GFAD International 2 and 3 May 2015
Workshops on Saturday 2 May 2015
Workshops and Hafla at Partick Burgh Halls, Glasgow
Workshops and Hafla at Partick Burgh Halls, Glasgow
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10.00-12.00 Ashely Lopez
Liquid Metal £32.00 (£28.80 with Loyalty Card) Intermediate It's about to get quite strange, my friends. Here's a choreography that stimulates the intellect and indulges the imagination. Delve into a bizarre world of broken beats and beautiful oddities. A dance that will take you out of your comfort zone, that will require you to try some different movement principles, that blends the bizarre and futuristic with a dark and lovely ancient twist. |
10.00-12.30 Mercedes
Modern Raqs Sharki Choreography £40.00 (£36 with Loyalty Card) Intermediate Work with Mercedes on a fabulous Modern Egyptian raqs sharki style choreography using veils and new modern technique wtih Mercedes elegent and strong styling. |
10.00-12.00 Gypsy Caravan
Gypsy Caravan Technique £32.00 (£28.80 with Loyalty Card) Intermediate level Learn basic and universal tribal dance moves - Gypsy Caravan format - including discussion on tribal philosophy and history, along with technique, posture and simple formation ideas as we learn to dance together in our dancer's circle. Definition is the key as we add more moves to our repertoire. |
12.45-2.15 Ashley Lopez
Tippy Top Turns
£32.00 (£28.80 with Loyalty Card)
Intermediate
Taking terrifying, tenacious turns to the tremendous Tippy Top. Right turns, left turns, full turns, half turns, 2-beat turns, 16-beat turns, whip turns, cannon turns for groups, shenae turns, floor turns, spin turns (yes they exist) and the ever elusive turns with a layer ... Spin like a top!
Tippy Top Turns
£32.00 (£28.80 with Loyalty Card)
Intermediate
Taking terrifying, tenacious turns to the tremendous Tippy Top. Right turns, left turns, full turns, half turns, 2-beat turns, 16-beat turns, whip turns, cannon turns for groups, shenae turns, floor turns, spin turns (yes they exist) and the ever elusive turns with a layer ... Spin like a top!
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2.30-5.00 Ashley Lopez
Fast & Furious; Silky Snake £40.00 (£36 with Loyalty Card) Open level (not complete beginners) In this workshop, you will practice quick, clean execution of isolated locks throughout the body. You’ll work up a sweat drilling these powerful movements with increasing speed. Break down those notorious fluid belly dance moves: belly rolls, body rolls, figure 8’s and flowing arms. Learn about the musculature behind those difficult movements that are so delicious to watch. Some dancers make you weak in the knees with their belly rolls. You’ll discover why, and how to work up to it! During the last section of class, we will discuss using this dichotomy between sharp and fluid in a graceful way, so you can interchange them with ease. |
2.30-5.00 Mercedes
Modern Cairo £40.00 (£36 with Loyalty Card) Intermediate Learn a modern Cairo style choreography to popular modern song, bringing out the Cairo star in all of us! |
2.30-5.00 Gypsy Caravan
Grooves and Moves £40.00 (£36 with Loyalty Card) Improver/Intermediate Learn faster dynamic moves as we step it up with punch and energy - listening to the music, moving and using the space, playing zils if requested, adding formations and extending your tribal repertoire! |
Workshops on Sunday 3 May 2015
Workshops at Partick Burgh Halls, Glasgow
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10.15-12.15 Ashley Lopez
Tight Locks & Luscious Layers £32.00 (£28.80 with Loyalty Card) Intermediate/Advanced This is a high-energy class, not designed for the faint of heart! Sharpen your isolations and learn to multitask by putting them on top of one another in this workshop. We will be working through the anatomy of each lock and isolation so that you’re aware of which muscles are used to fuel the movement. What is layering? How in the world does one ever figure out how to do two of these things at once? Why are certain moves harder to layer than others? What moves are best to begin learning layering with? We’ll practice slow layers, fast layers, traveling layers and POLYRHYTHMIC layers (What!? Don’t worry, you’ll find out soon…) |
10.15-12.15 Mercedes
Spice it Up! £32.00 (£28.80 with Loyalty Card) Improver/Intermediate This workshop will look at the technique and verve involved in creating a modern drum solo choreography. This spice will make you hot, hot, hot! |
10.15-12.15 Gypsy Caravan
Mesmirizing Slow Moves and Formations £32.00 (£28.80 with Loyalty Card) Slow it down, listen to your body and feeling the music, take your time while adding slower moves and accents, pay attention to technique and counting, dance with each other. Intermediate plus tribal dancers |
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1.00-4.00 Ashley Lopez
Being Odd £48.00 (£43.20 with Loyalty Card) Intermediate/Advanced Odd rhythms got you tied in knots? Here’s a choreography that’ll force you to get comfortable with the weird, the unpredictable, the irregularities of odd rhythms. Students will practice counting AND feeling the music, and get to drill these oddities till they feel like an old, worn shoe. |
1.00-4.00 Mercedes
Experimental Oriental £48.00 (£43.20 with Loyalty Card) Intermediate Mercedes continues to move the boundaries of oriental dance with this innovative experimental oriental choreography. A deeply emotional contemporary work to challenge your perceptions of oriental dance. |
1.00-4.00 Gypsy Caravan
Earthy Tribal Goodness for the Goddess £48.00 (£43.20 with Loyalty Card) Improver/Intermediate Connect to the earthiness of these yummy earthy moves and combinations derived from ancient dances in a modern format. Feel the percussive beats as we work together to define our hips and feel the rhythms! |
