Sedona

Mahin — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:11:42 GMT

AZ's MECDA Chapter is holding Summer Workshop Day on Aug. 25th in beautiful Sedona. Pre-Registration prices end Aug. 15th.
Full details, flyer and registration/payment available at www.levantalsonora.com

Take the opportunity to learn from Phoenix and Tucson instructors:

Cabaret with Gina of Tucson
Beladi Style with Carmen Evans (fromerly of NYC) of Tucson
Ethnic-Tribal Fusion Combos with Yasmina of Phoenix

Your support of MECDA Chapter events helps grow and connect our statewide music & dance community!

These workshops are sponsored by AZ MECDA, a non-profit, entirely volunteer run organization which turns ALL proceeds back to seed more fun and educational dance events. Your Arizona chapter is working hard to provide a variety of high quality dance and music events throughout the state to promote statewide community building for Middle Eastern dancers, musicians and cultural aficionados.

We hope to meet lots of you at workshop day!

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Costume Ideas

CarrieKonyha — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:11:31 GMT

Our troupe is playing with a contemorary, goddess-y type of look; incorporating shimmering halter tops made of Sari -like fabric in jewell colors mixed with lightweight, silky, flowing, almost knee length pedal skirts with wide legged pants underneath (we're using old broom skirts and converting them into pants!) mixed with tribal like accessories (belts, jewlery, ect)

What are you experiementing with in the costume department?

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Music Ideas

CarrieKonyha — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:51:38 GMT

We love using the latest in the world fusion / global groove genre of dance music such as what can be found on the Buddha Bar series, Buddha Lounge series, Buddha Cafe and others. I've been using this genre of music for years in my Goddess Bellydance workshops and find that it lends itself well to world-fusion bellydance performances too. Whats your favorite?

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Live music and dance concerts

CarrieKonyha — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:26:16 GMT

I would love to see more LIVE global groove/world fusion music and dance concerts happening. I can feel it coming, lets do what we can to help it allong Goddesses.

I'm performing this New Years Eve with a contemporary, Flamenco-Fusion band in Prescott AZ. Whats everyone else doing???

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Bellydance, Global Groove style

CarrieKonyha — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:28:22 GMT

The creative posibilities are endless when performing to world fusion-global groove music. I think that the most imortant thing is to really match your cosutming and dance stylization to the music. World fusion music can range to include anything from the eclectic sounds of "Turku" to the contemporary global groove-ness of the Buddha Bar CD series and so we have a FULL range to play with in our creativity. We can go ethnic, tribal- fusiony with our costuming and dance, we can go agesless, eclectic Goddessy in our look, giving traditional bellydance techniques a new flair. We can go Archetypal Gypsy, Indian fusion, Tribaret and anything in between. When I'm preparing for a world fusion perfomance I think " How can I make my performance (dance stylization & costuming) best tell the story of the music and still preserve the sensuality and look of real bellydance. ( I'm all about world-fusion bellydance but dont personally care for fusion styles get so far away from bellydance that it doesn't even look like bellydance anymore)

Whats your favorite world fusion dance style??????????? We wanna Know !

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share your photos here

CarrieKonyha — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:44:51 GMT

I invite you all to post your photos and share your creative costuming, hair, and makeup ideas with everyone here on the global groove goddesses tribe :-)

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Hello!

UrvashiChandani — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:52:55 GMT

Just introducing myself :)

Fabulous idea!

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The Future of Bellydance

CarrieKonyha — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:24:46 GMT

I see the future and evolution of bellydance as progressing into more of a global dance art, celebrated by women all over the world as being the global dance of feminine expression and dare I say, 'spiritual empowerment'. Through our dance, we share a common unity that celebrates our sisterhood and the Goddessness of each of us.

In honor of this insight, my dance school and performance co. is currently devloping shows that featuring the latest in world-fusion, global groove music (see http://tribes.tribe.net/nawari ) We work with traditonal bellydance combined with other related cultural dances such as Indian dance and gypsy dance, eclectically fusing these dances with a contemorary or should I say 'timeless' flair in our our stylizastions, music and costuming. My personal vision is to increase global awareness of ONENESS and fill the word with positive energy my /our dancing, with the intention of contributing to global peace, love & unity.

More later...

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