Event Classes

Dance

2009-03-25T05:21:33Z

Music

2009-03-24T23:31:14Z

We offer small, group instruction in many Middle Eastern instruments. Music classes include information about basic music theory, simple and advanced techniques, Arabic and Turkish styling and Middle Eastern rhythms. We also provide singing and maqam classes in Middle Eastern style music.

2012 MUSIC TEACHERS TOPICS: WE WILL KEEP ADDING ALONG THE WAY...

OSSAMA FAROUK
Ossama farourk: I will be teaching the darbuka (known also as tabla or doumbek). topics to be covered: rhythm, technique and solo drumming for belly dancers.

RACHID HALIHAL
Khaliji songs + maqam
Andalusian songs + maqam

Moroccan songs + maqam

TAYYAR

Turkish rhythms explanations and time signature. Technique for playing Turkish DAVUL (hanging drum) will enable you to play in a relaxed.

MIKE UZATMACIYAN

Turkish style oud and makam instructions:

I will be teaching basic Turkish music makams, and oud technique for all levels, from absolute beginners to advanced.

My lessons will be applicable to both Arabic and Turkish tunings.

UMUT YASMUT

Techniques for playing kanun. This will also include becoming familiar with some basic, common makams and learning how to play them on kanun. also, students will learn some Turkish songs.

SOUREN BARONIAN:
Teaching tambourine, clarinete, and approaches to improvization on any instrument. also, will be working with Aszmara helping students learn music listening skills.

ALI KAHYA:
ENSEMBLE CLASS: students learn Turkish classical music, semai, and folk music. All instruments and levels are welcome.
CORAL CLASS: covers both Turkish classical and country style singing

SAMI ABU SHUMAYS: Arabic melody (maqam) class, open to dancers and musicians (no experience required). Class will learn the basic melodies of one or two maqamat, through simple call-and-response imitation. We will also look at songs to see how they use maqam. We'll discuss improvisation, as well as interpretation for dancers.

ALL CLASSES teach Turkish Makam and on Sunday night students are welcome to participate in a short concert.

**NOTE: ALL TOPICS SUBJECT TO CHANGE...

Singing Classes

2009-03-25T05:37:17Z

We will have classes Saturday and Sunday. Class schedules will be handed out at camp upon registation.

Folk Dance

2009-03-25T14:29:19Z

The Middle East has a rich tradition of folk dance. Every district has its own local tunes, songs and dances.There is some special song or dance for every event of rural life.

A birth or a wedding, the death of a loved one, sowing the field and harvesting the crops or leading the flocks to water. Some of the songs and dances have to do with a particular craft or work, some have fertility or good luck as a theme, while others express the timeless feelings of a man, joy and sadness, the longing of an exile for home and the homeland, love and affection for the beloved. Each year we will provide Turkish folk dance and an intro to Arabic folk dance.

Oriental Dance

2009-03-25T05:46:38Z

Oriental dance (also known as bellydancing) has ancient roots and thriving international traditions that remain extraordinarily vital today. From the oldest ritual traditions of the eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Mideast, belly dancing has spread throughout the world, finding many adherents not only in its areas of origin but also in such areas as the Balkans, India, and Central Asia.

The multitude of dance forms grouped in English as "belly dance" have a variety of names in the cultures that produced them. To Greeks, belly dance is the "cifte telli"; to Turks, "dans oryantal"; and to Egyptians, "raks sharki." Despite such variety, the belly dance traditions of different cultures share some generally recognized features. Each year we will provide you with excellent Oriental dance instructors from all regions of the world, representing the different styles from different countries. We welcome your requests for any specific type of dance you may be interested in. Each year we will offer Egyptian, Turkish style oriental dance and American Tribal Style Belly Dance.

Romani (Gypsy) Dance

2009-03-25T05:40:40Z

The Roma (Gypsies) who now reside in every continent of the world, originally came from India. The Roma (Gypsies) have their own music, dance, costumes and ceremonies. Some of the most common dances are romanian, mastika, bir sari yilan, tulum, sirto, kampana, karsilama, roman, sulukule, agir roman and kaba roman. The dances can be performed as a solo or in a group.

The dances usually represent personal skills, daily life and love stories. Each year we will offer Turkish Romany (Gypsy) classes.

Warm-up and Yoga

2009-03-24T05:35:35Z

THE MORNING WARM-UP CLASS WITH YOGA

Explanation of the DAILY WARM-UP CLASS:

DAILY WARM-UP
I want this to be a class to warm-up the students, and also to give them some new internal awareness of their bodies and help them feel more centered. I want to give yoga stretches, curls and arches to wake up the muscles, as well as some yoga breathing exercises to innervate the core and diaphragm areas (will also show how this prepares students to do the Roma "belly throws"- gobek atmak). I also want to include some unique exercises that will help students access the deep internal core muscles (particularly the psoas) of the abdomen that will relax them, center them, and help them to be able to move their pelvis' with more fluidity and strength.