| November Workshop |
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| Friday, Nov. 12 |
7 pm - 9 pm | Welcome Hafla/Swap Meet |
| Saturday, Nov. 13 |
9 am - 10 am | Registration and Bazaar |
| 10 am - 12 noon | Class with Karen | |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Class with Karen | |
| 8:00 pm | Show (doors open at 7:30 pm) | |
| Sunday, Nov. 14 | 9 am - 10 am | Registration and Bazaar |
| 10 am - 12 noon | Class with Karen | |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch (on your own) | |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Class with Karen |
No videotaping of any kind allowed during workshop or show!!
Observers pay the same fees as registered participants.
No children unless registered as participants.
No refunds unless event is cancelled.
Magical Fashions
Stellar Advanatage
vendor photo on right by David Lee, AB Photo
Friday Night Welcome Hafla/Swap Meet
Come showcase your talent with a short performance! Bring your odds and ends of dance related items and let’s have a swap meet. Your trash may be someone else’s treasure! One table per person. No vendors please. You do not have to be registered for workshop to dance or take part in swap meet.
Saturday's Classes (please note that the dance floor is carpeted)
Mastery: The foundation of a dancer’s journey is technique. We will discover new exercises and isolation “drillz” to access more muscles for an increased dance vocabulary and refined technique! Later in the day, we will ensure that we can functionally employ these tools by – not just performing new combinations – but also keeping an eye on the technique that we explored in the first part of class. An option for those who want a greater challenge, we can run through zill patterns and incorporate them into the combinations.
Saturday Night Show
Don’t miss our fabulous show featuring Karen Barbee, the Women of Selket, and guest artists. Includes dessert bar. Vendors will be open for business! Doors open at 7:30.
Sunday's Classes (please note that the dance floor is carpeted)
Mystery: The ultimate expression in Middle Eastern Dance is creative interpretation. We will begin by learning some new dance combinations. We will use these combinations to create a “skeleton choreography” within a musical selection, allowing for repetition of our combinations and some improvisation. We will work to be mindful of the structure of the music and the many considerations in creating a performable piece. At the end of the day, we will let go of our skeleton framework and experiment with our new skills. Beginners to professional dancers can greatly benefit from this class.
About Karen BarbeeKaren’s years of teaching have enabled her to hone her teaching skills and develop a strong philosophy and curriculum, which have evolved into progressions she refers to as “From Mastery to Mystery”: Technique to Drillz, Drillz to Combinations, Combinations to Choreography, and Choreography to Improvisation. Karen was one of the first to use the word “Drillz” for this dance form!
Karen has operated Karavan Belly Dance Productions in San Antonio, Texas for 25 years, directed numerous staged productions of Middle Eastern Dance, studied and performed in Egypt and Lebanon, and has worked with some of the most highly acclaimed musicians in the business. In addition, she has produced several instructional DVDs and has trained some of the country’s leading professional dancers. http://www.karenbarbee.com/
Recommended Accommodations
| Clarion | 2401 W. Hundred Rd. | 804-748-6321 |
| Comfort Inn | 2100 W. Hundred Rd. | 804-751-0000 |
| Holiday Inn Express | 1911 W. Hundred Rd. | 804-751-0123 |
| Super 8 | 2421 Southland Rd. | 804-748-0050 |