15th Annual Swap Meet

Mark your calendars for Saturday January 23, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Yasmina's 15th annual swap meet. 

Enjoy a day of shopping, workshops, networking with other dancers and  having fun. 

The event will be held at the Women's Club of Mesa - 200 N. Macdonald, Mesa, AZ 85201 (cross streets - University & Center) -- 

Vending space is $10.00 (setup will start at 7:00 a.m.) 
Please bring your own table(s) or rugs, setup will be outside.  If you would like shade bring a tent.  

Four workshops this year!!!  Join Demi Faraday, Helena Vlahos, Sherry  and Yasmina in a variety of workshops.  

Below is more information and times of workshops.

To reserve your vending and/or workshop spots please contact Yasmina - 480/962-6303 – yasmina@joyofbellydancing.com

New Dance Combinations  
with Yasmina - 9 - 10 a.m.

Need some new combinations to spice up your dance? 
These combos are fused with different cultural flavors and some funk thrown in to make them fun.  Doesn't matter if you are a cabaret or tribal dancer these new combinations will work in your dance style. 

Workshop is for all levels of dancer.

workshop is one hour - $5 

About the instructor:  
Yasmina has been teaching belly dancing since 1989 and currently teaches at the Mesa Art Center.  She started Shimmy Bliss Costuming Co. in 2004 which caters to the tribal dancer.  Her labor of love website, www.joyofbellydancing.com is known worldwide.

After her first belly dance class she was hooked on this beautiful art form and hasn't stopped learning and dancing.  It's now her livelihood and life couldn't be better.

Fusion at its Finest
with Sherry V of Aashiyaana Dance Company - 10:30 - 11:30 p.m.

...a little shimmy, slow and slithery, isolations, and fluidity - combine the elements together and you have Fusion! Learn the control and technique to begin your mastery of this style, plus take home a mini choreography to help you practice. Wear a coin belt to accent your shimmies in this class.

workshop is one hour - $5

About the instructor:  
Sherry VanGoethem is dancer and choreographer for the Aashiyaana Dance Company. She specializes in Modern Bellydance Fusion, blending belly with hiphop and other forms of dance. She is also a renowned Bhangra Dance instructor in the valley. She is known for having and creating high energy, high intensity, fun and fabulous classes and choreographies.

Arm & Hand Movements
with Helena Vlahos - noon - 1:00 p.m.

A one minute arm & hand movement choreography to a free flowing flute Taxim. The choreography will help you remember these arm & hand movements which will enhance your dance

workshop is one hour - $5 

About the instructor:  
Helena has a wonderful bio on her website, http://www.helenavlahos.com/about.html, when you have time take a look.

Here is a short excerpt from her bio:

To the new generation of American Belly Dance students, Helena's preferred Raqs Sharqi music can be a confounding experience, and often leads to the question of "why ought I bother to dance to it". Aside from the gloriously beautiful Cabaret Bedleh (costume ensembles), the answer to this is simple if one takes the time to understand La Danse Orientale in its Arabic context. In Arabic countries, Raqs Sharqi is an honored tradition of entertainment, with family-oriented restaurants and clubs hosting full line-ups of both solo and troupe performers. Helena explains that, while physical and spiritual benefits to the dancer are undeniably a part of performance, Arabic culture values the Dance as a medium for the public display and appreciation of artistic virtuosity. Dedicated study of the Raqs Sharqi form gives one unparalleled spirit/mind/body integration, leading the dancer to a sense of fulfillment not only in herself, but also in her ability to add to the beauty of the world around her. A useful model for understanding the role of Raqs Sharqi dancers in the Middle East would be to compare them to American rock stars or athletes. They are cherished media icons in their countries, although perhaps not what a parent would dream of their child aspiring to be. The accomplished Raqs Sharqi performer is an athlete as much as an Artist, in that the degree of control required for mastery is only achieved through athletic discipline. If one has any doubts that this is so, they'll vanish after seeing Helena "do her thing"!

Baladi Movements: Earthy, playful, expressive 
with Demi Faraday - 1:30 - 2:30

This workshop will explore the theatrical element of living a story thru  movement and dance. Drawing on the folkloric roots we will be using emotions and expressions both subtle and showy, to allow your own unique personality to emerge.

About the instructor:
Demi Faraday is a teacher and performer in the Valley area. Pls visit www.demifaraday.com for more information.

workshop is one hour - $5 

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To register for the workshops please email Yasmina or call 480/962-6303.  Please register early since class sizes are limited and workshops fill up very quickly.  

All workshops will be held inside and the floor is hardwood so shoes are optional.  

Pay for workshops and vending the day of the event.

(NOTE: if it rains, the event will still happen everything will be moved inside)

For those of you joining in on the fun from out of the Valley of the Sun or from out-of-state below is a list of hotels that are close to the Women's Club:

Marriott Mesa
200 N Centennial Way
Mesa , AZ 85201
(480) 898-8300 - closest  
www.marriott.com

Best Western Inn
250 W Main St
Mesa , AZ 85201-7312
(480) 834-9233 
www.bestvalueinn.com

Mesa Travelodge
22 S Country Club Dr
Mesa , AZ 85210
(480) 964-5694
www.travelodge.com/

Motel 6, Mesa
336 W Hampton Ave
Mesa , AZ 85210
(480) 844-8899 
http://www.motel6.com/

Days Inn-Country Club
333 W Juanita Ave
Mesa , AZ 85210
(480) 844-8900 
www.daysinn.com

Holiday Inn
1600 S Country Club Dr
Mesa , AZ 85210
(480) 964-7000

Extended Stay America-Mesa
455 W Baseline
Mesa, AZ 85210
Nightly rates start at $49.99
www.extendedstayamerica.com

Homestead Studio Suites
1920 S Isabella
Mesa, AZ 85202
Nightly rates start at $39.99
www.homesteadhotels.com/

See you on the 23rd...Yasmina

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