Summer updates!

[Asharah]

Hi everyone!  Hope everyone is having a lovely summer.  A few things...

- Thank you to everyone who supported the Durga Tour.  You all rock.

- NEW classes starting THIS WEEK at both Joy of Motion and Saffron Dance, including TWO performance classes! Details below.

- Here by popular demand: Asharah SHIRTS.  Yup.  Two types of shirts for women--babydoll tees and spaghetti strap tanks--and a classic tee for men.  Shirts are black with white print, 100% cotton, and only $20!  Get yours today at www.asharah.com/merchandise

- I am booking now for 2010 dates.  If you want me to come out to your city for workshops/performance, contact me at ash...@asharah.com and we'll set up something awesome.

Have an awesome summer!

- A


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WEEKLY CLASSES

Tuesday Nights

Joy of Motion Atlas Arts Center. 1333 H St NE, Washington, DC.

Skills and Technique: 7:30pm – 8:30pm. Drop in at ANY TIME!
Drop in classes are $17 each. 5 drop-in classes for $80 10 drop-in classes for $150
No prior belly dance experience necessary. All levels welcome. This class will focus strictly on the perfecting of specific skills and technique for all styles of belly dance. Class will cover all aspects of belly dance technique including hip work, torso isolations, arms, and foot patterns. The class will include exercises to increase strength and flexibility, as well as drills specifically geared to refine body control and range of movement. This class is meant to supplement study in other belly dance classes and is geared for all levels, but is taught at an intensive pace and may be more suitable for students at the Beginning Belly Dance level and above.

Tribal Fusion Performance Class:  8:30pm - 9:30pm.  Session registration required.
Tribal fusion belly dance, the newest style to emerge from this ancient dance form, blends the snaky and slinky movements of classic belly dance with sharp percussive moves drawn from hip hop and club dancing. The Tribal Fusion Performance Class at Joy of Motion offers students the opportunity to participate in developing and refining group choreography for a stage performance. Asharah will teach students a tribal fusion belly dance choreography, integrating technique and stage presence.
$180.00 for 9 weeks ::   6/23/2009 - 8/18/2009

Wednesday Nights

Saffron Dance, 3260 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA.
Classes start June 24, 2009.

Tribal 2: 6:15pm – 7:15pm.
Technique builds from week to week through structured drilling exercises based on the Suhaila Salimpour format.* Students will also develop strong posture, arm positions, hip work, torso isolations, and basic foot patterns specific to the tribal style. This class follows an organized approach to building the basic elements of tribal and is perfect for students who have never been exposed to tribal belly dance. 
*Asharah is not an official instructor for the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance, but Suhaila Salimpour has given permission for Asharah to use the Suhaila Salimpour format in her classes.

Developing a Tribal Solo, Duet, or Trio: 7:15pm – 8:15pm.
This class offers a structured approach to guide students through creating a strong, creative, and solid solo, duet, or trio piece for performance in the tribal fusion style. Each week students will work on a specific element of their performance piece such as musicality, choreography, and technique. Students will perform their piece at the Sala Saffron student show in August at the end of the summer session. Students must be concurrently enrolled in a technique class at Saffron Dance studio.

Tribal 3 (Technique): 8:15pm – 9:15pm.
This class builds on technique developed in Saffron Tribal 1 & 2 by using more advanced elements of the Suhaila Salimpour and Fat Chance Belly Dance formats, as well as Asharah’s own signature dance vocabulary. This class will work to develop core strength, stamina, isolations, and musical interpretation. Class work emphasizes the breakdown and drilling of each element. Students will incorporate technique and movement into traveling and combinations with a focus on execution and precision. **Finger cymbals are REQUIRED. Please being your cymbals to class every week.

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WORKSHOPS

June 27th & 28th, St. Louis, Missouri

Workshops and Performance

Hosted by Sakina Ali and Tribe Akaya. Details and registration available NOW on their webpage.

Saturday, June 27, 10:00am – Noon: Pops, Locks, and Tick Tocks
Saturday, June 27, 1:00pm – 3:00pm: Dancing Your Demons
Sunday, June 28, 10:00am – Noon: Progressive Raqs

July 18th & 19th, Leicester, England

Gothla UK: Workshops and Performance

Saturday, July 18, 10:00am – Noon: Danse Mècanique
Sunday, July 19, 3:30pm – 5:30pm: Pops, Locks, and Tick Tocks

Registration now up at the Gothla UK website.  Workshops are selling out fast!

October 9 – 11, Gothenburg, Sweden

Dark and Tribalicious: Workshops and Performance

Saturday, October 10, Noon – 2:30pm – Dancing Your Demons
Sunday, October 11, 9:00am – 11:30am – Pops, Locks, and Tick Tocks

For more information and registration information, check it all out at TribaGoth.com

October 16 – 18, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas

Tribal Alchemy

Saturday, October 17, 3:00pm – 5:00pm – The Cymbalist Movement

For more information and registration, visit the Tribal Alchemy website.

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