Hi all... we're back!! ...and so excited to share our workshop with you. From it you will get an enormous amount of FUN but most importantly, you will take with you a set of TOOLS that will improve your dance dramatically for live drum solos AND any other type of music and shows.

If you already attended our workshop you will be happy to come back, reaffirm your knowledge and learn new things in our IMPROVED format, plus you will get some gorgeous and extremely useful printed educational material.

To top it all off, we will be meeting at the spacious and inspiring DANCE FORUM for a great Drum Solo learning experience.

See you THIS SATURDAY IN NYC. If you live in Connecticut, we will be there the next day! Email me for info: blanca@blancadance.com


www.venusuprising.com/worksho...dex.html
DRUM SOLO: TECHNIQUE, MUSICALITY AND SHOWMANSHIP
with CARMINE & BLANCA
3-hr workshop

$55 prepaid $70 at the door

THE DRUM SOLO IS THE CLIMAX OF ANY BELLYDANCE SHOW.
In this workshop you will:

- 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.

* If you have a doumbek, please bring it with you to the workshop

Dance Forum 20 East 17th St, between Broadway and 5th Ave, Second Floor. This spacious studio features a wooden floor: NO hard sole or street shoes are permitted.
The studio will open at 3:15 PM. The workshop will start promptly at 3:30 and end @ 6:45 PM. There will be a 15 minute break in the middle.

www.venusuprising.com/worksho...dex.html

PS If you live in Connecticut, we will be there the next day! email me: blanca@blancadance.com