and the return of my inner FanGirl – who came to life last year for the first time!
Some Fan Girl time - Click on the pic for more shots!
So, don’t call, don’t email, feel free to post some comments here, search through my recipes, watch some of my mini lesson video clips and remember me fondly while I’m away and generally take some time for me and @wtl to relax.!
I’ll see you in September!
Oh, and if you want to know about my many classes – check the Class info tab!
MWAH – Hugs to you all!
And check the Dancers’ News for other happenings here in the area and beyond coming up – as well as, please post any news you want to share in the comments area way down at the bottom of the page!
Head on over to see more Events, Classes Teacher Directory, Shopping Opportunities, and Healing, Guides and Energy workers, Pampering sections!
Oh, what a summer of festivals and fun and we are about halfway through it! Hope everyone has been getting out and enjoying the Turkish Festival, Egyptian Festival and Lebanese Festival! These events all get major publicity so I don’t have any more info – just google them!
I am feeling the winding down starting already as I approach my combined Staycation and holiday trips coming soon! That means whether I am in town or out, from August 4th to 31st, I’ll be outta circulation and hope that you all have a fabulous month! You’ll probably still see me popping online, but it’ll be a nice break!
UPCOMING items to note:
NEXT WEEK = LAST NEWSLETTER OF THE SUMMER: August 1st.
TEACHERS: Please send all your fall class info by July 31st to have it posted while I am on a break.
August information/updates: Post any info during August in the “comments” area of my blog page here: www.halyma.com
Have a great week! Tracey/Halyma
DANCERS’ NEWSLETTER – BLOG EDITION
2010 EVENTS
JULY 29, 2010
FREE SUMMER PRACTICE EVENINGS
Thursday evenings of dance – come out and play
Where: 172 Guigues – Routhier Community Centre, 2nd floor
When: 6:30 to 8:30p.m.
What: Two hours in an air conditioned room with mirrors to play as you wish!
There with a cd player and music. Feel free to bring your own music too, or just take advantage of space and a safe fun atmosphere to test drive those belly dance moves you learned through the winter and spring!
Drop in anytime during the two hours to play, practice, and socialize.
Join us for a fun night out to get some exercise, to practice for upcoming performances, or try those props you have learned through the year and have nowhere to practice them!
OPEN TO ALL LEVELS – Beginner through professional!
Please note: this is not a class – but you’ll learn new stuff by watching and playing.
29 juillet au 1er août 2010 ~ Sherbrooke Air de Vacances
Hi!
I would like to invite you to my Oriental dance annual retreat in Sherbrooke, Qc. It is given in French, but dance being an universal language, you can still benefit of it. I have taken dance classes in German and still I was able to learn beautiful things!
Here is the link for all the information:
http://www.nathalielebel.com/attachments/004_Un%20air%20de%20vacance%202010.pdf
Please note that the second workshop (the one in August) is already full.
Nathalie Lebel
mouvancevoyage@yahoo.ca
31 Juillet, 2010 ~ Laval Atelier ”Dunyavi” avec Marthyna
Samedi, 31 juillet 2010
9h00 à 12h00
Lieu: Le Souk d’Anichka: 65 St-Judes à Laval
L’atelier est en français.
Plan du cours:
Réchauffement et musculation en fonction des mouvements à apprendre
Technique de base du Dunyavi
Apprentissage d’une courte chorégraphie avec jupe
Étirements et retour au calme
Le Dunyavi:
Le Dunyavi est un style créé par Dalia Carella de New-York qui fusionne essentiellement les danses orientales turques, les danses classique de l’Inde et les danses latines. Dunyavi signifie “du monde” en indien. Marthyna étudie ce style depuis 12 ans. Elle approndie depuis quelques années les danses dont le style Dunyavi est issu afin de bien comprendre et surtout, bien interpréter les différents styles ainsi fusionnés.
Cet atelier vous permettra d’en comprendre les principes à votre tour et de pouvoir présenter une splendide chorégraphie avec de dynamiques mouvements de jupe !
Pour en savoir plus au sujet de Marthyna: www.marthyna.com
Pour réserver votre place, vous devez le faire directement sur le site: www.boutique.anichka.ca
Vous y trouverez les informations complètes et divers modes de paiement vous seront offert (chèque, Accès D, Dépôt bancaire, Paypal).
Merci,
Anichka
www.boutique.anichka.ca
August 14, 15, 2010
Khan el Khalili Weekend at Arabesque-Toronto
– everyone welcome!
Arabesque and various dancers/vendors sell their new and used bellydance costumes, drums, shisha, props, fabric, zylls, hip scarves, coin belts, DVDs, CDs, and more!
Sat. Aug. 14: 5:00-9:00pm & Sun.Aug. 15: 12:00-6:00pm
Free public admission
Interested in selling your Bellydance gear? please contact us for more details at:info@arabesquedance.ca
ARABESQUE
1 Gloucester St, Suite #107
Toronto, ON M4Y 1L8
www.arabesquedance.ca
October 17, 2010
TAV Creations Presents the Dancer’s Bazaar
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Noon to 4 p.m.
260 McArthur, Knight’s of Columbus Hall
More details will come, but mark the date now!
info: tracey@tav-creations.com
October 30, 2010 Halloween Masquerade and Fundraising Party!
Saturday, Oct. 30…doors open at 7 pm…party starts at 8 pm
Montgomery Legion, corner of MacLaren and Kent Sts.
Come dressed to inspire, frighten, charm ??, intrigue. Prizes will be given for the best masks!
Belly up for the challenge….How does a belly dancer dress for Halloween??
Soloists, duets, etc. are all welcome…out-of-towners too!! So is ‘Theme’ music!. We will have lots of tasty food, good vibes, prizes and some ‘interesting’ performances!!
The price is still only $25, the booze is cheap, and all profits will go to the Distress Centre and Bereaved Families of Ottawa…maybe enough will be left over to donate to the Snow Suit Fund too!
If you have a special piece of music you would like to perform, contact Catharine ASAP to reserve it….(Thriller has already been spoken for!!!..and is much anticipated!)
dragonslivehere.glebe@gmail.com or 613-276-0969
NOT QUITE BELLY DANCE EVENTS:
July 25, 2010
Full Moon Drum and Dance Circle
Sunday July 25 – 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Maki Park
19 Leeming Drive (between Bayshore and Kanata)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=19+Leeming+Drive%2C+Ottawa%2C+ON
Rumour has it that there will be some hooping going on there.
Celebrate the powerful energy of the Full Moon.
Bring your own hand drums, shakers, bells and other percussion instruments. There will be some shakers for people to use if they don’t have anything of their own.
Weather permitting, we will be outside in the park, otherwise we will be inside the community centre.
There will be an optional meditative drumming and period of silence at the end of the circle for those wishing to stay.
Please RSVP to julie.tierney@sympatico.ca.
You can also invite friends through facebook
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=141043799245668
Hope to see you there.
JULY 31, 2010 Nepalese Canadian Association of Ottawa Present: 8th Annual Multicultural Dance and Music Show For Ottawa’s Food Bank
Saturday, July 31. 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM
Free Admission
Come join us for an afternoon of entertainment and fundraising!
Non-perishable food or cash donations for the Ottawa Food Bank appreciated
Andrew Haydon Park – 3169 Carling Avenue
Ottawa Bollywood For Fun will be performing between 2-5 p.m. More details will be updated on our website: http://bollywoodforfun.ca/upcoming-shows/ncao/
July 31, 2010
Musical Wheel at Chamberfest with Leo Brooks
Saturday, July 31
Marion Dewar Plaza
110 Laurier Ave. W.
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
From Leo Brooks:
As a member of the Hand Drumming community in Ottawa, I want to invite you to take part in a really special event taking place at the end of this month, put together by Chamberfest, Ottawa’s world renown chamber music festival.
The event is called “The Musical Wheel”, and it ingeniously incorporates cycling with music and community participation. Essentially, it is a bicycle ride along the canal from Landsdowne park to Ottawa city hall. Cyclists are treated to live chamber music performances at several stops en route, but the main event happens at Marion Dewar plaza in front of the municipal buildings. Here, the fantastic percussion quartet TorQ will be laying down some grooves for the cyclists to enjoy. They, in turn, will continue to ride around the perimeter of the plaza and are encouraged to join in with bicycle bells, horns and whistles.
And this is where you come in…
I have been commissioned to assemble as many volunteer hand drummers as possible to boost the sonic landscape created by TorQ around the perimeter of the plaza. These players will create a drum circle within the Musical Wheel, with TorQ as the hub. Hand drummers will get the unique chance to jam with each other, a professional percussion ensemble, and dozens of cyclists creating a moving sonic soundscape.
The event takes place on Saturday, July 31, 2010. Drummers are asked to assemble at Marion Dewar plaza by 1:30 pm. The first wave of cyclists is expected to arrive by shortly after 2:00 pm. The Musical Wheel will continue until approximately 3:30 pm. At this time we are hoping the carillon of bells at City Hall will join in for a true climax to the event.
Please let me know via email whether or not you are able to attend. Of course, friends and family members are invited to join in, regardless of their hand drumming experience. We should have enough experienced players there to carry the beginners along!
Thanks in advance. See you at “The Musical Wheel” 2010!
Leo Brooks
leo@treefrogpercussion.ca
For more information check out the following websites:
AUGUST 6, 2010 SPLASH! Bollywood dinner and dance boat cruise on the Ottawa River
date: Friday Aug. 6th
cruise departs at 8:00 pm. from Jacques Cartier (Hull)
Bollywood-R&B-Bhangra, 3 dj’s, catered by East India Company
tickets $35.
www.divine.ws
Please contact Andree, who wants to club our tickets together to negotiate a
discount on the ticket price. Note, tickets are limited and usually sell out.
andreepouliot@gmail.com
Come on out for a night of Bollywood bling and dancing!
August 6, 2010 – 1st Friday of Every Month
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Shadowcast Performance by the Necromerchant’s Payment
Friday August 6th, Sept 3rd, Oct 1st, Nov 5th and Dec 3rd, 2010…
Club SAW 67 Nicholas Street (near the arts court and next to the youth hostel)Ottawa
Welcome to “Repo! – the Genetic Opera!” Bring your zydrate and get ready for some fun with Ottawa’s shadowcast performers – “The Necromerchant’s Payment” – a tribute group to the movie “Repo! the Genetic Opera”. This movie was released in 2008 and rapidly became a cult classic with groups soon forming to do shadowcast performances during showings of the movie. Shadowcasting is when a live ensemble recreates a movie on stage while the film is playing behind them. It is the ultimate melding of film and theatre, with the cast complimenting the action on screen, and subtly contrasting it with their own unique vision. As such, you are really getting two shows for the price of one. It is the perfect blend of theatre and film, with audience participation and gags thrown in to create a fun, unique event.
“The Necromerchant’s Payment” are a bunch of lunatics with sharp things dancing around and throwing organs. It’s a good old time, full of mischief, mayhem, drugs, rock N roll and anarchy. They perform the first Friday of every month at the Club Saw located at 67 Nicholas Street. The doors open at 8pm and the show starts at 9pm. Admission is a mere $10 at the door, and for your money you are getting a movie, a show, an event, and more importantly, a bunch of people dancing around while having their organs repossessed. What could be better than that?
7&8 Aout DANSE GITANE/FOLK/BOLLYWOOD(BHANGRA&DANDIYA(DANSE AVEC LES BATONS)7&8 AUGUST: INDIAN GYPSY/FOLK/BOLLYWOOD (BHANGRA & DANDIYA(DANCES WITH STICKS) ~MONTREAL
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OMG= yesterday was a blow me away day!
It was great to see so many familiar faces at all of the dance events I took part in – thanks for coming out to support us at the South Asian Festival! Isaden, Kalyani and I had such a blast showcasing our new BFF routines { complements of Isaden, our lead choreographer]!
Working with the ladies in Bollywood For Fun gives me loads of inspiration for the “Bellywood” [Bellydance/Bollywood fusion] classes I’ll be starting to teach in the fall!
And Zafirah is priceless – it’s not over yet, there is still time to take the drum solo workshop today – details right below! It was a pleasure hanging out with her and Dania and friends last night after the show! More solos Dania!
Congrats to Isaden for assembling an amazing selection from Ottawa’s very talented pool of dancers for her Midsummer Night’s Dance show last night – if you were elsewhere, you missed a Kick-A** show!
Gonna chill today – have a good week,
T/H
DANCERS’ NEWSLETTER -UPDATE EDITION
2010 EVENTS
July 18, 2010
Drum Solo Workshop with Zafirah of Montreal
STILL A FEW SPOTS REMAIN – but only a couple! Drum Solo
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Time: 12pm-4pm
Location: Routhier Community Centre (172 Guigues St.)
Note: Parking available for free
Learn technique and choreography at each workshop.
DVD of the choreographies are included.
On Saturday July 24th, 1-4pm, take an afternoon to learn this deliciously slow movement choreography created by Leslie for her presentation at UCR. Theory will be discussed and the workshop includes a yoga based warmup, technique practice and combinations leading into the choreography.
Wear something comfortable and bring water! $40 for this 3 hour workshop at 1196 Bank St (Makin Moves). After the workshop, we will all head over to Leslie’s for a pool party and tribal gathering with snacks and videos.
RSVP and BYOB (if you can’t make the workshop, you can still come to the party!)
To register and RSVP – email leslie AT shaktifusion DOT ca
SPLASH! Bollywood dinner and dance boat cruise on the Ottawa River
cruise departs at 8:00 pm. from Jacques Cartier (Hull)
Bollywood-R&B-Bhangra, 3 dj’s, catered by East India Company
tickets $35. www.divine.ws
Please contact Andree, who wants to club our tickets together to negotiate a
discount on the ticket price. Note, tickets are limited and usually sell out. andreepouliot@gmail.com
Come on out for a night of Bollywood bling and dancing!
7&8 Aout ~ Montreal
DANSE GITANE/FOLK/BOLLYWOOD (BHANGRA&DANDIYA(DANSE AVEC LES BATONS) avec Amrita Choudhury
7&8 AUGUST: INDIAN GYPSY/FOLK/BOLLYWOOD (BHANGRA & DANDIYA(DANCES WITH STICKS) ~MONTREAL
Head on over to see more Events, Classes Teacher Directory, Shopping Opportunities, and Healing, Guides and Energy workers, Pampering sections!
Good morning!
Another busy weekend of dance all over the place! And next week is full on crazy too! Be sure to get your tickets for the Midsummer Night’s Dance Show at Ottawa U – details below! A pro evening of dance not to be missed!
Bollywood For Fun, will be doing some great public shows- check it on our website if you have a moment!
Okay – read on for this weeks updates!
T/H
DANCERS’ NEWSLETTER – UPDATE EDITION
2010 EVENTS
July 11, 2010
Sparks Street International Festival
Belly Dancing For Fun and Bollywood For Fun are proud to be sharing their love of dance with everyone, both performing and teaching some fun moves to get you moving!
Wear something sparkly and join us:
Sunday, July 11: Check at the Green roofed Kiosk on Sparks Street as to where we should be! 1:30 p.m. Bollywood For Fun 2:00 p.m. Belly Dance
JULY 12, 2010 Belly Dance and more for charity: Sexy in the City
The Algonquin College Events Management Students present Sexy in the City, a Ladies night out in support of the Children’s Wish Foundation.
On Monday July 12th from 6:30-10:30pm join us at the Loft on 380 Elgin Street for a night of pampering and fun.
Mini manicures, mini pedicures, hair styling, make-overs, canapés, cocktails, belly dancing lessons by Halyma, interior design specialist Luc Crawford, bra fittings by La Senza, silent auctions and much more!
Take a night off, have fun, and come join us in some pampering for charity.
Tickets: $60 a person or
2 for $100.
Four or more will be $40 each.
Tickets can be purchased at the Loft, by email: sexyinthecity2010@gmail.com or by calling 613.617.0773, ask for Cara.
JULY 15, 22 and 29, 2010 FREE SUMMER PRACTICE EVENINGS
Thursday evenings of dance – come out and play
Where: 172 Guigues – Routhier Community Centre, 2nd floor
When: 6:30 to 8:30p.m.
What: Two hours in an air conditioned room with mirrors to play as you wish!
There with a cd player and music. Feel free to bring your own music too, or just take advantage of space and a safe fun atmosphere to test drive those belly dance moves you learned through the winter and spring!
Drop in anytime during the two hours to play, practice, and socialize.
Join us for a fun night out to get some exercise, to practice for upcoming performances, or try those props you have learned through the year and have nowhere to practice them!
OPEN TO ALL LEVELS – Beginner through professional!
Please note: this is not a class – but you’ll learn new stuff by watching and playing.
JULY 16, 2010 Zafirah of Montreal in Ottawa
Friday, 16 July 2010
Topkapi Turkish Restaurant, 484, rue Preston Street
Dinnner with performance by Zafirah of Montreal.
http://www.zafirahraks.com/english
Please make your reservation by calling 613-230-8828.
Souper et spectacle avec Zafirah de Montréal.
http://www.zafirahraks.com/francais/
Veuillez faire vos réservations dès maintenant en téléphonant au 613-230-8828.
We need 20 people to reserve in order for this event to take place.
Nous avons besoins de 20 réservations pour continuer avec l’élément.
July 17-18, 2010 Two Day Workshop with Zafirah of Montreal
Veil Poi (Voi) Workshop
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Time: 10am-2pm
Location: Sandy Hill Community Centre (250 Somerset St.)
Note: Parking available for free.
Drum Solo
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Time: 12pm-4pm
Location: Routhier Community Centre (172 Guigues St.)
Note: Parking available for free
Learn technique and choreography at each workshop.
DVD of the choreographies are included.
Prices
1 day workshop: $75
2 day workshop: $140
Please make payments through Paypal to the email address erikamcc@rogers.com and let me know which workshop or both you would like to register for.
Once your payment is processed I will send you an email confirming your registration.
If you would like to make other arrangements for payment please email at isaden_dances@rogers.com
— A Midsummer’s Night Dance – A Celebration of Oriental and Tribal Dance
Special Guest Zafirah of Montreal
Saturday July 17, 2010
Ottawa University Alumni Theatre ( Jock Turcott Building/Unicenter )
Doors open: 7:00pm
Show starts: 7:30pm
$15.00 Advance or $20.00 at the Door
for tickets email: isaden_dances@rogers.com
Tickets will also be available at the SUMMER PRACTICE EVENINGS
JULY 24, 2010 Workshop and Pool Party w/ Leslie
Saturday, July 24th – workshop and pool party!
Tribal fusion workshop with Leslie: Slow Motion: The Minimalist Economy of Movement choreography!
In April, Leslie presented her work at the Dance Under Construction Conference at UC Riverside in California.
On Saturday July 24th, 1-4pm, take an afternoon to learn this deliciously slow movement choreography created by Leslie for her presentation at UCR. Theory will be discussed and the workshop includes a yoga based warmup, technique practice and combinations leading into the choreography.
Wear something comfortable and bring water! $40 for this 3 hour workshop at 1196 Bank St (Makin Moves). After the workshop, we will all head over to Leslie’s for a pool party and tribal gathering with snacks and videos.
RSVP and BYOB (if you can’t make the workshop, you can still come to the party!)
To register and RSVP – email leslie AT shaktifusion DOT ca
29 juillet au 1er août 2010 ~ Sherbrooke Air de Vacances
Hi!
I would like to invite you to my Oriental dance annual retreat in Sherbrooke, Qc. It is given in French, but dance being an universal language, you can still benefit of it. I have taken dance classes in German and still I was able to learn beautiful things!
Here is the link for all the information:
http://www.nathalielebel.com/attachments/004_Un%20air%20de%20vacance%202010.pdf
Please note that the second workshop (the one in August) is already full.
Nathalie Lebel
mouvancevoyage@yahoo.ca
31 Juillet, 2010 ~ Laval Atelier ”Dunyavi” avec Marthyna
Samedi, 31 juillet 2010
9h00 à 12h00
Lieu: Le Souk d’Anichka: 65 St-Judes à Laval
L’atelier est en français.
Plan du cours:
Réchauffement et musculation en fonction des mouvements à apprendre
Technique de base du Dunyavi
Apprentissage d’une courte chorégraphie avec jupe
Étirements et retour au calme
Le Dunyavi:
Le Dunyavi est un style créé par Dalia Carella de New-York qui fusionne essentiellement les danses orientales turques, les danses classique de l’Inde et les danses latines. Dunyavi signifie “du monde” en indien. Marthyna étudie ce style depuis 12 ans. Elle approndie depuis quelques années les danses dont le style Dunyavi est issu afin de bien comprendre et surtout, bien interpréter les différents styles ainsi fusionnés.
Cet atelier vous permettra d’en comprendre les principes à votre tour et de pouvoir présenter une splendide chorégraphie avec de dynamiques mouvements de jupe !
Pour en savoir plus au sujet de Marthyna: www.marthyna.com
Pour réserver votre place, vous devez le faire directement sur le site: www.boutique.anichka.ca
Vous y trouverez les informations complètes et divers modes de paiement vous seront offert (chèque, Accès D, Dépôt bancaire, Paypal).
Merci,
Anichka
www.boutique.anichka.ca
October 8-10, 2010 Tribal Fusion Bellydance with Rosanna McGuire
Shakti fusion welcomes Rosanna McGuire for a 2 day intensive workshop in tribal fusion!
October 9-10, 2010 – Thanksgiving weekend!
The workshop is in downtown Ottawa with a small possibility of Gatineau (151 Chapel or CEGEP as the backup!).
I’m delighted to bring Rosanna back for a two day workshop, Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday Oct 9 and Sunday Oct 10th. She’ll be teaching workshops in her two signature styles, vintage/flapper fusion bellydance and bellyfunk hip hop fusion, each workshop is 4 hours – so you get a weekend intensive with 8 hours of instruction plus a fabulous show!. (for the show, I’m waiting for confirmation on the location/day from the venue).
Saturday 12-5pm
Yoga
Technique and drilling
Intro to vintage jazz dance and how to incorporate it with bellydance – In this workshop we will revue basic charleston, but adding more complicated variations. We will go further in depth into vintage jazz styles and steps, with more footwork and combinations.
***the Saturday workshop includes a mini costuming workshop and break***
Sunday 12-4pm
Yoga
Popping vs. Locking – whats the deal? In this workshop we will clarify what exactly is the difference between popping and locking. Many people confuse the two, mistakenly calling these two distinct dance forms by one term “poplocking.” Through a breakdown of the differences and doing a short choreography with each one, we will see that there is actually no such thing as “poplocking.”
Please register early to guarantee your spot 🙂
$170 Both days and show ticket EARLYBIRD!
$150 workshop only EARLYBIRD!
$75 Saturday only EARLYBIRD!
$75 Sunday only EARLYBIRD!
$20 Show ticket ____ (specify number of tickets) **show location to follow!**
VENDORS: If you would like to vend at this event, please contact me by email.
To register – email leslie AT shaktifusion DOT ca
NOT QUITE BELLY DANCE EVENTS:
11 JUILLET/JULY, 2010 ~ Montreal DANSE DE L’INDE – ATELIER INTENSIF! INDIAN DANCE – SUMMER INTENSIVE WORKSHOP!
PAR/BY AMRITA CHOUDHURY
(10AM-4PM)
ATELIER INCLUS:
WORKSHOP CONTENT::
-52 mudras(hand gestures)/ Mudras Traditionelle (les gestes de main)
-104 expressive mudras/ Mudras expressif
– 8 styles of dance walks/ styles de danse-marche elegant
– 15 combinations of feet and hand steppings/ combinaisons de pieds et les mains
-10 eye, neck, torso & hip combinations/ combinaisons des yeux, le cou, le torse& les combinaisons de hanche;
–Many slow and fast rhythmic dance movements using all techniques AND LOTS OF JOY!/ Beaucoup mouvements de danse lents et rapidement rythmiques qui utilisent tous les techniques ET BEAUCOUP DE JOI!
11a.m. to 8 p.m.
Confederation Park, Elgin and Laurier
This Admission-Free festival is a full day event (11 AM to 8 PM) for the entire family. We are working hard to prepare for all weather conditions so rain or shine, please bring your lawn chairs and spend the day in Confederation Park!
LIVE Performances: You will enjoy free live preformances by Ottawa artists including diverse dance forms (such as Bhangra, Garba, Bollywood) as well as various vocal performances (traditional and RRB). This festival is also your chance to meet the talented Preeta Chabra from Montreal and Naomi Zaman & Jay Deala from Toronto!! You will also laugh your heart out with Sophie Teresse as she leads 2 laughter yoga sessions!! You’ll end the night dancing to DJ Imperial Desi’s South Asian beats! Mouth-watering Cuisine: From popular items including samosas, butter chicken, biryani to specialties not easily found in Ottawa restaurants such as Hakka (Chinese fusion), paan, and Shikanjvi (South Asian style lemonade). There will also be special items for kids including pizza and fried chicken. And not to forget kulfi (South Asian ice cream) and Breyer’s ice cream cart!
Health & Well-being: We have expanded the Health Section of the festival, thanks to support from the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario! There will be six health agencies on-site including the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario, the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County, Canadian Blood Services, Canadian Liver Foundation, Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, and Ottawa Public Health to provide information and answer your questions. Some agencies will also provide Free health screenings. There will also be booths offering information on alternative and holistic treatments including Reiki and Ayurveda.
Kid’s Zone: Professional face painters will be creating fun designs for kids of all ages! There will also be story-telling by My Barefoot World, which offers award-winning books and gifts for kids! And one of Ottawa’s best caricatures will be there to create amazing sketches!
Traditional Merchandise: The latest in South Asian fashion will be offered by Ottawa’s Preity Collections and Toronto’s Laiba Fashions! There will also be traditional jewellery, silks, miniature wooden creations, spices, teas, basmati rice, and cooking ware!! And of course Al-Nisa henna artists will be there to create intricate traditional patterns!
Community Information: The RCMP, Ottawa Police, Hydro Ottawa, South Asian Bar Association, Ecology Ottawa, 211 Ottawa,and South Asian Connection Business Directory will be on-site to provide you with information on the services they provide to the community including legal services, advocacy, child saftey, conservation, and the environment.
Parking is free at the World Exchange (111 Albert Street) on Saturdays. You can also find parking at City Hall (opposite Confederation Park), the National Arts Centre (less than a block away), and Rideau Mall. You can also use all the main transit linea to Rideau Mall and walk down to the Park.
Please check out our website www.southasianfestival.org for more information. You can also tune in to CHIN Radio 97.9 FM from 5 to 7pm to receive regular updates on the festival. Rogers TV and A Channel are also running special features on the festival next week. /A Morning Ottawa, will run a speacial feature on Wednesday, July 14th at 7:20am and Rogers Daytime Ottawa will run a special feature on Friday, July 16th at 11:50am.
Hope to see you all at Confederation Park on Saturday July 17th!!
BOLLYWOOD FOR FUN WILL BE PERFORMING mid-day!
July 15-18, 2010
Ottawa school of Art Summer Academy for Adults courses
If you have any questions about these courses or this information, please contact our Administration Officer, Patricia Madge:
613.241.7471 ext 29
admin@artottawa.ca
CYNOSURE JEWELRY | Ottawa School of Art’s Summer Academy for Adults
10:30am – 4:30pm
Vincent Massey Park (please confirm location with the organizer)
http://www.meetup.com/Ottawa-Evolving-Consciousness/calendar/13942479/
SEEKING DRUMMERS! We are organizing a free event on Saturday July 24th, to raise awareness of consciousness activities in the Ottawa area. A drum circle would expose new people to the experience would be a real hit with this crowd. ANYONE WANT TO VOLUNTEER FOR AN AFTERNOON THAT DAY?
Clear the mind, invigorate the body, and inspire the soul.
This open air FULL DAY event will offer a variety of relaxing and inspiring activities, and a chance to ‘sample’ consciousness, wellness and healing experiences at no cost. Try things like yoga, energy healing, Love workshops, meditations, singing bowls, Qigong, and more.
Share your experience with like-minded others, meet new friends, and leave relaxed, renewed and inspired!
FOR MORE INFO & BOOKING, VISIT:
http://www.meetup.com/Ottawa-Evolving-Consciousness/calendar/13942479/
July 25, 2010 Full Moon Drum and Dance Circle
Sunday July 25 – 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Maki Park
19 Leeming Drive (between Bayshore and Kanata)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=19+Leeming+Drive%2C+Ottawa%2C+ON
Rumour has it that there will be some hooping going on there.
Celebrate the powerful energy of the Full Moon.
Bring your own hand drums, shakers, bells and other percussion instruments. There will be some shakers for people to use if they don’t have anything of their own.
Weather permitting, we will be outside in the park, otherwise we will be inside the community centre.
There will be an optional meditative drumming and period of silence at the end of the circle for those wishing to stay.
Please RSVP to julie.tierney@sympatico.ca.
You can also invite friends through facebook
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=141043799245668
Hope to see you there.
July 31, 2010 Musical Wheel at Chamberfest with Leo Brooks
Saturday, July 31
Marion Dewar Plaza
110 Laurier Ave. W.
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
From Leo Brooks:
As a member of the Hand Drumming community in Ottawa, I want to invite you to take part in a really special event taking place at the end of this month, put together by Chamberfest, Ottawa’s world renown chamber music festival.
The event is called “The Musical Wheel”, and it ingeniously incorporates cycling with music and community participation. Essentially, it is a bicycle ride along the canal from Landsdowne park to Ottawa city hall. Cyclists are treated to live chamber music performances at several stops en route, but the main event happens at Marion Dewar plaza in front of the municipal buildings. Here, the fantastic percussion quartet TorQ will be laying down some grooves for the cyclists to enjoy. They, in turn, will continue to ride around the perimeter of the plaza and are encouraged to join in with bicycle bells, horns and whistles.
And this is where you come in…
I have been commissioned to assemble as many volunteer hand drummers as possible to boost the sonic landscape created by TorQ around the perimeter of the plaza. These players will create a drum circle within the Musical Wheel, with TorQ as the hub. Hand drummers will get the unique chance to jam with each other, a professional percussion ensemble, and dozens of cyclists creating a moving sonic soundscape.
The event takes place on Saturday, July 31, 2010. Drummers are asked to assemble at Marion Dewar plaza by 1:30 pm. The first wave of cyclists is expected to arrive by shortly after 2:00 pm. The Musical Wheel will continue until approximately 3:30 pm. At this time we are hoping the carillon of bells at City Hall will join in for a true climax to the event.
Please let me know via a response to this email whether or not you are able to attend. Of course, friends and family members are invited to join in, regardless of their hand drumming experience. We should have enough experienced players there to carry the beginners along!
Thanks in advance. See you at “The Musical Wheel” 2010!
Leo Brooks
leo@treefrogpercussion.ca
For more information check out the following websites:
AUGUST 6, 2010 SPLASH! Bollywood dinner and dance boat cruise on the Ottawa River
date; Friday Aug. 6th
cruise departs at 8:00 pm. from Jacques Cartier (Hull)
Bollywood-R&B-Bhangra, 3 dj’s, catered by East India Company
tickets $35.
www.divine.ws
Please contact Andree, who wants to club our tickets together to negotiate a
discount on the ticket price. Note, tickets are limited and usually sell out.
andreepouliot@gmail.com
Come on out for a night of Bollywood bling and dancing!
SUMMER CLASSES – more listed online!
Summer Classes with Jalilah !
Still Room to join!
Intermediate /Multi-level Tuesday Mornings 11-12
At The Studio School of Dance 71 Jamie Street (near Hunt Club and Merivale)
July 6 to August 10 Price: $60
To register contact Jalilah (613)2288215 jalilah@rogers.com
Intermediate/ Advanced Multi Level Thursday Evenings 7:00-8:30
At Denise Enan’s Studio Oasis
200 St Joseph, Hull
July 8 to August 12 Price $90
To register contact Oasis at (819) 7765033 or (819)9622645 www.baladi.ca
Jalilah has been a professional dancer since 1985 and teaching dance since 1996. Her extensive experience in working with a variety of musicians and performing with live music enabled Jalilah to produce a series of six CDs of belly dance music. Jalilah’s teaching technique is multi-dimensional; her classes are artistic, culture-oriented, uplifting and above all, a fun, safe and healthy workout. Her classes are intended for all age groups and fitness levels and are appropriate for those who want to have fun while working out, as well as for dancers who wish to achieve a professional level.
Zena
Astral Fitness & Health Club, Stittsville, (613) 831-2348, Private workshops and performances also available, zena555@rogers.com in Ottawa Area.
Summer ShimmySessions are on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 -7:30pm in Stittsville at Astral Fitness & Health Club, 44 Iber Road, 12 week Class Pass = $99 + taxes. Check out www.astralfitness.com
or call to register (613) 831-2348
Happy 4th of July to our american cousins and happy last day of our Uberlongweekend!
Now that the summer is on full, remember you can still find classes, workshops and adventures in belly dance and more – and some of it is in the great outdoors!
I had a fabulous month of June with my dance buddies in both bellydanceand bollywood and I am looking forward to even more in July!
AUGUST= HOLIDAYS!
I’ll be taking August off, after sending out the full news on August 1st,so as teachers and event organizers, be sure to get me any info for September by July 31st!
Class Info – just to get your appetites whetted for what is coming in September!
I’ll be enjoying some brunch then checking out the Take Charge Teatasting at Crystal Dawn -11 a.m. to 1 p.m., then back to the pub for the Apple/Mac user group meeting: ByMug from 1-4 p.m.
Tracey/Halyma
A few updates to the news – otherwise check it in full: Dancers’ News
UPDATES
July 8-11, 2010
2010 International Festival on Sparks Street
Come out and dance with us July 9-11, 2010
Belly Dancing For Fun and Bollywood For Fun are proud to be sharing their love of dance with everyone, both performing and teaching some fun moves to get you moving!
Friday, July 9:
1:15 p.m. at Block One ( between Elgin and Metcalfe)
Saturday, July 10:
1:30 p.m. at Block Two ( Between Metcalfe and O’Connor)
Sunday, July 11:
1:00 p.m. at Block One
1:45 p.m. at Block Two
JULY 10, 2010 Bhangra Workshop!! For Beginners of All Ages!
Saturday, July 10
11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Come learn Bhangra! The vibrant & joyful traditional dance from northern India. Bhangra dancing elevates the mind and spirit and Wow! what Great exercise!
