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VENUS
UPRISING NEW YORK CITY
WORKSHOPS: SPRING SCHEDULE
Questions
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DATE
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INSTRUCTOR
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DESCRIPTION |
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JUNE
21 2008
2:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
440 Lafayette
Studio 4F
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Tanna
Valentine
Fan
Veils - Technique & Combinations
beginner
- intermediate
2
hrs
$40
prepaid $55 at the door
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Flirtatious,
fiery and just plain fun, fans and fan veils can
add a wonderful accent to your fusion and fantasy
performances. Using both regular folding fans and
fan veils, Tanna will teach techniques and tips
for successful fan handling.
Please bring 2 folding fans
and 2 fan veils. A limited number of fans and fan
veils will be available for practice. If
you've been curious about fanveils and want to try
before you buy - here is your opportunity!
440 Lafayette between Astor Place and 4th Street
in Studio 4F. This spacious room features
a marley floor: NO hard sole
or black sole shoes are permitted.
The studio will open at 2:15
p.m., and workshops will start promptly at
2:30 and end @ 4:45 p.m. There will be a 15 minute
break in the middle.

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PAST
WORKSHOPS:
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Elsa
Leandros Zills Technique
This
workshop will cover the foundations of using zils (finger
cymbals) in the various bellydance rhythms used in performance:
baladi, saidi, maksoum, masmoudi, ciftetelli, and karsilama
(9/8). Elsa will offer tips and shortcuts to learn how
to play zils in a unique, rhythmic and professional way.
You will learn how to switch from just using mostly one
leading hand, which inhibits the speed needed for the
latest Arabic pop, fusion and Turkish gypsy music, to
using both hands in an equal, balanced manner. This process
will be easy, logical, and fun!
Once each rhythm is completely understood, and felt to
the point that your hands have developed some muscle memory,
Elsa will then demonstrate a sequence of steps and hand
and arm movements to develop coordination between zil
playing and dancing.
By the end of this workshop you will have enough information
and practice that will set you on your way to becoming
an excellent zil playing bellydancer.

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The
drum solo is the climax of any belly dance show.
In this workshop you will:
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Demystify the basic Middle Eastern rhythms and get familiar
with their particular feel.
- Learn to play and feel the rhythm.
- Learn to respond to the drum with your body, using
it as an instrument.
- Learn groups of movements and accents that suit the
rhythms.
- Learn the art of keeping a balance between high energy
and poise.
- Learn to improvise and communicate with the drummer
when dancing to a live drum solo.
- This workshop will also greatly improve your musicality,
improvisation skills and showmanship for all other types
of bellydance music and shows.

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Ayshe
Dance of the Fire Bird - a Fantasy Wings
Workshop intermediate
A favorite Russian fairy tale, the firebird was a mysterious
bird whose feathers brought good luck and renewed life.
Danced to the music of "Strange Flesh," Ayshe
will teach her solo composition from the Venus Uprising
Spring Show.
CLASS BREAKDOWN:
class breakdown:
1:30-2:30--warm-up and wings technique
2:30-2:40-- short break
2:40-4:00--choreography
LEVEL--intermediate/advanced
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Tanna
- Veil Mechanics & Veil Dynamics
Tanna
will explore the fundamental concepts of skilled veil
manipulation, starting with a display of different veil
fabrics and shapes. Useful and versatile veil movements
will be demonstrated and drilled, including standing and
walking veil accents, turns, frames, wraps and “old
school” audience favorites. Building
on the fundamental principles from the first half of the
workshop, Tanna will weave these basic movements into
more complex combinations as she highlights the artistic
elements of veilwork. Using the veil to enhance the lyrical
emotions of the music, she will teach a classic veil choreography.
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Alyra
- Bellydance Swordwomanship.
From Cabaret and Tribal to Balancing and Theatric,
this interactive program is specifically targeted for
the intermediate and advanced dancer who has decided she’s
ready for the sword or wants to brush up on her already
existing technique.* Get the practice and confidence you
need to be both fierce and fabulous!
The first three sessions will be just as the title describes.
BOOTCAMP. We’ll be drilling till we drop as we explore
the many different applications of sword technique. You’ll
enjoy a packed curriculum of standing, multileveled, layered,
floor and weaponry techniques (and anything else Alyra
conjures up in her sword mania mind.) The last session
will be a compilation of combinations that incorporate
what you’ve mastered from the previous weeks.
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Ayshe
- Sword - Warrior Women
Another departure from the typical cabaret presentation,
Ayshe will demonstrate fighting sword movements taken
from theatre arts, martial arts, and Egyptian stick fighting
that can be incorporated into the slower, balancing sword
style. Ayshe will show how to blend these together into
a spellbinding performance.
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Ayshe
- Wild Wings
A departure from the typical 'floaty' cabaret use of wings,
Ayshe will share stronger, aggressive movements that can
be done with wings to express more impassioned and unbridled
emotions-- Also useful for the darker moods of tribal
and gothic styles.
Blanca
- Sensual Bellydance
Sensual
dance... you know it the moment you see it. It radiates
from deep inside; the dancer’s whole body flows
like silk, her movements are beautifully interwoven, breathing
with meaningful, effortless grace. Sensuality is not a
special talent or skill — it is present in all of
us. The task is to discover it, cultivate it, and translate
it from an internal state to an expressive, easy-to-understand
language of dance movement. In this workshop, Blanca shares
her ways of expressing sensuality and of adding the flair
of sensual grace to all your bellydance moves. |

Puela
Lunaris - Zambra
While you learn exciting combos from a passionate Zambra
choreography, you can discover how to use many resources
from Flamenco dance to enhance your Bellydancing. Sensual
arms, fiery turns, bare feet in touch with the earth,
many secrets of ancient Flamenco revealed....
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