heading west for the darkening season...and an invocation in Salem...Oct news!

The big news this month is that I will be heading out to Los Angeles to perform at Amara's "An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance 2008" (EEMED). This show will happen at the Electric Lodge Theater in Venice, CA, Oct 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 2008.
More info and tix here:
www.eemed.com
or call (818) 906-1947

While in LA, I'll also be teaching her workshop "Invoking the Dark Goddess through Bellydance"
hosted by Jenna and Zahra at DanceGardenLA
Sun Oct 19th, 1:10-3:30
more details here:
www.dancegardenla.com/registration.html


and...I'lll be "Invoking the Dark Goddess through Bellydance" in Salem, MA!
Visit Salem as it comes alive!...(it gets wild here in Oct ;)
Oct 12, 12-1:30 pm at Dance Class.
details here.
www.aeprilschaile.com/workshops.htm


looking ahead...
Sun Nov 16: Exquisite Corpse Productions presents:
Descent: Dances of the Dark Goddess
The Julie Ince Thompson Theater @ the Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA

Show 7pm
We are excited to announce two additional dancers: Darshan of NYC (ritual priestess of Fantasy Bellydance video fame) and our own Karina Khan of Boston!

Workshops with Desert Sin!
"Creating and Destroying the Rules of Dance"

details on performers (we've been honored with an amazing line-up), and info and registration for workshops
www.aeprilschaile.com/descent.htm

Dark blessings for a beautiful and vivid October!

Invoking the Dark Goddess through Bellydance in Portland, ME

Invoking the Dark Goddess through Bellydance
with Aepril Schaile

Medusa, Kali, Hecate, Circe, Persephone, Lilith, Morrigan: goddeses and mythical archetypes; "witch" energy, the ability to shape-shift, to hex *and* to heal. Using moving meditation and a combination of improvisation and choreography, we will evoke the Dark Feminine within us to speak through the serpentine sorcery of bellydance. You will come away with a fresh sense of authenticity, power and grace in your dance, connecting to ancient/ timeless energies and becoming adept at casting any audience under your spell. Open to advanced beginners and beyond, to women and men.

Sat Sept 27th
12 noon-1:30 pm
at the West End Dance and Yoga Studio, Portland, ME
$30
www.aeprilschaile.com/workshops.htm

Workshop at DanceGardenLA, private lessons in Los Angeles

In LA to perform at EEMED, I will also be teaching...

"Invoking the Dark Goddess through Bellydance"
with Aepril Schaile
Sunday October 19, 2008
1:30 - 3:30pm
Hosted by Jenna and Zahra at DanceGardenLA
in Atwater Village, 3407 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles CA
$30 pre-registration (closes 10/10); $35 at the door, space permitting
www.dancegardenla.com/registration.html

Medusa, Kali, Hecate, Circe, Persephone, Lilith: goddeses and mythical archetypes; the "witchy" energy in us all, the ability to shape-shift, to hex and to heal. Using moving meditation and a combination of improvisation and choreography, we will evoke the Dark Feminine within us to speak through the serpentine sorcery of bellydance. You will come away with a fresh sense of authenticity, power and grace in your dance, connecting to ancient/ timeless energies and becoming adept at casting any audience under your spell.

Private lessons in the LA area also available Oct 17 through Oct 25.
info@aeprilschaile.com

Descent: Dances of the Dark Goddess: Workshop with Desert Sin, and show

Exquisite Corpse Productions is pleased to present...

Descent: Dances of the Dark Goddess

Sunday Nov 16, 2008

A day of creation and destruction in motion...a night of theatrical, ritual, experimental, and dark fusion bellydance

At the Julie Ince Thompson Theater at
The Dance Complex
536 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA

Workshop with Desert Sin:
"Creating and Destroying the Rules of Dance"
An introduction to Desert Sin's fearless approach to dance theater with Djahari, troupe director.
More about Desert Sin, and the workshop, here: www.aeprilschaile.com/descent...hops.htm
12-4pm, $65 before Nov 9, $75 after

The Show:
In the season ruled by Pluto, in the darkening of the Moon and with the death throws of the Sun: Serpent haired Medusas and mad Maenads, The birth of Venus cthonia, American colonial era Witches and ancestral Stregas, the divine Light within the darkest Night...behold some of the dark feminine themes explored by the artists of Descent...
performances by Desert Sin, Jeniviva, Naraya and Vadalna Tribal Co., ChoveXani, Aepril Schaile, and more...
7pm, $21 before Nov 9, $25 after

To buy tickets and to register for the workshop:
www.aeprilschaile.com/descent.htm

Invoking the Dark Goddess through Bellydance

Portland ME workshop: Invoking the Dark Goddess through Bellydance

It was good to be up in my old stomping grounds and see my Maine friends again this past weekend for Byron's "From the Deep" show!

I'll be in Maine again on Sat Sept 27th...

Invoking the Dark Goddess through Bellydance
with Aepril Schaile
Medusa, Kali, Hecate, Circe, Persephone, Lilith, Morrigan: goddeses and mythical archetypes; the "witchy" energy in us all, the ability to shape-shift, to hex *and* to heal. Using moving meditation and a combination of improvisation and choreography, we will evoke the Dark Feminine within us to speak through the serpentine sorcery of bellydance. You will come away with a fresh sense of authenticity, power and grace in your dance, connecting to ancient/ timeless energies and becoming adept at casting any audience under your spell. Open to advanced beginners and beyond, to women and men.
Sat Sept 27th
12 noon-1:30 pm
at the West End Dance and Yoga Studio, Portland, ME
$25 before 9/20, $30 after
www.aeprilschaile.com/workshops.htm

***By the way--credit goes to Jeniviva for suggesting this workshop title...thank you!!:))***

EEMED 2008! I’ll be there...

I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be performing at An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance 2008 in Venice CA this October!

For more about EEMED:
www.eemed.com

Performances this weekend: From the Deep, Pagan Pride, Jane Doe Benefit

This Friday...up to my old stomping grounds to:

OrGaNiZeD cHaOs presents: "From The Deep": performance and music from the darkest waters...
Friday, August 15th, 2008
The Asylum, 121 Center Street, Portland, ME
9 PM - 1 AM, 21+
reduced admission for creative theme attire (Merfolk, Sea Creatures, Goth, Fetish)


Then on Saturday, one of my favorite events (and my favorite people), Maine Pagan Pride Day. Can't wait to see every one! (oh, and all you radical fundies taking photos from the bushes, too...I...see...you...It just wouldn't be the same without-cha! mu-ah! ;))))


Last, but hardly least, back down to MA for A Celebration in Rhythm, 3rd Annual Jane Doe benefit. This show has many of the Boston area's bellydancers, and its for an excellent cause: Proceeds of the benefit to go to Jane Doe Inc., In Memory of Melissa L. Namey

Sunday August 17, 2008 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm
The Middle East Upstairs
480 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Website: www.zehara.com/janedoe

For more about Jane Doe:
www.janedoe.org


See you there!

Fall Classes with Aepril Schaile

Classes for FALL!:

Classes run 10 Thursdays, Sept 4 through Nov 19, 2008 (no class Oct 2 and Oct 30) and are held at The Dance Class, 302 Essex St # B, Salem, MA

resgister now, prices go up after 8/15!
For more info and to register:
aeprilschaile.com/bellydanceclasses.htm

Bellydance Basics: Shimmying Hips with a Dark Twist:
(beginner class)Learn the elegant, sensual, and sacred art of Bellydance! Get in shape, develop more confidence, and increase your mystique while learning basic Bellydance vocabulary with an emphasis on dramatic expression, and with a darker feel. We will also touch upon the history, drama, and costuming of an emerging dance form, Gothic Bellydance. No prior experience necessary! 10 Weeks, 10 Thurs 6-7pm.

Mixed Levels Bellydance: Raqs Dramatique:
This class will go further into the dramatic, theatrical and sacred aspects of bellydance, with a darker flavor. We will further develop our movement vocabulary while also working with story, mood, myth, and meaning. A silk veil is reuqired by the second class (veils available for purchse in class). Students must have had at least two prior (6 week minimum) sessions of bellydance to take this class. Please email Aepril to find out if this class is right for you. 10 weeks, no drop-ins after 9/11/08 for this class unless pre-arranged with Aepril.) Thurs 7:15-8:15pm.

aeprilschaile.com/bellydanceclasses.htm