these are drop in workshops. it's a different dance topic every week!
saharadance.com/workshops/
here's what's coming up:
Undulations and Swirly Movements
Explore the slow and sensual side of belly dance. Guaranteed to be a deeply muscular, core workout! Learn taqsim combinations to put movements into musical context. Taqsim refers to a solo, instrumental piece or section of music, often improvised. Hypnotic and introspective, some believe the soul or essence of a dancer is revealed while performing to a taqsim. Learn to recognize the instruments most often used in a taqsim, and how to reflect the music in your dance.
Date(s): Saturday, January 26, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Laura Kelch
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Arabic Rhythm Review and Drum Solo
Open to all levels! Review the basic Arabic Rhythms and learn a vibrant and upbeat drum solo choreography, full of accents and shimmies. Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, February 2, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Yvette
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Egyptian Dance Intensive: Yousry and Nourhan Sharif
Egyptian Dance Intensive with Yousry Sharif and Nourhan Sharif.
12 hours of Egyptian dance!
Friday, February 1
7:30 - 9:30 pm: Nourhan Sharif
Discussion, Q & A, and Dance Workshop: Dance stylizations: Understanding the difference between Lebanese, Turkish and Egyptian Belly Dance
Saturday, February 2
2:30 - 7:00 pm: Yoursy Sharif
Oriental Choreography (30 minute break at 4:30—bring light snacks)
Sunday, February 3
1:00 - 5:30 pm - Yoursy Sharif
Oriental Choreography (30 minute break at 3:00—bring light snacks)
5 :30 - 7:30 pm - Nourhan Sharif
Discussion, Q & A, and Dance Workshop: Understanding and creating a traditional 5-part cabaret set
Location: Sahara Dance Silver Spring
(Metro Accessible)
Egyptian Dance Intensive: 12 Hours of Egyptian Dance
(includes all 4 workshops)
Cost: $225 before January 11 / $250 thereafter
Single Workshop Registrations
Yousry Workshops
One Day: $90 before January 11/ $110 thereafter
Both Days: $160 before January 11 / $180 thereafter
Nourhan Workshops
One Day: $40 before January 11 / $55 thereafter
Both Days: $70 before January 11 / $100 thereafter
Jazz-Belly Fusion!
Join Colleen in discovering a creative new way to expand your belly dance. Learn dance combinations inspired by “old-school” jazz style, 80’s Flashdance fun, and traditional raqs sharqi movement. Be prepared to step out of your self and electrify your dance. Choreography is structured to be accessible to beginner students, offering modifications to challenge advanced dancers.
Date(s): Saturday, February 9, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Colleen
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Introduction to Belly Dance
Discover the timeless beauty and joy of this organic dance. Students will learn basic technique including lifted stance and posture, shimmies, isolations, undulations and traveling steps. Class will include a brief introduction to the history, context and philosophy of belly dance. Come celebrate femininity through an ancient, life-embracing art!
No prior experience necessary.
Date(s): Saturday, February 16, 2008
Time(s): 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Teacher(s): Rachel Kay Brookmire
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $20 in advance / $30 at door
Arms, Breath and Upper Body Movement
Infuse your dance with subtlety and grace. Experience how attention to breath can open movement, creating fluidity and connection. Specific focus will be on elegant arm and upper body carriage. Open to all levels! Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, February 16, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Rachel Kay Brookmire
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Oriental Turns and Traveling Steps
Add dynamism to your dance with spins, turns and floor patterns. Learn combinations of traveling steps and turns most frequently used belly dance. Specific attention will be given to spotting, turn technique and Oriental stylization. Open to all levels! Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, February 23, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Elysa
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Introduction to Zills (Finger Cymbals)
Learn introductory finger cymbal technique, patterns and movement combinations. Designed and highly recommended to prepare students for the Low Intermediate II Sahara Dance technique class, this workshop is a great way to begin developing technical proficiency with finger cymbals. No previous finger cymbal experience is required.
Prerequisite: Completion of Sahara Dance Beginner II technique or permission of teacher
Date(s): Saturday, March 1, 2008
Time(s): 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Teacher(s): Melissa
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Live Drum Solo Performance Workshop
Perform a live drum solo with Karim Nagi of Turbo Tabla! Karim will teach the basic principles of improvising to a live drum solo, including entrances, endings, dancer-drummer communication, common rhythms and corresponding movements. Participants will have the opportunity to perform an informal, 2 minute drum solo with Karim at the Sahara Dance Hafla that same evening (no costumes, just party clothes and a hip scarf ;)).
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience the thrill of performing to live percussion! Limited space available.
Prerequisite: 1 year of study in belly dance.
Date(s): Saturday, March 8, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $50
Egyptian Cane Combinations
Raqs Al Assaya, a cheerful dance from the Sa’id (Upper Egypt), the dancer twirls a cane in playful imitation of the men’s regional martial art. (The men’s version, Tahtihb, is performed with heavy staffs.) Raqs Al Assaya may be presented as folkloric dance, or elements of this dance may be adapted for cabaret-style Oriental dance. Elysa will teach basic cane vocabulary, fun combinations and a short Sa’idi choreography. Students need to provide canes for class. A few canes will be available for purchase at the studio.
Prerequisite: Competency with basic cane technique required.
Date(s): Saturday, March 15, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Elysa
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Urban Tribal Fusion
Join Ebony in exploring a fun and unique spin on contemporary belly dance. Learn dance combinations which fuse modern urban styles and the ancient art of raqs sharqi. Build coordination, work on isolating movements, and expand your dance style with locks and waves. This class will be high energy, prepare to sweat and have fun. Choreography is structured to be accessible to beginner students, offering modifications to challenge advanced dancers.
Date(s): Saturday, March 22, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Ebony
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
A Fancy Weekend Spectacular
Starring live, in person, The Indigo…
Rachel Brice
Mardi Love
Zoe Jakes
Two studios, three days, 12 workshops, 1 show
Details coming soon
Date(s): March 28, 29, 30
Location: Sahara Dance Silver Spring
(Metro Accessible)
Shimmies!
An Afternoon of Coin Jingling, Fringe Flying Fun! Can you count them all? Come and review what you already know or learn a new way to jiggle. Guaranteed to be a great workout. Open to all levels! Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, March 29, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Allyson
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Introduction to Tribal Belly Dance
This workshop will introduce the fundamentals of Sahara Style Tribal, characterized by rhythm-based combinations, structured improvisation and folkloric fusions. Ideal for those curious about tribal belly dance and/or interested in joining Raqs Caravan West. Tribal dancers share basic movement vocabulary, standard dance formations, improvisational cues and transitions to create pieces improvisationally as a tribe. Tribal dance often fosters friendships; a strong sense of community can evolve from improvising as a group.
Prerequisite: Beginner II Belly Dance and above.
Date(s): Saturday, April 5, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Ami
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Veil Choreography
Drawing from modern Egyptian-style entrances, dance elegant traveling combinations and incorporate seamless veil transitions, turns and wafting, as you learn a complete veil choreography. Veils will be available for purchase in class.
Prerequisite: Some previous belly dance experience.
Date(s): Saturday, April 12, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Jennifer
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Layering
Layered movements can add intricacy and depth to your dance. Learn techniques and combinations to effortlessly combine two or more belly dance movements. Open to all levels! Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, April 19, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Jennifer
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Introduction to Belly Dance
Discover the timeless beauty and joy of this organic dance. Students will learn basic technique including lifted stance and posture, shimmies, isolations, undulations and traveling steps. Class will include a brief introduction to the history, context and philosophy of belly dance. Come celebrate femininity through an ancient, life-embracing art!
No prior experience necessary.
Date(s): Saturday, April 26, 2008
Time(s): 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Teacher(s): Rachel Kay Brookmire
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $20 in advance / $30 at door
Stage Make Up, Costuming and Presentation
Perform with professional, polished and stunning stage presentation! Learn the basics of theatrical make up application and belly dance costuming for stage. Designed to help dancers look their best under bright lights, learn contouring, accessorizing, common mistakes, flattering fits, eyelash application and other tricks of the trade. Dancers are encouraged to bring their own make up collections and/or costumes for experimentation.
Date(s): Saturday, April 26, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Rachel Kay Brookmire
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Latin-Belly Fusion
Expand your dance repertoire with Latin-belly fusion! Learn fun dance combinations that fuse salsa, bachata, and other Latin styles with the ancient art of raqs sharqi. Open to all levels! Choreography is structured to be accessible to beginner students, offering modifications to challenge advanced dancers.
Date(s): Saturday, May 3, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Melissa
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
saharadance.com/workshops/
here's what's coming up:
Undulations and Swirly Movements
Explore the slow and sensual side of belly dance. Guaranteed to be a deeply muscular, core workout! Learn taqsim combinations to put movements into musical context. Taqsim refers to a solo, instrumental piece or section of music, often improvised. Hypnotic and introspective, some believe the soul or essence of a dancer is revealed while performing to a taqsim. Learn to recognize the instruments most often used in a taqsim, and how to reflect the music in your dance.
Date(s): Saturday, January 26, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Laura Kelch
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Arabic Rhythm Review and Drum Solo
Open to all levels! Review the basic Arabic Rhythms and learn a vibrant and upbeat drum solo choreography, full of accents and shimmies. Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, February 2, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Yvette
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Egyptian Dance Intensive: Yousry and Nourhan Sharif
Egyptian Dance Intensive with Yousry Sharif and Nourhan Sharif.
12 hours of Egyptian dance!
Friday, February 1
7:30 - 9:30 pm: Nourhan Sharif
Discussion, Q & A, and Dance Workshop: Dance stylizations: Understanding the difference between Lebanese, Turkish and Egyptian Belly Dance
Saturday, February 2
2:30 - 7:00 pm: Yoursy Sharif
Oriental Choreography (30 minute break at 4:30—bring light snacks)
Sunday, February 3
1:00 - 5:30 pm - Yoursy Sharif
Oriental Choreography (30 minute break at 3:00—bring light snacks)
5 :30 - 7:30 pm - Nourhan Sharif
Discussion, Q & A, and Dance Workshop: Understanding and creating a traditional 5-part cabaret set
Location: Sahara Dance Silver Spring
(Metro Accessible)
Egyptian Dance Intensive: 12 Hours of Egyptian Dance
(includes all 4 workshops)
Cost: $225 before January 11 / $250 thereafter
Single Workshop Registrations
Yousry Workshops
One Day: $90 before January 11/ $110 thereafter
Both Days: $160 before January 11 / $180 thereafter
Nourhan Workshops
One Day: $40 before January 11 / $55 thereafter
Both Days: $70 before January 11 / $100 thereafter
Jazz-Belly Fusion!
Join Colleen in discovering a creative new way to expand your belly dance. Learn dance combinations inspired by “old-school” jazz style, 80’s Flashdance fun, and traditional raqs sharqi movement. Be prepared to step out of your self and electrify your dance. Choreography is structured to be accessible to beginner students, offering modifications to challenge advanced dancers.
Date(s): Saturday, February 9, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Colleen
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Introduction to Belly Dance
Discover the timeless beauty and joy of this organic dance. Students will learn basic technique including lifted stance and posture, shimmies, isolations, undulations and traveling steps. Class will include a brief introduction to the history, context and philosophy of belly dance. Come celebrate femininity through an ancient, life-embracing art!
No prior experience necessary.
Date(s): Saturday, February 16, 2008
Time(s): 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Teacher(s): Rachel Kay Brookmire
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $20 in advance / $30 at door
Arms, Breath and Upper Body Movement
Infuse your dance with subtlety and grace. Experience how attention to breath can open movement, creating fluidity and connection. Specific focus will be on elegant arm and upper body carriage. Open to all levels! Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, February 16, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Rachel Kay Brookmire
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Oriental Turns and Traveling Steps
Add dynamism to your dance with spins, turns and floor patterns. Learn combinations of traveling steps and turns most frequently used belly dance. Specific attention will be given to spotting, turn technique and Oriental stylization. Open to all levels! Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, February 23, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Elysa
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Introduction to Zills (Finger Cymbals)
Learn introductory finger cymbal technique, patterns and movement combinations. Designed and highly recommended to prepare students for the Low Intermediate II Sahara Dance technique class, this workshop is a great way to begin developing technical proficiency with finger cymbals. No previous finger cymbal experience is required.
Prerequisite: Completion of Sahara Dance Beginner II technique or permission of teacher
Date(s): Saturday, March 1, 2008
Time(s): 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Teacher(s): Melissa
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Live Drum Solo Performance Workshop
Perform a live drum solo with Karim Nagi of Turbo Tabla! Karim will teach the basic principles of improvising to a live drum solo, including entrances, endings, dancer-drummer communication, common rhythms and corresponding movements. Participants will have the opportunity to perform an informal, 2 minute drum solo with Karim at the Sahara Dance Hafla that same evening (no costumes, just party clothes and a hip scarf ;)).
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience the thrill of performing to live percussion! Limited space available.
Prerequisite: 1 year of study in belly dance.
Date(s): Saturday, March 8, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $50
Egyptian Cane Combinations
Raqs Al Assaya, a cheerful dance from the Sa’id (Upper Egypt), the dancer twirls a cane in playful imitation of the men’s regional martial art. (The men’s version, Tahtihb, is performed with heavy staffs.) Raqs Al Assaya may be presented as folkloric dance, or elements of this dance may be adapted for cabaret-style Oriental dance. Elysa will teach basic cane vocabulary, fun combinations and a short Sa’idi choreography. Students need to provide canes for class. A few canes will be available for purchase at the studio.
Prerequisite: Competency with basic cane technique required.
Date(s): Saturday, March 15, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Elysa
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Urban Tribal Fusion
Join Ebony in exploring a fun and unique spin on contemporary belly dance. Learn dance combinations which fuse modern urban styles and the ancient art of raqs sharqi. Build coordination, work on isolating movements, and expand your dance style with locks and waves. This class will be high energy, prepare to sweat and have fun. Choreography is structured to be accessible to beginner students, offering modifications to challenge advanced dancers.
Date(s): Saturday, March 22, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Ebony
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
A Fancy Weekend Spectacular
Starring live, in person, The Indigo…
Rachel Brice
Mardi Love
Zoe Jakes
Two studios, three days, 12 workshops, 1 show
Details coming soon
Date(s): March 28, 29, 30
Location: Sahara Dance Silver Spring
(Metro Accessible)
Shimmies!
An Afternoon of Coin Jingling, Fringe Flying Fun! Can you count them all? Come and review what you already know or learn a new way to jiggle. Guaranteed to be a great workout. Open to all levels! Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, March 29, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Allyson
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Introduction to Tribal Belly Dance
This workshop will introduce the fundamentals of Sahara Style Tribal, characterized by rhythm-based combinations, structured improvisation and folkloric fusions. Ideal for those curious about tribal belly dance and/or interested in joining Raqs Caravan West. Tribal dancers share basic movement vocabulary, standard dance formations, improvisational cues and transitions to create pieces improvisationally as a tribe. Tribal dance often fosters friendships; a strong sense of community can evolve from improvising as a group.
Prerequisite: Beginner II Belly Dance and above.
Date(s): Saturday, April 5, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Ami
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Veil Choreography
Drawing from modern Egyptian-style entrances, dance elegant traveling combinations and incorporate seamless veil transitions, turns and wafting, as you learn a complete veil choreography. Veils will be available for purchase in class.
Prerequisite: Some previous belly dance experience.
Date(s): Saturday, April 12, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Jennifer
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Layering
Layered movements can add intricacy and depth to your dance. Learn techniques and combinations to effortlessly combine two or more belly dance movements. Open to all levels! Class is structured to be accessible to beginning dancers, offering modifications to challenge intermediate students.
Date(s): Saturday, April 19, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Jennifer
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Introduction to Belly Dance
Discover the timeless beauty and joy of this organic dance. Students will learn basic technique including lifted stance and posture, shimmies, isolations, undulations and traveling steps. Class will include a brief introduction to the history, context and philosophy of belly dance. Come celebrate femininity through an ancient, life-embracing art!
No prior experience necessary.
Date(s): Saturday, April 26, 2008
Time(s): 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Teacher(s): Rachel Kay Brookmire
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $20 in advance / $30 at door
Stage Make Up, Costuming and Presentation
Perform with professional, polished and stunning stage presentation! Learn the basics of theatrical make up application and belly dance costuming for stage. Designed to help dancers look their best under bright lights, learn contouring, accessorizing, common mistakes, flattering fits, eyelash application and other tricks of the trade. Dancers are encouraged to bring their own make up collections and/or costumes for experimentation.
Date(s): Saturday, April 26, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Rachel Kay Brookmire
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
Latin-Belly Fusion
Expand your dance repertoire with Latin-belly fusion! Learn fun dance combinations that fuse salsa, bachata, and other Latin styles with the ancient art of raqs sharqi. Open to all levels! Choreography is structured to be accessible to beginner students, offering modifications to challenge advanced dancers.
Date(s): Saturday, May 3, 2008
Time(s): 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Teacher(s): Melissa
Location: Sahara Dance Central
Cost: $30 in advance / $40 at door
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