Journey Through Egypt Certification in Orlando with Sahra Saeeda
Level One November 18-20, 2010
Level Two November 20-22, 2010
Sahra Saeeda, undoubtably the authority on Egyptian Dance and Culture in the US, has developed an invaluable structured series of Workshop Intensives fascilitating an in-depth look at the Dance Zones of Egypt. Using Dance Ethnology concepts and a multi-media approach, Sahra presents each area's cultural and historical diffusion, costume and dress, posture and movement.
Journey Through Egypt LEVEL which you can attend November 18-20 in Orlando, presents an overview of the Dance Zones of Egypt with attention paid to dance steps and movement, posture and costume recognition, dance zone geographical location, historical consideration and cultural diffusion. Multi-media approach includes learning through viewing films, lecture, study materials, trying on costumes, and experiencing the dance.
This 20-Hour Intensive Workshop includes dance and ritual movement of Cairo, Nubia, Ghawazee, Delta, Suez Canal, Bedouin groups, Siwa, Saidi region, and pan-Egyptian, Zeffah, Zar and others.
Class is open to dancers, anthropologists, historians, costume vendors and interested persons, female and male.
Includes free notebook, study materials, map, DVD and CD.
Learn about the Dance of Egypt from a deeper perspective. If you are not just a tourist, if you are hungry to understand, if you don't want to simply learn another choreography,
this may be the start of your journey.
Certificate upon completion.
JtE 2 - Journey Through Egypt - Level Two in Orlando
November 20-22, 2010
"Journey through Egypt - Level 2": Movement Intensive.
The second Intensive weekend is an advanced dance overview.
Beyond just learning the "steps" we study the full body movement of these different dances.
We study and aim to replicate each dance zone's movement at the levels of:
- authentic non-performance "home-style" dance,
- local indigenous professional performers,
- regional government troups,
- national government theater-stage troupes: both Reda and Kowmeya,
- as represented in Cairo's Night Club Orientale Dance shows.
In addition to addressing movement proficiency, we are introduced to core Dance Ethnography concepts. Sahra brings to JtE Intensive Courses concepts and experiments
taught to her by her professors, pioneers in the field of Dance Ethnology, at the
University of California, Los Angeles.
During the process of preparation and discovery in JtE-2 we begin to form our personal interests and questions, the base of our future research and specializations.
20-Hour Intensive Workshop includes dance and ritual movement of the
"Dance Zones of Egypt" (see JtE-1) with special work in a variety dances, such as Awalem Shamadan Farrah style, Cairo examples of Hassaballah, Beja Bravery Dance of Nubia, Bamboteyya of the Suez Canal, Awlad Ali Bedouin Hagallah dance, Zaggala of
Siwa, Saidi Assaya, Firqit Zeffah,and much more.
Certification upon completion.
Pre-requisite JtE-1
Because these very desireable programs are so intensive in time and content, we have arranged a very special package just for you! We include 2 nights (double occupancy) in our luxury suite hotel with 24 hour airport shuttle. To top it all off, all meals are included from your first evening through Graduation Lunch!
Contact us at stellaradvantage@gmail.com, or call 407-616-6313 with any questions you may have.
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