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Classes, Workshops & Performances
Tribal Joy!
It's a dance workshop!..
A drum workshop!.
With yoga!..
And a dance party!
Sept 1 - 3, 2006
Still Meadow Retreat Center
35 minutes SE of Portland, OR
Yes, we are doing it again!… combining our love of dance, music, yoga, nature and great food into an incredible weekend. There are 17 classes to chose from including African and Tribal Belly dance. For those not dancing there's African and Middle Eastern drum classes as well as yoga, long walks through the meadows and woods and a sauna and massage.
And don't forget the shopping! Our souke will feature seven vendors with clothes and accessories from around the world.
After all those classes, eat with impunity sampling Still Meadow’s excellent cuisine. Then shake it at Saturday night’s dance party. Sunday we finish with restorative yoga, more dance and a sumptuous brunch. (Complete schedule below.)
Instructors: Lynea Gillen, Cammi Vance (Darshan), Nicole Daddonna (Gypsy Caravan) & Charlotte McFarlane will teach African Tribal Fusion, Belly Dance Fusion, Tribal Belly and Cabaret Dance forms Jim Gillen leads yoga and World Rhythm Circle. Brad Moore teaches Dumbek drumming. Other guest teachers to be announced.
About Still Meadow/Directions: Just 35 minutes Southeast of Portland, near Clackamas, Still Meadow (Still Meadow Directions) is a picturesque retreat center surrounded by 60-acres of gardens, forested trails and rivers.
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Tribal Joy 2006 Workshop Schedule (as of 7/25/06)
Friday
2:00 Rooms available for check-in; Massage available until 5 pm
5:00 Cammi Vance -- Bellydance Party Workout ... warmups, drills, and action!
6:00 Dinner
7:30 World Rhythm and dance circle ... Singing, dancing & moving! ...Jim & Lynea Gillen
8:30 African Tribal Fusion Intro with Lynea
9:15 Open dancing and drumming
Saturday
9:00 Yoga warm-up with Jim
9:45 African-Tribal fusion with Lynea
9:45 Original Choreography with Charlotte McFarlane
11:00 Exploring Rhythms and Modern Combinations with Cammi
11:00 Beginning African Drumming with Jim
12:30 Lunch
1:45 Tribal belly dance moves with Nicole Dadonna from Gypsy Caravan
1:45 Veil with Charlotte
3:00 Special two-hour class with Cammi - Dancers Body Awareness Drills and Technique
3:00 Middle Eastern Dumbek drumming with Brad
4:00 Beginning African Drumming with Jim
5:30 Partner and restorative yoga with Lynea. Dessert Yoga ... Yummy!!
6:30 Dinner
8:00 Performances
9:00 Open dancing and drumming
Sunday
8:00 Continental breakfast
9:00 Yoga with Jim
9:45 Belly Dance Fusion with Cammi
11:00 African Tribal Fusion with Lynea and closing world rhythm circle with Lynea & Jim
12:30 A well-deserved leisurely brunch and farewells
2:00 Check-out
African Tribal Dance Class
with Lynea Gillen
1st & 3rd Saturdays, 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Caravan Studio, 4050 NE Broadway, Portland
$10/drop-in; $32 for 4-class card or $5 with Gypsy Caravan class card
Open your heart, loosen your hips and discover the joy of tribal dance! This ongoing class combines the best of African and tribal belly dance moves in an expression that is strong and percussive, yet smooth and flowing. Bring a sense of play, colorful scarves or cloth that can be tied around the hips to accentuate dance movements. Absolutely no prior dance experience is necessary.
Info: yogajim@stillmovingyoga.com or (503) 977-0944
Dance for Joy, Dance for Healing Dance Class
with Lynea Gillen
(Yoga, Tribal Belly & African Dance)
Thursdays (ongoing)
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Still Moving Yoga, 10040 SW 25th Ave, Portland
$32/four-class card or $10 drop-in
Info: yogajim@stillmovingyoga.com or (503) 977-0944