Come join us for a
Khaliji Dance
Workshop
with
Kay Hardy Campbell
Live Drumming with
Lisa Esperson
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Sunday, March 18 1:00PM – 5:00PM |
Green Street Studios 185 Green Street, Cambridge, MA |
$60 in Advance (PayPal or check) or $75 at the door (cash or check) |
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Spend an afternoon exploring Khaliji dance, the hypnotic and colorful social dance of Saudi and Arabian Gulf women. Women perform this dance to celebrate joyous occasions like weddings. The oriental dancers of Cairo and Beirut also weave it into their nightclub routines, and Khaliji dance moves show up in discos from Baghdad to Marrakech.
If you’ve never taken a class in Khaliji, this is for you. Learn how to move in an elegant, sparkly thobe nashal, and how to swing your hair like a bedouin princess. You’ll come away with new steps, a new choreography, new ideas for Khaliji performances, and plenty of resources for further exploration. Most importantly, having fun is an integral part of Kay's Khaliji workshops!
To enhance your experience, percussionist Lisa Esperson will teach you how to play khaliji rhythms on a framedrum (Tar). Kay will also teach a simple khaliji song in Arabic.
What to wear: a full-length loose skirt. If you have them, bring a thobe nashal (traditional khaliji dancing dress) and a framedrum. We'll have some thobes and framedrums you can borrow during class.
Download a printable Registration Form: WORD DOC (B&W) or PDF (color)
Kay Campbell majored in Arabic in college, and lived in Saudi Arabia for eight years. She learned Khaliji dance from Saudi women at wedding parties and informal gatherings in private homes. She has been teaching Khaliji dance for thirty years at seminars and workshops around the country, and has traveled to Saudi Arabia three times to write articles on traditional Saudi culture for Saudi Aramco World magazine. She is a faculty member of Karim Nagi's Arab Dance Seminar, and has taught at Oasis Dance Camp four times. Kay also plays the ‘ud and helps direct the Arabic Music Retreat at Mount Holyoke College.www.kayhardycampbell.com
Lisa Esperson is a Cape Cod percussionist who has been playing for instrumentalists, dancers and singers since 1990. She has been teaching world percussion to adults and children since 1995. Lisa studied Middle Eastern riqq and framedrum with Karim Nagi and Michel Merhej. She performs with the early music group Passacaglia.
or $75 at the door (cash or check)
Questions? e-mail Kay at: kaycam@aol.com or call: 617-512-8122