[Gatesedge] Aleeasar Open Drum and Belly Dance practice next Wednesday 8/11/2010. NW Houston area.

[Steve Scott (Dietrich)]

Aleeasar will hold an open Middle Eastern drumming and belly-dance practice at 
our house next Wednesday night, August 11th, 2010, from 7:00pm until about 
9:30pm.  If the response from last week's session is any guide, it promises to 
be a fun time for all!  We had 15 people, including drummers and dancers (most 
of whom wanted to learn a little drumming to help with their dancing).  All 
experience levels are welcome!  We have several very experienced drummers and 
dancers who love to teach!

This time we will start with the drummers in the living room, while Gwen takes 
the dancers into the kitchen to practice their dance moves to the accompaniment 
of the drummers.  Then, when the dancers are ready, they will come back into the 
living room with the drummers and dance while we drum!

Bring your own drinks and/or snacks. If you have a favorite drumming stool, you 
may want to bring that along too.  There should be a few loaner drums available 
if you don't own one yet.  Other Middle Eastern style musical and percussion 
instruments are welcome too, though that is not our current focus.

No adult beverages or other intoxicants, please...."Friends don't let friends 
drum drunk!"  While we have nothing against imbibing occasionally, we have found 
that it is easier to learn (and hold a beat) with a clear head.  


If you need directions, please contact me off-list.  If you would like to join 
the Yahoo Group we use, (where you will find directions, sheet music, links, 
pictures, and ring tones!) click on the following link:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Aleeasar/join

 

Aleeasar is not a guild.  We are not an official SCA group of any kind, nor are 
we currently associated with any professional or amateur troupe.  We are a loose 
association of drummers and dancers of widely varied skill levels who like to 
get together and practice.  Our goal is to increase the awareness of, and 
participation in, Middle Eastern music and dancing in the Greater Houston area.

"Aleeasar" is, as near as we can tell, Arabic for "the hurricane". ;-)  

Yours in Service,

Herr Dietrich Strobelbart
mka: Steve Scott 
832-295-3763 Home
281-731-7726 Cell
Numerus vestri pluma!
Number your feathers!
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