CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Kostana teaching Turkish Romani Dance at Montgomery College - June 16, 2007
Photo by Careydances@hotmail.com
SEPTEMBER 6: FALL SESSION BEGINS at Saffron Dance in Clarendon, VA (16 weeks)
Kostana's classes are:
Sundays: 9:30am - 10:30am - Oriental 1 Technique & Drills
Wednesdays: 6:15pm-7:15pm - Oriental 1 Technique & Drills
Register online at: Saffron Dance
View Video of Saffron's Holiday Hafla, December 2007 here: Holiday Hafla
Photo by Roger Wood
AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 1: Buffalo on the Danube: International Folk Music & Dance Camp
Sidqi will be teaching Balkan and Turkish Darabuka technique and Kostana will be teaching Turkish Romani social dancing. For full schedule and to register for this International Dance Camp, sponsored by World Music & Dance Institute, please visit Dancing Planet Productions
SIDQI'S CORNER:
AUGUST 9 - AUGUST 16: Sidqi teaches Dumbek at the Eastern European Folklife Center (EEFC) Iroquois Springs Camp in New York
Info:www.eefc.org
AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 1: Buffalo on the Danube: International Folk Music & Dance Camp
Sidqi will be teaching Balkan and Turkish Darabuka technique and Kostana will be teaching Turkish Romani social dancing. For full schedule and to register for this International Dance Camp, sponsored by World Music & Dance Institute, please visit Dancing Planet Productions
SEPTEMBER 2 - DECEMBER 15: Sidqi teaches Beginner & Intermediate Tabla at Sahara Dance.
Classes are Sundays:
Beginner Tabla: 2:15pm-3pm
Intermediate/Advanced Sahara Tabla Ensemble: 3pm-3:45pm
Registration available now at: Sahara Dance
DRUM & RHYTHM WORKSHOPS:
Sidqi is available to teach private or group lessons and workshops in Darabuka Technique and Balkan, Romany and Middle Eastern rhythms. For more information call (571) 332-4865 or
email kostanadancer@yahoo.com.
WORKSHOPS OFFERED IN AUTHENTIC TURKISH ORIENTAL & ROMANY DANCE, RHYTHM & MOVEMENT, ETC.
Following are some of the groups workshop topics we are currently offering:
1) “Feeling the 9/8 rhythm” – An introduction for beginners on how to dance to Turkish 9/8 rhythms: Romani & Karsilama. This class can be geared more towards bellydancers incorporating Turkish into their repertoire, or folkdancers wanting to learn authentic Turkish Romani social dancing (also see Turkish Romani workshop below!).
3) "Turkish Romani Social Dance" - This class gives a brief overview of Turkish Romani music & dance. Kostana will teach basic steps & gestures used in Turkish Romani social dancing. Discussion of instrumentation, costuming, etc. is included. Video footage may also be included.
For price quotes or to book Kostana for one of these workshops, please email her at kostanadancer@yahoo.com or call (571) 332-4865.
4) "Rhythm & Movement" - Kostana and Sidqi co-teach this workshop in basic Arabic rhythms and movement. This workshop can be tailored to the needs of the group in terms of which rhythms are covered. Kostana can also include a beginner's intro to zils in this workshop. Different zil and movement combinations will be used with different rhythms covered.
