‘Pharaonic Baladi’
Saturday 10th November
2.00 – 6.30pm
Sunday 11th November
10.00am – 2.30pm
Village Hall, Nympsfield nr Stroud, Glos
This is the last workshop in the series of Pharaonic Baladi, the focus for the year. The theme gives remarkable insight into form and line, the Yang (male energy) quality which is so often missing in our dancing – not just in Baladi. The focus on the geometry of our arms and the juxta-positioning of shoulders and hips gives immense interest and strength.
These charismatic qualities may well have evolved owing to the small amount of room available to dancers in the homes, cafes and courtyards of crowded cities where the fertile melding of Shaabi (music of the country) with other cultures and western influences produced Baladi (urban folk). Dancers had to give striking performances often in a very confined space.
During the weekend we will be paying attention to integrating line and form into our fluid movements and the Taqsim (improvisational interlude) yet keeping the soft expressive spine – a wonderful balance of the Yin (female energy) and Yang principle.
Cost: £30 (Beginners 2 hours £15) £50 for both
Minimum number of participants per workshop is 7
