Amani's Birthday Bash!

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October 30, 2010
Workshop

SUPER SAVER REGISTRATION EXTENDED UNTIL OCTOBER 28, 2010!

Featuring

*Bellydance Super Star - YASMINE and *Famous Fusionista - KITIERA

*RAKSANNA WORKSHOP HAS BEEN MOVED TO FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Friday, October 29, 2010 - Halloween Hafla - CANCELED

Saturday, October 30, 2010 - Dance Workshops

*Yasmine - "Dance Moves with Attitude" - 1100am - 130pm
*Kitiera - "Jazz / Bellydance Fusion" - 145 - 445pm

All Workshop will be held @

Gold's Gym
608 Holcomb Bridge Road
Ste 200
Roswell, Georgia 30076

Just place your non-refundable deposit before October 28, 2010 and your spot in the workshop, along with your Super Saver rate is guaranteed!

Reda Workshop Participants - may use their special "Reda Weekend" discount on this event.

All teachers bringing 3 or more students will receive the workshop for FREE!

Check Out Our Other Discounts Here!

For More Information About This Event:
autumn_amani@hotmail.com

Raksanna - RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 12, 2010

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RAKSANNA

Class: "The Essential 'Raks'": Three exciting hours with award-winning, internationally loved Ahlan Wa Salan instructor, Raksanna! The first half of the workshop is chock-full of beautiful technique and patterns that are perfect for training or your own choreography creations. The second half dives head-first into an origanal Raksanna choreography that is fun, sexy and a ton of fun!
Raksanna's brand new DVD (Advanced Technique and Playful Patterns (TM) Volume 1) and the workshop CD available for purchase at the workshop! Handouts with choreography notes provided.

Featured Instructor at Ahlan Wa Salan (Cairo, Egypt)

Nominated 2007 & 2008 Instructor of the Year AND Favorite Cabaret Dancer of the Year, Zaghareet

WATCH A VIDEO OF RAKSANNA NOW!

One of the most versatile Middle Eastern belly dancers today, Raksanna is known for her entertaining, dynamic and powerful Egyptian style belly dance featuring veil, zil work, stick (raqs al-assaya), Melaya and Saidi/Beledi folkloric dances.
In addition, her creative works have showcased sword work as well as a unique blend of Middle Eastern dance with contemporary American music. Each piece Raksanna creates and performs looks and feels dramatically different, while capturing the beautiful essence of Raqs Sharqi.

WATCH A VIDEO OF RAKSANNA'E DESERT FLAMES NOW!

PerformerRaksanna, known for her exciting and spectacular performances, has danced as a soloist for nearly a decade. She is featured in theatrical venues, at corporate events, weddings, festivals and fund raisers. In addition, she is often an invited guest to give demonstrations and educational lectures on the art form and history of Middle Eastern dance.

Certified by World Renown Instructor, Choreographer and Producer, Raqia Hassan. In December 2006, Raksanna returned to Cairo for Raqia Hassan’s (producer of the internationally recognized Ahlan We Sahlan dance festival) intensive teacher training conference where she received her certification from Raqia in Egyptian dance. She is honored to hold this professional credential. At this prestigious program, Raksanna was one of eleven teachers from across the world to be invited to perform in the ending gala ceremony.

Yasmine

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YASMINE

CLASS: Dance Moves with Attitude - the beauty of cabaret mixed with Yasmine’s own signature flair. This class will cover some of Yasmine’s favorite traveling steps and movements to utilize dance space and move you across the dance floor leading into combinations applied to specific song selections.

Yasmine & The Magic Hips Dancers are a professional award nominated Mid-East Dance troupe based out of Charlotte, NC under the direction of belly dance superstar, Yasmine, nominated in Zaghareet’s 2003 Golden Belly Awards as Best Kept Secret, as Instructor of the year in 2005 and featured on the cover of Zaghareet Magazine's May/June 2007 issue.

WATCH A VIDEO OF YASMINE NOW!

As one of the Southeast's most popular performers at restaurants, festivals, special events and gala shows, Magic Hips have been nominated for Troupe of the Year in Zaghareet’s 2005, 2006 & 2008 Golden Belly Awards. .The Magic Hips Dancers, Yasmine's highest level of performance troupe members along with Yasmine's Student Troupe, The Beledi Beat Dancers, perform together as The Jewels of the Caravan each year at The Carolina Renaissance Festival and have been awarded as one of the Best Dance Troupes of 2007 & 2009 by the Annual Renaissance Festival AwardsYou will see Yasmine & members of Magic Hips performing at various private engagements & special occasions such as wedding receptions, birthdays, theme parties, festivals and gala show events. You can also see members of Magic Hips and Beledi Beat performing together at local festivals and charitable events as Mid-East Magic Dance Ensemble.

WATCH A VIDEO OF YASMINE & THE MAGIC HIPS DANCERS NOW!

Yasmine Head Instructor, Troupe Director, Choreographer, Dance Artist & Workshop Instructor Yasmine, who has an extensive background in ballet, tap, jazz, & Middle Eastern dance, is the studio owner of Mid-East Dance by Yasmine. Yasmine spent much of 2004 touring with the Bellydance Superstars performing in major cities around the United States as well as Barcelona, Spain and after touring teamed up with Master Tabla Player Issam Houshan, Carmine Guida & most recently Souhail Kasper in offering Drum & Dance workshops. Yasmine is well recognized for her dynamic and precise movements, which she carefully extends to her students - grooming them for their own spectacular performances. As well as being a sought after instructor due to her personable and fun teaching approach, Yasmine's distinct performance style is often referred to as "Cutting Edge Cabaret." Featured on the cover of the May/June 2007 issue of Zaghareet, Yasmine also appeared as a featured artist for Dr. Samy Farag's 2008 CD Release Gala Show in Texas at the Palace Theater. Yasmine hosts several events in the Charlotte area & is currently teaching seminars throughout the U.S.

Kitiera

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KITIERA

CLASS: Jazz Belly Dance Fusion - A fun fusion of belly dance/ Romani dance/ jazz dance. Technique and combinations for all levels and a mini choreography. Take an inside look into Kitiera's creative process and signature stylization. Emphasis is on layering belly dance movements over foot patterns, creating independent movement and artistic freedom. High energy, upbeat class full of innovative ideas to jazz up your belly dancing and expand your technique! Please bring finger cymbals to class.

*SSBD Level 3 Certified
*1st Place - Gypsy/Tribal category - Emerald Rain Belly Dance Competition, 2006
*1st Place - Gypsy Stylist category - Double Crown Belly Dance Competition, 2004
*1st place - Alternative Music category - Double Crown Belly Dance Competiton, 2003
*1st Place Alternative Music category - East Coast Belly Dance Classic, 2003

WATCH A VIDEO OF KITIERA NOW!

Kitiera is a second generation belly dancer and has studied Middle Eastern Dance since childhood. Her earliest formal training was with Phyllida (Lexington, KY).
Kitiera has lived on both US coasts and traveled extensively throughout the USA and Canada. She spent several years on the belly dance competitive circuits and has won numerous awards.

WATCH A VIDEO OF KITIERA & THE MODROM DANCE COLLECTIVE NOW!

In Seattle, WA, in 2003, Kitiera founded her own Kitiera World Dance Company and began working professionally as a dance teacher and choreographer. She also began work on the concepts that would later be known as "ModRom Belly Dance," her own unique stylization of Middle Eastern Dance.

In 2006, Kitiera moved to the San Francisco Bay in order to study intensively with the legendary dance masters Suhaila and Jamila Salimpour. She is certified level 3 in Suhaila's format, and also holds a level 1 certificate in Jamila's JSBD certification program. Kitiera is a former member of Suhaila's Repertoire Ensemble and also was an instructor at the SSBD studio in Albany, CA.

Kitiera recently moved to Tracy, CA and is continuing her work and development on ModRom Belly Dance- touring and promoting her unique style worldwide. She enjoys directing the ModRom Dance Collective and teaching classes throughout the SF Bay area and the Central Valley.

In her spare time, Kitiera is a student of yoga, ballet, and Irish step dancing. She is also a writer, poet, painter, and musician.

THE BASH! Halloween Hafla! - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED

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Friday, October 29, 2010 - Halloween Hafla
FEATURING
*Fire Performers
*Performances by Raksanna, Yasmine & Kitiera
*Costumed Halloween Gala
* Music & Dancing with your favorite Ghosts & Ghouls
*Cash Bar

$10 in Advance (or with Costume)
- Deadline for Advanced Tickets October 24, 2010
$15 at the door (& without costume)

@ Red Door Playhouse
http://www.reddoorplayhouse.com/

587 South Atlanta Street
Roswell, GA 30075-4454
(770) 649-9994

Workshop Registration

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Contact

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