CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Kostana teaching Turkish Romani Dance at Montgomery College - June 16, 2007
Photo by Careydances@hotmail.com
MARCH 15 - JUNE 6: SPRING SESSION BEGINS at Saffron Dance in Arlington, VA
Kostana's classes are:
Tuesdays: 7:15pm-8:15pm - Oriental 1 Technique & Drills
8:15pm-9:15pm - Cane (Assaya) Performance Class. This class will perform in the Saffron student showcase in Spring. Concurrent registration in a Saffron technique class is required to sign-up for this class. Class includes Assaya technique and choreography.
Register online at: Saffron Dance
View Videos of Saffron Performances by students and faculty here: Saffron Performances
Photo by Roger Wood
SIDQI'S CORNER:
JANUARY 10 -FEBRUARY 28: Sidqi teaches Advanced Tabla (Darabuka/Doumbek) classes at Sahara Dance, followed by an open drum circle.
Classes are Sundays:
Advanced Tabla: 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Open Drum & Dance Circle with Sahara Tabla and Raqs Caravan: 3:15pm-4pm
Registration available now at: Sahara Dance
DRUM & RHYTHM WORKSHOPS:
Sidqi is available to teach private or group lessons and workshops in Darabuka Technique and Balkan, Romany and Middle Eastern rhythms. For more information call (571) 332-4865 or
email kostanadancer@yahoo.com.
WORKSHOPS OFFERED IN AUTHENTIC TURKISH ORIENTAL & ROMANY DANCE, RHYTHM & MOVEMENT, ETC.
Following are some of the groups workshop topics we are currently offering:
1) “Feeling the 9/8 rhythm” – An introduction for beginners on how to dance to Turkish 9/8 rhythms: Romani & Karsilama. This class can be geared more towards bellydancers incorporating Turkish into their repertoire, or folkdancers wanting to learn authentic Turkish Romani social dancing (also see Turkish Romani workshop below!).
3) "Turkish Romani Social Dance" - This class gives a brief overview of Turkish Romani music & dance. Kostana will teach basic steps & gestures used in Turkish Romani social dancing. Discussion of instrumentation, costuming, etc. is included. Video footage may also be included.
For price quotes or to book Kostana for one of these workshops, please email her at kostanadancer@yahoo.com or call (571) 332-4865.
4) "Rhythm & Movement" - Kostana and Sidqi co-teach this workshop in basic Arabic rhythms and movement. This workshop can be tailored to the needs of the group in terms of which rhythms are covered. Kostana can also include a beginner's intro to zils in this workshop. Different zil and movement combinations will be used with different rhythms covered.
5) Kostana is also available to teach specialty workshops in Drum Solo and Cane Technique/Choreography, please contact for details.
