There will be 3 hours, and at the beginning of each hour there will be
2 mini workshops, a couple performances, several raffles and gift give
aways, and then Free dance to the live music of Okbari.

So here are the Deets -

The PARADIGM SHIFT!

MARCH 1st

ITS A SATURDAY

4-7 pm

Backdoor Dance studio just outside Bangor Maine



Live music with Okbari and lots of free dance!!!

6 fantabulous mini workshops with 6 lovely Maine instructors:

Here's some specs on the mini workshops:

Ayperi - Delicious pauses - Negative Space in Movement

Lorien - How to breathe life into your veil

Adira - Balanced Bellydance

Helena - lusciously languorous liquid movement

Aepril - Arms and Hands in Dark Fusion Bellydance

Karina Kahn - mysterious eyes


You will need a hipscarf! and a veil! and a tray, sword or hardcover
book!


But thats not all!

There are also performances!

There are also raffles for gift give aways!

Our early registrants are automatically entered into our first Raffle.

Also registration is open NOW. till the 17th of FEB after that its at
the door.

YES there is a group discount! $5 off each person in a group of 5 !
The group of 5 must be specified with registration. This makes it $15
with early registration and $20 at the door.

Have a group of 10? yes that will have $7 off. (with early
registration that makes it $13 a person and $18 at the door!) again
all 10 members of the group must be specified in registration to get
this discount

All this for an evening out and for less than a movie outing!

Please send an email to aonochi@roadrunner.com with your name, age,
license and credit card numbers and passport id.

KIDDING.

Send your name,
email address
phone number
method of payment (cash, check**, and paypal - payments sent to
aonochi@roadrunner.com, or send an email if you wish to be invoiced) ,

**checks MUST be received by FEB 15th and paypal by the FEB 17th**

If you want to be a square then come in your street clothes, but if
you REALLY WANT TO HAVE fun WEAR your sparkles!!





Here's some specs on the mini workshops:

Ayperi - Delicious pauses - Negative Space in Movement -

The often overlooked element of stillness in dance adds texture and surprise to a performance. As in all visual arts, negative space must be consciously utilized. When melded with your music, those pauses, --sudden and brief or gooey as taffy-- keep you audience on the edge of their seats. Plus you photographer will love you! Join Ayperi for an exploration of negative space movement.

Lorien - How to breathe life into your veil

Adira - Balanced Bellydance - Being able to balance things on your body and dance at the same time is fun and a crowd pleaser. There are a few things that will help you hone this skill. Attention to core strength, good posture, as well as some tips on prop selection will have you balancing things all over the place in no time. Please bring a sword, tray, hard cover book, or anything else you might like to balance.



Helena - lusciously languorous liquid movement

Aepril - Arms and Hands in Dark Fusion Bellydance - Eerie Serpents and Ethereal Grace: Learn to achieve dramatically expressive and "bonelessly" undulating hands and arms via moving meditation, drills, and visualization. Suitable for all levels of dance experience.


Karina Kahn - So much can be expressed through eyes.


DANCER BIOS:

Adira - emmaholder.com/bellydance/

Lorien Wood - www.bangorbellydance.com/

Ayperi - www.RaqsAyperi.com - Ayperi is a performer and teacher in southern Maine. Attracted to the combination of joy inherent to belly dance a challenging technique and a whole world of music, Ayperi fell headlong into belly dance. Her delight at finding her true dance love was enhanced by a long break from her childhood obsession, ballet, due to a teenage injury while she studied visual arts and dance at Walnut Hill School for the Arts. Ayperi’s dance education is comprised of regular local classes with belly dance mavens, Jamileh, Josie conte, emma Holder, and Jessica Means, and workshop attendance farther afeild. Workshop Highlights include a recent weeklong seminar with Morocco in NYC, and workshops in Maine and Boston with Mira Betz, Artemis Mourat, Suhaila Salimpour, Bozenka and Nourhan Sharif.


Aepril Schaile - www.aeprilschaile.com/bellydance.htm - Working through the ancient, and ever-evolving, art of Bellydance, Aepril Schaile becomes Trickster, Warrior, Ghost, Storm, Grieving Mother, Killer, Seductress...Aepril's performances invoke the archetypal Feminine creatively, shamanistically, theatrically, and compellingly. With a background in theater and mythology, Aepril's creativity and style of movement incline naturally toward exploring mythic themes and infusing meaning and story into her dance. Beginning with Raks Sharqi/Cabaret as her foundation in 1996, she brings Raqs Gothique and Tribal fusion bellydance, modern, interpretive, and ballet to her dance as well. Aepril's performances have taken place at such diverse venues as goth clubs, weddings, homeless shelters, heavy metal shows, as well as theaters and festivals; she has performed at events on both coasts of the US; a tour of Europe is in the works. Aepril teaches classes in Portland ME, and offers workshops. She directs the Exquiste Corpse project, a theatrical/gothique/experimental event. Aepril holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art.

Helena Melone - www.daturanightbloom.com/


Karina Kahn - kahnwalrus@yahoo.com