Heather Stants workshops in Buffalo, NY - Sept. 13 & 14

After the first time I saw Heather perform - I was hooked - "I want to be able to move like that" went through my mind. In September, I have an opportunity to bring this goddess of belly dance to Buffalo, NY - so I took it! I hope you enjoy her classes as much as I did up in Toronto this past March. Heather and Tara Kearney will be performing together at our Saturday Night Show which includes mostly the top West Coast Swing dancers in the world! I hope you can join us!

September 13 & 14, 2008

Buffalo, NY - Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo, NY 14202

Saturday, Sept. 13th
6:00-6:30pm - warm up
6:30-7:30pm - "Smooth & Slick Movement" -- Explore the fluidity that makes Heather stand out among the top belly dancers in the world. This class is for all levels of dancers - even beginners.
11pm - Saturday Night Show featuring a performance with Heather Stants & Tara Kearney of Urban Tribal Dance Company as well as the top west coast swing dancers in the world!

Sunday, Sept. 14th
9:30-10:00am - warm up
10:00-11:00am - "Slinky, Sexy, Cool Moves" -- Join Heather as she teaches us some of her newest slinky moves - it will make you feel like a goddess on the dance floor!
11:00-12:00pm - "Killer Combinations" -- This intermediate/advanced workshop will test yo' skillz! Heather will take you through some of the toughest combinations you've ever seen.

Pricing:
(pre-registration must be postmarked before Sept. 1st to get the discounted rate)

Heather's VIP Pass (includes all three of Heather's workshops, both 1/2 hour warm-ups and the Saturday Night Show) $70.00 before 9/1/08; $85.00 after 9/1 and at the door

Saturday Belly Dance Pass (includes the 6pm warm-up + Heather's Saturday workshop and the Saturday Night Show) $25.00 before 9/1/08; $30.00 after 9/1 and at the door

Individual Belly Dance Workshop -- $25.00 each workshop before 9/1/08; $30.00 after 9/1 and at the door

Saturday Night Show -- $5.00 per person (can pay at the door)

To register & pay for the workshops - please make your payment to "Swing Niagara" and mail it to Maria Cirino, 98 Sherwood Lane, North Syracuse, NY 13212.

For instructions of paying with a credit card (via PayPal) - please visit our website and look for the pink instructions - www.swingniagara.com

Location:
Adam's Mark Hotel
120 Church St.
Buffalo, NY 14202

Room Rates: $110 per night (rate effective until 8/28/08) - mention "Swing Niagara" to get the discounted rate.

Heather's workshops are in conjunction with a national swing & hustle dance convention being held at the Adam's Mark Hotel. (This was the best way for me to bring together two of my desired worlds :)


For directions to the Adam's Mark Hotel - please visit our website and click on Hotel/Travel - scroll down for the driving directions: www.swingniagara.com


Last year we added belly dancing to our workshop line up with some instructors from Syracuse (NY) and Northern Lights Dance Team performed their first Tribal Fusion Belly Dance routine on Saturday Night! Due to the response from the attendees, we've decided to add an intermational instructor - one of the people that had inspired me to learn tribal fusion belly dance - Ms. Heather Stants of Urban Tribal Dance Company!! I'm so excited that she's coming this year to teach three one-hour classes and will be performing with Tara Kearney on Saturday night.

Here's a pic of Heather - one of my favorites!

2007 NYS Fair Performance

Sunday, September 2nd from 11am-12pm in the Arts & Home Center New Times Theater

The line-up:
Colin & I (basic rumba)
Erin Reid & Christine Hanna (belly dance)
The Rhythm & Blues Dancers of Upstate NY (west coast swing)
Ron Hanley & Kathleen Maguire (waltz)
Colin & I (basic cha cha)
Isaias & Kathleen Donahue (salsa)
Andrew & Ilona Prouty (either cha cha or rumba)

Photos will be posted at a later time! Stay tuned!

Social dancing at 2pm - Salsa at Pan-African Village and 4pm or 6pm - WCS to a blues band at Pan-African Village