Tribal Dreams Festival 2008
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Friday, November 14, 2008 - 8:00 AM
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This years Tribal Dreams is shaping up to be a really great event!!
Tribal Dreams Festival
November 14, 15, & 16, 2008
Class Descriptions
Amy Sigil of UNMATA!
Moves You’ve Hopefully Never Thought of Before - This fresh-approach workshop will reveal the secrets of UNMATA’s modern bellydance fusion. Amy will describe, demonstrate, and drill some of the striking stuff you’ve only seen the girls whip out on stage.
Each movement will emphasize specific technique and capture the nuance of UNMATA’s popular style. Because this class is designed for the intermediate to advanced dancer, a sufficient understanding of balance, timing, and isolation skill is prerequisite. Curriculum can easily be adapted for cabaret or tribal disciplines.
Overlaying Isolations, Amy Sigil Style- Amy’s Art of Overlay is at the heart of this intermediate to advanced bellydance workshop aimed to add expressive layers and distinction to your dance style. Although controlled simultaneous movement is a complex idea, this class provides a simple approach certain to bring impressive results.
Beginning with a thorough breakdown of basic isolation technique, Amy will expand such elements as core strength and relaxed tension, and then demonstrate helpful exercises that are necessary to develop an awareness needed to isolate key muscle groups. Then she will teach and drill an isolation combo that incorporates the artistic flare unique to Amy Sigil and UNMATA.
Because this class is designed for the intermediate to advanced dancer, a sufficient understanding of balance and timing is
prerequisite.
Sabine of Tribalation!
Dangerous Sword Dancing - Intermediate to advanced sword work and presentation. Learn the moves that take your sword dance from so-so to stunning: strong isolations, uncanny reverse energy moves, working multiple balance points, powerful floorwork, and signature moves like The Slice, Sabine’s Guillotine, and “ghosting” the sword.
Sassy Tribalation! combinations - Signature medium and fast-tempo “Tribalation!” steps and original combinations in true improvisational tribal style. All levels, but some previous improvisational tribal style dance exposure is recommended.
Joe Williams
Meaning in motion - This class uses the Delsarte system to study some of the most basic movements that occur in dance, and see the meaning within them. Forward and back, side to side, diagonals and curves, all have universal symbolism. Working with those meanings makes choreography easier to create, and to interpret. We will also study the basic angles of head carriage for meaning, then use head angles and movement directions to create combinations and patterns.
Meaning in the body - This class uses the Delsarte system to look at the symbolism of the human body and different parts. Dance movements can be very similar, but when initiated from different parts of the arms, legs or torso, they appear very different to an audience. We will study nearly every part of the body a dancer can use, and explore meaning in it. Then we explore how this can be put to use to create steps in virtually any dance style.
Lea Logan
Stagecraft - Secrets of staging that Lea reveals in this class cover all the highlights. With over a thousand directing and choreography productions behind her, these are tried and true "recipes" for success. These formulas work for both solos and troupes. Specifically designed just for dancers they include strong entrances, boosting choreographic content and big finishes. Make your dances POP by applying these simple, dynamic, well researched and interesting techniques!
Staging Ethnic Dances - Folk dances are much more fun to DO than they are to WATCH. Discover how to make these slight alterations that will make any folk dance more THEATRICAL without compromising the integrity of the movement or the Spirit of the message. This is not your mama's line dance choreography! Make your folk and ethnic dance presentations as much fun for your Watchers as they are for your dancers. Tahitian to Timbuktu, these techniques will work for you!
Zada Al Gaziyeh
Ghawazee Dance - What makes it Ghawazee instead of just folkloric style? Summary Sez: a little history and a lot of technique. Dancers with a decent dance vocabulary in their body’s repertoire can present in more than one style. It’s the way they perform a step or movement that portrays cabaret, folkloric, tribal or any other style of ME Dance. Zada used her studies with Aisha Ali and Egyptian Ghawazees as well as years of observation to develop her approach to Ghawazee technique. This class will show you how to walk and chew gum at the same time…
Della Bynum
Veil - This class will teach veil combo’s useful to both troupe and soloist.
Barb and Michele of Benu
Taking ITS to the Next Level - With Barb - This class will show you how to take ITS or classic tribal to the next level, to make it art.
ITS - Chorus & Small Group Dynamics - With Michele - This class will focus on small groups and chorus work. How the chorus works, how the small groups work and how to get in and out of both improvisationally.
ITS Basics and Benu Signature moves - Self explanatory.
Alex - Benu's Fabulous Drummer!!
Middle Eastern Drumming Basics - This class will go over several of the basic Middle Eastern rhythms and the proper way to drum them. It will also cover some basic flurishes.
How to facilitate and/or drum in a drum circle - So you ever wanted to drum at a circle, or help facilitate one, or maybe just have one of your own?? This is the class for you. It will teach some of the basic etiquette for drum circles and show you how to get the show on the road.
This year, due to great demand, we will be adding two lunch activities. You buy lunch and get to enjoy these two great activities.
Saturday - Fashion Show - Tribal fashions and so much more!! How to dress up a simple costume and look fabulous!! How to change your style simply. Styles will range from simple gypsy, to gothic, to classic tribal, to tribal fusion and so much more!!
Sunday - Teachers round table discussion - lunch participants will be able to ask questions of the panel through an anonymous question box that will be at the registration table - participants bring questions they would like the panel to discuss. Panel will include several of the top troupe directors and teachers from the area and from the presenters past and present. The event will be moderated by Barb of Benu. The panel will discuss as many questions as possible during the time allotted.
Tribal Dreams Festival 2008
Registration Form
Send Form to: Discounts are not cumulative.
Dancers Oasis Studio 10% discount with 5 or more people Registered together
1511 N. Cotner Blvd. 10% discount with 6 or more paid classes
Lincoln, NE 68505 20% discount if you take every class
Contact: Hafla is free to all performers.
Michele Schuler Classes are limited, please sign up early to save your spot.
Benu Dance Company All performers must take at least 3 classes.
(402) 466-5678
benu@dancersoasis.net
Name: ___________________________________ Group Name: __________________________________
Dance Name: _____________________________ Telephone: ____________________________________
Address: _________________________________ City, State, Zip: ________________________________
Email: ___________________________________ Date: _____/_____/_____
Email will be used for confirmation of Registration and festival updates. Without email, please provide stamped, addressed envelope for confirmation of Registration.
Friday Sept 30 Oct 31 Door Your Fee
8:00 - 9:30 AM Dangerous Sword with Sabine $30 $35 $40 _______
9:40 - 11:10 AM Moves you've hopefully never thought of with Amy Sigil $30 $35 $40 _______
11:20 - 12:50 PM Lunch Break $7 $10 N/A _______
1:00 - 2:30 PM Stagecraft with Lea Logan $25 $30 $35 _______
2:40 - 4:10 PM Veil with Della $25 $30 $35 _______
4:20 - 5:50 PM Meaning in Motion with Joe Williams $25 $30 $35 _______
7:30 PM Friday Hafla (No Fee for Performers) $5 $7 $10 _______
Hafla DVD (Available only to Participants and Audience)
Saturday Sept 30 Oct 31 Door Your Fee
8:00 - 9:30 AM ITS Basics and Benu Signature Moves with Benu $25 $30 $35 _______
9:40 - 11:10 AM Overlaying Isolations with Amy Sigil $30 $35 $40 _______
11:30 - 1:00 PM Fashion Show Lunch $10 $15 N/A _______
1:30 - 3:00 PM Taking ITS to the next level with Barb $25 $30 $35 _______
3:20 - 4:50 PM Meaning in the Body with Joe Williams $25 $30 $35 _______
3:20 - 4:50 PM Mid. Eastern Drum Basics with Alex $25 $30 $35 _______
5:00 - 6:30 PM Drum Circle Class with Alex $25 $30 $35 _______
8:00 PM Extravaganza Show $10 $15 $20 _______
Extravaganza DVD (Available only to Participants and Audience) $40 $40 $45 _______
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Name: ______________________________ Group Name: ___________________________
Sunday Sept 30 Oct 31 Door Your Fee
9:00 - 10:30 AM Sassy Tribalation! Combos with Sabine $30 $35 $40 _______ 10:40 - 12:10 PM ITS Small Groups and Chorus Work with Michele $25 $30 $35 _______
12:20 - 2:00 PM Teachers Round Table Lunch $10 $15 N/A _______
2:20 - 3:50 PM Gwhazee Dance with Zada $25 $30 $35 _______
4:00 - 5:30 PM Staging Ethnic Dances with Lea Logan $25 $30 $35 _______
Your Total _______
Less Discount if Applicable (Either 10% or 20%) -- _______
Your Actual Fee _______
Form of Payment:
Check # ________ (Make checks payable to Dancers Oasis)
Visa/MasterCard # ________ ________ ________ ________ Exp: ____/____
M/O _______ (Please do not send cash!!)
Would you like to dance in the Friday Hafla? _______ Yes _______ No
Dance slots will be first come, first serve and require pre-paid registrations!
Group Slot __________________ 7 minutes # in Group _______ Solo Slot ____________________ 4 minutes
Group Slots will be given preference over solo slots. Please send your music on CD by November 1, 2008.
I agree not to tape any of the classes or the show. If caught taping, I will be removed from the rest of the festival without refund and the tapes will be confiscated, this includes cell phones. (Class material is the property of the teachers).
Signed _______________________________________________________________
