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SUHAILA SALIMPOUR  WORKSHOP
Austin
March 27-29, 2009

For more information about Suhaila's format and/or certification, please visit www.therealsuhaila.com



Limited Enrollment Available

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Read a review of the Austin 2007 Suhaila workshop here.

Fifteen full hours with master instructor, performer and choreographer Suhaila Salimpour.  This is a limited enrollment event - so please register early to secure your spot.  This weekend is open to all dancers - no certification required.  However, if you are Level 1 certified, this is a great opportunity to get all of your CEC's in one weekend! 

Registration is available online.  Special rate packages available through 2008!

This weekend is not Level specific and there will not be certification testing of any kind associated with the workshop.
Please contact Stacey with any questions at 512-924-RAKS.

 

EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday PM - MASTER CLASS
This class will be sure to challenge us all and open our eyes to new possibilities and exciting combinations of layering movement.  Previous experience in the Suhaila Salimpour format is a bonus but not required.  Sometimes you just have to jump in with both feet.

--Registration at 5:30pm
--Class from 6pm - 9pm

Saturday AM - SUHAILA FORMAT
Experience the Salimpour format concepts and movements via muscular explanation breakdown, drilling and jazz fusion dance movements.  Although this is not a certification workshop, students will gain a deeper understanding of her overall format and the possibilities it offers.

--Registration at 9:00am
--Class from 9:30am - 12:30am

Lunch Break 12:30 - 1:30pm
Several restaurant options close by.

Saturday PM - DRUM SOLO CHOREOGRAPHY
From the mind of Suhaila Salimpour, each choreography is a new exploration of pattern, movement and musical interpretation.

--Class from 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Saturday PM - DINNER AND A SHOW
at Copa Bar and Grill in downtown Austin on Congress Ave. between 2nd and 3rd.  Paid parking lot conveniently located behind the club; street parking also available. 
Seating on a first come, first served basis.  Food and beverages available for purchase (more info TBA on cuisine). Stay after the show for salsa dancing!  Tickets available at the door $10

--Doors open 7:00pm
--Showtime 7:45pm - 9:45pm

Sunday AM - JAMILA FORMAT BASICS TECHNIQUE AND COMBOS
Jamila Salimpour is the mother of tribal bellydance; her format is the foundation and inspiration for generations of dancers in the US. 
See footage of Jamila.  Learn about the new Jamila Salimpour certification program requirements.  Remember to bring your finger cymbals for drills, Folkloric Fusion style!

--Registration at 9:30am
--Class from 10:00 - 1:00pm

Sunday PM - LAYERING TAQSEEM CHOREOGRAPHY
You'll never think of a taqseem the same way again!  Spend Sunday afternoon learning a choreography with layering options like no other. 

--Class from 2:00 - 5:00pm

*Registrations are non refundable and non transferable.