SCHEDULE CHANGE
Starting Monday May 5 2008
7:30 pm--Beginner/Intermediate Bellydance with Zahra
8:40 - 9:55pm -- Tribal Fusion with Sherri & Shoop!

Yes! Sherri is back! She'll be sharing Heather's class, and will be in for a few weeks starting May 5th.

AFRO-BRAZILIAN DANCE with Luiz Badaró of Viver Brasil!!!!
Every Friday 6:30-7:30 pm, Starting May 16th.
Badaró’s exalted choreography is inspired by both the traditional and contemporary worlds of Afro-Brazilian culture. A 2006 recipient of an Irvine Dance in California, Creation to Performance Grant funded by the James Irvine Foundation and Dance/USA, he is a faculty member at Dance Arts Academy in Los Angeles and a staff musician at Santa Monica College, and we now welcome him to join our fabulous teachers at DG!

When he guest-taught Samba Reggae for Irani this winter, the students had a blast and begged for us to bring him back -- here he is, just for you!

LEARN TO BELLYDANCE!

Intro to Bellydance with Zahra
Mondays June 2 -July 21, 2007. 6:30-7:30pm. 8 sessions for $100 includes coin hip scarf! Email us for information, or register online here to secure your spot!

taXim LIVE MUSIC & Bellydance Showcase
Friday June 6 at Studio Iqaat

Special Guest: ANJA

Jenna & Zahra of DanceGarden host this bi-monthly performance with loads of bellydancing and other special treats in nearby Eagle Rock!
Click here for all the details: taXim

Drum Workshop for Bellydance Rhythms
with Gorkem
Saturdays June 7 & June 21, 5:30-7:30pm
Dancers have to know their music, and the best way to understand it is to learn to play it. But this workshop is not just for dancers - students will learn the fundamental technique to play the most common rhythms in middle-eastern and Mediterranean music on the hand drum (aka tabla, darbuka, or dumbek). Bring your own drum or let us know if you would like us to order one for you.

This is a special workshop -- no passports or 10 class cards may be used. But -- REGISTER HERE and save $$$! (60$ if you pre-register for both classes, 35$ per class at the door)

Atwater Street Fair!
Sunday June 8, 11-4pm
Atwater Village's annual street fair with vendors, entertainment and family fun!

ABS-OLUTELY FABULOUS!
ABDOMINAL TECHNIQUE WITH PRINCESS FARHANA
Sunday June 22, 3-4:30pm
No matter what style of belly dance you perform, this special workshop
will help you become a better BELLY dancer, by focusing exclusively on
abdominal technique and core strength, laying the foundation for truly
incredible abdominal work.
Learn how to flutter and achieve amazing belly rolls- we’ll drill rolls
upwards, downwards and from side to side! You will also learn to LAYER your
abdominal movements, like the amazing “flundulation”, a flutter layered over
a belly roll; or combining abdominal work with figure eights and upper torso
isolations. Other technique includes stomach pops, many types of body waves
and undulations, muscular isolations and breathe control.
Pretty soon you’ll be yellin’, “That’s Just How I Roll!"
* Participants must have knowledge of basic belly dance technique to
participate.

This is a special workshop -- no passports or 10 class cards may be used. But -- you CAN register HERE!