March 2014 Newsletter


Below you will find upcoming performance dates, classes, and other news., including my summer city tour schedule and a blog entry recounting an early experience of dance that was meaningful to me.  I hope you enjoy it, and I look forward to dancing with you (or for you) soon.
 
Please feel free to join us this Thursday for our monthly movie night social!

Wishing you a wonderful month,
~Hannah
Upcoming Bay Area Events:

3/6 Dance Movie Night Social!

Sat 3/15 Rakkasah with Vince Delgado's Mid-Eastern Tapestry (3:42pm)  Rakkasah website 
Featuring Turkish Roman music and dancing by Hannah

Sun 3/16 Noruz Persian New Year Celebration for Farsi language students at the Corta Madera Community Center (4pm)  $15 ticket Featuring Persian dance by Hannah and young students

4/4 Piano Concert Spring Series, El Cerrito Details coming soon... 

4/6 Mary Ellen Donald's Middle-Eastern Treasures Concert, Alameda CA  More Info Featuring Arabic and Persian music and dancing by Hannah

5/4 Persian dance workshop with Hannah at Shimmy Dreams studio in Lafayette CA  More info
Summer National City Tour Dates:

Hannah will be presenting new repertoire or teaching workshops in the following cities this summer.  More added soon!

June: NYC
August: Baja California, Mexico
September: Las Vegas
Fall (TBA): Pittsburgh PA

If you would like to book Hannah for a workshop in your area, please send inquiries HERE.

New Compositions Featured 2014
Lament of Disenchantment (Interpretive Middle-Eastern multi-media composition)
 
Tango Tied (Tango Fusion)
 
Butterfly to the Flame (Persian Interpretive Dance)
 
Cleo's Kick (Vintage Jazz Fusion)
The following mini-essay recounts a memory of an early dance experience in 1997, soon after I began studying Eastern dance.  I hope you enjoy it.

"The Queen's Visit"
The dark coolness of 2 a.m. breezed through the drapes fluttering in the July night.  We had been dancing throughout the sticky day and into the evening, and as the fire crackled and the music played on, children slept, cheeks smashed against the arms of mothers, and old men with long beards waited for the next band to play...  READ MORE
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 Dance Movie Night Social this Thursday


3/6: The Bellydancers of Cairo
4/3: Latcho Drom

Dance Movie Nights are held the 1st Thursday of every month. All are welcome!
Popcorn and tea will be provided, but feel free to bring something to share.

Suggested Donation:
$5-10
 
(Come early and attend class!)
3/6 Movie Night Feature: 
The Bellydancers of Cairo
Documentary on life as a professional dancer in Egypt
HANNAH'S WEEKLY CLASS SCHEDULE

Thursdays 5-6 pm @ Suzie's Studio
Classical Persian Technique & Choreography
 
Thursdays 6-7 pm @ Suzie's Studio
Classical Arabic Technique & Choreography

Class Rates
$15 each or $25 for both
$100 for a 10-class card (can be used for both classes)

Saturdays 11am-12pm @ Marin JCC
Belly Dance Core Fitness & Women's World Fitness Fusion ~ Increase mobility through belly dance core strengthening isolations followed by an upbeat cardio dance journey set to the exotic rhythms of North Africa and the Middle East. ($20 for day membership)

Can't make any of these classes? Private sessions and online classes
are available! 
(Discounts available for pre-purchase of series.)
FREE 
CLASSES!
Mention this coupon and attend BOTH of Hannah's Thursday classes for free!

This offer is for new students only, and applies to either or both the Thursday 5-6pm and 6-7pm classes at Suzie's Studio in San Rafael.
Offer Expires 04/06/2014
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