Dates and More

topic posted Wed, May 7, 2008 - 12:08 PM by  Michele (Sha...
May 17 - James Arthur Vinyard Rennaisance Festival - Lincoln, NE - Benu will be performing at 4 PM and 5 PM

May 31 - Poi workshop - Benu - Dancers Oasis Studio (We will move to a local park) Bring poi or 2 long socks and 2 tennis balls.

June 14 - Sher's big block party at Sher's - Always a fabulous event - some fun dancing

June 20 & 21 - Celebrate Lincoln - Downtown Lincoln - Times pending

June 28 - Musicality workshop - 10 AM - NOON - Benu - Dancers Oasis Studio

June 28 - Dance Arabesque in Studio - In studio Hafla - Never a charge - Great party!! 7:30 PM - Contact me personally for a dance slot

July 19 - Bedouin Star Bazaar - Omaha - See Isis DeGoth

July 26 - Tribal Drum Solo Workshp - 10 AM - Noon - Benu - Dancer's Oasis Studio

Sept 6 & 7 - Saqra in Omaha - See Della

Sept. 13 - Benu at the Haymarket Farmers Market - Lincoln, NE - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Sept. 21 - Dance Hafla at Connie's Goat Farm - Fabulous cheeses and wine!! Benu vending - Des Moines, IA

November 14, 15, & 16 - Tribal Dreams Festival

Please contact me personally if you would like me to add anything to the list of dates.
posted by:
Michele (Shazadi)
Nebraska
  • Re: Dates and More

    Tue, May 27, 2008 - 6:07 PM
    btw....what exactly IS a Musicality workshop?
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      Wed, May 28, 2008 - 3:43 PM
      Musicality....it is what makes dancing art and entertainment rather than just moving. It is hearing the music and knowing what works with the music. Should this section be flowing, or sharp? for example.

      I took the musicality seminar from Turbo Tabla guy (name eludes me at moment) at elevation. I'll be presenting his ideas as well as mine in this workshop.

      Basically it is using the music to create magic with movement. How's that sound?
  • Re: Dates and More

    Wed, May 28, 2008 - 3:45 PM
    Ladies,
    I have not been able to confirm the Celebrate Lincoln so that may not be a go. Sher's block party has been cancelled because her mother is in the hospital. Please send good thoughts Sher's way. We may have a free weekend in June! Wow!
    • Re: Dates and More

      Wed, May 28, 2008 - 5:03 PM
      Here's the schedule for this year, no Benu listed on it.

      www.updowntowners.org/events/index.html
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        Thu, May 29, 2008 - 10:26 AM
        Yes, I know. When asked by the coordinator if we wanted to dance, I said yes. He said he would be in touch. When I contacted him because I hadn't heard anything, he said, "sorry, we got so many requests we are full" So I've a call in to him and to the exec of updowntowners, for the last week but haven't heard back. I don't think we will be doing it, obviously, but I feel the need to find out what I did or didn't do to get us on the schedule. I assumed when we said yes, that we would be scheduled pending receipt of the paperwork, the paper hadn't come yet, so that's why I called them. This was the way it worked last year, but obviously something has changed, I just don't know what.

        So sorry Ladies, there probably won't be any burning of the feet on the stage and getting heat stroke afterwards this year!
        • Re: Dates and More

          Thu, May 29, 2008 - 12:32 PM
          Well, it looks to me like all the dancers are all on the Family Fun Zone stage, so I don't know if that had something to do with it or not. And I was SOOOOOO looking forward to burned feet and heat stroke!!

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