SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE

We have your instructors lined up for this year and we're working to put together an amazing workshop schedule for you! Stay tuned for more workshop topics! Check the schedule below to get an idea of how your day will be filled with dance, play, and socializing!

Workshops begin Thursday at 3p (with Yoga in the morning with Indigo for Wednesday Chill Out participants) and are designed for ALL levels of dancers.

Most workshops are held in the main hall. Note that the floor is concrete - dancers are welcome to wear dance sneakers or other footwear. There is a floor plate threshold at the doorway. Some workshops, such as yoga or drumming, may be held outside on the lawn.



Suggested items to bring

●	dance wear
●	water bottle
●	yoga mat (or towel/blanket)
●	notebook & pen
●	finger cymbals
●	drum
●	props such as a veil, cane, big skirt, etc. if needed
●	dance shoes (dance floor is concrete as noted above)

2022 SCHEDULE 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24

2:00 pm

Optional Chill Out and Play Day — Vendor Set Up, No Workshops

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25

10:00 am	Yoga & Nerdrific Anatomy of BellyDance & Injury Prevention	Indigo	2 hr
12:00 pm	Lunch | Play | Shop | Relax
3:00 pm	Drumming	George Sadak	1  hrs
4:00 pm	Magic of Breath	Elisa Gamal	1.5 hrs
5:30 pm	Elegant arms	Lara Victoria	1 hrs
6:30 pm	Dinner | Play | Shop | Relax
Evening	Camp 'n Jam

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26

9:15 am	Yoga	Indigo	45 min
10:00 am	Iraqi Kawleeya	Lara Victoria	1 hrs
11:00 pm	The Tarab Effect: Seeking Saltanah	Claudia	2  hrs
1:00 pm	Lunch | Play | Shop | Relax
2:00 pm	Erik Brown Memorial Walk | Main Hall Lawn	Elisa	45 min
4:00 pm	Saidii for Women	Leila	2 hrs
6:00 pm	Dinner | Play | Shop | Relax
8:00 pm	Hafla (Live & Recorded Music)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27

9:15 am	Yoga	Indigo	45 min
10:00 am	Shaabi / Beledi	Leila	2  hrs
12:00 pm	It Takes Two to Taksim	Claudia	1 hrs
1:00 pm	Lunch | Play | Shop | Relax
3:30 pm	Drumming	George Sadak	1 hr
4:30 pm	Flamenco Orientale Fusion	Mariana	1.5 hrs
6:00 pm	Dinner | Play | Shop | Relax
8:00 pm	Hafla (Live & Recorded Music)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28

9:15 am	Yoga	Indigo	45 min
10:00 am	Ready to Rrrrrumba	Mariana	1.5 hr
11:30 am	Lunch | Cleanup | Pack
2:00 pm	We are out of camp! See you next year!

 

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

Indigo

Yoga 

Lots of yummy gentle stretching with gentle toning. Geared towards warming up dancing muscles, mindfulness and Loving our Camping Bodies. 

Nerdrific Anatomy of BellyDance & Injury Prevention

Let's get Nerdy talking about muscles commonly used in BellyDance, we will look at the origin and insertion of these muscles. We will talk about some common BellyDance Injuries and give movements, exercises, mindful ways to help prevent injuries and tone stability muscles.

Elisa Gamal

Magic of Breath

In this unique workshop, you will discover the multiple ways in which your breath and breathing can enhance fluidity, reduce effort, magnify musicality, increase precision, and support strength through movement – all while making your dancing easier and more enjoyable for you, and more impressive for your audience. 

Lara Victoria

 

Elegant arms

Beginning Iraqi Kawleeya -
Learn basic movements, with options layering on more challenging movements to accommodate dancers at all levels. Learn historic, cultural, and musical context. Play with combinations to solidify movement vocabulary and musical concepts.

Claudia

The Tarab Effect: Seeking Saltanah

In this workshop Claudia will discuss the definitions and importance of these two concepts; Tarab and Saltanah. She will explain how they are related and why this understanding can inspire an abundance of creativity for the dance artist. Claudia will also guide you through several exercises that will help bring this knowledge into your muscle memory, creating new pathways to more meaningful movement.

It Takes Two to Taksim

The Taksim is a beautiful duet expressed through the musician and dancer. In this workshop Claudia will share her techniques to performing an inspired and flowing Taksim dance. She will break down information from the musical side of the Taksim as well as how this knowledge can inform your dance. Claudia will also help you expand your dance vocabulary exponentially by revealing the secrets of the Taksim.

Leila

Saidi For Women,

We will explore Saidi dance for women and how women have made their mark in a cultural art-form that was traditionally only for men. You will get tons of technique from Upper Egypt translated through cultural and creative filters.

Shaabi and Beledi on the Fly,

What does it take to bring Shaabi and Beledi songs alive for an audience? We will cover this as well as a brief look at the early days of Shaabi and Beledi. We will discuss how to put your own personality into your performance, techniques of improvisation and how to bring the audience along on this crazy ride.

Mariana

Flamenco Orientale Fusion

What makes a flamenco oriental fusion piece authentic? Learn about the concept of “duende”, why there’s a connection between flamenco and oriental music, what flamenco rhythms to fuse with and how to incorporate flamenco stylization of posturas, braceo and hip work into your fusion dance through several combinations.

 

Ready to RRRRRumba!

Get ready to move with skirts and big hip movements! From Africa, to Latin America to Spain and back and forth again and again, Rumba is a fun fusion of cultures and dance. We’ll discuss the origins and influence of Rumba in Orientale dance and work on a choreography using the skirt to learn how it can be incorporated into an Oriental pop fusion piece. *Skirt highly recommended.

George Sadak

Egyptian Tabla

Celebrating dancers, drummers, and the grid that connects us! George is the guide as you take Egyptian tabla from basics to advanced, building layers upon the standard framework of rhythms. Everyone will get to drum at their own level and is invited to participate in a class performance during the hafla. Interested experienced students will arrange to meet and compose a short solo for hafla performance.