Baubo Belly Dancing Workshops
Weekend Workshops are for anyone interested in Belly Dancing. Participants can be total beginners or experienced dancers. The joy of coming to a residential workshop is that you can dedicate a whole weekend to the art. We learn, share and craft our skill, dancing as individuals, in pairs and in groups. A choreographed dance will also be practiced. Astro-Belly courses utilise classical belly dance moves and focus on your own personal horoscope through dance and astrological interpretation. A-Z Workshops are certificated belly dance courses that will enhance your dancing forever! For belly dance teacher training oppurtunities see information below.
Join us at Over The Rainbow - a secluded Georgian Mansion in easy reach of the spectacular Ceredigion coastline, famous for it's Dolphins and seals. Set in 18 acres of woodland, Over The Rainbow offers peaceful wildlife walks as well as magnificent beaches. The bedrooms are adorned with art inspired by women from myths and legends and the food is vegetarian/vegan. Have fun, meet new freinds and explore the wonderful art of belly dance in the safety and comfort of our own private mansion!
2009 / 2010 Belly Dance & AstroBelly Residential Weekend Dates -
July 24 - 26 - Creative Classical Belly Dance. Two days of fun, dancing and luxury. Theme Earth! Beginners welcome. Click here to book
Oct 30 - Nov 1st - AstroBelly! - Dance through the Zodiac! Includes astrology 1-1's with Mike Day, dancing your sun, moon and opposite sign with Guinevere plus much more! Coulourful weekend of belly dance and astrology Click here to book
Price including accomodation, meals and workshops is £250 or £280 for Astrobelly course.
10% Discount on residential weekends to all returners...
£20 discount for early bird bookings when paying 6 weeks in advance.
For more information about the venue Over The Rainbow and comprehensive directions visit www.overtherainbowwales.co.uk.
Info on all courses, full itineraries please email me guinevere@baubo.co.uk or phone 01437-767131 / 0792 533 2892
Baubo Belly Dancing Day Workshops
Baubo Belly Dance is proud to offer day workshops from Guinevere and other established and passionate teachers of traditional Middle Eastern and modern belly dance forms. We have welcomed Jacqueline Chapman, Ishtar, Liza La Ziza, Hannah Corr and Hossam and Serena Ramzy! Fantastic oppurtunities to learn from a range of artists and enhance your dancing. Coming soon to Pembrokeshire - Paulo Blanton - for Balkan Circle dancing! &
NEW - A-Z BELLY DANCE PERSONAL TECHNIQUE CERTIFICATION & TEACHER TRAINING COURSES!
A-Z Belly Dance Certification & A-Z Belly Dance Teacher Training
Become a qualified Belly Dance Teacher with the structured and sumptuous system of Keti Sharif's A-Z of Belly Dance. Are you a student wanting to go a step further with your belly dance career or performance or a teacher with a longing for more background knowledge and structure for your classes? A-Z builds on your choreography techniques and teaching abilities.
Guinevere is a certfied A-Z belly dance teacher, training in 2004, building on 8 years belly dance experience. 'A-Z changed my life, my dancing and my teaching, it's a total gift. Deep, educational and both specific and creative' A-Z offers you a life times worth of researched Egyptian and Oriental dance, aiming to inspire and empower your dance, performance and teaching.
A-Z is fun and developmental. It focuses on music, rhythm, culture and style as well as the obvious technical requirements of learning & teaching belly dance safely and with respect. A-Z will take you on a journey from the very basics to the very advanced. Choose a level to suit yourself, either to learn or to teach. All teacher training courses require you to have done the personal technique course first. All enquries welcome.
'A-Z Original' Personal Belly Dance Techniques - Training Dates 2009
Over The Rainbow Mansion, Cardigan. West Wales - www.overtherainbowwales.co.uk
£45 for 5 hr w'shop (includes lunch. £40 without lunch) £30 for 3hr w'shops. Overnight accomadation available at this lovely venue.
Sunday June 7th 10,30 - 3.30pm - A - E (Basic) & F - J (Folkloric)
Sunday July 5th 10.30- 3.30pm - K - O (Taqsim) & P - T (Intermediate)
Sunday 26th July - 2.30 - 5.30pm U -Z (Advanced)
August Abundant A-Z Belly Dance Weekend
15 - 16th Workshops start 10.30 on Saturday and finish 4.30pm Sunday. Itineary tbc.
A-Z Original Workshops. Develop technique, have fun, learn creative A-Z choreographies and feel the abundance of this rich and inspiring belly dance system.
Great for improvers, catch up , new A-Z students, or a taste for anyone thinking of progressing onto certification courses. Come for a morning, afternoon, whole day or the whole weekend.
Enquries welcome, booking essential into venue rooms. Camping available.
£55 for the day (includes lunch) £30 for a morning or afternon.
'A-Z Advanced' Personal Belly Dance Techniques - Training Dates 2009
Sunday Sept 20th 10.30 - 3.30pm A - E (Classical) & F - J (Folkloric Stage) with guest A-Z instructor Paulo Blanton - for fun A-Z combo's to get your adavnced A-Z practice rolling! £55 with lunch £50 without lunch
Sunday Oct 4th - 1.30 - 4.30pm K - 0 (Classical Taqsim) £40 * lunch at 12.30pm £35 without
Sunday Oct 11th - 10.30 - 1.30pm P - T (Theatrical Bellydance) £40 with lunch £35 without
Sunday Oct 25th - 10.30 - 2pm U - Z (Advanced) £40 with lunch £35 without
Progress and build on your A-Z knowledge and become a qualified belly dance teacher with a recognised certificate with...
A-Z Original Belly Dance Teacher Training with Guinevere 2010
(personal technique certification required)
Sunday Feb 7th - 10.30 - 4pm A - E & F- J
Sunday 7th March 10.30 - 4pm - K - 0 & P - T
Sunday 28th March - 2 .30 - 5.30pm U - Z
A-Z Advanced Belly Dance Teacher Training
Sunday 30th May - 10.30 - 4pm - A - E & F - J
Sunday 27th June 10.30 - 4pm - K - O & P - T
23 - 25th July - A - Z Advanced Teacher Training Master Weekend - Includes workshops on U-Z, revision, catch up on all routines and assessments.
Contact Guinevere for your training packs and start your training today! All A-Z training is flexible, suit your own schedule and goals. Be assessed via DVD. Options to have your personal technique instruction with Guinevere in the comfort of your own home - enquiries welcome!
Or come to Cairo in November 2009, meet Keti and other A-Z teachers and gain your certificate to teach in Egypt with extra workshops to add to your creative application of the A-Z ! You must have completed your Personal techniques course before you progress onto the Cairo November teacher training.
Cost - £170 (includes p&p) for each training pack. (includes workbook, music, DVD, glossaries and much more). Section asessment fees payable at time of assessment.( £15 each and there are 5 assessements - first is free) Each training pack - aims towards certification and will involve assessment.
2009 / 2010 A-Z Workshops at 'Over The Rainbow' as listed above are optional but a useful tool to assist and complement your home study. Technique can be honed and prepared prior for your assessments and ensures a mentored 'in the flesh' appraoch to fulfil your goal.
Current A-Z Special Offers -
£10 discount when paying for any 3 A-Z Belly Dance day workshops
£20 discount when booking the August Abudant A-Z weekend - 6 weeks in adv - (by 4th July)
£50 discount! - when taking yourself to highlest level of A-Z Belly Dance training. Pay for the entire course =
A-Z Original Personal Technique & Teacher Training, A-Z Advanced Personal Technique & Teacher Training, all workshops and assessment fees plus lunch on full day workshops for £50 discount.
Payment - Pay via paypal guinevere@baubo.co.uk , card payments also accepted, cheque or postal order. Cheques payable to G.Clark, Baubo Belly Dance, 2 Portfield Gate, Haverfordwest, Pembs, SA62 3LL. Thanks!
For further A-Z Belly Dance information visit Keti (A-Z founder) www.ketisharif.com
Summer Belly Dance Workshops
With Guinevere
At Over The Rainbow mansion nr Cardigan. A series of four workshops based on Air, Earth, Fire and Water. Dancing with the elements creates powerful, focused belly dance with heightened emotion, character and physical interpretation. Based on classical Egyptian dance.10.30 - 12.30pm. £15 each / £50 for all four workshops - (£10 discount) Booking essential.
July 4th - Water. Soft, deep, flowing sequences. Taqsim. Includes veil work
July 11th - Air - Spins, turns and surprises.Sprightly. Includes veil work
July 18th - Fire - Fun, energised, travelling sequences. Includes cane work & Saidi style.
July 25th - Earth - Sensuous, strong dances. Includes cane work.
Belly Dance Extravaganza in North Wales ! Workshops & Hafla.
With Guinevere, Hannah Corr www.halfouinedance.co.uk and Sue Lloyd (Safeena)
AstroBelly with Guinevere, Aphrodite Goddess Dance with Hannah and Wing Dance with Safeena
Belly dance extravaganza! September 12th 2009.
The Dance Academy, Buckley, North Wales.11-5 pm and evening Hafla from 7.30pm
£20 for each workshop, do all 3 for £50!. More details to come soon.
Performance slots available - contact Rachel Walker - 01978 - 760329
Balkan Circle Dancing
With the eloquent and learned travelling Belly Queen -
Paulo Blanton www.yalla-bina.net 2 - 5pm Saturday 19th Sept. £30
Over The Rainbow Mansion Cardigan. Option to stay for the WORLD BEATS WOMENS DANCE CELEBRATION 8 - 11pm (£15) with Indian buffet afterwards, fab perfromances, party, bazzar and option to stay over night at lovely womens venue - www.overtherainbowwales.co.uk 15% discount on all rooms for a belly dancers special! Book early to avoid dissapointment at the rainbow retreat! Can fit 3 - 4 in some rooms if people willing to share!
Residential Weekends at Over The Rainbow - Cardigan - West Wales With Guinevere Join us at Over The Rainbow - a secluded Georgian Mansion in easy reach of the spectacular Ceredigion coastline, famous for it's Dolphins and seals. Set in 18 acres of woodland, Over The Rainbow offers peaceful wildlife walks as well as magnificent beaches. The bedrooms are adorned with art inspired by women from myths and legends and the food is vegetarian/vegan. Have fun, meet new freinds and explore the wonderful art of belly dance in the safety and comfort of our own private mansion! 2009 Residential Weekend Dates 24 - 26 July - Creative Classical Belly Dance Click here to book 30 Oct - 1 Nov - Astro-Belly Weekend Click here to book Price including accomodation, meals and workshops is £250 / £280 for Astro-Belly 10% Discount to all returners! AND £20 discount for early bird bookings when paying over 6 weeks in advance. For more information about Over The Rainbow and comprehensive directions visit www.overtherainbowwales.co.uk Workshops with Ishtar We had great fun when Ishtar came to town...For further details on Ishtar and her workshops and performances visit www.ishtar.tv Workshops with Jacqueline Chapman 
"Jacqueline has won international recognition and acclaim as an a quintessential English dancer who is able to perform and choreograph the oldest of Middle Eastern art forms with total authenticity and genuine feeling. " Guinevere would like to thank Jaqueline for all her valuable teachings. For further details visit www.bellydancer.org.uk
Joan Holden : Belly Dance residential weekend participant