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July 29, 2012

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A Dance'full Summer on the Horizon

Its a dance'full time of year with upcoming Summer events/dance performances and festivals on the horizon. At the Abbey Studio weekly classes are wrapping up and dancers are preparing for performances at the Abbey Stuido Hafla on Fri. June 16th. Also, my group Arcana Dea Dance and Farima's Simorgh Dance Collective are getting ready for upcoming performances at the following events.
Arcana Dea Dance, Atmospher 2016
Friday, June 9th-Vancouver Island Herb Gathering, Royston B.C.
Friday June 16th-Abbey Studio Hafla, Cumberland
Fri. and Sat. June 23-Tree of Life Project, Denman Island
Sat. June 24th- Vancouver Island Belly Dance Bazaar, Nanaimo
Friday June 30th- Multicultural Festival, Simms Park, Courtenay
Sat. July 1st- Canada Day Celebration, Courtenay
Sat. July 22nd- Huma Wing of Light, sacred dance show featuring Farima Berenji and Simorgh Collective, at the United Church, Cumberland
Sunday, August 20th, Atmosphere Gathering, Cumberland

photos from past workshops and events wi…

TRIBAL ROOTS part 3- Amazigh, Amazons, La Kahina and Kabyle dance

In the dark cold of Winter, sustained shimmies and reading have been keeping me warm, body and soul. I've been re-reading a classic book on the subject of women's dances from the Arab world, Serpent of the Nile by Wendy Bounaventura and rediscovering many jewels like the following quote- "The dance is a showing rather than a showing off, a showing of the physical self in the best setting of all, an atmosphere of encouragement and appreciation. It is assumed that all of us, rather than the specially gifted few, are dancers; that everyone can do something, even if it's only two or three movements, and that there is no need for a girl to feel embarrassed or inferior if she is not as skilled as her friends". Wendy Bounaventura is talking about how women grow up dancing together traditionally in the Arab world, much like how in many cultures everyone sings whether you are a 'singer' or not. Singing and dancing together are ways we can connect as a commu…

About Kalbelia Sapera dance and Gulabi Sapera

Sapera means serpent and is the dance of the Kalbelia tribe Kal= black Kali= Indian mother goddess of death and rebirth

Gulabi Sapera- famous and honoured Kalbelia dancer, singer and humanitarian credited with bringing this dance form to the stage and to a broader audience. Her name, Gulabi means rose.

One of my favorite Kalbelia dance videos!

The Kalbelia are of a semi nomadic tribe living in the Thar desert in Rajasthan, India. They are renowned dancers, musicians and snake charmers and are identified as “gypsies” in modern Indian culture. They have traditionally been an untouchable caste, shunned by mainstream society. They make their living through curing snake bites, ridding people's homes of snakes and showing snakes to tourists for money while playing a homemade horn made from a gourd, the pungi.

The Kalbelia women are known as the best dancers of the Thar desert. They are known for their snake-like flexibility, hypnotic rapid spinning, and graceful sensuous movements. They…

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