CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Kostana teaching Turkish Romani Dance at Montgomery College - June 16, 2007
Photo by Careydances@hotmail.com
MAY 12 - AUGUST 17: SUMMER SESSION BEGINS at Saffron Dance in Clarendon, VA (16 weeks)
Kostana's classes are:
Sundays: 6:15pm-7:15pm - Oriental 1 Technique & Drills
Wednesdays: 7:45pm-8:45pm - Oriental 1 Technique & Drills
Register online at: Saffron Dance
View Video of Saffron's Holiday Hafla, December 2007 here: Holiday Hafla
MARCH 31 - MAY 19, 2008: TURKISH ROMANI (Gypsy) SOCIAL DANCING at Glen Echo Park, MD - Mondays, 7:30pm-8:30pm, $120/8 week session. No drop-ins.
This 8 week class will give a brief overview of Turkish Romani music & dance. Kostana will teach basic steps & gestures used in Turkish Romani social dancing, primarily to 9/8 rhythms. Discussion of instrumentation, costuming, culture etc. is included. All levels are welcome. Both men and women may attend, although we will focus primarily on women's stylings. The last class falls after our annual Herdeljezi Festival and will provide a review not only of what we learn in class but also of steps learned at the festival.
This class in sponsored in cooperation with Glen Echo Partnership for Arts & Culture and the National Park Service. You must register for this class through Glen Echo Park. Registration via walk-in, mail & phone for Spring Session begins February 2. On-line registration begins February 4 at: www.glenechopark.org
Photo by Roger Wood
APRIL 26, 2008: RHYTHM & MOVEMENT WORKSHOP with GRAMMY NOMINEE SOUHAIL KASPAR and Kostana at Saffron Dance Studio - Details TBA! Check World Music Folklife Center or Saffron Dance for details and to register!
Percussion classes and Arabic Music Ensemble classes with Rachid Halihal also available at World Music Folklife Center
JULY 2 - JULY 6: DRUM & SPLASH! Sidqi & Kostana will be teaching Rhythm Circle for Dancers at the Drum & Splash event at Four Quarters this year! There are a number of excellent teachers in the percussive and dance arts listed! For more information and to register: Drum & Splash!
AUGUST 2 & 3: BELLYPALOOZA! Sidqi & Kostana teach the Art of Arabic Rhythm & Movement at the Daughters of Rhea's annual Bellypalooza event. For more information, full schedule of presenters and registration, please visit: www.pipermethod.net
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
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