Advance registration is recommended but you can also sign up that morning.
In the Egyptian Rhythm & Movment Seminar, participants learn:
v the art and personality (downbeats and accents) of common Middle-Eastern rhythms
v how to interpret all aspects of the music simultaneously to give a complete visual representation of the music.
v the relationship of dance to every aspect of Middle-Eastern music: melody, instrumentation and rhythm.
v differences in dance for full orchestra and taksim (solo melodic improvisation)
v how to bring each tone of the drum solo to life via proper body part, movement direction and intensity.
What dancers are saying about this workshop:
??now I finally have the tools to ?hear? Middle Eastern music and interpret it for dance??
??the dancer looks like she is directing the orchestra with her movements??
??now I know the difference between taksims and how to interact with the orchestra??
In the Beginning Drumming class, participants learn the basics of drumming?hand position, how to produce proper sound, and basic Egyptian rhythms.
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Soraya: Soraya is an accomplished and internationally acclaimed Oriental dancer who has charmed audiences across the world including Austria, England, US, Egypt, South
Africa and Japan. Soraya?s launch into Raqs Sharqi began in the late 80s in Florida
where she first studied with renowned artists Jihan Jamal, Ibrahim Farrah, Dahlena,
Dalia,
Delilah, Suzanna Del Vecchio, and Elena Lentini. During her pursuit of a
medical career, she became an instructor of the dance at the University of S Florida
and co-founder of the USF Middle Eastern Dance Association in the early-mid 90s.
Soraya?s dance blossomed with an Egyptian flavor as she continued to study with
such masters as Yousry Sharif, Raqia Hassan and Zaza Hassan. Soraya journeyed
abroad to live in Vienna, Austria as the house dancer of the 5-star Al Petra
Restaurant and ultimately moved to Egypt where she worked with the famous Samir
Sabry and was subsequently contracted to perform regularly on Nile dinner cruises
including the Marriott Hotel?s Nile Maxim and the Scarabee. Soraya currently
resides in Cleveland where she is a resident Family Physician and has returned to
teaching and performing the beautiful art of Raqs Sharqi. Through her studies and
travels, Soraya?s dance has matured, enabling her to have grasped that ?feeling? of
the
authentic Oriental dancer, which she states comes from ?her love of Middle
Eastern music and dancing from her core.?