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New DFW Area Event: Dinner & Dancing Series!

8/14/2013

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The very first "Dinner & Dancing Series" will feature Christine Yaven of Indonesia!  Limited workshop and performance spots are available!  Register today to perform and learn from Christine!  Watch videos and read more about Christine below.

WHAT:
Buffet Dinner, Mini Hafla & Workshop

WHEN:
Thursday August 22, 2013
- Buffet Dinner & Hafla Show 6:30pm-8pm
- Workshop 8pm-10pm

WHERE:
Kasra Restaurant
525 West Arapaho Rd. # 21
Richardson, TX
972.235.4007

HOW MUCH:
$50 includes Dinner, Hafla & 2 hour Workshop from 6:30pm-10pm
(Register HERE for $50 package)

 - OR - choose a la carte options:

-$40 Just Christine's "Egyptian Tarab Choreography"
Workshop from 8pm-10pm
(Register HERE for $40 workshop)

-$16 Just Buffet Dinner & Hafla from 6:30pm-8pm (Pay at Kasra)
Come see live performances from Sa'diyya, Yvonne, Vickylin, Tricia, Joanna, Saritza, Tonica, Kim, Christine Yaven and more!

Want to perform?  Sign up HERE!  Performers are kindly asked to register for the workshop with the a la carte price of $40, FREE buffet dinner included!

Workshop Details: Thursday August 22, 8pm - 10pm at Kasra Restaurant in the Ballroom
Egyptian Tarab Choreography with International Touring Workshop Instructor, CHRISTINE YAVEN!
Taraab refers to Arabic songs that have emotional or sentimental lyrics. Dancers performing this style will usually gesture or sing along with the lyrics and pour all their heart and soul into the dance. In this workshop, Christine will teach you an elegant and beautiful choreography to the romantic song, Fi Youm W Leila (In One Day and One Night), live band version, plus lyrics translation, Egyptian technique and how to fuse your dancing with feeling, drama and the Egyptian soul. 

Register for the Workshop HERE!


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More About Christine Yaven:

Dubbed “Indonesia’s bellydance icon”, Christine Yaven fell in love with bellydance over a decade ago while pursuing an advanced degree in Australia. Since opening Indonesia’s premiere Middle-Eastern dance Centre, Bellydance Jakarta, she has earned a reputation as one of South East Asia’s trailblazers, known as a leading authority and instructor.

Although she is an Ivy League graduate (Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania), she ultimately decided to pursue her passion for bellydance. She is Indonesia’s only certified instructor, having undertaken intensive training courses held by world famous, acclaimed masters of Middle-Eastern dance, namely Hadia (Canada); Raqia Hassan (Egypt);Tamalyn Dallal (Bellydance Superstars, USA) as well as studying extensively through workshops and intensive courses throughout the globe with other respected Middle-Eastern dance artists to constantly deepen her knowledge of this dance form.

Christine’s teaching not only spans precise technique, she also teaches the soul, values and heritage of this beautiful dance, ensuring that her ever growing student body also approach this ancient art-form with the respect it deserves.

Her performances are mesmerizing, a perfect fusion of liquid motions, subtle sensuality and exquisite musicality. Her talent is rivaled only by her teaching abilities, making her one of the region’s most in demand Middle-Eastern artistes. Besides frequent requests to impart her expertise around the country, Christine is the first Indonesian instructor to have the honor of being invited to teach and perform overseas at international festivals in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Italy and more.

Since opening her doors in 2006, Christine has directed and staged several large bellydance productions at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (Jakarta Performance Arts Theater) as part of the Jakarta Anniversary Festival, drawing crowds of up to 350 people. She has also captured the interest of local and international press, featured in dozens of articles and segments in newspapers such as the Jakarta Globe and The Malaysian Star. 

In 2012, she co-founded Raks by the SEA, South East Asia's first bellydance festival which was held in Bali, Indonesia this year and drew more than 70 participants from around the world.

BellyDanceJakarta.org

More details about this event HERE!

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Sa'diyya in San Antonio!

3/4/2013

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On Friday March 8, 2013, Sa'diyya will be performing a special solo in this hafla featuring Raquy & the Cavemen!

See the information below (text taken from www.petitefleurproductions.com):

Petite Fleur Productions Presents - Raquy and the Cavemen

March 8, 2013 @ The Cameo Theater Party Room - 8PM
Come listen to the amazing drumming talent of Raquy and Liron, along with special guest drummer Rami El-Aasser!

Click here for more information, show tickets and workshop registration!

Middle-Eastern drumming sensation Raquy and the Cavemen are a duo of virtuoso drummers / multi-instrumentalists who bring hard rock energy to the mystical rhythms of the Middle East.

Raquy Danziger and Liron Peled, a former couple, started the band when they were married - Raquy is a world renowned virtuoso on the dumbek (Middle-Eastern hand drum), expressing her love of Middle Eastern music with the inspiration she absorbed in her travels. Liron has had a rich background as an incredible, world-touring hard rock drummer. Together they've created a fresh new sound, bringing out the best of both genres.

Raquy and the Cavemen switch between energetic drumming compositions and intoxicating melodic pieces. Utilizing a variety of unusual instruments including the Kemenche (an ancestor of the violin), Dumset (Middle Eastern drumset) and Mongolian Throat singing (see full instrument descriptions below), Raquy and the Cavemen's huge sound and mind-blowing show leaves listeners transported, uplifted and full of joy.

Raquy and the Cavemen have released Six CD's (See discography below). They have performed at Central Park SummerStage, LollaPalooza and PASIC, and have collaborated with some of the biggest names in Middle-Eastern music, including Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Saiid El-Artist. They have also shared the stage with Mickey Hart.

Their music has received radio airplay (reaching the top 20 in the CMJ Radio Airplay chart) and has been licensed in movie soundtracks and dance performances worldwide.

Their show features several exotic instruments:

Dumbek - Raquy specializes in the dumbek, the Middle Eastern goblet drum. She has shared the stage with some of the greatest drummers in the Middle East. Her style combines techniques that she learned in various countries, but especially features the amazing new Turkish Split Hand Technique that she has been studying in Istanbul. In Raquy's original drumming compositions, the dumbek, usually used as accompaniment in ensemble pieces, becomes a shining solo instrument. Audiences are amazed by the speed, dexterity and finesse of Raquy's playing.

Kemenche Tarhu - Raquy's other instrument, the Kemenche Tarhu, is a haunting 12 stringed spiked fiddle designed after the Persian kemenche (spikefiddle.com). Raquy plays original compositions on the Kemenche, based on the Middle Eastern tonal modes, as well as a selection of favorite traditional tunes.

Dumset - Liron combined his hard rock drum set background with Middle Eastern traditional drums by inventing the Dum Set. The Dum Set consists of Liron's "Baboombeck" (big copper dumbek), a bass dumbek played with one foot, a Riq (tambourine) played with the other foot, and cymbals played with his hands.

11 String Guitar - Liron took a beautiful 12-String guitar, and restrung it with 11 thin strings to sound like a cross between a guitar, a sitar and a saz, bringing the instrument a new exotic character.

Throat Singing - Liron learned how to throat sing from his friend Nezih, who figured out how to do it himself while he was on mushrooms. Now Liron uses this incredible sound to entrance listeners and add a synth bass-like sound to Raquy and the Cavemen.


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Workshop Schedule for 2013!

2/18/2013

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Here is my current workshop/event schedule for 2013!  
Sponsor a Workshop with Sa'diyya in Your Town!

-Sa'diyya is a Featured Performer at Petite Fleur Production's "Raquy and The Cavemen" Gala Show in San Antonio: March 8th

-Sa'diyya Travels to San Francisco to Film Her Debut Instructional DVD with Cheeky Girls Productions: March 10th

Austin Belly Dance Convention - May 31-June 2, 2012
Austin, TX
Saturday, June 1, 1:30 – 3pm:  Frame Your Dance – Head, Arms, Hands & Posture
As a dancer, your hands, arms, head and posture are like the frame around the picture.  Having the right frame makes all the difference in the way your dance appears!  Come learn techniques and exercises to improve your hands, arms, head and posture.  These tips will be easy to implement into your practice time and performances.  You will leave with the tools that will take your dancing to the next level!
+ Performances in the Friday and Saturday Shows
+ Sa'diyya is a "Personal Best Evaluator" on Saturday June 1 from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm- Gain valuable feedback!  
www.theabdc.com/
Sponsor: Stacey Lizette

 Tarazade Festival - August 30-September 4, 2013
-Sa'diyya is a Featured Performer in the Gala Show at the Tarazade Festival in Istanbul, Turkey + Sa'diyya will be participating in a Special Mentorship with of Aziza of Montreal as an Assistant Instructor in her World-Class workshop!!! 
Sponsors: Tara, Aziza, Project Belly Dance

"Camparet" Cabaret Dance Camp - October 10-13, 2013
Ingram, TX
Details Coming Soon!
www.cabaretdancecamp.com/
Sponsor: Bahaia

Belly Dance Nationals Competition - Fall 2013
Sa'diyya will be a featured workshop instructor and judge at this prestigious competition!  Details coming soon.
Sponsor: Lotus Niraja

Women of Selket Present Sa'diyya in Workshops and Gala Show! - November 9-10, 2013
Richmond, VA
Details Coming Soon!
www.womenofselket.com
Sponsor: Women of Selket

Petite Fleur Productions Present Sa'diyya in Workshops and Gala Show! - December 6-8, 2013
San Antonio, TX
Details Coming Soon!
www.petitefleurproductions.com
Sponsor: Leith Atkins

Sponsor a Workshop with Sa'diyya in Your Town!

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