joined on 05/09/07
last updated 06/14/08
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June 8, 2007
Not only can this fireball teach Belly Dancing~
She can teach you to salsa dance Puerto Rican Style! She'll drag ya out to Pow-wows, introduce you to all kinds of strange foods you cannot pronounce never the less spell!
She will blow in like Mary Poppins, mix ya a drink while innovating and plotting whatever she is into! Turning your life upside down, inside out, and backwards before heading off to do it again elsewhere!
I would not be the dancer or the person I am today without this crazy gypsy lady! She packs quite a punch- and boy was it worth it!
"White Pants Rock! And so does April :-D"
"Best Moroccan Food in Colorado!"
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about me
Well, generic dance stuff: I come from a Turkish background re: 25 years and counting of Belly Dance! Shukriya was my teacher and mentor, and I cut my dancing-teeth at the 3rd Rakkasah (now Rakkasah-West) and am a past Rakkasah instructor. I'm a California-native and moved to Colorado via Ohio 7 years ago . . . and am currently in the process of moving back to Cali!
Some 'professional' credits: I've done local restaurant 'dance contests' in Cali and won first place in three of 'em . . . did the Belly Dance of the Universe contest, and it was the WORST performance of my professional career (whole story attached to that one!) . . . and I was "the" belly dancer in several Indian movies filmed at the Taj Mahal in Sacramento. Also co-started the original Naughty Navels with Laylia at the Ohio Renaissance Festival (talk about a blast!) . . . as well as the Colorado Ren Faire in 2007. Hoping I'll be able to keep this going while running between Colorado and California for Shimmy :-D
Other stuff: Got six grandkids, two daughters; both daughters and oldest granddaughter have performed with me and/or my troupe at some point. Also figured out while in Ohio for 5+ years that if I ever had to choose, I'd pick teaching over performing (another story attached to this : ) . . .
I am the 'creative' one in my family; luv to dance (what a surprise!), but I also paint, design costumes/women's clothing, do ceramics, porcelain, design jewelry, re-invent my house, and my newest 'how to' is learning Dreamweaver! FIN-ally decided I need to be able to get some control over my websites! Come to realize that technology is what it is . . . and we "can't live with it, and can't live without it" . . . blah . . .
Tuesday Night Class -
Where: Fruitridge Recreation Center @ 4000 Fruitridge Road
When: Tuesday Evenings
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Cost: $70.00 / 8 wk session . . . no drop-ins . . .
Pay: Fruitridge Rec directly @ 916.395.0601
June 16 - Senior Center: Father's Day Lunch and Show
New Session for Fruitridge begins in three weeks! Sign up now!
Sat, June 14, 2008 - 11:14 AM
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Check out www.myspace.com/shimmyforthecure for ALL the details!
SO! . . . NOW we're on to the Shimmy Hafla! To be held at the Mercury Cafe, with a fab-U-lous line-up of dancers! Come on out and enjoy great food, great company and your fav dancer, while supporting a great event :-D Suggested donation: $5.00 . . . doors open at 6:00pm . . . 2199 California St in Denver.
THEN . . . it's SHIMMY Time! Shimmy for the Cure! Colorado starts bright 'n early on Saturday mornin' June 7th. to be he...
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Thu, June 5, 2008 - 11:54 PM
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YES! We are about to kick off Shimmy for the Cure! Colorado - 2008 . . . with our first Henna Party!
Location: Real Things Imports @ 8968 S Broadway, Englewood, CO
Time: 5:00 - 8:00pm
When: June 5, 2008
Reservations: Please call Amy at 303.789.5960
Henna by Hummingbird Henna Design - Anita will be your artist for the evening!
20% of all Henna sales goes directly to SFCCo! Also, 20% of all sales for Real Things Imports (June 5-8, 2008) will also go to SFCCo . . . so come o...
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Wed, June 4, 2008 - 4:50 PM
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Come and beauty-fied . . . whether for your performance for Shimmy, an upcoming special event, or just for fun!!! Henna is a beautiful art form, and our sponsoring henna artist, Anita of Hummingbird Henna Deisgn, is a-MA-zing!
Real Things Imports will be sponsoring the event at their location in Englewood, CO. Please call Amy to schedule your time slot at 303.789-5960 . . . designs start at $10.00 for a simple design. Bring your own idea/design, or use one of Hummingbird's . . .
Loc...
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Fri, May 30, 2008 - 8:09 PM
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It's almost Shimmy time!!! Make sure and get your reservations in . . . . . don't forget: Early Bird prices disappear May 25th! Quick recap of classes:
Saturday the 7th:
Laylia of Columbus, Ohio -- 10:00am
Lawrence of Kara Nomadica -- 10:00am
TribalTique of Colorado -- 1:00pm
Brett of Kara Nomadica -- 1:00pm
Saturday Evening Dance Concert -- 6:30pm
Sunday the 8th:
Selayma Anan of CO/CA -- 10:00am
Laylia of Columbus, Ohio -- 1:00pm
And of course, on Friday night the 6th, ther...
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Wed, May 21, 2008 - 6:01 PM
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. . . Now Open! Check it out . . . www.cafepress.com/shimmy4thecure. T-Shirts for the whole family, plus other fun stuff (including boxers and thongs . . . and teddy bears ; -).
Also, started up a separate personal tribe for Shimmy as well . . . www.people.tribe.net/shimmyforthecure. I'll be using this in conjunction with the website to keep folks up to date on what's going on with Shimmy, BOO Fest and whatever else may pop up related to SFCC :-D If you have any casual photos from Shimmy (last year or this year) that you'd like posted, forward them on!
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