NEW DANCE HORIZONS & RAMED present 
​Belly Dance Workshops with Badia Star

​Where:
New Dance Horizons
​2207 Harvey Street

​When:
February 15th, 2020
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

February 16th, 2020
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

​Registration Fees:
Full Package: ​$275
RAMED Members: $250

Individual Yoga Class: $35
RAMED Members: $30

Individual Classes: $65
RAMED Members: $60

Payment plan available for full package only. Half upon registration, remainder by February 10, 2020.
Maximum of 20 dancers per class. Priority will be given to full package registrants.

Yoga for Belly Dancers

Drawing from her lifelong practice and teaching experience of Hatha yoga, Badia will share her secrets for a long and healthy dance career. Instruction will include a yoga routine created especially for the needs of belly dancers. Employing awareness of proper alignment this practice will include methods for improving posture, flexibility, strength, relieving stress, avoiding injuries, and back pain.
No yoga experience is necessary. Bring a yoga mat.

Perfect Shimmies

​Would you like to shimmy like Fifi Abdo? Come and learn the secrets to perfectly loose relaxed shimmies in your hips, shoulders, and chest. Badia is a master of breaking down the mechanics of a perfect shimmy. She will teach shimmy drills that include transfer of weight and direction, layering, and travelling steps.
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All levels of dancers are welcome.

Baladi Taksim Choreography

​Badia will share her delicious, playful Egyptian baladi taksim choreography executed in the typical 80’s style. It will include sultry slower heavy movements, progressing into quicker travelling steps and shimmies all spiked with the yummy baladi accents that we all love.

Cymbals, Zills, Zagat!

​Don’t be afraid of dancing with cymbals! Learn how to wear and use your finger cymbals properly and when to use them.
Badia will teach drills using a comprehensive progression from basic cymbal patterns and technique to a more intermediate/advanced level combined with various dance rhythms and movements.
This class includes movement combos correlating with cymbal pattern which will be used in the Oriental choreography workshop.
Bring your brass or wooden finger cymbals.

Vintage Oriental Choreography with Cymbals

Cymbals, Zills, Zagat! is a prerequisite for this workshop.
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Badia will teach a beautiful vintage style choreography at the intermediate level using finger cymbals throughout the entire dance. Advanced dancers may use this choreography as a template and embellish it to suit their personal style and level of dance. This choreography is not a “megence”, so no veil is required.
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This choreography can also be done without the cymbals.
Bring your brass or wooden finger cymbals.

Saturday, February 15, 2020

9:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-11:00 Yoga for Belly Dancers
11:00-1:00 Cymbals, Zills, Zagat
1:00-2:00 LUNCH (not provided)
2:00-4:30 Vintage Oriental Choreography with Cymbals

Sunday, February 16, 2020

9:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-12:00 Perfect Shimmies
12:00-1:00 LUNCH (not provided)
1:00-3:30 Baladi Taksim Choreography
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Register now!

*extra fees apply for online purchase*
Please call or email New Dance Horizons to purchase workshops without added fee.

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With over 40 yrs of international experience Badia Star is a multi faceted performer and teacher of Raks Sharqi.

Her dance style is a combination of 1970’s American Cabaret fluidity and isolation work, with a strong emphasis on 1980’s Egyptian night club styles including strong rhythmic accents and sustained shimmies. Badia has trained extensively with the renown Egyptian choreographer Ibrahim Akef during her fours years of performance in Cairo.

Badia is a master of teaching multi levelled classes and breaking down comprehensive technique for smooth flowing movement and feminine charm.

Badia offers technique and combo drills in a variety of regional styles as well as choreography that can be used by groups or can be elaborated and adorned by the experienced dancer.
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Badia encourages dancers to explore individual expression, helping dancers to find joy and freedom to create personal style and explore improvisation with confidence.

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A Co-Presentation by:

New Dance Horizons
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2207 Harvey Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
(306) 525-5393
https://www.newdancehorizons.ca/
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Regina Association of Middle Eastern Dance - RAMED
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events.ramed@gmail.com

​​http://ramed.org/