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Shira's Workshops & Lectures
Schedule of Upcoming WorkshopsClicking on the title of the workshop will take you to a page that describes what the workshop will be about.
To Sponsor Shira In A Workshop
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Shira is available to travel to teach workshops. Please contact her as follows for information on sponsoring her in a workshop in your community: Telephone: (319) 331-2572, or send e-mail. See below for a list of suggested workshop topics. Don't see the one you're looking for? Just ask! PHOTO CREDIT: Photo by John Rickman Photography, San Jose, California. |
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For Sponsors:
Resources for Promoting Workshops & Lectures by Shira
- Biography & Curriculum Vitae
- Photos
- Suitable for web sites. Indicate the desired photo(s) and approximate size desired and Shira will email copies.
- For printed flyers & posters, contact Shira to request 300 dpi version of desired photos
- Seminar Descriptions: See Below
Workshop Topics:
Lecture Format
These workshops are in lecture format, and do not involve dance movement. Click the workshops' titles below for detailed course descriptions. Most workshops listed below indicate more than one length option, enabling a sponsor to select the length best suited to a specific event.
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Brief Description |
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Oriental Dance: Evolution of an Art Form (i.e., "The History of Belly Dancing") |
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Every dance has a history. Learn the history, and you'll have the power to answer people's questions and misconceptions about our dance. Discover how Oriental dance ("belly dance") evolved from its roots as a social dance into the theatrical form we know today. |
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Dance in Egyptian Cinema |
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Discover how dance was portrayed in Egyptian motion pictures, including:
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Oriental Dance: Egypt's Shameful Profession |
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This presentation weaves together a combination of lecture and video clips to illustrate the position of dancers in Egyptian society and the reasons for it. |
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Hares in the Harem & Fantasies of Seduction |
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Discover how "Middle Eastern dance" has been depicted in movies, cartoons, and tv from the 1890's to today. Watch clips, learn about historical background. |
| Artistic Marketing |
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Learn to use the secrets of sales and marketing professionals to attract students to your classes and audience members to your events. | |
| Egyptian & Tribal: Sibling Rivalry, Sisterly Love |
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Join Shira in examining the family relationship between Egyptian and tribal style dance - what they have in common, and how they conflict. The styles compete for our attention, and yet there are many practitioners who love them equally. You may be surprised to learn some of the things they have in common! |
Workshop Topics:
Dancing
These workshops are traditional dance movement-oriented classes. Click the workshops' titles below for detailed course descriptions.
Title |
Length Options |
Brief Description |
| Dancing to Egyptian Music | Anywhere from 1 to 4 hours | Fundamentals of how Egyptian music is constructed and guidance in creating choreography to it. |
| Help Stamp Out Debke! | Anywhere from 1 to 2 hours | Discover debke, the official folk dance of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine. You'll learn steps you can use for the audience participation segment of your shows, ideas for costuming, how to choose appropriate music, and a performance-worthy choreography to bring it all together. |
| Egyptian Shaabi | Anywhere from 1 to 4 hours | Discover the popular Egyptian musical style known as shaabi and learn the dance & costuming styles that match. |
| Improvise With Confidence! |
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Overcome your fear of improvisation and learn how to be spontaneous when you dance! |
| Zills Thrills! | Anywhere from 1 to 4 hours | Techniques for playing finger cymbals and dancing at the same time, and secrets of playing like a musician. |
| Drum Solo Choreography | 4 hours | Choreographed routine to a drum solo. |
| Belly Dance and Back Health | 1 1/2 hours | Learn to structure at-home practice, troupe rehearsals, and classes in a way that is safe and healthy for the back. Particularly recommended for teachers. |
| American-Style 9/8 | 2 hours | Technique, finger cymbals, and step combinations. |
| Semicircular Veil | 2 hours | Technique and combinations. |
| Rectangular Veil | 2 hours | Technique and combinations. |
| Single Veil Choreography | 4 hours | For rectangular veils. |
| Double Veil Technique | 90 minutes | Includes how to spin without getting too dizzy and combinations |
Every topic above includes information about the history or cultural context of that particular dance style when applicable and suggested music. Veil classes include information on how to make a suitable veil.
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