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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…

Ederlezi Spring Celebration

Opa! Spring is officially here and dance classes are in full bloom at the Abbey Studio in Cumberland. Currently I am working on an exciting new project with guest teacher Edith Jacob and an awesome group of women, the Romany Dance Training Project. Over a six week period (three hours per week plus extra rehearsals), dancers will learn Romany dances from Rajasthan, North Africa, Spain, Turkey, Eastern Europe and beyond. These dances as well as, solos and duets by special guests will be performed at The Ederlezi Spring Celebration on May 5th 2018 at the Waverley Hotel in Cumberland. The evening will also feature live pre show Romany music by Bollard and, after the performances DJ Beatfarmer will take you on another dance journey with Ederlezi inspired global beats.Expect the atmosphere to be festive and the dance floor hopping, big skirts, flowers and bright colours are encouraged!

Ederlezi is a festival celebrating the return of springtime, especially by Romani people in the Balkans, an…

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…

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