Sat June 14th : New York, NY
Bellyqueen Hosts International dancer, Paola Blanton teaches in NYC!
12.00-2.00pm
"ISADORA DUNCAN CHIFTETELLI” Workshop at 440 Studios. Uses Duncan technique stressing improvisation, emotion, and the human form through gestures and moving statue figures using the vocabulary of Middle Eastern dance. $37 adv/$42
SAT JUNE 14TH 2.15-4.15pm
“BALKAN 9/8 KARSILAMA" Workshop at 440 Studios Learn how to karsilama the Balkan way! Paola taps into her Macedonian heritage to share some fun steps to this popular rhythm. $37 adv/42. Workshop Package: $70 adv/$80. Pay by June 9th for adv rate.
Go to workshops page for more information and to register.
SAT JUNE 14TH 5.00-6.00pm
“DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE ROMA OF MACEDONIA" at JeBon
Paola will screen and talk about the dance and music documentary she produced in the summer of 2007 in her hometown, Berovo, situated in the hills of eastern Macedonia. It features Milo Destanovski - teacher, musician, community leader, and director of the Malesh-Roma folkloric troupe. FREE.
WHO IS PAOLA BLANTON?
This fiery Macedonian immigrated to the U.S. as a young child. Passionate about their native Balkan folklore, her family trained Paola and her two sisters extensively in Balkan dance forms, including the kolo circle dances and chochek, the Roma-inspired dance featuring hips, swirly hands, and feisty rhythms with heavy Ottoman influence. As a college sophomore in Chicago, she took her first MED class from Jasmine Jahal, Chicago’s pioneer belly dance performer and teacher. That was the beginning of a lifetime love affair with Raqs Sharqi, or Middle Eastern Dance.
While Paola has studied with many MED greats, one of the most profound influences on her dance comes from a teacher she's never met in the flesh - Isadora Duncan. Three summers immersed in Duncan Dance have imparted a Universal quality to Paola's MED dance, infusing it with the intelligence and emotional intent that Duncan so passionately expounded. The world is taking note. Paola has been invited to share her unique approach at many festivals and workshops around the globe.
The path continues to unfold before her - with inspired vision and joy. Paola's sincere wish for the Dance and its exponents is that it may raise our consciousness and deepen our connection to the rhythms that unite us all as fellow travelers in the Human Venture.
FOR MORE INFO about Paola Blanton, visit www.yalla-bina.net (Paola is based in Malaysia.)
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Fees: 2 hr workshops $37 adv /$42 at the door
Package Deal for Both Workshops: $70 adv / $80 at the door
Registration: Please sign up by June 9th for the advanced discount. Register at www.bellyqueen.com/workshops.html via PayPal and credit card, or pay with cash at the door. If you want to send in a check, please e-mail workshops@bellyqueen.com for an address to send it to.
Questions? Call 310-597-3261 or email workshops@bellyqueen.com
Bellyqueen Hosts International dancer, Paola Blanton teaches in NYC!
12.00-2.00pm
"ISADORA DUNCAN CHIFTETELLI” Workshop at 440 Studios. Uses Duncan technique stressing improvisation, emotion, and the human form through gestures and moving statue figures using the vocabulary of Middle Eastern dance. $37 adv/$42
SAT JUNE 14TH 2.15-4.15pm
“BALKAN 9/8 KARSILAMA" Workshop at 440 Studios Learn how to karsilama the Balkan way! Paola taps into her Macedonian heritage to share some fun steps to this popular rhythm. $37 adv/42. Workshop Package: $70 adv/$80. Pay by June 9th for adv rate.
Go to workshops page for more information and to register.
SAT JUNE 14TH 5.00-6.00pm
“DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE ROMA OF MACEDONIA" at JeBon
Paola will screen and talk about the dance and music documentary she produced in the summer of 2007 in her hometown, Berovo, situated in the hills of eastern Macedonia. It features Milo Destanovski - teacher, musician, community leader, and director of the Malesh-Roma folkloric troupe. FREE.
WHO IS PAOLA BLANTON?
This fiery Macedonian immigrated to the U.S. as a young child. Passionate about their native Balkan folklore, her family trained Paola and her two sisters extensively in Balkan dance forms, including the kolo circle dances and chochek, the Roma-inspired dance featuring hips, swirly hands, and feisty rhythms with heavy Ottoman influence. As a college sophomore in Chicago, she took her first MED class from Jasmine Jahal, Chicago’s pioneer belly dance performer and teacher. That was the beginning of a lifetime love affair with Raqs Sharqi, or Middle Eastern Dance.
While Paola has studied with many MED greats, one of the most profound influences on her dance comes from a teacher she's never met in the flesh - Isadora Duncan. Three summers immersed in Duncan Dance have imparted a Universal quality to Paola's MED dance, infusing it with the intelligence and emotional intent that Duncan so passionately expounded. The world is taking note. Paola has been invited to share her unique approach at many festivals and workshops around the globe.
The path continues to unfold before her - with inspired vision and joy. Paola's sincere wish for the Dance and its exponents is that it may raise our consciousness and deepen our connection to the rhythms that unite us all as fellow travelers in the Human Venture.
FOR MORE INFO about Paola Blanton, visit www.yalla-bina.net (Paola is based in Malaysia.)
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Fees: 2 hr workshops $37 adv /$42 at the door
Package Deal for Both Workshops: $70 adv / $80 at the door
Registration: Please sign up by June 9th for the advanced discount. Register at www.bellyqueen.com/workshops.html via PayPal and credit card, or pay with cash at the door. If you want to send in a check, please e-mail workshops@bellyqueen.com for an address to send it to.
Questions? Call 310-597-3261 or email workshops@bellyqueen.com
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