Middle Eastern Dance Workshop - Journey through Egypt 1

This 20-hour intensive workshop presents an overview of the dance zones of Egypt with attention paid to dance steps and movement, posture and costume recognition, dance zone geographical location, historical consideration and cultural diffusion. Multi-media approach includes learning through viewing films, lecture, study materials, trying on costumes, and experiencing the dance.  The workshop includes dance and ritual movement of Cairo, Nubia, Ghawazee, Delta, Suez Canal, Bedouin groups, Siwa, Sa’idi region, and pan-Egyptian zeffah, zar and others. The course is open to dancers, anthropologists, historians, costume vendors and interested persons, female and male.  Learn about the dance of Egypt from a deeper perspective. If you are not just a tourist, if you are hungry to understand, if you don't want to simply learn another choreography, this may be the start of your journey.
 

Includes notebook, study materials, map, DVD and CD. Certificate upon completion.