Baubo Belly Dancing - Teachers and Performers

Baubo Belly Dance welcomes Lucia Zahara who will share her extensive dance experience with us on June 13th with the 'Treasures of the Wild Woman' -  dance Day. Includes Ghawazee and Trance Dance workshops.See Calander for info.

Lucia is much in demand all over Italy, performing and teaching at festivals, she has choreographed theatre dance productions financed by the European Union, has been on tour with ‘Ifriga’ a Tunisian Berber group, has collaborated with International artists such as Sandip Chatterjee, santoor player (Dehli); Wendy Buonaventura (UK); Faisal Taher a singer from Palastine, she was guest of honor at the televised ‘premio teleton 2007’. She dances with musical groups “Ishtar”, “Amrita”, “Cantiriterra” and “Anima Meditteranea” with their show ‘il bacio della Taranta’ (kissed by the Taranta). Lucia has run children's theatre groups in Busan S.Korea 2001-2002; Has worked as part of ‘Artista di strada’, with her fire and dance shows all over Spain in 2000 and in Zakinthos.

Email:luciazahara@hotmail.it

Website:http://luciazahara.blogspot.com/

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Coming to Wales over the weekends of July 16 - 18th offering specialised workshops in Issadora Duncan technique and Gypsy styles instructor Paola brings her global dance knowledge and passion for movement ritual.

Paola's unique styles come from the merging of Oriental, Balkan, and Isadora Duncan styles of dance. From the Balkans, native Macedonian Paola blends earthy roots, rhythms, and Gypsy attitude with the feminine hip work of bellydance for a Balkan fusion style that is catching fire around the world. She has taught Balkan fusion in Australia, North America, Asia, and Europe and finds that many different dancers gravitate toward it: from Tribal to Cabaret, Balkan fusion offers a cutting edge style boost, full of unusual steps, patterns, and theatricality.

As a Duncan dancer, Paola brings in the liftedness and nobility of form that Isadora Duncan was famous for - elegant lines mix with conscious expression and geometric body aesthetics. Duncan dance provides beautiful ways to frame and finish all styles of bellydance, since its principles are rooted in Universal movement concepts such as geometry, solar plexus, and breath work.

On Paola's Gyspy Treasure weekend, we will be doing a special workshop at the ancient stone circle Gors Fawr, working with sacred gesture, the natural elements and embracing the vast, rugged vistas of the legendary Preseli mountains. Combined with her Gypsy roots - Balkan, Turkish  and circle dance workshops, this weekend will offer you depth, fun and something a little different.

Full workshop schedule & times coming soon! Day, afternoon, morning or weekend residential options. Please enquire

Website:http://www.paolablanton.com/index.html

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Guinevere - creative director of Baubo Belly Dance offers certified A-Z courses and workshops. She has been belly dancing for 15 years, originally inspired by Jacqeline Chapman in London.Following miraculous benefits to her body and soul Guinevere's joureny into Belly Dance was born. She see's Belly Dance as a rich resource that offers cultural insight, physical renewal, social opportunities and a spiritual path. Guinevere now lives in Wales and enjoys hosting internationally recognised teachers in her now native Pembrokeshire & Ceredigion.

Guinevere travels to Cairo to update her A-Z Belly dance skills and enjoys sharing this system along with AstroBelly Dance with other women. Her popular residential weekends allow women of all backgrounds, skill level and dance style to enjoy inspiring workshops in a freindly, relaxed atmosphere. Workshops are generally themed to aid focus on style and creative direction.

Guinevere's illustarted card set and book for Belly Dancers -  The Belly Dancer's Treasure Pack  will be out soon and will be accompanied by creative workshops that aim to bring out the sparkle in every dancer! See the 2010 calendar for the array of exciting workshops heading to Wales very soon!

Phone:01994 419090 / 0792 533 2892

Email:guinevere@baubo.co.uk

Website:www.baubo.co.uk

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A-Z Belly Dance and Arabian Theatre performer Shakira will be visting Wales Aug 20-22nd for the Belly Treasure weekend.

Known for her beautiful choreographies and easy going teaching style, Shakira brings her knowledge to Wales on a yearly basis and has so far given us a stunning Isis wing dance at the Hossam and Serena Ramzy Egyptian Dance Show and a great Isis wing workshop!

We look forward to Shakira's Belly Magic! Book soon as this weekend is filling up fast.

Website:http://www.purpleenchantment.com/purpleenchantment_002.htm

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Julie Ann leads Dubai Drums and runs drumming workshops for community groups, corporate groups and festivals throughout the world.

As a life coach, her approach is relaxed and her work is always accesible and fun. Julie runs themed drum journies for healing, empowerment and team building. She will be visiting Ceredigion over Haloween weekend 2010. This is what Julie has to say;

'The great thing is that group drumming transcends all boundaries. Suddenly it doesn't matter anymore who you are, where you come from, or what you do for a living - everyone communicates through the language of rhythm.

Anyone can take part, everyone becomes equal and it quickly becomes apparent that what you can achieve together is far greater than what you can do alone.

It is an interactive, magical, musical, group experience that people never forget, and talk about for months to come!'

Join us at Over The Rainbow for a fantastic weekend and enjoy drumming! Beginners, intermediate and advanced drummers welcome!

Website:http://www.dubaidrums.com/

To enquire about Workshops or teaching sessions with Julie Ann Odell
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Suzanne is an A-Z expert and Latin Ballroom Champion from Australia. She has choreographed shows and taught throughout Vietam, Thailand and Australia. She lectures on Oriental Dane and has a great passion for teaching. I have had the pleasure of meeting Suzanne on several trips to Cairo, where she was studying and reseraching Middle Eastern dance styles.Her approach is fun and friendy and we welcome her for some Cabaret dance workshop and cretaive A-Z.

Suzanne will visit Wales in July for a fantastic fusion of A-Z Belly Dance and Latino styles plus a Double Veil workshop and some extra workshops for anyone signed up for or interested in A-Z Personal Technique and Teacher Training Belly Dance courses.

As a member of the A-Z Assessment panel and an official A-Z Assessor, Suzanne has a lot to share with anyone one the A-Z course.Her background is as a professional dance instructor and competitor with the Australian Dance Society, WADMA & the Australian Institute of Dance sport. Suzanne specialized in Latin American and Standard Ballroom.  This wealth of dance experience has inspired her to create Arabic/Latin fusion choreographies.

Email:suzannedancer@hotmail.com

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Guinevere's style is classical Egyptian with an edge of cabaret glamour and fun!  Her recent dances for performance seek to atune to Goddess Isis as she works closely with Isis Wings. She also performs with veils, sticks and candles. Guinevere is training for a classical Egyptian dance show with Hossam and Serena Ramzy and is also proud to have danced alongside Nik Turner (of Hawkwind) and his legendary saxaphone! Guinevere can fit her belly dance to any occasion from big promotional events to festivals and birthday surprises!

Guinevere performed in Cairo as part of the Sphinx Festival Entertainment in Dec 2009! Her performances have helped fund raise for many charities and she is a regular festival performer at Pembrokeshires - Celtic Blue Rock. Enquries welcome.

Phone:01994 419090 / 0792 533 2892

Email:guinevere@baubo.co.uk

Website:www.baubo.co.uk

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The Sun Dancers of Ra consist of Ruth Jenkins and Amy Johnson. Training with Baubo Belly Dance since their early teens they have progressed to promise great choreographies and scintilating belly dance to their audiences! The Sun Dancers of Ra have performed at Blue Rock Festival, Shimmer Showcase, been featured on S4C on the Mosgito television programme and enjoy sharing belly dance with their local community for fun and fundraising. The Sun Dancers of Ra offer kids and teenagers belly dance workshops and have a strong background in contemporary dance as well as master classes from Hossam and Serena Ramzy. They are also A-Z belly dance students!

Website:www..myspace.com/sundancersofra

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Lyza is a Gothic Tribal Fusion Belly Dancer with an entrancing style. She performs around Wales and UK and has graced the Gothla stage. Lyza has attended workshops with Ariellah, Sashi, Tempest and Morgana. A dancer with a deep and spiritual connection to her dance, Lyza infuses her work with mystery and magic! Lyza is qualified in A-Z Belly Dance Personal Technique and is training with Baubo Belly Dance in A-Z Teacher Training.

Website:www.myspace.com/darklyza

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Guinevere's choreography group, Jill, Amanda, Melanie, Rose, Julie,Jess, Ruth, Amy and Sally offer enchanting  veil, wing and candle group dances. Performances include Shimmer Showcase, Blue Rock Festival, Pembroke Dock Midsummer Festival, Tenby Carnival, Pontardawe Festival and more! Many of the performers are part of The Baubo Moon Room, a community interest group that promotes the art of belly dance, fundraises and aims to advoacte the social and regenerative aspects of belly dance as well as entertain the local commuinty!

Phone:01437-767131 / 0792 533 2892

Email:guinevere@baubo.co.uk

To book a performance with Baubo Belly Dancers
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