Last Class Recital for 2010

December 14th was our last class recital for 2010!  What a fun recital this was and my students were fantastic!!

The audience was wonderful and we had more soloists this class than we have had in awhile.

Below are a few photos from the evenings show.  The hubby couldn't be there so no video this time.

Group shot before recital

Connie and Laurette

Debbie

Elizabeth, Melissa and Michele

Lisa

Melissa

Melissa and Roxy

Natalia

Paula

Rachel

Roxy

Classes start on January 11th, 12th and 13th at the Mesa Art Center; check out my website for class times and registration info.

Happy Holidays...

Light Parade

What a fun day 3 workshops in the morning and early afternoon than off to the light parade in downtown Chandler.

For this years parade we performed with hand candles and tried to dance to music out of CD player that no one could hear.  Next year we will have drummers again!!!

Everyone looked so nice decked out in lights and glow sticks; nice job ladies.

Below are some photos from the evenings festivities.

Group shot

Dawn & Midi

Melissa

Lisa

Lisa

On the parade route

more on the parade route

short clip during the parade

Community Spirit, City of Mesa Talent Show November 13, 2010

What a fun time we had last night performing at the Community Spirit show at the Mesa Amphitheater.  We were one of five acts that night raising money for Hawthorne Elementary School in Mesa. 

This was the 2nd annual talent show put on by the City of Mesa.  This year you did not need to be a City employee they opened it up to any one in the community. 

We went on 2nd and performed in front of the stage on the cheerleaders mat which was very interesting when it came to turns :-)  We did 3 numbers starting out with candles, than Pentaphobe and ending with Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.

We watched the rest of the show before heading over to Grandma's Kitchen to dance some more.

Thank you everyone for volunteering your time to help raise money and congrats to Melissa for winning 2 door prizes and I also one a door prize, dinner at BJ's Restaurant!

Below are photos of us back stage before we went on.  Thanks to the cheerleader that took the group shot!

Group shot

Kay

Lisa and Stacey

Kelley

Melissa

Rachel

Our next event is the Parade of Lights in downtown Chandler on December 4th.

State Fair October 2010

On Saturday October 30, 2010 thirteen of us performed at the State Fair and had a blast.  We opened the fair at 10 in the morning and performed for an hour. 

Below is a group photo before we went on taken by the sound guy.

After the fair I rushed home to get ready to teach a basic belly dance workshop at Simplicity Yoga in Mesa.  I had 10 students and I taught them basic moves and a beginning drum solo dance.  This group was so much fun I can't wait to go back and teach another workshop.

Below is a photo after the workshop.

We have more events coming up this weekend at the block party on Main Street in downtown Mesa and the City of Mesa Talent Show the next night at the Mesa Amphitheater and after this show off to Desert Mirage at Grandma's Kitchen located on Main and Country Club. 

Hope to see you at one of the many events coming up through the end of the year.

Mesa Art Center Class Recital

October 13, 2010 was the first part of the fall session recital.   Everyone did such a great job!!!  Next recital will be December 14th.

Group photo before the fun began.

Below are highlights from the evenings performance.

2nd Fall Session Starting Soon and New Class at MCC

The 2nd half of the fall session will be starting very soon, October 21st - December 16th and it will be a 7 week session.   We will have the week of Thanksgiving off and Thursday night class will also have Veterans Day off hence starting one week before the Tuesday and Wednesday classes.

Below is what I will be teaching for the upcoming session:

Tuesday (10/26 - 12/14)

Beginning cabaret - American style to a song by Assia

Intermediate cabaret - Drum solo

Wednesday (10/27 - 12/15)

Beginning cabaret - Voi or fan veil, sorry haven't decided yet

Beginning tribal -  a new skirt dance

Intermediate tribal - new Thai nails dance

Thursday (10/21 - 12/16)

Bellyrobics - low impact workout class

Beginning tribal - tribal fusion dance to "Wish"

Class recital will be on Dec. 14th.

Other News

I will be teaching a 6 week session at Mesa Community College (MCC) starting Monday Oct. 4th - Nov. 8th.   The class will be held at the Southern & Dobson campus in the Student Kirk Center in the Pima room from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Upcoming Events

This session will have a lot of dance opportunities for the intermediate classes to perform. So far we have the following dates:

Oct. 9th - Desert Mirage at Grandma's Kitchen (downtown Mesa), 6 - 9 p.m.

Oct. 13th - Recital class in the Acting Studio at the MAC, 7 - 9 p.m.

Oct. 30th - State Fair on the Community Stage, 10 - 11 a.m.

Nov. 6th - intermediate tribal class performing at the MECDA Festival

Nov. 13th - City of Mesa Talent show, 6 - 8 p.m., Mesa Amphitheater

Dec. 4th - Chandler Parade of Lights, 7 - 8 p.m, downtown Chandler

Dec. 14th - Recital class in the Acting Studio at the MAC, 7 - 9 p.m.


See you in class...

Fall Session and Other News

Fall Session
The fall session will be starting very soon, August 31st, Sept. 1st & 2nd and will be a 7 week session.  The fall session this year will be two 7 week session instead of the normal 13 week session! 

The dates are August 31st - October 14th with the second session starting on October 21st - December 16th.  We will have no classes the week of Thanksgiving and Thursday class will have no class on Veterans Day Nov. 11th.

The first session I will be teaching the following:
Tuesday
Beginning cabaret - short American style dance
Intermediate cabaret - Egyptian Pop choreography and combination moves

Wednesday
Beginning cabaret - American style dance to Shakira's Ojos Asi song
Beginning tribal - tribal fusion dance to I Cash Radii from Pentaphobe
Intermediate tribal - hand candles

Thursday
Bellyrobics - low impact workout class
Beginning tribal - tribal fusion dance to "Do You Love Me" by the Blues Brothers

Upcoming Events
This session will have a lot of dance opportunities for the intermediate classes to perform.  So far we have the following dates:
Sept. 18th - Maui Wowi, intermediate tribal class performing the sword dance
Oct. 13th - Recital class
Oct. ?? - State Fair (no date yet)
Nov. 6th - intermediate tribal class performing at the MECDA Festival
Nov. 13th - City of Mesa Talent show, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Mesa Amphitheater
Dec. 4th - Chandler Parade of Lights, 7:00 - ?, downtown Chandler
Dec. 14th - Recital class

See you in class...