[Northkeep] an invitation

[Chuck Kaun]

Do you have music or need a drummer?


Karl


>From: zubeydah at northkeep.org
>Reply-To: The Barony of Northkeep <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
>To: The Barony of Northkeep <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
>Subject: [Northkeep] an invitation
>Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:14:48 -0500
>
>I would like to invite any and all to join me for a Beginner’s Introduction 
>to
>Middle Eastern Dance. Starting Wednesday, June 28st, at the combined 
>fighter
>practice at McClure Park, at approximately 6:30, I will be teaching the 
>basics
>of Raqs Sharqi, also known as Beladi, commonly known as Belly Dance. The 
>class
>will last approximately 1 hour, and the first meeting with be part
>instructional, part movement. Subsequent classes (if there is interest) 
>will be
>1 ½ to 2 hours in length.
>
>I will be honest: I am only an advanced beginner myself.  I will teach what 
>I
>can, but there is a great deal that I do not know. (I received 3 semesters 
>of
>instruction from Angelika Nemeth, at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa,
>California, the only community college to offer an Ethnic Dance degree, and 
>was
>a performing troupe member of Tribe Roman Morga, a gypsy ensemble) If there 
>is
>interest, I will see what I can do about arranging for guest lecturers /
>teachers to visit the class in the future, both from folks here in 
>Northkeep
>and from the Northern Region.  The core of the class will be the first 
>piece I
>ever learned: Reda’s Hips, choreography designed by Ustaz Reda to instruct 
>the
>beginner on several of the basic movements of Middle Eastern dance.
>
>I would recommend that those attending wear a loose full garment (skirt /
>pants / dress) you can move well in. Please bring a length of fabric or a 
>scarf
>that is at least as high as the measurement from your waist to your upper 
>thigh
>(covering the curve of the hips), and about 2 ½ to 3 feet longer than the 
>width
>measurement of your hips. Bringing a bottle or two of water would also be 
>good.
>Be prepared to move and participate in this first class, but also have a 
>means
>of relaxing to listen – be that a chair or blanket to sit on. I will have
>handouts that detail the movements of the choreography so you can practice 
>at
>home.
>
>Raqs Sharqi is not a dance form which has any bias in regards to sex, age, 
>body
>type, health, level of experience, or anything else. Everyone is welcome. 
>One
>of my fellow students in Angelika’s class was a robustly built 64-year old
>cancer survivor, and she was an inspiration to us all. You might be just 
>such
>an inspiration to others. Please consider joining us on the 28th.
>
>In service to the North where the Black Star shines the brightest,
>
>Zubeydah Jamilla al-Badawiyya
>
>
>
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