Upcoming performances, workshops, and more!

[Asharah]

Hello everyone!  I just wanted to update everyone on upcoming performances and workshops! 

- Asharah

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~ Upcoming Performances ~

Shisha Lounge,
October 4th (Thursday); Sterling, Va.
Performances at the Shisha Lounge! Call ahead for reservations (tables fill up fast!) at 703-444-8848. First performance around 10:30pm, second performance around midnight. Shisha is located at 20921 Davenport Dr. #130, Sterling, Virginia.

Arabian Nights,
October 6th (Saturday); Alexandria, Va.
Asharah and Shems will be the featured performers at Yucy al-Banan's famed Arabian Nights party at the Casablanca restaurant in Old Town Alexandria. Show begins at 9:30pm. Cover is $10 per person, buffet included. 1504 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia.  If you've never seen Shems perform, you are missing out on a shining star of belly dance. 

Rakkasah East ,
October 14th (Saturday); Somerset, New Jersey
Asharah will perform at the annual Rakkasah East festival at 5:16pm on Saturday. This is one of the largest belly dance gatherings on the East Coast, and you don't want to miss it! The festival runs from October 12th through 14th at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave, Somerset, New Jersey .


~ Upcoming Workshops ~

October 27th (Saturday), Pasadena, Maryland
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Two-hour workshop hosted by Gypsy Fusion at their annual hafla, focusing on pops, locks, and tick tocks.  Dance Works Studio, 4730 Mountain Road, Suite 3, Pasadena, Maryland . Cost is $38 pre-registration or $48 at the door. Register at Gypsy Fusion's website .
 

November 11 (Sunday), New York City

Details TBA

 
November 17 (Saturday), Arlington, Virginia
12 noon - 3:00pm
By popular demand: The complete three-hour "Pops, Locks, and Tick-Tocks" workshop at the new boutique Saffron Dance studio in Clarendon (Arlington), Virgina. We'll break down traditional bellydance movements into smaller and sharper parts to give your dance a robotic edge. After drilling these movements, I'll teach a short combination that demonstrates how these movements can be used in a performance. $55 pre-registration, $60 at the door; register at Saffron Dance, located at 3260 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. Free off-street parking, and only a 3 minute walk from the Clarendon Metro station.  (Registration isn't up quite yet, but keep checking back on saffrondance.com and asharah.com for updates.  I'll send a reminder message as soon as registration is posted.)
 

 
~ Other News ~

Upcoming Instructional DVD.
The lovely folks at WorldDanceNewYork and I head into the studio in November to film my first ever instructional DVD titled Modern Tribal Bellydance with Asharah.  The video lesson will begin with a rigorous warm-up to stretch and strengthen your body, then we will drill basic belly dance movements and an emphasis on sharp and muscular execution, and after that, I'll teach my signature robotic micromovements.  Then we put it all together in a short, but challenging, combination.  There will also be two performances by yours truly.  The DVD will feature music by some of my favorite artists such as Maduro (of course!), Hecate, Venetian Snares, and Cdatakill.  The finished product is scheduled for release in early 2008.

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