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Special Classes
Sufism: Zar-Hadra : Healing through Whirling and Trance Dance
Zar (in Egypt, Sudan and the Middle East) and Hadra (in North Africa) are one of the few
still existing ancient healing ceremonies performed by women for women, originating from Africa.
In Algeria as in many Arabic countried it is still common that women get together in order to
release sadness, pain, frustration and diseases through music and dance.
Amel Tafsout grew up with this dance form. She will create a sacred space and will take the students to a spiritual journey.
Amel is very well skilled in this kind of energy work and asks the students to come with an open heart.
Amazigh (Berber) Dances
ABDAOUI DANCE: Fertility dance of the famous AZRIYAT', RAHHABA: The welcoming line dance, RAKSAT EL MAHRA - Raks El Kheyl - Horse dance,
AMAZIGH-KABYLE dance - BERBER SHIMMIES, MOROCCAN SHIKAT DANCE, and TUNISIAN DANCE.
Date: February 23 & 24th 2008
Time: 9 - 5pm
Location: Earl Heck Center, 201 North Main St, Englewood OH
Cost: Per day: $75.00 | Both day: $140.00 | Gala Show only $10.00
For more information and to download registration form click here
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THE TAFSOUTETTES COMPANY OF MAGHREB AND ARAB DANCE
The Tafsoutettes are a dance company originally founded in 2001 by international choreographer and dance performer Amel TAFSOUT in order to accompany her to perform at the "Die Orientale" Festival in Dusseldorf. It consists of 4 dancers who studied Amel Tafsout's style for the last six years. Since then the company has develop to perform in different venues in London most notably the British Museum. "Watch this Space" National Theatre and festival in germany and the UK.
The company's aims to perform the dances of the Maghreb and other Arabic countries whith skills and sincerity and also to educate audiences about North African culture, most notably women's traditions through dance, story telling and traditional costume - but still retaining a sense of wit sharing the spirit of celebration.
Their recent performance has taken place at the Oriental Dance Festival in Dusseldorf with a piece related to the French Painters Delacroix and Picasso called "Les Femmes d'Alger dans Leur Appartement."
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