Sunday March 8

____ Special Day Rate 9:15 AM to 4:40PM $95

____  9:00 AM  Registration  $55

         9:15 AM   Suhaila Salimpour - 70's style choreography

       12:15 PM   Lunch Break 

____  1:15 PM   Registration $55

         1:05 PM   Oreet - Endurance Tech. & Intricate Hip     Work with Sort Brazilian Drum Solo             

         4:30 PM   Class End                                                   

Monday, March 9

____ Special Day Rate 9:15 AM to 4:40PM  $95

____  9:00 AM  Registration  $55

         9:05 AM Aneena - Classy Slinky Moves  

       10:35 AM  Shukriya - Dancing with a 60" half circle veil ( bring a 60" veil or we'll have some to loan)            

       12:15 PM   Lunch Break 

____  1:15 PM   Registration  $55

         1:05 PM   Natica - Dance innovations, expressions and extensions

         2:35 PM Fatima Al Wahid - Balady plus                 

         4:30 PM   Class End                                            

Monday Evening

____ 7:00 PM  Registration $55

         7:15 PM Saqra - Shimmy Dictionary - 50 + kinds of shimmies and then some more

Tuesday, March  10

____ Special Day Rate 9:15 AM to 4:40 PM before $95     

____  9:00 AM  Registration $55

         9:15 AM  Oreet - Cabaret with a twist - twist, turns and directional changes             

      12:15 PM  Lunch Break

____ 1:00 PM  Registration $55

        1:20 PM  Michelle De Vine - Dancing silk veil fans - double and single fan technique

        4:30 PM  Class End        

Tuesday  Evening

____ 5:00 PM  Registration $25   

        5:10 PM   Leila Haddad - Tunisian Beduin Dances                                             

____ 7:00 PM  Registration $55   

        7:15 PM  Dondi - Khaleegi-n-Cabaret:: " much more than hair tossing!"  Learn fun tech of Arabian Gulf dancing combined with sassy cabaret choreo.  To be used in any club or performance venue (please bring a Khaleegi dress or Thobe

Wednesday, March 11 Fusion Day

____ Special Day Rate 9:15 AM to 4:40PM before $95

____ 9:00 AM Registration before $55

         9:15 AM Sera - East Coast Tribal: isolations vs. expansive movement

       12:15 PM  Lunch Break

____  1:00 PM  Registration $55

         1:20 PM  Kaeshi Chi - Part 1 - Turkish 9/8 to fusion music (Balkan Beatbox) bring cymbals

            Part2 - Belly Popping

Wednesday Evening

____ 5:00 PM  Registration $25

         5:10 PM  Suhaila - Folkloric fusion        .

____ 7:00 PM  Registration $55

         7:20 PM  Naheda - Choreography - A lively energetic and earthy dance with Folkloric elements and an exciting tabla solo.

Thursday, March  12

____ Special Day Rate 9:15 AM to 4:40 PM  before Feb 24 $80 after $95     

____ 9:00 AM  Registration $55

         9:15 AM  Fahtiem - Old style, new style, Your style - veil art

       12:15 PM  Lunch Break 

____ 1:00 PM  Registration $55

         1:20 PM  Arianna Al Tiye - Ritual dances of the gods and goddesses of afro Cuba and beyond                             

Thursday  Evening

____ 5:00 PM  Registration $25   

         5:10 PM  Naheda - Turkish Pop.  An energetic and fun choreo to Hadi by Faith Uerek - bring a full skirt.

____ 7:00 PM  Registration $55   

         7:15 PM  Leila Haddad - Combinations a la leila for raqs sharqi

Friday, March 13  

____ Special Day Rate 9:15 AM to 4:15 PM before Feb 24 $80 after $95 

  ____  9:00 AM Registration before Feb 24 $45 after $55

         9:15 PM  Jim Boz - Improvisation and phrasing for Egyptian dance

         12:15pm Lunch break

____ 1:00 PM  Registration before Feb 24 $45 after $55

        1:15 PM  Jamila Salimpour - Jamila Salimpour traditional tribal combos with finger cymbals

                 4:15 PM Class End

REGISTER EARLY FOR CLASSES.

Sun., March 8 to Fri., March 13  Dance Classes will be held at Temple Beth Hillel. 801 Park Central, Richmond

Sat. & Sun. Festival Mornings  -- Classes to be held at the Courtyard by Marriott, 1000 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo, CA 94589 (Our Official Hotel) and the Solano County Fair Grounds.  The Hotel is walking distance to the Fair - you won’t need a car.  Hotel special rate $82 plus tax per night - call 707-644-1200 before Feb 25.

Weeklong Special Package $530 – Includes ALL classes & Festival tickets 3/9 – 3/15/09

FESTIVAL TICKETS & DATES:

Friday, March 13       7 PM to 11PM   Adults $15

Satuday, March 14   11AM to 11PM   Adults $18

Sunday, March 15    11AM to  8 PM   Adults $18

3-Day Festival Ticket  $45

Saturday, March 15 (Class Includes Festival Ticket)

8:45 AM  Registration  $40

____9 AM  Dondi - (Hotel)      Slow sensual  

movement to layer with slow music & taqsiem.      

____9 AM  - Arianna al Tiye - (Fairgrounds)    

          “Aiwa Viva La Samba” – Long live the Samba!

         From Brazil to Nubia.

____9 AM Sera - (Fairgrounds) East Coast Tribal:

         Grace, Power, Control

       10:30 AM Classes End

Sunday, March 15  (Class Includes Festival Ticket)

   8:45 AM  Registration $40

____9 AM  Fahtiem - (Hotel) – Thrill-en, “Zill-en”

        Drill-en / Combinations                                   

____9 AM  Reda Darwish - (Fairgrounds)

        Learn to Play Drum solos for Dancers / All levels

____9 AM   Kaeshi Chai (Fairgrounds)

         Chinese Fan Techniques for Flutter  

          Fans with 5 inch fabric.                                  

          10:30 AM  Classes End