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elegance, femininity, well-being, cooperation, spirit, communication, joy, compassion, inner intelligence, friendship
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News from FatChanceBellyDance
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Message from Carolena
Welcome Summer!
Here at FCBD, Inc. we've just come off the high of Devotion-The Home. We feel like we have finally found our home at the Julia Morgan Theater in Berkeley, CA. It was an amazing production, and we will have it on DVD for you soon.
... The Tribal Spirit CD is out now! We are very excited about this unique collaboration with Helm and Phil Thornton. ... We have two workshops in addition to our regular classes: Persian classical dance with guest artist Miriam Peretz and a sword and basket balancing class with FCBD dancer Suzanne Elliott. ...
We are going to try Tannourine Restaurant on Friday in July. Come see us in San Mateo, it's a great show (and there's plenty of parking!)
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I'll be off traveling again for the month of July; Pennsylvania, New York, Brussels and Germany. Look
here for dates and times.
See you in August!
Enjoy!
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Summer Special
Persian Dance Workshop
with Miriam Peretz
July 11 - August 1
Mondays 8:15 - 9:45pm
11 Jul - 1 Aug (4 week session)
Mondays 8:15-9:45pm
Full workshop $52, drop-in $16
This four week series will focus on the art of Persian Classical dance. Characteristic movements include intricate hand and arm work, languid sweeping gestures, footwork patterns and numerous types of spins. Common themes in this dance form inspired by the great Persian poets- Hafez, Rumi, and Omar Khayyam include the moth to the flame, intoxication with love for the beloved, or a bird spreading it's wings to fly to freedom. The workshop will also give samples of other styles of other Central Asian dance forms, such as Persian folk styles, and Afghani dance.
Instructor, Miriam Peretz
is an internationally acclaimed performing artist and instructor specializing in dances from the Silk Road (Persia & Central Asia,) and the Middle-East. She has been performing and teaching classes and workshops both in the U.S. and abroad for the past fifteen years. Miriam has been a principle dancer with Inbal Ethnic Dance Theater Company in Tel Aviv, and is currently assistant artistic director and principle dancer of Ballet Afsaneh. Miriam is noted to be an exceptionally dynamic, inspiring and innovative instructor, as she infuses traditional forms with contemporary and sacred dance elements.
FatChanceBellyDance Studio
670 South Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 04110
www.fcbd.com
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Sword Balancing Workshop
with Suzanne Elliott
Sat 2 Jul 2-3:30pm
Learn basic techniques for the art of balancing swords and baskets! Class will cover how to build a head wrap base to ensure perfect support for swords and baskets as well as attitude, posture and appropriate dance steps to create a powerful performance.
Bring: a headwrap or several yards of cotton cloth, several scarves, hat pins, a sword or basket if you have one.
This class replaces L3 Drills class, and be prepared to
use the material for L4 Improv class the same day!
$10 drop in or class card
FatChanceBellyDance Studio
670 South Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 04110
www.fcbd.com
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Tuareg Jewelry Trunk Sale
with Mohamed
Fri 29 Jul 5-8pm & Sat 30 Jul noon-5pm
FatChanceBellyDance Studio 670 South Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 04110 www.fcbd.com |
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FatChanceBellyDance, Inc. Tannourine Party
with guest dancers
Friday 15th July from 8:30pm
Tannourine Restaurant
120 W. 25th Ave @El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403
Door: 8:30pm (Admission is FREE! *$15 minimum purchase)
Showtime: 9:30 -11:30pm (two sets!)
Book a table: 650.638.1960
www.tannourinecuisine.com/events.htm
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NEW CD from FatChanceBellyDance!
Tribal Spirit - An Inspired collaboration with Helm and Phil Thornton
The seeds for this project began with Carolena Nericcio of FatChanceBellyDance having the idea of bringing together Helm's expertise in acoustic, folkloric music and Phil's distinctive world fusion sound to create something really unique. The concept opened the way to explore the many facets of Tribal Spirit throughout the world. Helm traveled to Rajasthan in India and, with the contacts of Colleena Shakti, was able to record with musicians from the Sindh desert. Helm twice stopped by Phil's studio, Expandibubble, in the UK to brainstorm and record as well. Phil's personal contributions are a result of his travels to Egypt and the USA, hearing soundscapes within cacaphonies.
This flexible format enabled Helm to record many songs that we've performed for years and to tap into the vast SF Bay Area network of musicians, including Dan Cantrell, Djordje Stijepovic, Robin Petrie, and Aryeh Frankfurter. With Phil, we were able to explore very different realms for us. The end result is just what Carolena envisioned: a very unique collaboration.
13 tracks, $16.
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Studio Schedule*
Level One 6 Week Course (all levels)
Tuesday 12th Jul, Friday 15thJul and Saturday 16th Jul 2011 Level Two 12 Week Corse (at least 6 weeks level one prerequisite) Tuesday 12th Jul, Friday 15th Jul and Saturday 16th Jul 2011 *You can always drop in after the course has started. For information about class content and requirements, please visit our class page.After the current course ends on 4th Dec 2010, please join us for a few weeks of open format classes.
Level Three (by teacher approval after completing level one and two)
Drills/Improv Thu 7:30-9pm Drills Sat 2-3:30pm Improv Sat 3:45-5pm These classes are on-going. Class fees are $10 drop-in, or buy a 6 class discount card for $48. You can save a bit more with a 12 class card for $90.
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All workshops and classes held at the FatChanceBellyDance Studio
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FatChanceBellyDance Studio, Store and Resource Center
Carolena Nericcio, Director
670 South Van Ness at 18th St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
415.431.4322 | www.fcbd.com
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