Buffalo Middle Eastern Dance & Music Festival

“ Buffalo Middle Eastern Dance Festival Hosted by Belly Dance With Faaria (Buffalo’s only ALL traditional style belly dance studio!) September 26, 2009 Belly Dance workshops 10 AM-4PM Gala with Live Music 7PM-Midnight ”

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(eMusicWire.Org) – Buffalo Middle Eastern Dance Festival

Hosted by

Belly Dance With Faaria

(Buffalo’s only ALL traditional style belly dance studio!)

September 26, 2009

Belly Dance workshops 10 AM-4PM

Gala with Live Music 7PM-Midnight

Come study belly dance from top class dancers Sabra and Devra of Rochester, NY accompanied by live music by Layali El Sharq Band!


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Sabra (Michelle Charles)
12:30PM-4:00PM
$50 Pre-sale, $60 at the door
Rhythm in our Dance Workshop

Understanding the varied rhythms of Middle Eastern music is one of the keys to becoming a world-class dancer who is truly “one” with the music.

Join Sabra as she explores 10 popular belly dance rhythms typically found in an orientale dance routine: Maksoum, Baladi, Saiidi, Masmoudi, Chiftetelli, Malfouf, Fellahy, Khaleegy, Karsilama, and Ayoob. She will teach you how to recognize each rhythm, break it down into its parts, and demonstrate exciting dance combinations for each one. (Bring your finger cymbals) Then, accompanied by live drumming by Joe Srouji of Layali El Sharq Band, she will show you how to put them all together, and shift effortlessly from one to another during a live performance.

Michelle Charles (Sabra) is a respected professional belly dancer and certified instructor based in Rochester, NY. Owner of the Goddess Hour Dance & Fitness Studio, Michelle skillfully teaches the art of belly dance to hundreds of Rochester’s most adventurous women. She is the creator of the Belly Dancing for Every Woman instructional DVD series.
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Devra (Deborah Robinson)
10:00AM-12:00PM
$30 pre-sale, $40 at the door
Balancing Basics and Flow
Learn to balance a sword, cane, tray or basket while dancing. Balancing provides a workout in isolations and control, strengthening your overall dance technique. We will work on keeping the flow of the dance so that it stays a dance and is not just about the “prop tricks” Workshop will include traveling steps, undulations, hip work and level changes. This multi-level class is designed for students with some experience in belly dance. Balancing plates will be provided, or bring along your favorite prop. This workshop will include live music by Layali El Sharq.

Devra is an instructor at Goddess Hour Dance and Fitness Studio in Rochester, NY. She has her Middle Eastern Dance teaching certification from Hadia of Montreal. Using her background in gerontology she also enjoys teaching and sharing her love of belly dance with senior women in her Silver Shimmies program. Devra is a dancer and costume director with Sahara Shimmer Dance Ensemble.
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Buffalo Middle Eastern Dance and Music Gala

September 26, 2009 7PM-Midnight


Come enjoy a traditional style belly dance show featuring guest dancers Sabra and Devra with performances by Faaria’s Belly Dance Ensemble, Faaria, and introducing Eirene and Kalilah, all dancing to live music by Layali El Sharq Band!





Doors open at 6:30 first come first seated



Student showcase

7:00-7:45 PM

Belly Dance students of Belly Dance With Faaria present group and solo pieces



Traditional Style Belly Dance Show with live music

8:00-9:30 PM

Guest Dancers Sabra and Devra, performances by Faaria’s Belly Dance Ensemble, Faaria, and introducing Eirene and Kalilah



Open Dancing

9:30PM-Midnight

Live Music by Layali El Sharq Band

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Pre-sale Tickets are $20
and include a Maza (appetizer) Plate (presale only)
Pre-sale by September 19th



Tickets are $20 at the door (show only, no Maza Plate included)


Cash Bar Available



All Events held at:

Brounshilde Post 205

3354 Delaware Ave

Kenmore, New York 14217

Questions? Email Faaria:

bellydancewithfaaria@hotmail.com

All Gala tickets held at the door in your name

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