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 Workshop on North African Dance with Aisha Ali Sunday, June 8, 2008 12:30pm - 4:00pm Halanda Studio 1062 Lincoln Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 |
Aisha
Ali is an internationally recognized authority on the dances of Egypt
and North Africa. Following her successes in the United States, she
performed
widely in Europe and the Middle East. For over twenty years she
directed
her folkloric ensemble, the Aisha Ali Dance Company. In
1971, Aisha traveled to the Middle East to observe firsthand many
traditional
styles of dance not seen in the United States. She made subsequent
visits
to Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia from 1973 to 1997 to document folkloric
materials
that were fast disappearing. As a result, she has released numerous
audio and video recordings. In
1973, while a featured soloist at the Municipal Theater in Sfax,
Tunisia,
the Maison de la Culture asked Aisha to form a dance company. Later
that
year she stayed among the Ouled Naïl in Algeria, a tribe
famous for its dancing
women. Over the years she has frequently danced at celebrations in
Upper
Egypt with the Banat Maazin, a Nawar gypsy family of Ghawazee. In
the United States, Aisha directed the North African performers at the
Los
Angeles Olympics opening festival in 1984 and was soloist at the grand
opening
of the LA Festival in 1993. In 1994, she was inducted into the Hall of
Fame
by the American Academy of Middle Eastern Dance in New York, and in
2000,
she was an honored speaker and soloist at the International Conference
of
Middle Eastern Dance. Recently she was featured in a folk dance program
at
Cornell University. For
many years, Aisha contributed articles to Arabesque magazine, and
continues
to write articles for Habibi. She has contributed articles to numerous
publications,
including an article on the Ouled Nail published by the International
Institute
for the Study of Islam, the section on Egypt for the JVC/Smithsonian
"Anthology
of World Music and Dance," and articles on Algeria and the Ouled
Naïl in
the International Encyclopedia of Dance published by Oxford University
Press. In
addition to teaching classes at her Los Angeles studio, Aisha gives
lectures/demonstrations
at universities such as UCLA and Cornell, and conducts workshops and
master
classes in North America, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. She is
presently
editing her latest Egyptian footage. |
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June 8, 2008 12:30pm - 4:00pm with 30 minute break, 2:00pm-2:30pm Dances of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco! Details here. Cost: $55 until June 1 / $65 after June 1 please see Advanced Registration for advanced payment instructions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please see Registration Policies for important information. for more information about the workshops contact Amanda at 408-369-1304 or email amanda@halanda.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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12:30pm to 2pm: TUNISIAN • Rhythms and movement techniques • Impromptu dance session • Costume discussion with DVD demo 30 minute Break 2:30pm-4pm: OULED NAïL (Algeria) 40 minutes • Brief history of the tribe, their customs & costumes • Movement techniques • Impromptu dance session SHIKHAT (Morocco) 50 minutes • Brief talk about the dancers, their costumes and venues • Movement techniques • Impromptu dance session |
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Advanced Registration Instructions
Payment by cash, personal check or money order... For the discount rate, registration payments must be received by Sunday, June 1. Please send cash, personal check or money order to... Halanda Studio 1062 Lincoln Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Please include an email address with your payment. We will send you an email note to verify receipt of your payment and your name will be added to a list at the door. If you don't have an email address or prefer not to supply one, please include your phone number so we may confirm receipt of your payment. Any payments not received before the workshop cannot be verified and cannot be honored as pre-payments. Payment with credit card by PayPal... You may also pay with a credit card on-line through PayPal. A PayPal account is not required. Pay $65 after June 1 by clicking the "Add to Cart" button: If the button above does not work, please contact Halanda Studio. |
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