Bellydancer's Ball

Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 7:30 AM - Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM (CT)

Kansas City, United States

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Ticket Type	Remaining	Sales End	Price	Fee	Quantity
Amara's Saturday warmup 8-8:50am more info Start your dance day off right! Stretch and strengthen all your muscles, from your fingertips to your toes, in preparation for a day of bellydance. Bring a yoga mat.	20 tickets	Ended	$15.00	$0.99	N/A
Cammi Vance ~ Saturday Workshop only 9am-12pm ~ The Trilogy - Shaman, Showgirl, and Warrior more info The Trilogy: Move, drill, and explore theatrical bellydance, dynamic expression, depth of dance through the 'Shaman, Showgirl, Warrior' approach. Ritual Take glimpses of ritual, trance, elementals, offerings, temple dance, integrate them and give them your personal touch Shadow Glamour Strengthening line and technique, pulling in world dance fusions, practicing attitude, staging, and orientation change, to fine tune the intellect and relationship aspects of your dance Strength Ask yourself, 'what is strength?' Perhaps it is balance, or power, or fearlessness--of challenge, of truth, of breaking through barriers. What is your challenge? What is your strength? Can you find your edges in dance? Concepts to be explored through active drills, combinations, and exercises.	Sold Out	Ended	$40.00	$1.00	Sold Out
Cammi Vance ~ Sunday Workshop only 12pm-2pm ~ Kick, Balance, Lunge, and Drop more info Kick, Balance, Lunge, Drop Physical and mental challenges and how to incorporate them for strong fusion. Modifications for levels of ability.	6 tickets	Ended	$30.00	$0.99	N/A
Cammi Vance Combo ~ Saturday and Sunday Workshops	Sold Out	Ended	$65.00	$1.62	Sold Out
Silvia Salamanca ~ Saturday Workshop only 12:45-3:45pm ~ Tribal Bellydance Meets Flamenco! more info Tribal bellydance meets flamenco! A gypsy Spanish twist to tribal movements and combinations. Combine the precision and sharpness of tribal with the fire of flamenco expression and you get a series of exciting steps, combinations and short routine to take home and leave everybody speechless! Emphasis will be put on posture, arms and spins. Bring a skirt and your best ole!	1 ticket	Ended	$35.00	$0.99	N/A
Silvia Salamanca ~ Sunday Workshop only 9-11am ~ Fiery Partner dance more info Fiery partner dancing, the joyful side of Zambra Mora. Do the gitanas (Spanish gypsy women) dance in couples? They do! And they have fun! Learn a brand new routine designed to dance with your friends that will make you shout ole! at the end of it. In this workshop we will break down the basic elements of zambra mora dancing (a dance form that combines flamenco and bellydance) and put it to use right away! The routine can also be learned to be a beautiful solo. No need to bring your own partner! Just your fiery spirit and a skirt!	4 tickets	Ended	$25.00	$0.99	N/A
Silvia Salamanca Combo ~ Saturday and Sunday Workshops	2 tickets	Ended	$55.00	$1.38	N/A
Amara's Sunday warmup 8:00-8:50am more info A bit gentler than Saturday's warmup, to recover from the classes and show on Saturday and gear up for one more day of dance. Today we'll focus on stretching and building length and strength in the core and legs with a flowing set of dance movements.	25 tickets	Ended	$15.00	$0.99	N/A
Amara Duende ~ Sunday 2-4pm ~ Fusion Flourishes more info Amara ~ Fusion Flourishes for All Dancers ~ a dynamic set of combinations that take their influence from dances the world over. These movements come complete with cues for integration into Improvisational Tribal Style, or can be used on their own or woven into a choreography.	10 tickets	Ended	$20.00	$0.99	N/A
M'Chelle ~ Saturday 4-6pm ~ Iso-What?!? more info Iso-What?!?: Boxcar Fusion Isolation Variations, Moves, and Combos to House Them In In this class M'chelle will explore some of the quirks and queries of Boxcar Fusion Bellydance, movements that make it tick, and transitions to pull it all together. Boxcar Fusion is a subgenre of Tribal fusion which takes stylistic influences from steampunk, gothic bellydance, Great War and Depresison era themes, with a contemporary twist.	9 tickets	Ended	$20.00	$0.99	N/A
Drumming class with Regina Compernolle ~ Saturday 4-6pm more info Drumming in Community This workshop will introduce you to the concept of polyrhythmic drumming. You will learn various simple rhythms to weave with fellow drummers into a tapestry of sound. Participants will develop sensitivity to what is being played and learn to improvise in a respectful way. Basic hand drum technique will be taught for djembe, conga or doumbek style drums. Bring hand drums and other percussion instruments if you have them.	6 tickets	Ended	$20.00	$0.99	N/A
Early Bird Show Ticket more info Early Bird ticket sales end September 1, 2009	111 tickets	Ended	$15.00	$0.99	N/A
Regular Admission Show Ticket more info Tickets will also be available at the door for $20.	192 tickets	Ended	$20.00	$0.99	N/A
Bellydancers' Special Buy 3 show tickets, get 1 free!	6 tickets	Ended	$60.00	$1.50	N/A

Event Details

Buy your tickets early ~ before August 1st ~ and get a goodie bag assembled by Duende - with bellydance goodies worth over $20!

Saturday Schedule

All classes at Bella Studios inside the Westport Center on Pennsylvania. *

8:00am - 8:50am Kick your day off right with a high-gear warmup that'll build strength and stretch you out and get you ready for our weekend of dance. Bring a yoga mat.

9:00am - 12:00pm Cammi Vance ~ "The Trilogy - Shaman, Showgirl, Warrior" Click on "see more info" under ticket above for more workshop information.

Cammi Vance is widely known both for her powerful performances and her warm teaching style. www.darshandances.com see "Gallery" for videos)

12:45pm - 3:45pm Silvia Salamanca ~ Tribal Bellydance Meets Flamenco! Click on "see more info" under ticket above for more workshop information.

Silvia Salamanca - This dynamic and electrifying dancer will bring her own unique fusion style to this class for all to enjoy. (http://www.silviasalamanca.com see "Media" for videos)

4:00pm - 6:00pm M'Chelle ~ "Iso-What?!?" M'Chelle is a innovative dancer and patient teacher who gives plenty of attention to her students. Click on "see more info" under ticket above for more workshop information (www.mariedemars.com for info and videos)

* 4:00-6:00pm Regina Compernolle's drumming class (class held at Westport Coffeehouse Theater)

8:00pm Show at Westport Coffee House Theater 4010 Pennsylvania Kansas City, MO

Would you like to perform in the show? We'd love to see a variety of local and out-of-town talent at our Ball. Email amaraduende@yahoo.com after you've registered to request a performance application. We'd recommend, if we haven't seen you perform before, sending a video or youtube link to a performance. Each performer must be registered for at least 2 classes. Performers need not buy a show ticket!

Sunday Schedule

8:00am - 8:50am Ready for our second day of dance? Stretch yourself out with a flowing sequence of movements that'll warm you up and get your body ready to absorb more great information from our teachers.

9:00am - 11:00am Silvia Salamanca ~ Zambra Mora - Fiery Partner Dance

Click on "see more info" under ticket above for more workshop information.

12:00pm - 2:00pm Cammi Vance ~ Kick, Balance, Lunge, Drop

Click on "see more info" under ticket above for more workshop information.

2:00pm - 4:00pm Amara ~ Fusion Flourishes for All Dancers ~ a dynamic set of combinations that take their influence from dances the world over. These movements come complete with cues for integration into Improvisational Tribal Style, or can be used on their own or woven into a choreography.

(www.troupeduende.com see "Videos" for some of our favorite performances).

Cammi Vance (aka Darshan)

Cammi Vance, aka Darshan, has been studying the arts of bellydance for over 16 years, along with many other dances and healing movement practices of the world: Flamenco, salsa, samba, capoeira, Horton (Ailey), yoga, trance, Rom and Dunyavi gypsy, folkloric, and many others. She has performed as a core member of Gypsy Caravan and Dalia Carella Dance Collective, and as a soloist highly regarded nationally and internationally. In NY, she co-founded global dance activism network PURE, helping dancers worldwide add inner strength and meaning to their dance while adding their voices for positive change. Next to dance, she is also a licensed massage therapist and a certified personal trainer working with athletes and performers as well as injury rehab clients and the general population. Her teaching style is accentuated by an informed and intuitive sense of the body, and a strong, honest, and edgy sense of dance. One of her goals is to help people find their own ideal physical practice for wellness, with dance at the core. www.darshandances.com

Silvia Salamanca

Silvia Salamanca is a life-long dancer from Mallorca, Spain. She graduated at the age of nineteen as a major in ballet and performed professionally as a modern dancer in major Europe festivals with the contemporary dance company of the University of Barcelona.
She started her career as a belly dancer in 2001, when realizing the enormous benefits that this art-form brings to women in both body and spirit (something that she felt truly missing in other dance practices). From her first teachers, Tasnim Melendres and the acclaimed Nur Banu, two natural born-Egyptians, she realized how with the practice of belly dance that women can get closer to their self identity and discover oneself in a new level, increasing self-esteem, releasing stress and getting deeply in touch with the feminine essence in their soul. With her work in the field of Zambra Mora (spanish gypsy-oriental dance fusion) Silvia has gained international recognition and is currently invited to teach workshops and perform in major festivals in Europe and across the USA.
Silvia is also the codirector of Shunyata Belly Dance, the tribal-style company that captivates audiences at the Texas Renaissance Festival and has recently launched its first DVD.
Silvia's activities are based in Houston, and there you can find her performing regularly in a variety of venues, as a soloist, or as member of her beloved troupes Urban Gypsy and Sisters of avalon.
Nevertheless, Silvia's true passion is in teaching, and she is honored to hold classes (both egyptian style and tribal style) in her own studio in Houston and be a member of the teaching staff at the acclaimed Danmar dance studio in Katy, TX as well as Zahirah Noor dance studio. www.silviasalamanca.com

Regina Compernolle is the Founder of Women of the Drum Percussion Ensemble. She has been the choreographer of Brazilian Dance with Traditional Music Society since 1999. Regina is the school director for City in Motion Dance Theater where she teaches drumming and Brazilian dance.

M'chelle is a visual and performing artist who has been enchanting audiences in Kansas City and nationwide since 2004. Trained in illustration at Virginia Commonwealth University, she is a self-taught Graphic Designer who's love of form and functionality has aided her time again in her various exploits. Her love of storytelling and the creation of beautiful lines plays well in both her illustration work and her dance.

M'chelle is currently involved in:

the Creative Direction of Anahita
dancing with Quixotic Performance Fusion
teaching weekly classes while continuing her dance education
and the creation of beautiful dance accessories which she sells on Etsy

Amara Duende has been dancing in the Kansas City bellydance community since 2002. She began with the Maya Zahira School in cabaret dance, but quickly discovered her love was for fusion styles of all shapes and sizes. She has traveled all over the US studying from her dance inspirations, and currently teachs her own brand of fusion Improvisational Tribal Style four nights a week in the Kansas City area. She is the director of Troupe Duende, an ITS and fusion troupe full of fiesty women doing what they love. www.troupeduende.com

We have some vendors coming to sell us their beautiful things...

BelliPhat www.belliphat.com

Henna with Mindy www.mehndibymindy.com and Beth http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2060772&id=66802012#/pages/Beths-Bellydance-and-Henna-Art/103934952369?ref=ts

Deb with The Red Camel! www.redcamel.net

Saada Dance Company, Original Dance and Hooping wear, www.saadja.etsy.com

and more!

Would you like to be a vendor? Contact amaraduende@yahoo.com!

When

Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 7:30 AM
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Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM (CT)