<DIV><STRONG>BELLY DANCE "RHYTHM & MOVEMENT" SEMINAR and MIDDLE-EASTERN BEGINNING DRUMMING WORKSHOP..... Saturday, January 26, 2008</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Presenting the upcoming Seminar with Master Percussionist and Grammy Award Nominee, Souhail Kaspar! Souhail and Belly Dance Artist, Soraya will be teaching the "Egyptian Rhythm & Movement Seminar" on Saturday, January 26, 2008 followed by a 2-hr Beginning Doumbek (Drumming) class with Souhail. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Location: Lisa Wilhelm Academy of Dance, 19555 Center Ridge Rd, Rocky River</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>TIME: Registration 10am; Dance Seminar 10:30-2:30pm (incl. lunch break); Drum Workshop: 3-5pm</STRONG></DIV><STRONG> <DIV><BR>COST: Dance Seminar $60; Drum Workshop $35; Both Dance &
Drum classes $85</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Advance registration is recommended but you can also sign up that morning.</DIV> <DIV>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: 513.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tempus Sans ITC'"><FONT size=3>In the Egyptian Rhythm & Movment Seminar, participants learn:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list 1.25in left 513.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">v<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tempus Sans
ITC'"><FONT size=3>the art and personality (downbeats and accents) of common Middle-Eastern rhythms<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list 1.25in left 513.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">v<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tempus Sans ITC'"><FONT size=3>how to interpret all aspects of the music simultaneously to give a complete visual representation of the music.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; tab-stops: list 1.25in left 513.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings;
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href="mailto:sorayasun@yahoo.com">sorayasun@yahoo.com</A> for registration details. <STRONG>Or, to register, indicate on paper which class(es) you will attend and include a check</STRONG> <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">payable to “Souhail Kaspar” to Soraya at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">1981 Columbia Rd</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Westlake</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44145 </st1:PostalCode></st1:address></FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN>Any questions, please email or call Soraya on <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1199248501_1 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">720-939-8349</SPAN> or <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1199248501_2 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR:
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Delilah, Suzanna Del Vecchio, and Elena Lentini.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>During her pursuit of a <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 513.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">medical career, she became an instructor of the dance at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">S Florida</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 513.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">and co-founder of the USF Middle Eastern Dance Association in the early-mid 90s.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 513.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
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Roman">Restaurant and ultimately moved to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Egypt</st1:place></st1:country-region> where she worked with the famous Samir<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 513.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sabry and was subsequently contracted to perform regularly on <st1:place w:st="on">Nile</st1:place> dinner cruises <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 513.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">including the Marriott Hotel’s Nile Maxim and the Scarabee. <SPAN style="text-shadow: auto">Soraya currently <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 513.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; text-shadow: auto"><FONT face="Times New
Roman">resides in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> where she is a resident Family Physician and has returned to <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 513.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; text-shadow: auto"><FONT face="Times New Roman">teaching and performing the beautiful art of Raqs Sharqi.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Through her studies and<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 513.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; text-shadow: auto"><FONT face="Times New Roman">travels, Soraya’s dance has matured, enabling her to have grasped that ‘feeling’ of<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 513.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; text-shadow: auto"><FONT face="Times New Roman">the
authentic Oriental dancer, which she states comes from “her love of Middle <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 513.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; text-shadow: auto"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Eastern music and dancing from her core.”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div></DIV><p>
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