National Dance Week at JCAL
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"Celebrating Belly Dance and Middle Eastern Music in 2008!"
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| General | This year, JCAL will celebrate the rich cultural heritage of middle eastern dance and music with classes in Belly Dance, Egyptian folkloric dance, and Arabic music.
We welcome Zikrayat as our guest master artists. On May 3, members of the Zikrayat ensemble will teach classes in Egyptian Belly Dance, Improvisational Belly Dance, Dancing with Veils, and Dancing to Drum Solos. The day will end with a concert by Zikrayat. Check back for more details!!! | | Music | Zikrayat, of course!!!!! | | Movies | Zikrayat's own Damshe recommends musicals from the golden age of Egyptian cinema, especially films starring Samia Gamal, Naima Akef, and Taheyya Karioka. | | Television | Forget TV, let's discuss the NDW at JCAL scedule for 2008!!
2:00-3:30- Introduction to Dancing with Veils
2:00-3:30- Drum Solo Dance
4:00-5:30- Introduction to Egyptian Style Belly Dance
4:00-5:30- Mastering Improvisational Belly Dance
6:30-8:00- Zikrayat performance
Pricing:
2 class pass= $25 in advance, $30 day of
2 class pass plus performance= $30 in advance, $35 day of
single class= $15
Performance= $10, $8 for students/seniors
Registration information soon to come!!
Want to get ready for Zikrayat's classes? Check out JCAL's belly dance classes:
Saturday, 4:30-6:00
Tuesday, 6:30-8:00
Thursday, 6:30-8:00
$125/semester or $13/class | | Books | Check out the last chapter of Geraldine Brooks's "Nine Parts of Desire", the whole book is great, but the last chapter discusses belly dance in Egypt. |
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Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) is a non-profit organization that offers visual, performing and literary arts, arts education and artists’ programs to encourage participation in the arts and to contribute to the cultural enrichment of Queens and the Greater Metropolitan area.
For more information on JCAL and its programs, check out:
http://www.jcal.org. We offer a variety of dance classes for all ages including belly dance, hip hop, Latin dance, West African, Afro-Caribbean, Modern, and more!!!
National Dance Week is a week-long celebration of the art of dance in the United States. It "...seek[s] to encourage the growth and development of Dance in America by raising the public consciousness to the values, importance and contributions of Dance to our daily lives and culture."
For more information about National Dance Week visit:
http://www.nationaldanceweek.org/
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The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, celebrating its 35th anniversary, is housed in a landmark building owned by the City of New York and is funded with public funds provided through the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs with support from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg; Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin; the New York City Council; Council Speaker Christine Quinn; the Queens Delegation of the Council; Deputy Majority Leader, Councilman Leroy Comrie; and Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall.
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