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MOROCCO & the CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE

Proudly Present an Unparalleled Opportunity

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED INSTRUCTOR & PERFORMER of ALGERIAN DANCE

AMEL TAFSOUT

in an evening CONCERT Saturday, December 4 & a 1-day SEMINAR Sunday, December 5 (5 hours of teaching)

10-12:30 OULED NAIL/ Lunch 12:30-1:30/ 1:30-4: RAI (+other folk – if there’s time)

Algerian AMEL TAFSOUT is an amazing woman. Director of her Maghreb dance company “The Tafsoutettes”, she has lectured, danced, taught, sung, and conducted anthropological research all over the world; in the UK alone, she has performed at Womad, Glastonbury, The ICA, The Commonwealth Institute, The French Institute, Queen Elizabeth Hall, The South Bank, The Barbican, SOAS and The British Museum. She speaks four languages and has published articles in academic and popular magazines.

Tafsout was fascinated by dance from childhood. Much of her research has focused on ritual and traditional dances from the Maghreb and the Middle East (the dual North African- Arabic personality of Algeria). She has been able to look at the ways in which spirituality is part of daily life, and her work is characterised by a search for harmony between body, mind and spirit.

“Watching a performance by AMEL TAFSOUT is a cathartic experience. She dances from the very core of herself. Sensuality is expressed as power and generosity. She has a direct stare, a presence that only comes from the true knowledge of herself and her art. A unique performer and there is no one else who dances like her.” (Beatrice Parvin, in Habibi Magazine, Vol.18, #1, 1999). She is a wonderful, caring and meticulous teacher … I could go on & on …. DON”T MISS OUT!

eally care about dance? Want new inspiration & excitement?

Come to Egypt for the exciting Ahlan Wa Sahlan Dance Festival & take the Optional Nile Cruise!

Join “Morocco” on a Casbah Dance Experience: June 24 to July 5 (Festival) or July 9 (plus cruise), 2005

Friday, June 24 -Day 1: Meet MOROCCO (known as Rocky to her students, fans & friends) at JFK airport for check-in & orientation, then onto our EgyptAir jet for our overnight flight. Dinner, movie, nap. Wake up

Saturday, June 25 – Day 2: in CAIRO!! Have $20 in cash ready to pay for your visa & change some additional money. We meet our Cairo agency representative, go through Passport Control, get our bags, pass through Customs, get on our bus & transfer to our five-star MENA HOUSE HOTEL, in Giza, overlooking the Pyramids!

Unpack & wash up a bit, then meet in Rocky’s room for that all-important orientation lecture! Dinner on your own: the hotel has restaurants, but come back quickly because in the

Early Evening we are going to a fabulous DERVISH SHOW under the stars at the magnificent CITADEL.

Go right to bed, because we start in earnest tomorrow morning!

Sunday, June 26 – Day 3: Buffet breakfast in the hotel & onto our private bus for a great half day CITY TOUR, visiting the Sphinx & Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salah El Din &Mohamed Ali Mosque.

Lunch stop at the world famous Felfela Garden Restaurant (pay for your own lunch).

Afternoon in KHAN EL KHALILI, at marvelous Mahmoud’s “AL WIKALAH”, a hidden 4-story building filled to the rafters with beaded & sequinned dance goodies: everything from whole costumes to scarves, shoes, canes, parts & pieces. Shop till you drop! It’s up to us to balance the Egyptian National Budget!

Dinner/ Evening at leisure.

Monday, June 27 – Day 4: Buffet breakfast, then

Off to register & pay for the classes you selected at Raqia Hassan’s AHLAN wa SAHLAN FESTIVAL! (Registration fee & cost of individual classes not included, since it totally depends on your own individual choices!!!)

Evening: GALA OPENING SHOW & Buffet Dinner, starring Cairo’s current favorite ORIENTAL DANCERS included!!!

Tuesday, June 28 – Sunday, July 3 – Days 5 – 10: Buffet breakfasts at the hotel.

Whichever SEMINAR CLASSES you paid for & shopping you choose to do on the premises (there will be several Cairo dancewear merchants in the Mena House hotel, vending at the seminar) or work on your tan at one of several pools.

Lunches & dinners on your own: there are several restaurants in the hotel & a great pool that also has a cafe.

EVERY EVENING during the Festival: a DANCE SHOW by the seminar participants *&* time to get up & boogie to live music!!! (Speak to Rocky about participating & what she strongly advises …). There is a limited food & drink menu available in the dance room …

On July 3, the last Festival evening there’s the optional almost never-ending GALA FINALE & Buffet Dinner with ORIENTAL DANCE Galore! MORE of Cairo’s favorite dancers!!!. (In prior years, the Closing Galas have cost $60 each)

Monday, July 4 -Day 11: those taking the NILE CRUISE: VERY early buffet breakfast at the hotel. Be smart & pay your extra hotel charges the day before. Transfer to Cairo National Airport for your quick flight to Aswan

For those staying in Cairo: Buffet breakfast, then onto the bus that will take us back to KHAN EL KHALILI. Pick up your finished costumes at Mahmoud’s & shop till you drop!

Be smart & pay your extra hotel charges when we return this evening, pack, try to sleep…

Tuesday, July 5 – Day 12: Very early buffet breakfast for those not on the optional Nile Cruise,

Transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight home. Bon Voyage.

 

OPTIONAL NILE CRUISE: JULY 4-9, 2005

$775 additional cost (single supplement: $200)

Monday, July 4 – Day 11: VERY early buffet breakfast at the hotel. Be smart & pay your extra hotel charges the day before.

Transfer to Cairo National Airport for your quick flight to Aswan & Abu Simbel, which I am thrilled to announce, I can INCLUDE at NO extra cost!!! Back from Abu Simbel &

Transfer to pier for the embarkation on your wonderful 3 night’s cruise.

CRUISE PROGRAM AS FOLLOWS:

Check in before lunch, in ASWAN: lunch on board

Visit the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisque & Philae Temple.

Dinner on ship

Tuesday, July 5, – Breakfast, lunch & dinner on board

Early sail to KOM OMBO: Visit Temple of Sobek .

Sail to EDFU: Visit Horus Temple,

Sail to LUXOR

Wednesday, July 6 – Breakfast, lunch & dinner on board

AM visit the West Bank

PM Visit Luxor & Karnak Temples

Evening: Morocco will arrange for a private performance of Ghawazi & Saidi music & dance

Thursday, July 7 – Breakfast on board

Check out & transfer to Luxor Airport for flight back to Cairo,

Transfer to the Victoria Hotel (not fancy, BUT very friendly & located in downtown Cairo!!!) for check in.

Evening: Rocky will see if there’s a good dance show to go to in Cairo,  in which case, each one pays their own tab …

Friday, July 8 – Buffet breakfast at the hotel

Half day bus transfer to Khan El Khalili Bazaar & Al Wikalah!

Saturday, July 9 – VERY early buffet breakfast at the hotel

Be smart & pay your extra hotel charges the day before ….

Transfer to Cairo International Airport & bye bye Cairo, hello JFK ….

 

Nile Cruise package Includes:

Roundtrip airfare CAIRO/ASWAN & LUXOR/CAIRO

ASWAN/ABU SIMBEL/ASWAN: Abu Simbel tour ***included***!

Transfers from & to hotels/ National Airport
Transfers: from the airport to Cruise Ship in Aswan & back to airport in Luxor,

Ship cabin – double occupancy (additional single supplement $200) with daily meals
Excursions listed as included

NOT included in Optional Additional Nile Cruise:
Anything not specifically listed as included
Personal mineral water & other drinks
Phone calls & internet costs, Tips
Cost of any/ all additional personal items

YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER: MOROCCO ALWAYS DELIVERS ALL SHE PROMISES & MORE

A CAIRO CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE  JUNE 24 – JULY 5, 2005: $2,275.00 

(Land Only: $1,275.00) (Single Supplement $450)

JUNE 24 – JULY 9, 2005 with NILE CRUISE: $3,050.00 

(Land Only: $2,050.00) (Single Supplement $650)

deposit: $500.00 (balance due due by May 15, 2005: $100 cancellation fee.)

 

June 24, 2005 – July 5, 2005 Cairo Includes:
Roundtrip airfare JFK/ CAIRO/ JFK
Transfers: from Cairo Airport to Mena House Hotel & back,
Hotel room – double occupancy (single supplement $450) with daily buffet breakfasts
Dervish Show at the Citadel – Opening Gala Dinner/Show
Excursions listed as included

Nile Cruise package Includes:
Roundtrip airfare CAIRO/ASWAN & LUXOR/CAIRO
ASWAN/ABU SIMBEL/ASWAN: Abu Simbel tour ***included***!
Transfers from & to Hotels/ National Airport in Cairo
Transfers: from the airport to Cruise Ship in Aswan & back to airport in Luxor,

Ship cabin – double occupancy (single supplement $200) with daily meals
Excursions listed as included

NOT included:
Cost of Visa in Cairo Airport

Cost of Registration & Individual Seminar Classes at Ahlan wa Sahlan
ALL lunches & dinners not specifically listed as included
Dance shows not listed as included
Personal mineral water & other drinks
Phone calls & internet costs, Tips
Cost of any/ all additional personal items
for further information e-mail/ call: MOROCCO
6 West 20 St. – 2nd floor
N.Y., N.Y. 10011
phone: 212/727-8326
E-mail: morocco@casbahdance.org

MOROCCO & the CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE

Proudly Present an Unparalleled Opportunity

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED INSTRUCTOR & PERFORMER

SABUHA SHAHNAZ

in an evening CONCERT Saturday, April 8, 2006 & a 1-day SEMINAR Sunday, April 9, 2006

TURKISH CIGULI (Roma/Gypsy)

(4 hours of teaching)

11-1:30 Class/ Lunch 1:30-2:30/ 2:30-4:00 Class
(+other folk – if there’s time)

German-born SABUHA SHAHNAZ was fascinated by dance from childhood. Her research focuseS on Oriental and folk dances from the Near and Middle East. She is a truly talented and amazing woman. Director of her own dance company and school in Augsberg, producer of her own videos and a CD, she has danced and conducted research all over Turkey (performed there extensively, including in Istanbul with real Roman musicians!) and Albania (star of several concerts in Tirana) and studied with other experts in areas of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and North African dance.

One of her favourite styles is Turkish Oriental and Roma. She will teach a choreography to Ciguli/Roma music that includes moves from Turkish folk, Oryantal and Roma dances – a lot of fun to do and so different from classic Egyptian.

Sabuha has been performing for over 23 years and was twice a special guest teacher at Morocco’s Weeklong Intensives. Her performances and classes were so well-received, that the students and audiences are clamoring for her return. Therefore this concert and seminar!

Sabuha speaks fluent English and has published articles in academic and popular German-language dance magazines. Go to her website: http://www.sabuha.de and see some of her rave reviews (there is an English version). She is a wonderful, caring and meticulous teacher … I could go on & on…
DON’T MISS OUT ON A FABULOUS AND FUN SEMINAR AND SHOW!!!

Want new inspiration & excitement? Come, join “Morocco” on a Casbah Dance Experience:
Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival & Intriguing Istanbul
June 18 to July 4, 2006 only $3,295.00 (land only: $2,095.00)

TOUR INCLUDES:
AIR FLIGHTS: JFK/ISTANBUL/CAIRO/JFK (Land only package does NOT include any flights)
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDES & AIR CONDITIONED MOTORCOACHES
ENTRANCE FEES to INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
4 STAR HOTEL in ISTANBUL & 5 STAR MENA HOUSE in CAIRO (double occupancy)
AHLAN WA SAHLAN REGISTRATION FEE (all classes extra)
DAILY BUFFET BREAKFASTS/ ALL DINNERS IN ISTANBUL – 3 with DANCE SHOWS
OPENING GALA DINNER SHOW in CAIRO
DERVISH SHOW/ FESTIVAL DANCE SHOWS AS LISTED/ COSTUMERS/ DANCING
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/STATE & LOCAL TAXES
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YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER:
Morocco ALWAYS delivers all she promises & MORE

HAVE IT ALL!!! JUNE 18 – JULY 4, 2006

June 18/DAY 1: Meet “MOROCCO” at JFK airport for check-in & orientation, then onto our Egyptair jet for our overnight flight. Dinner, movie, nap. Wake up in Cairo, change planes for our flight to ISTANBUL

June 19/DAY 2: ISTANBUL!! Passport control & get your bags. We meet our Istanbul agency rep & transfer to our lovely center city hotel, near the heart of Taksim district. Unpack & wash up a bit, then dinner at the hotel. Afterwards, you can walk around Taksim, right near our hotel. Early to bed, because we start in earnest tomorrow morning!

June 20/DAY 3: Buffet breakfast in the hotel & onto our private bus for a great FULL DAY TOUR of Istanbul, including TOPKAPI PALACE, SANTA SOPHIA & THE UNDERGROUND CISTERN. Lunch on our own (great cafeterias very near). Back to the hotel & dress up, our bus is waiting to take us to the ORIENT HOUSE night club for dinner & show, with Turkish-style ORIENTAL & FOLK DANCE.

June 21/DAY 4: Buffet breakfast, then our bus will take us to the COVERED MARKET: Morocco will take you straight to the costumer! The rest of the day to enrich the Turkish economy, then back to the hotel on your own. Early evening departure to the GAR GAZINOSU night club for dinner & show with FOLK & ORIENTAL DANCE.

June 22/DAY 5: Buffet breakfast, morning & lunch on your own. Don’t stray too far, because we’re going to the MILITARY MUSEUM, with its fabulous JANISSARY BAND CONCERT early in the afternoon. To the hotel to change clothes & off to KERVANSARAY night club for dinner & show with FOLK & ORIENTAL DANCE.

June 23/DAY 6: Buffet breakfast, day at leisure to go back to the Covered Market if you wish, or just wander around Istanbul. In the evening we have DINNER & a FASIL BAND so we can get up & boogie!!!

June 24/DAY 7: Buffet breakfast, morning & early lunch on your own. 12 noon off to the airport & our flight to CAIRO! Have $15 in cash for your visa, change some additional money, meet our Cairo agency rep for Passport Control, get our bags, go through Customs & onto our bus to the five-star MENA HOUSE HOTEL, in GIZA, right at the PYRAMIDS!

June 25/DAY 8: Buffet breakfast & onto our private bus for an all day CITY TOUR: the Sphinx, Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salah El Din & Mohamed Ali Mosque. Lunch at world famous Felfela Garden Restaurant (pay for your own lunch).

June 26/DAY 9: Buffet breakfast, then bus to KHAN EL KHALILI & marvelous Mahmoud’s “AL WIKALAH”, a hidden 4-story building filled to the rafters with beaded & sequinned dance goodies: everything from whole costumes to scarves, shoes, canes, parts & pieces. Shop till you drop! It’s up to us to balance the Egyptian National Budget!

Early eve we are going to a fabulous DERVISH SHOW under the stars at the magnificent CITADEL.

Meet in Morocco’s room afterwards to give her your class selection sheets/ pay for your classes in US $ cash.

June 27/DAY 10: Buffet breakfast. Your day is at leisure while Morocco registers & pays for the classes you selected at Raqia Hassan’s AHLAN wa SAHLAN FESTIVAL! (Cost of individual classes not included, since it totally depends on your own individual choices!!!)

Evening: GALA OPENING SHOW & DINNER included!!, starring Cairo’s current favorite ORIENTAL DANCERS!

June 28/DAY 11 – July 3/ DAY 16: Buffet breakfast, then whichever SEMINAR CLASSES you paid for & shopping you choose to do on the premises (several Cairo dancewear merchants will be in the Mena House hotel, vending at the seminar.)

Lunches & dinners on your own: there are several restaurants in the hotel & a great pool that also has a cafe. Plenty of nearby restaurants too.

EVERY EVENING during the Festival: a DANCE SHOW by the seminar participants, (Speak to Rocky about participating & what she strongly advises …). There is a limited food & drink menu available in the dance room …

On JULY 3, the last Festival eve, there’s the optional GALA FINALE & Dinner with ORIENTAL DANCE Galore! MORE of Cairo’s favorite dancers!!!. (In prior years, the Closing Galas have cost $60 each)

July 4/DAY 17: Buffet breakfast. Transfer to airport for our flight home. BON VOYAGE.

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TOUR INCLUDES:
AIR FLIGHTS: JFK/ISTANBUL/CAIRO/JFK (Land only package does NOT include any air flights)
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDES & AIR CONDITIONED MOTORCOACHES
ENTRANCE FEES to INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
4 STAR HOTEL in ISTANBUL & 5 STAR MENA HOUSE in CAIRO (double occupancy)
AHLAN WA SAHLAN REGISTRATION FEE & OPENIN GALA DINNER SHOW!!!
DAILY BUFFET BREAKFASTS & ALL DINNERS IN ISTANBUL
DANCE SHOWS as LISTED/ DERVISH SHOW/ COSTUMERS/ FESTIVAL DANCE EVES
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/State & local TAXES
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
VISA FEES/ FESTIVAL DANCE CLASSES/ CLOSING GALA/ LUNCHES/ PERSONAL EXPENSES/ TIPS TO GUIDES, etc.
YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER:
MOROCCO ALWAYS DELIVERS ALL SHE PROMISES & MORE

TOUR CONDITIONS:

DEPOSIT: $500 deposit per person required to hold your reservation. Full payment due 45 days before departure.

CANCELLATION: Up to 45 days before departure, full refund minus $150 service charge, 30-45 days, $500 held unless a substitute passenger found or valid medical certification that passenger is too ill to travel, in which case only a $300 cancellation fee applies. 20-30 days, 80% cancellation fee applies, less than 20 days, NO REFUNDS. No refund will be considered for unused portion of tour or hotel accommodations.

SINGLE RESERVATIONS: Price on front cover is per person, double occupancy of hotel rooms. Single reservations, i.e. single occupancy of a hotel room, require an additional charge of $500.00. We will supply roommates, by request, when possible.

DOCUMENTS: Each person is responsible for having with him/her a valid US passport, issued within the last 10 years, that is good until at least 3 months after the end of the tour.

LUGGAGE: Each passenger limited by airline rules to 2 check-in bags,not to exceed 30k or 66Lbs. & 1 carry-on piece + laptop or shoulder bag.

REFUNDS: No refund will be considered for unused portion of tour or hotel accommodations.

INSURANCE: We take no responsibility for lost luggage & recommend that you take out baggage, health & trip cancellation insurance.

CAVEAT: Due to the unique nature of this tour & the many cultural differences to be encountered & respected, Morocco (C.V.Dinicu) reserves the right to accept or reject anyone wishing to take part. There will be no discrimination based on sex, race, religion or national origin. If at any point during the tour, she feels anyone’s conduct is detrimental to the group as a whole, s/he will be asked to leave & will not be entitled to any refund for services not yet received.

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

Want new inspiration & excitement? Come, join “Morocco” on a Casbah Dance Experience:

Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival & Captivating Cairo

June 24 to July 7, 2007 only $3,095.00 (land only: $1,845.00) optional Cruise July 4-9 only $700!!!

BASIC TOUR INCLUDES:
AIR FLIGHTS: JFK/CAIRO/JFK (Land only package does NOT include any flights)
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDES & AIR CONDITIONED MOTORCOACHES
ENTRANCE FEES to INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
5 STAR MENA HOUSE & 3 STAR VICTORIA in CAIRO (double occupancy)
AHLAN WA SAHLAN REGISTRATION FEE (all classes extra)
DAILY BUFFET BREAKFASTS/ *4* DINNER/ DANCE SHOWS
including the OPENING & CLOSING GALA DINNER SHOWS in CAIRO
DERVISH SHOW/ FESTIVAL DANCE SHOWS AS LISTED/ COSTUMERS/ DANCING
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/STATE & LOCAL TAXES

DOES NOT INCLUDE:
VISA FEE/ FESTIVAL DANCE CLASS FEES/ LUNCHES/ DINNERS NOT LISTED AS INCLUDED/ PERSONAL EXPENSES/ TIPS to GUIDES, etc.
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YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER:
Morocco ALWAYS delivers all she promises & MORE

COME CAPTURE CAIRO!!! JUNE 24 – JULY 7 or 9, 2007

June 24/DAY 1: Meet “MOROCCO” at JFK airport for check-in & orientation, then onto our Egyptair jet for our overnight flight. Dinner, movie, nap.

June 25/DAY 2: CAIRO!!! Have $15 in cash for your visa, change some additional money, meet our Cairo agency rep for Passport Control, get our bags, go through Customs & onto our bus to the five-star MENA HOUSE HOTEL, in GIZA, right at the PYRAMIDS!

Unpack & explore the lovely hotel grounds – gaze at the pyramids from afar – you’ll see them thisclose tomorrow!

Dinner on your own, then meet in Morocco’s room at 9 pm to give her your class selection sheets/ pay for your classes in US $ cash. Early to bed – we start in earnest tomorrow morning!

June 26/DAY 3: Buffet breakfast & onto our private bus for an all day CITY TOUR: the Sphinx, Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salah El Din & Mohamed Ali Mosque.

Lunch at world famous Felfela Garden Restaurant (pay for your own lunch), while Morocco registers & pays for the classes you selected at Raqia Hassan’s AHLAN wa SAHLAN FESTIVAL! (Cost of individual classes not included, since it totally depends on your own individual choices!!!)

June 27/DAY 4: Buffet breakfast, then bus to KHAN EL KHALILI & marvelous Mahmoud’s “AL WIKALAH”, a hidden 4-story building filled to the rafters with beaded & sequinned dance goodies: everything from whole costumes to scarves, shoes, canes, parts & pieces. Shop till you drop! It’s up to us to balance the Egyptian National Budget!

Evening: GALA OPENING SHOW/DINNER included!, starring Cairo’s current favorite ORIENTAL DANCERS!

June 28/DAY 5 – July 3/ DAY 10: Buffet breakfast, then whichever SEMINAR CLASSES you paid for & shopping you choose to do on the premises (several Cairo dancewear merchants will be vending at the seminar.)

Lunches & dinners on your own: there are several restaurants in the hotel & a great pool that also has a cafe. Plenty of nearby restaurants too.

EVERY EVENING during the Festival: a DANCE SHOW by the seminar participants, (Speak to Rocky about participating & what she strongly advises …). There is a limited food & drink menu available in the dance room …

On JULY 3, the last Festival eve, there’s the included GALA FINALE DINNER with ORIENTAL DANCERS galore! MORE of Cairo’s favorite dancers!!!

July 4/DAY 11: Buffet breakfast. Transfer to the downtown Cairo VICTORIA HOTEL our home for the rest of our stay – not fancy but VERY friendly & conveniently located. Check in & unpack, but don’t loiter – because we have an

Afternoon tour to the amazing CAIRO MUSEUM, then

Early eve we are going to a fabulous DERVISH SHOW at the magnificent KHAN in KHAN EL KHALILI.

July 5/DAY 12: Buffet breakfast, then onto our bus to KHAN EL KHALILI & a second visit to marvelous Mahmoud’s “AL WIKALAH”. Shop till you drop! It’s up to us to balance the Egyptian National Budget!

Early eve we are going to a wonderful DINNER CRUISE/ DANCE SHOW on the enchanting NILE PHAROAH.

July 6/DAY 13: Buffet breakfast, then day at leisure.

Evening we are going to another fabulous DINNER & DANCE SHOW.

July 7/DAY 14: Early morning transfer to the Cairo airport for our Egyptair flight back to JFK.

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OPTIONAL CRUISE PACKAGE- July 4-9 2007 add $700.00 (single:$850.00) INCLUDES:

Air: CAIRO/ASWAN & LUXOR/CAIRO + all transfers
5 STAR CRUISE SHIP (4 days/3 nights: all meals) & 5 STAR LUXOR HOTEL (1 night+breakfast)
ENTRANCE FEES & TRANSFERS to all INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
Aswan Dam, Philae, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Luxor&Karnak Temples, Valley of Kings, Hatshepsut’s Tomb
English-speaking, licensed guides on all tours & air conditioned motorcoaches
CAIRO: 3 STAR VICTORIA HOTEL – 1 night + breakfast (double occupancy)
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/State & local TAXES
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YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER:
MOROCCO ALWAYS DELIVERS ALL SHE PROMISES & MORE

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!!!

Have it ALL II!!! – Egypt & Turkey
Want new inspiration & excitement? Come, join “Morocco” on a Casbah Dance Experience:
Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival & Intriguing Istanbul
June 24 to July 8, 2008 only $3,495.00 (land only: $2,245.00) + optional Nile Cruise (add $900.00)

BASIC TOUR INCLUDES:

AIR FLIGHTS: JFK/ISTANBUL/CAIRO/JFK (Land only package does NOT include any flights)
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDES & AIR CONDITIONED MOTORCOACHES
ENTRANCE FEES to INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
4 STAR HOTEL in ISTANBUL & 5 STAR MENA HOUSE in CAIRO (double occupancy)
AHLAN WA SAHLAN REGISTRATION FEE (all classes extra)
DAILY BUFFET BREAKFASTS/ 3 DINNERS with DANCE SHOWS IN ISTANBUL
OPENING GALA DINNER SHOW in CAIRO
DERVISH SHOW/ FESTIVAL DANCE SHOWS AS LISTED/ COSTUMERS/ DANCING
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/STATE & LOCAL TAXES
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YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER:
Morocco ALWAYS delivers all she promises & MORE

HAVE IT ALL II!!!
JUNE 24- JULY 8 (basic tour) or JULY 13, (with optional cruise) 2008

June 24/DAY 1: Meet “MOROCCO” at JFK airport for check-in & orientation, then onto our Egyptair jet for our overnight flight. Dinner, movie, nap. Wake up in Cairo!!!

June 25/DAY 2: CAIRO! Have $15 in cash for your visa, change some additional money, meet our Cairo agency rep for Passport Control, get our bags, go through Customs & onto our bus to the five-star MERIDIEN HOTEL, in GIZA, right at the PYRAMIDS!

Unpack & explore the lovely hotel grounds – gaze at the pyramids – you’ll see them thisclose tomorrow!

Dinner on your own, then meet in Morocco’s room at 9 pm to give her your class selection sheets & pay for your classes in US $ cash. Early to bed – we start in earnest tomorrow morning!

June 26/DAY 3: Buffet breakfast & onto our bus for an all day CITY TOUR: the Sphinx, Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salah El Din & Mohamed Ali Mosque. Lunch at world famous Felfela Garden Restaurant (pay for your own), while Morocco registers & pays for the classes you selected at Raqia Hassan’s AHLAN wa SAHLAN FESTIVAL! (Cost of individual classes not included, since it totally depends on your own individual choices!!!)

June 27/DAY 4: Buffet breakfast, then bus to KHAN EL KHALILI & marvelous Mahmoud’s “AL WIKALAH”, a hidden 4-story building filled to the rafters with beaded, sequinned dance goodies: everything from whole costumes to scarves, shoes, canes, parts & pieces. Shop till you drop! It’s up to us to balance the Egyptian National Budget.

Evening: GALA OPENING SHOW/DINNER included!, starring Cairo’s current favorite ORIENTAL DANCERS!

June 28/DAY 5 – July 3/ DAY 10: Buffet breakfast, then the SEMINAR CLASSES you paid for or shopping on the premises (several Cairo dancewear merchants vend at the seminar, which is held at the MENA HOUSE down the street.) Lunches & dinners on your own: there are several restaurants in both hotels & great pools that also have cafes. Plenty of nearby restaurants too.

June 29/EVE 6 – Early eve we are going to a fabulous DERVISH SHOW at the magnificent KHAN in KHAN EL KHALILI.

EVERY OTHER EVE during the Festival: a DANCE SHOW by the seminar participants, (Speak to Rocky about participating & what she strongly advises …). There is a limited food & drink menu available in the dance room …

On JULY 3, the last AHLAN wa SAHLAN Festival eve, there’s the optional GALA FINALE DINNER with ORIENTAL DANCERS galore! MORE of Cairo’s favorite dancers!!! Rocky will collect from those interested.

July 4/DAY 11: Buffet breakfast. Transfer to Cairo Airport – take just carry-ons: your big bags will wait for you in the Victoria, till we get back. Arrive in ISTANBUL, pay $20 for your visa then meet our Turkish guide & onto our bus to the 4-star LAMARTINE HOTEL. Unpack, freshen up & check out TAKSIM SQUARE.

Early evening: dress up, our bus will take us to the ORIENT HOUSE night club for dinner & show, with Turkish-style ORIENTAL & FOLK DANCE.

July 5/DAY 12: Buffet breakfast in the hotel & onto our private bus for a great FULL DAY TOUR of Istanbul, including TOPKAPI PALACE, SANTA SOPHIA & THE UNDERGROUND CISTERN. Lunch on our own (great cafeterias very near). Back to the hotel & change clothes & off to KERVANSARAY night club for dinner & show with FOLK & ORIENTAL DANCE.

July 6/DAY 13: Buffet breakfast, then our bus will take us to the COVERED MARKET: Morocco will take you straight to the costumer! The rest of the day to enrich the Turkish economy, get back to the hotel on your own. Early evening departure to the GAR GAZINOSU night club for dinner & show with FOLK & ORIENTAL DANCE.

July 7/DAY 14: Buffet breakfast, morning & early lunch on your own. Noon: to the airport & our flight to CAIRO! Meet our Cairo agency rep get our bags, go through Customs & onto our bus to the 3-star, comfy & friendly VICTORIA HOTEL, in downtown Cairo. Optional Egyptian dinner with Rocky in Alfi Bey, a famous local restaurant near the hotel.

July 8/DAY 15: Early morning transfer to the Cairo airport for your Egyptair flight back to JFK. Bon Voyage!!!

Those on the cruise will be flying to ASWAN to board their 5-star CRUISE SHIP!

July 13/DAY 20: For the Cruise takers: early morning transfer to the Cairo airport for your Egyptair flight back to JFK. Bon Voyage!!!

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OPTIONAL CRUISE PACKAGE- July 8-13, 2008 add $900.00 (single:$1,050.00)
INCLUDES: Air: CAIRO/ASWAN & LUXOR/CAIRO + all transfers
5 STAR CRUISE SHIP (4 days/4 nights: all meals)
ENTRANCE FEES & TRANSFERS to all INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
Aswan Dam, Philae, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Luxor & Karnak Temples, Tombs
English-speaking, licensed guides on all tours & air conditioned motorcoaches
CAIRO: 3 STAR VICTORIA HOTEL – 1 night + breakfast (double occupancy)
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/State & local TAXES
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BASIC TOUR INCLUDES:
AIR FLIGHTS: JFK/ISTANBUL/CAIRO/JFK (Land only package does NOT include any air flights)
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDES & AIR CONDITIONED MOTORCOACHES
ENTRANCE FEES to INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
4 STAR HOTEL in ISTANBUL & 5 STAR MENA HOUSE in CAIRO (double occupancy)
AHLAN WA SAHLAN REGISTRATION FEE & OPENIN GALA DINNER SHOW!!!
DAILY BUFFET BREAKFASTS & ALL DINNERS IN ISTANBUL
DANCE SHOWS as LISTED/ DERVISH SHOW/ COSTUMERS/ FESTIVAL DANCE EVES
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/State & local TAXES
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
VISA FEES/ FESTIVAL DANCE CLASSES/ CLOSING GALA/ LUNCHES/ PERSONAL EXPENSES/ TIPS TO GUIDES, etc.

YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER:
MOROCCO ALWAYS DELIVERS ALL SHE PROMISES & MORE

TOUR CONDITIONS:

DEPOSIT: $500 deposit per person required to hold your reservation. Full payment due 50 days before departure.

CANCELLATION: Up to 45 days before departure, full refund minus $150 service charge, 30-45 days, $500 held unless a substitute passenger found or valid medical certification that passenger is too ill to travel, in which case only a $300 cancellation fee applies. 20-30 days, 80% cancellation fee applies, less than 20 days, NO REFUNDS. No refund will be considered for unused portion of tour or hotel accommodations

SINGLE RESERVATIONS: Price on front cover is per person, double occupancy of hotel rooms. Single reservations, i.e. single occupancy of a hotel room, require an additional charge of $450.00 ($600.00 with optional cruise. We will supply roommates, by request, when possible.

DOCUMENTS: Each person is responsible for having with him/her a valid US passport, issued within the last 10 years, that is good until at least 6 months after the end of the tour.

LUGGAGE: Each passenger limited by airline rules to 2 check-in bags,not to exceed 22k or 50Lbs. & 1 carry-on piece + laptop or shoulder bag.

REFUNDS: No refund will be considered for unused portion of tour or hotel accommodations.

INSURANCE: We take no responsibility for lost luggage & recommend that you take out baggage, health & trip cancellation insurance.

CAVEAT: Due to the unique nature of this tour & the many cultural differences to be encountered & respected, Morocco (C.V.Dinicu) reserves the right to accept or reject anyone wishing to take part. There will be no discrimination based on sex, race, religion or national origin. If at any point during the tour, she feels anyone’s conduct is detrimental to the group as a whole, s/he will be asked to leave & will not be entitled to any refund for services not yet received.