Performances, Workshops, and Special Events

 

Summer Bellydance Workshop Series with Zanbaka

Last Sunday of the month at Belltown Ballet and Conditioning Studios in Seattle – Starts May, 31^st, 2009

Technique, Conditioning, Drills, and Combos

-Sharpen staccato isolations and shimmies for drum solo technique

-Purify smooth and fluid isolations 

-Refine arm/hand movements and precision of turns

-Improve your body's synchronization with rhythm and tempo

- Clarify movement definition to expand your bellydance vocabulary

-Put everything together in short combos with Zanbaka’s unique and innovative choreography style!

Level 1:  1:00-2:30pm
Level 2:  2:30-4:00pm

Sunday, May 31^st, 2009
Sunday, June 28^th, 2009
Sunday, July 26^th, 2009
Sunday, August 30^th, 2009

One 1.5hr Session: $20 Advance, $25 Day of Workshop; Two 1.5hr Sessions: $36; Three 1.5 hr Sessions: $48; Four 1.5hr Sessions: $60; Both Levels, Four Sessions: $100
(Cash, Check or Paypal). No refunds on full session payments, please. To register: zanbaka@hotmail.com  Tight on money? Contact me to arrange a possible trade.

Belltown Ballet and Conditioning (BBC) Studio: 2306 4th Avenue between Bell and Battery, on the East side of the street. Free Street Parking is Available in the Vicinity. Please bring finger cymbals and water bottle.  There are mats at the studio, but you may want to bring your own yoga mat.

With an emphasis on moving from the core muscles, Zanbaka's approach to belly dance offers students the vocabulary, skills, and freedom to pursue whatever style they prefer.  The Level 1 Class is appropriate for those who have never taken a dance class in their life and for more experienced dancers who want to perfect the basics. In addition to more advanced versions of the Level 1 Class content, the Level 2 Class includes work with layering, traveling steps and combos from a revolving array of bellydance styles. Over the four months series, each level will explore the following technique:

Level 1: Foot Patterns, Finger Cymbal 3's at Half and Full Time, Soft and Strong Arm Positions, Floreos, Wrist Isolations, Hand Undulations, Low Arm Undulations, Shoulder Isolations, Vertical Figure Eights, Hip Twist, Horizontal Figure Eights Variations, Head Isolations, Up Hips, Side Hips, Down Hips, Raised Up Hip and Timing Variations, Ribcage Variations, Hip Diamond Variations, Upper/Lower/Full Body Undulations, Abdominal Isolations, Even Shimmies, Leg Shimmy, Weight Shifting Shimmy, Up 3/4 Shimmies, Down 3/4 Shimmies, Basic Turns, 4/4 Rhythms, Combos to practice transitions and put the movements into context.

Level 2: Complex Foot Patterns, Wrist and Elbow Leading Soft Arm Series, Floreos Layered on Dynamic Strong Arms Positions, Leg Shimmy with Layering Variations, Traveling and Changing Levels with Beginning Technique Isolations, Traveling Up 3/4 Shimmy 1, Traveling Up 3/4 Shimmy 2, Traveling Down 3/4 Shimmy 1, Traveling Down 3/4 Shimmy 2, 3/4 Shimmy Layers and Variations, Quiver Shimmy, Raised Up Hip Variations and Shapes, Working with Degree of Range and Crispness, Layering Combos, Turns (Paddle, Barrel, 2 Step, 3 Step, Slow Pivot), complex 4/4 Finger Cymbal Patterns at Full Time, Basic Veil work, Combos to practice transitions and explore musicality.

 

 

April 26, 2008 - Workshop and Performance with Zanbaka at Saqra's Showcase

Flamenco Fusion Bellydance Workshop and Performance with Zanbaka at Saqra's Showcase in Portland, OR. Workshop is from 1-2:30pm. My performance is scheduled at 3:45, roughly. Saqra presents... Saqra's 19th Annual SHOWCASE 2008!!! April 25-27, 2008 at the Washington County Fair Complex in Hillsboro, OR (873 NE 34th Ave, Hillsboro -- west of Portland), featuring 13 workshops, 30+ vendors, 300+ performers and 2 live bands. More info at http://www.saqra.net

Saturday, August 16, 2008 - Zamani Flamenco at the Smoke Farm Arts Festival
Smoke Farm culminates another triumphant season as a haven for exploration, instigation and agitation with its 3rd annual summer festival; "Interstitial Heroes", on August 16th at Smoke Farm.
As with our two previous festivals, "Secret of Gold" and "Pataphysical New Year", this year's festival, titled; "Interstitial Heroes", is a daylong extravaganza of theater arts, dance performance, live music, literary high-jinks, installed art, and experiences that defy easy classification. All this takes place at Smoke Farm, a unique rural venue near Arlington Washington. Guests are invited to come just for the day or to camp overnight in the fields and groves of the farm. Join us on Saturday August 16th, starting at 2pm and continuing until late. Tickets include dinner, prepared by Stumbling Goat chef Seth Caswell, and a bedtime story too! Tickets are $25 advance (BrownPaperTickets.com) and $35 at the gate. Featured artists and presenters include (in no particular order): Sage, Degenerate Art Ensemble, Circus Contraption, Bret Fetzer, PDL, Amy Denio (with Hell's Bellows), Matthew Richter, Interrupture, Doug Nufer, Left Field Revival, Kelly Sullivan/Human Movement Projects, Zamani Flamenco, The Asterisk Project, Vanessa DeWolf, helga hizer, and more! About Smoke Farm: Smoke Farm is a former dairy farm situated on 360+ acres along the North fork of the Stillaguamish River and is approximately 55 miles from Seattle. Acquired by the Rubicon Foundation from the Smoke family in 1993, this stunning and ecologically diverse property is undergoing "unfarming" and environmental restoration in partnership with the Cascade Land Conservancy. Smoke Farm operates as a center for artistic and intellectual exploration. The Rubicon Foundation's primary mission is an experiment in community among the guiding lights of the Northwest cultural underground, and provides opportunities and space for creative interchange, exploration, presentation and learning.
Tickets and information about Interstitial Heroes: http://brownpapertickets.com Information about Smoke Farm and the Rubicon Foundation: http://smokefarm.org

Thursday, August 21, 2008 - Zamani Flamenco at the Northside
Thursday, August 21st, 2008: Zamani Flamenco at The Northside Grill, Seattle, WA
An evening of Flamenco Music and Dance at The Northside Grill in Seattle's Greenwood
neighborhood. Showtime: 8:00pm. Full dinner menu of delicious North African cuisine,
a selection of draft & bottled beers, and excellent house and specialty Wines served
by the glass and bottle. The Northside Grill, 8550 Greenwood Avenue North, Seattle, WA
http://www.thenorthsidegrill.com/
Zamani Flamenco taps both Andalucían tradition and cross cultural innovation
to bring an energetic and living flamenco to contemporary audiences. Based in
Seattle, WA, this ensemble of musicians and dancers has trained with Marcos
and Rubina Carmona, of the Pacific Northwest's beloved Carmona Flamenco.
With baile (dance) by Daniela "La Alfarera" Serrano and La Zánbaka and toque (guitar)
by Andy Fitzgerald, Zamani Flamenco weaves layers of hypnotic rhythms, soulful melodies,
and festive spirit. Thanks for supporting Flamenco in Seattle!  http://www.zamaniflamenco.com