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Morocco Does It Again!

Mark your calendar now:

August 5-11, 2006 in New York

For New Inspiration and Excitement!

a Casbah Dance Experience

at Morocco’s marvelous BIG Studio in the heart of New York City

6 West 20th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues) – 2nd floor

 

Summer Weeklong Workshop!!

 

Don’t miss this opportunity to study with master teachers

 

Sign up NOW!

Last Weeklong sold out over 2 months in advance … don’t miss out!

 

only $395

$100 deposit (non-refundable)

Technique & Choreography

Limited Places – Reserve Early!!!

5 hours daily

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

in climate-controlled studio

 

Scheduled:

usable routines: Oriental & folkloric –

3 by Morocco

& 1 by Karima Nadira

AND

*4* very special Guests:

Persian Dance by Medea Mahdavi (Iran)

Wonderful Wings by Ayshe

Duncan Dance Elements by Lynn Armentrout

Delsarte Technique by Joe Williams

Plus:

Opening Concert

Saturday eve August 5, 2006

8:00pm (doors open 7:30pm)

 

by Morocco & Casbah Dance Experience

 

Bring your friends: their tickets are only $20 in advance,

$25 at the door (if space is available!)

Bring a costume – you will dance in
a major NY Club!

 

Seminar Music Cassettes and Choreography Sheets for Morocco’s & Karima Nadira’s dances are Included

***Certificate of Seminar Completion*** included!

 

Cheap, Safe Hotels Within Walking Distance

MOROCCO & the CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE

Proudly Present an Unparalleled Opportunity

YOU LOVED RAQIA HASSAN’S SEMINAR – HERE’S THE PERFECT FOLLOW-UP: INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED INSTRUCTORS & PERFORMERS

ATEF & MAGDA

in a 2-day SEMINAR: 11am – 4pm
Saturday, February 23 & Sunday, February 24, 2008:
(1 hour lunch: 1-2pm)

Sat: Nubian Choreography & Oriental Technique,
Sun: Haggalah Choreography & Milaya Leff Technique

ATEF & MAGDA are master teachers with over 30 years experience teaching all types of Egyptian folkloric and Oriental dance. Based in Cairo, this wonderful husband and wife team is known and loved internationally for the quality and range of their instruction and choreography. They’ve revitalized and improved the Reda Troupe, which languished for 10 years after Mr Reda’s forced retirement & when I saw a performance at the Balloon Theater this December, I could truthfully say that it was better than ever!!!

Both performed continually with the Reda Troupe from 1975-95, Magda taking over Farida Fahmy’s most complex, acclaimed solos & they are extremely popular teachers at Raqia Hassan’s Ahlan wa Sahlan & Winter Intensive seminars, longtime directors of the American University of Cairo’s Egyptian Folkloric Troupe & have presented Egyptian theater folk dance at 45 international folk dance festivals all over the world including Germany, France, Spain, Turkey, Italy and the USA.You know my standards and I can’t say enough about them in 1 flyer.

 

For an interview with ATEF, go to: http://www.gildedserpent.com/art31/Debatef.htm
For an interview with MAGDA, go to: http://www.gildedserpent.com/art35/debmagdaintrv.htm

DON’T MISS OUT ON A FABULOUS AND FUN SEMINAR in MOROCCO’s beautiful STUDIO
and a CONCERT in her CASBAH THEATER!!!

MOROCCO & the CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE

Proudly Present an Unparalleled Opportunity

YOU LOVED YASMINA’S SEMINAR – HERE’S THE PERFECT FOLLOW-UP: INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED INSTRUCTOR & PERFORMER

***CAROLINE of CAIRO***

in a 2-day SEMINAR, 3 – 2 1/2 hour workshops:
Saturday, October 9: 4-6:30pm & Sunday, October 10, 10:30am-1:00pm & 2-4:30pm

(1 hour lunch: 1-2pm)

Where: Morocco’s marvelous Studio
6 West 20th Street – 2nd floor
(take the stairs)
between 5th & 6th Avenues, New York, NY

Sat: Shaabi Awi Choreography
Sun: Modern Oriental Choreography & Khaleegy Technique

Caroline Evanoff has been a fully-licensed Raqs Sharqi performer in Egypt since 1998 in 5-star venues and weddings as well as appearances on television. With a strong background in ballet she moved to Egypt to study Egyptian style dance with the great master teachers such as Raqia Hassan, Aida Nour, Ibrahim Akef, Mahmoud Reda, etc. and appears in 7 volumes of Raqia Hassan’s technique DVDs (vol 4- 10). She has also performed under contract in India, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE and Mediterranean cruises. She is a teacher at the annual Ahlan wa Sahlan festival in Cairo and this year at Raqs Britannia in England. Caroline regularly travels abroad to teach workshops in Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore as well as running holiday courses in Dahab (Sinai Red Sea).

Caroline is known for her pure Egyptian style choreographies because of her understanding of the language, music and feelings. Her choreographies are beautifully elegant, fun and sometimes a bit cheeky! Her ability to breakdown the challenging Egyptian Oriental technique makes her workshops a truly valuable experience. Caroline also teaches the various Egyptian and folkloric styles from Modern and Classical Egyptian, Shaabi, Baladi, Tarab, Saidi, Nubian, Alexandrian, Ghawazee, Shamadan as well as modern and traditional Khaleegy styles from the Gulf region.

DON’T MISS OUT ON A FABULOUS AND FUN SEMINAR
in MOROCCO’s beautiful STUDIO
and a CONCERT in her CASBAH THEATER!!!

MOROCCO & the CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE

Proudly Present an Unparalleled Opportunity

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED INSTRUCTOR & PERFORMER

OZGEN

in a 2-day SEMINAR: 12:30 – 5pm (1/2 hour break 2:30-3:00pm)
Saturday, September 15 & Sunday, September 16, 2012:

Sat: a great, fun, energetic DRUM SOLO,
Sun: *2* ROMAN CHOREOGRAPHIES

OZGEN is known and loved internationally for the quality and range of his instruction and choreography. He has performed, taught, choreographed and directed for the last 15 years. In Istanbul, he starred in “Night of the Sultans”, combining contmporary dance, ballet and Oryantal dance and taught them for several years.

He is now based in London, teaching and performing Turkish
Oryantal and Romany dance internationally.

In January, 2009, when OZGEN was a surprise guest performer in my weeklong opening concert, he had the audience screaming for more. It took this long to get him back here! Charisma, technique, drama, choreography, looks and so, so sexy!!

TAKE YOUR OWN DANCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL AT THIS SEMINAR!!!

On Saturday, Ozgen will teach how to interpret the rhythms in the music and wow the audience with your moves, undulations, travelling steps and shimmies.

On Sunday he will teach deep technique and steps of Roman dance and how the movements work in that special 9/8. It’s important to know the cultural background of this dance, to understand the gestures and hand moves and their meaning and significance.

DON’T MISS OUT ON FABULOUS AND FUN SEMINARS

CAP21 STUDIOS
18 West 18 Street – between 5th & 6th Avenues
6th floor/ The Shop

His YouTube links are at: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ozgen+belly+dance&nfpr=0

You know my standards and I can’t say enough about them in 1 flyer.

CONCERT SUNDAY EVE at DROM!!!

LIMITED dance slots in the show open to those taking the seminar.Preference given to those taking both days.

To My Fellow Dance-Demented Darlings,

I only (& rarely) produce seminars by other teachers if I respect what they are doing and believe in their expertise. Those who have taken these seminars have been lavish in their praise of my guest teachers.

Over the years we have had many fine teachers of Egyptian style come to NYC, but as yet nobody who really knows Lebanese Raqs Sharqi from the inside.

NOW we have such an expert & I have seen & very much enjoyed watching her clear, fact & fun-filled teaching style, so I invited her to teach for me at an easily-reached Manhattan Studio on Saturday & Sunday & in my Brooklyn location on Monday eve.

***FROM BEIRUT TO BASRA***
LEILA MOLAEI in *3* SEMINARS in NEW YORK CITY!!!

Lebanese Oriental Style a la Samara (3 hours)
Saturday, May 10 from 12 noon – 3:30 (two 15-minute breaks)

Born in Basra, and adopted by the Lebanese, Iraqi dancer Samara was one of Beirut’s hottest stars of her time. She was a glamorous icon of her day and even though she has stopped performing, she is still popular.
Graceful, feminine and innovative, Leila grew up admiring Samara’s performances. She will be sharing some of her signature technique and combinations that made Samara so popular.

Performance Sat. eve, May 10, 6:00pm – $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

Levantine Cane Dance Choreography (3 hours)
Sunday, May 11 from noon – 3:30 (two 15-minute breaks)
(this timing leaves the rest of Sunday for celebrating Mother’s Day!)

Incorporating elements of oriental, bedouin and folkloric styles, this fun choreography provides an equally lively alternative to Egyptian cane dance. Please bring a cane.

Saturday’s and Sunday’s Seminars & the performance showcase are at
CAP21 STUDIOS
(18 West 18th Street – 6th floor)
between 5th & 6th Avenues

The seminars are in studio 603, the performance is in “The Shop”, also on the 6th floor.

Transport:
Trains: 14th Street/ Union Square stop on the Q, N, R, 4, 5, 6, L, 1 (18th Street stop), 2, 3, A, C, E, F, M (most have a 16th Street exit that gets you even closer to the studio!)

Buses: all 5th, 6th & 7th Ave buses, 14th & 23rd Street crosstown buses, any bus that stops in the vicinity – there are dozens!

& in Brooklyn:
Iraqi Romany Dance (Raqs Ghajari) (2 1/2 hours)
Monday, May 12, 7-9:30 pm at my private studio in Brooklyn.
(Q & B trains to Newkirk Plaza station, #49 & 8 buses – I’ll give specific directions to those attending)

***Monday’s class size is limited to 8 students, so sign up ASAP!!!

Info:
For the fourth time, Leila Molaei, a native and expert on Iraqi dances and a lover of Lebanese folklore, will be teaching another series of workshops in New York.

Leila will once more be teaching Raqs Kawlee on Monday – this class is ideal if you are either new to this style or want a refresher (new material). You will cover dagger work, hair tosses and head spinning, as well basic technique and combinations. Leila will support this with information on musical interpretation, improvisation and choreography.

This workshop is the perfect introduction to Iraqi gypsy style or to solidify your technique.

What to bring/wear/prepare:
– Comfortable clothing, minimal jewellery
– Dance shoes – bare feet for Monday’s Ghajari only.
– Hip scarves are optional
– Note pad/pen

For Monday’s Raqs Kawlee/ Ghajari:
– Hair down, and if possible, straightened
– Hair extensions are great if you want to feel/see the real effect of hair tossing
– Two butter/plastic knives (Monday’s Ghajari only)
– Refreshments

For sale at the workshops: costumes, thobes, CDs and accessories, payable by cash or PayPal (no checks).

Special Packages: early bird price good till March 31 only!
(that means the money is in my Paypal account or the check, made out to MOROCCO/ CASBAH, is in my hands by then!!!)

One workshop $75
Two workshops $130
Three workshops $190

ALL payments for the seminars go to morocco@casbahdance.org by PayPal. Send it as “friends and family” to avoid fees.
If you must send a check for the seminars, e-mail me for my snail address.

Performance slots will be given to those attending at least 2 seminars.

Leila will also be available a limited number of private lessons.

For the Performance & special private classes with Leila, arrangements & payments go through Mark Balahadia: Please contact markbalahadia@gmail.com for those details & also send it as “friends and family” to avoid fees.

About Leila Molaei
With her Arab/Iranian roots from the Persian Gulf (Al Ahwaz), Leila Molaei has been internationally performing and training students in Arabic dance since 2005. Based in the United Kingdom, she runs Layali Academy, one of the busiest Arabic dance schools in London covering the dances of Iraq, Iran, the Persian Gulf, Egypt and the Levant.

One of only a few natives of Iraqi, Arabian Gulf and Iranian dances outside the Middle East, and popular in the Arab community, Leila has taught and performed various high profile clients around the world, including the Bellydance Superstars at Raqs Britannia, Sheraton Hotels and the Destinations Show at Earls Court.

Her aim is to preserve and promote the authentic roots of Arabic dance, and this feeling is conveyed in her performances and teaching.

I hope to see many of you there!!!

Dear Fellow Dance Lovers,

You simply can’t miss *this* seminar – a total of 12 hours (4 three-hour classes) of great learning, dancing, sharing your dance souls with a truly exceptional young woman & dance artist + a concert!:

JOANA SAAHIRAH, who spent 9 years performing daily (often 5-6 hour-long shows a day!) & to great acclaim in Cairo. She was also assistant to the great Mahmoud Reda….

Dance your heart out & learn at a great seminar. Morocco presents the fabulous

JOANA SAAHIRAH of CAIRO IN HER VERY FIRST US/ NYC TWO-DAY SEMINAR

Saturday, September 27, 2014 – 10:30am-1:30pm & 2:30-5:30pm 

10:30-1:30 – The Soul of Modern Oriental style: Technique & Combinations – breaking down movements & revealing secrets of the streamlined look of today’s stars.

2:30-5:30 – Hearing, understanding & dancing to Om Kolsum: how to ace the true “test” of  an Oriental dance artist.

Sunday, September 28, 2014 – 11:00am -2:00pm & 3:00-6:00pm

11:00-2:00 – Saidi technique & combinations

3:00-6:00 – Milaya Leff & Baladi – flirtatious fun & technique: how to achieve it easily & smoothly

(1 hr break – pizza & Persian food downstairs or bring lunch)

 

12 hours of class by an amazing artist with a highly successful 9-year career in Cairo (& her emotional book about how she did it: “The Secrets of Egypt: Dance, Life & Beyond” will be available for purchase at the seminars!)

$90 @ 1 class/ $100 at door (if available);

2 classes: $165 / $180 at door (if available);

3 classes:  $245 / $270 at door (if available);

all 4 classes: $310 / $340 at door (if available) ***add 3.5% to pay by PayPal

 

Classes & show will be at CAP21 studios

18 West 18th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

6th floor – Studio 606

 

Convenient to all subways (14th Street stop, 16th St. exit):

4, 5, 6, Q, N, R, L, F, 2, 3, 1 (18th Street stop), A, C, E, PATH

 

Saturday eve show – 8pm (in studio 606 at CAP21): $20 in advance/ $25 at door

(Limited dance slots in the show open to those taking the seminar. Preference given to those taking both days.)

DO NOT MISS THIS ONCE -IN-A-LIFETIME CHANCE!!! Register NOW! You’ll be glad you did!

Out-of-towners: cheap, safe, nearby hotel list on request

e-mail: morocco@casbahdance.org to reserve your spot,

then either make out a check to *MOROCCO*

& mail it to:

MOROCCO

1110 Ocean Ave – fl 2

Private House

Brooklyn, NY 11230

OR pay by PayPal to morocco@casbahdance.org

Your spot is certain ONLY when payment is received.

The Soul of Oriental Dance: Joana Saahirah, Dancer, Teacher and Choreographer of Egyptian Oriental and Folkloric Dances, Actress and Author

After almost a decade of performing in Egypt with her own orchestra – Joana Saahirah has created a style of teaching, choreographing and performing that combines the best of Egypt and the best of  the West: technique, expression and Art.

She has also studied and worked (as a choreography and teaching assistant) to Master Mahmoud Reda from whom she learned his Theater Folklore styles.

Joana’s dream & mission is to share the soul of Oriental Dance and Egyptian Folklore with the world, revealing the true richness and ancient knowledge hidden in this art form. She has been invited to teach and perform all over the world & this will be her first time teaching in New York & the US.

Joana has written several articles for newspapers and magazines (about Egyptian culture, music & dance) & 2 books about The Magic of Egyptian Oriental Dance and her Paths of Discovery in the Land of the Pyramids. One of these books – “The Secrets of Egypt – Dance, Life & Beyond” has been published this January. Another one – “Diary of Egypt” trilogy –  will be published this Summer.

For a glimpse of Joana´s Dance please check the links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3KC90IpaPw

You can find Joana Saahirah of Cairo on her official  Facebook Fan Page: <http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Joana-Saahirah-of-Cairo-Fan-Page/183318258358726>

Space is limited, so register early. I *so* hope to see you there.

Yours in total dance dementia,

Morocco