SHOWCASE WORKSHOPS for 2010

INCREDIBLE WORKSHOPS with masters in their fields at traditionally LOW SHOWCASE PRICES!

 FRIDAY - Located at the Fairgrounds event site

NOTE: No vending or dancing Friday, but lots of hot hot workshops!

• 5:30-6:30 Workshop - AVIVA KHADRA (NY) - BASIC HULA - $23 pre-reg/$28 at door - Learn the ancient art of Hawaiian dance with the basic technique, steps, music and costuming where the hips keep the rhythm and the hands tell the story. Try this class to check out a truly lovely dance style, or use it as a starting point for material to fuse in Saqra's  "FUSING or *CON*FUSING?" workshop concepts and bring it to your Bellydance!
• 6:30-8:00 Workshop - SAQRA (Seattle, WA) - AM I FUSING OR *CON*FUSING? - $28 pre-reg/$33 at door - How to convert steps from different styles into belly dance steps. How to truly fuse styles instead of just adding steps from other dance forms. PLUS using alternative music to its highest potential. - study with Zaghareet Magazine's 2008 Instructor of the Year. www.saqra.net
• 8:00- 9:00 Workshop - A'ISHA AZAR (Spokane, WA) - HIPWORK SECRETS of the EGYPTIAN STARS - $23 pre-reg/$28 at door - Trochanter based movement and its many variations. This class explores how the Egyptian greats use hip articulation

*****PRE-REGISTER SPECIAL All Friday $60*****

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS - AT BOTH FAIRGROUNDS AND HOTEL

SATURDAY  - Located at the Fairgrounds event site:

• 9:00-10:00 Workshop - DEBRA SOUKI (Portland, OR) - FOCUSING YOUR ENERGY - $23 pre-reg/$28 at door - Dancing from your Chakras - Take your quality of movement to the next level as you learn to dance from your true "core" the chakra system. Understand how to express the energy within each of the 7 chakra points: tribal, creative, passion, love, voice, imagination, and spiritual. You will learn to communicate and intepret your body's own language to add depth, passion, and dimension to your performance. (Beginners are welcome).
• 10:00-11:00 Workshop - JANE ARCHER (Portland, OR) - EXPRESSIVE GESTURES - $23 pre-reg/$28 at door - Learn to access your deepest self-expression, honoring yourself, your dance, your ancestors. Turn your movement into story through intention, expressive gestures, & use of the earthly elements.  Join us in honoring the feminine expression within you through truly expressive dancing.  All levels.
• 11:00-Noon Workshop - AVIVA KHADRA (NY) - SHIMMY³ - $23 pre-reg/$28 at door - Shimmies, Shimmies and more Shimmies! Sustain, maintain and layer those shimmies! Safe execution of the original Egyptian style shimmy... easy on your knees and back and can be layered into all your moves
• 1:00-2:30 Workshop - ANEENA (Novato, CA) - VEIL WITHOUT SPINS  - $28 pre-reg/$33 at door - You don't have to spin yourself sick to do wonderful veil work! Some veils for class use. - One of our regular annual instructors, Aneena herself managed to get a standing ovation out of the Rakkasah East (Somerset, NJ) audience in 2006 and again in 2007 which is no small feat. You thought you couldn't do lovely veil... now enjoy getting lovely without throwing up with a power performer.
• 3:00- 4:00 Workshop - AVIVA KHADRA (NY) - SHAKE IT! HOT TAMBOURINE TECHNIQUE! - $23 pre-reg/$28 at door - Don't overlook this exciting prop, you can spice up any performance with a tambourine. Bring a tambourine if you have one, or you may have to dance with a paper plate! Some inexpensive ones also available for sale.
• 4:45-5:45 Workshop - HALIMA (Sumner, WA) - T&A with HALIMA  - $23 pre-reg/$28 at door - Finding and using pecs and glutes for crisp control of chest movements and glute shimmies.
• 6:15-7:45 Workshop - SHUKRIYA (Pinole, CA) - 6/8 CHOREO with ZILLS!  - $28 pre-reg/$33 at door - Hot, upbeat choreography featuring an exotic rhythm and your finger cymbals! Truly suitable for all levels of dancer or cymbal player due to different addable layers! - Shukriya is a master dancer who will get you working those cymbals... while moving! All levels welcome. www.rakkasah.com

SATURDAY at HOTEL  - Located across the street from the Fairgrounds event site - WORKSHOPS in the B Hotel CASCADE BALLROOM

• 9-10 Workshop - DAVID METZ - HAND DRUMMING Part 1: Beginning - $23 pre-reg/$28 at door
• 9-11:30 Workshop - DAVID METZ - HAND DRUMMING Part 1 & 2:  Beginning & Continuing  - $35 pre-reg/$40 at door
• 1:00-2:30 Workshop - A'ISHA AZAR (Spokane, WA) - INTRO to RAQS NEJDI HADITH  - $28 pre-reg/$33 at door -  Expand your repertoire with Raqs Nejdi Hadith - a female couples style party dance from central Saudi Arabia
• 3:00 - 4:00 Workshop - JANE ARCHER (Portland, OR) - FLOORWORK - $23 pre-reg/$28 at door - Many people are intimidated by floorwork.  Turn this into a personal strength using smooth movements outside the few “standard” floor moves we usually see!  We’ll explore getting comfortable dancing on this lower level.  Bring kneepads if you choose.
• 4:45-6:15 Workshop - OBERON (Portland, OR) - SIMPLY SAIDI  - $28 pre-reg/$33 at door - This dance from Upper Egypt is often performed with sticks as in the familiar “cane dance” - Raks Assaya. Energetic and grounded the specific steps of Saidi dance can also add an exciting depth to Egyptian Style Cabaret . From this workshop you will actually walk away with a set of five vivacious Saidi steps and learn how to combine them into mini combos that enhance your performance. Individual attention is characteristic of Oberon's workshops as are descriptive hand-outs that accompany this class. All levels welcome
• 6:30-7:30 Workshop - A'ISHA AZAR (Spokane, WA) - MODERN GULF DANCING - $23 pre-reg/$28 at door
• 9:30-11:30 (or 30 min after the Fairgrounds show ends) - AN AFTER-PARTY VIEWING of the INDIE DOCUMENTARY: BELLY!
  BELLY is an intimate peek into the personal lives of several belly-dancers who have been profoundly affected by this unique dance form.  Sometimes referred to as Middle-Eastern Dance , it has evolved beyond its origins, and the dancers presented in this documentary share a distinctly American experience.  MORE Film info: http://www.ftbproductions.com/films_belly.htm  Approx 9:30-11:30 with Q&A. You MAY bring in food and beverage from the lounge during the showing. Tickets $10 pre-reg/$14 at the door
  

*****PRE-REGISTER SPECIAL All Saturday $135 - Hotel OR Fairgrounds Workshops!*****

SUNDAY  - Located at the Fairgrounds event site

• 9:30-10:45 Workshop - SAQRA (Seattle, WA) - A HOT GOOD MORNING!  PLUS 3 VEIL STYLES: EGYPTIAN, CLASSIC & SNAP!  - $28 pre-reg/$33 at door - Kick yourself good morning with an aerobic shimmy & lock workout, then move into 3 different veil techniques to stimulate & inspire your belly dance brain! - study with Zaghareet Magazine's 2008 Instructor of the Year. www.saqra.net
• 11:00-Noon Workshop - SUSHMITA MODI (Hillsboro, OR) - BOLLYWOOD! - $23 pre-reg/$28 at door - Contemporary Indian dancing at its most fun! Find out what the buzz is about and try something new with this high energy sister to Belly Dance! Appropriate for all experience levels. Sushmita Modi hails from the city of Kolkata, India, and has formal training in Bharatnatyam and Indian Folk Dance. She has participated and won numerous awards for her dance routines in India. “Dancing is my passion,” Sushmita says. “I believe that everyone has a dancer in them and a person’s willingness and effort to dance helps brings out this skill. www.bollywoodmovez.com
• 1-2:30 Workshop - SEDONA RUIZ (Lake Oswego, OR) - STAGE PRESENCE & SHOWMANSHIP  - $28 pre-reg/$33 at door - Stage Presence and Showmanship - Captivate, Connect, SHINE!!! Tips, technique and theories to help one to own their stage, connect with the audience and make the most of their movement. Enjoy this workshop featuring multi-award-winning Sedona Ruiz... Showcase's WINNER: "Ms Ambassador of the Belly Dance" 2009!
• 3-4:30 Workshop - KISA (Salem, OR) - BELLY INTENSIVE - $28 pre-reg/$33 at door - Find, strengthen, and isolate abdominal muscles. New ideas and different ways of using them in dance.

 *****PRE-REGISTER SPECIAL All Sunday $100*****

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