Afro-Latino Sexy Grooves!!!!Special Choreography Series!!
2 Sessions to choose from (4 classes each session):
Tuesdays July 7-28; 1:15-2:15pm and/or
Fridays July 10-31 -- 6:15 - 7:15pm

This special series will encompass learning style, technique, and flair as well as work on African & Latin rhythms followed by learning a short dynamic routine. Plus, you'll learn how to diversify your dancing and incorporate a bit of cabaret (ala Pop/Rock, Beyonce, Pussy Cat Dolls etc.) which will add even more fire to this intriguing class.

Joey L. Dowdy’s creative choreography and contemporary dance fusion allows you to be free, have fun, and feel totally festive, dancing without boundaries! His unique blend of Jazz and African dance combined with the sensual touch and hot hips of Latin dance truly works you out and makes you sweat. (Think Broadway meets Beyonce and the Pussy Cat Dolls!) Open to all levels. Students should go barefoot or wear a flat dance shoe.

LIVE DRUMMING accompanies the class - please bring a 2$ donation for your drummer.

These special sessions are pre-registration,SIGN UP HERE & SAVE $$!
Registration will close the day before the sessions begin.

FIRING UP YOUR METABOLISM WITH KUNDALINI YOGA

ADJUST TO A HEALTHY WEIGHT AND INCREASE AEROBIC CAPACITY FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH AND HEARTINESS
with Nancy Kintisch

Wednesdays and Saturdays (8 - 9:45 am): July 11 -July 29
This six-class series is designed to get your internal fire stoked. Using Kundalini Yoga, dance, breathing techniques, and meditation, you will balance your digestive system, activate your brain to lose excess pounds, AND have lots of fun in the process. Classes will feature powerful Gong meditations and I'll be giving out SOME homework... so that you can keep the motor running at home. Bring a mat and/or cushion and water because you're going to sweat! A healthy digestive system combined with a strong metabolic balance is the perfect equation for heartiness. A commitment to transformation and a willingness to have fun doing it is all that is required!

Price for 6 class series purchased in advance: 72.00
Drop-in price per class: 15.00

Extra Materials (booklet, cd) will be available on a donation basis.

SIGN UP HERE & SAVE $$

Spanish-Arabic Dance Fusion with Altagracia of NYC!

Spanish/Arabic fusion music has been a popular choice to add that certain spice and excitement to an Oriental dance show. Dancers want to choose steps that have elements of Spanish dance -but the dilemma of most dancers is learning what dance steps they can do in the Spanish Arabic secion fo their show. Lack of dance vocabulary can make the dance segments look the same as the rest ofthe dancing despite the change in music styles. Some Spanish dance steps are similar to Oriental dance steps, but they are expressed differently. This workshop will help you structure your show so that the audience hears and sees the differences in the dance styles and moods. Altagracia, coming all the way from Serena Studios in NYC, will be using Spanish-Arabic Fusion "Altagracia Style" vocabulary to help identify movements and provide a guide to go by when creating your Spanish-Arabic fusion choreographies or improvisational dancing.

Plus!!: FANS! One of Alta's favorite props. She will teach you to be expressive with a fan in this special Spanish fusion style. The fan can be used in the middle of your performance, or as a spectacular finale.

Sunday July 12 -- 2:00 - 4:00 PM
35$ before July 3rd, 40$ after that -- Register by phone (credit card), mail (check), in person (cash, credit, or check) or register on line here with PayPal or credit card!

Please bring a fan and a full 'gypsy' style skirt if you have one. Registration fee includes written hand out and a 3-song sampler CD of Arabic/Latino fusion music!!!

August 15th & 16th, 2009 at The Electric Lodge Theatre, Venice, California

Zahra Zuhair's PoNaNa Dance Theater and
Carolyn Krueger's Gulistan Dance Theater present

CARAVAN OF SECRETS

A journey to imaginary landscapes inspired by the cultures and contradictions found among the ancient Silk Roads, Sea Routes and Gypsy Trails of the Middle East and Central Asia

Tickets and more info:
http://zahrazuhair.com/caravan.html

Tickets will be available soon for purchase at DanceGarden

LEARN TO BELLYDANCE!

Intro to Bellydance with Jenna
Thursdays - August 20 to October 8 2009.
6:15-7:15pm.
8 sessions for $100 includes coin hip scarf!

Email us for information, or register online here to secure your spot!

DRAMA QUEEN!
EXPLORING THEATRICAL ORIENTAL DANCE PRESENTATION
with Princess Farhana

Sunday August 30, 2009; 12 noon - 3pmThis workshop is for performers who want to create a fully realized theatrical belly dance piece of any genre. Learn invaluable tools to bring a dance from conception to a dazzling “finished product”. In addition to use of performance space, dynamic movement, dramatic entrances and exits, we will go over poses, pauses and emotional intent. We will explore dramatics, improv and theater games; costuming, stage make-up, props and prop use, lighting and music selection, tailored to your own unique vision. Please be prepared to perform for a supportive class critique and make sure to bring your own music recorded on a CD as well as any props ( or costume pieces) you may be using in your piece; a pen and paper for notes.

** This class is limited to fifteen participants of intermediate/advanced student through professional level.

40$ advance registration before 8/20; 45$ after that-- Register here!

Stay tuned for KIDS' BELLYDANCE CLASSES!

Wee Bellydance for Kids!
Bring the kids on down to belly dance with Heather Shoopman,
a dynamic instructor full of fun and laughs!
Students will learn to perform basic dance moves from around the world and experience group improvisation in this course. Your child will increase self confidence, balance, coordination and social skills while learning to explore their own creativity and self-expression.

Coming in September!!!