17th Annual Swap Meet

NOTE: Vending is full!!!  Thank you to all the vendors that registered early! 

There is plenty of room in all the workshops.  You can register the day of before the workshop starts.  Please cash only the day off.

Mark your calendars for Saturday January 14, 2012 Yasmina's 17th annual swap meet from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and evening show from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.  

Enjoy a day of shopping, workshops, networking with other dancers, evening performance 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.  

Six workshops this year!!!  Join Andrea, Carrie Konyha, Janie Midgley, Rajani, Rukshana  and Yasmina in a variety of workshops.  

This year we will be having an evening show from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30.  Enjoy an evening of belly dancing performed by all the workshop instructors and special guests.

Below is more information and times of workshops.

You can  reserve your vending spot, workshops along with show tickets in advance by paying via PayPal or contact Yasmina - 480/962-6303 – yasmina@joyofbellydancing.com to pay with credit card, personal check or money order.  
 

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Shoppers please note: a lot of vendors are dancers cleaning out their closets or sell costuming on the side and do not take credit cards; bring cash!  

There are several banks in the area if you run out of money :-)

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Fan Veil  
with Yasmina - 9 - 10 a.m.

A silky veil, floating gracefully around a whirling dancer is a special light and airy vision. The veil allows a dancer to be so creative in her dance and gives her the opportunity to show so much emotion.  Learn to open, close, hold and work with your fan veils.  Workshop will contain technique and moves for both single and double fan veils. 

Fan veils will be available for purchase at the workshop or ahead of time by contacting Yasmina. 

Workshop is for all levels of dancer.

workshop is one hour - $10 

About the instructor:  
Yasmina has been teaching belly dancing since 1989 and currently teaches at the Mesa Arts Center.  She teaches workshops in and around the State of AZ and Southwest.  In July 2011 she won Headliner of the Year at Wiggles of the West Dance Competition in Las Vegas. 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.


How to clean your belly dance costume—The Rukshana Method
with Rukshana - 10 - 11 a.m.

As a costume professional I have had to clean a variety of costumes over the years. Everything from fuzzy animals to classical tutus to vintage dresses have crossed my path with an assortment of odors and unknown substances. As a dancer, I look at my costumes as an investment and consider routine cleaning and maintenance as my way of protecting my investment. A good quality beginner costume can easily start at $160 plus without alterations (an investment in today’s economy for a number of dancers). Professional couture costumes can easily run into the $1000 plus category. With routine maintenance, your costume has a better chance of retaining its value and you will look your best in it. This class will cover the basics on cleaning and maintaining costumes (both Cabaret and Tribal), include a detailed hand out with cleaning instructions and demonstrations on actual costumes. If you have a costume that needs cleaning please bring it to the class—it may become one of our examples. 

*Please bring 3 large old bath towels and a way to transport a damp costume home if you would like to have one cleaned as part of the demo. A long plastic tub or laundry basket works well for transporting the costume. I will have fans available to speed the dry time but weather conditions will impact the dry time.

workshop is one hour - $10

About the instructor:  
Rukshana (rook SHAH na) began dancing 9 years ago and has been performing regularly in Phoenix venues for the past 5 years. She is currently a house dancer at Tandoori Times in Scottsdale and Glendale, AZ. During the months of May and June she can be found teaching American Cabaret style belly dance and performing in Cedar City, Utah. She is a founding member of The Dojo Girls, a ‘Tribaret’ dance troupe. Rukshana owns and operates Rukshana Raks!, a custom dancewear company that provides original designs, construction, professional alterations and costume refurbishing for dancers worldwide. 

Rukshana’s alter ego, Gail Wolfenden-Steib, is an award-winning theatrical costume designer and costume technician based in Phoenix, Arizona.  This summer marked her 15th season as the costume painter/dyer for the Tony Award Winning Utah Shakespearean Festival. She has been the resident costume designer for Stageworks at the Mesa Arts Center, Phoenix Theatre and Phoenix Theatre’s Cookie Company, and a member of the costume production staff of Ballet Arizona. Her design and construction work has been seen on numerous stages around the valley since 1994. Gail has taught fiber reactive dying and costume arts classes through Mesa Arts Center’s studio art program and various dance studios in the Phoenix area. In 2007 she presented the sold out professional development workshop on costume distressing at the USITT national conference in Phoenix. 

She earned a BA and an MFA from Arizona State University.

TNT: Travel 'N Turns
with Rajani - 11:00 - Noon

The mixture of dance styles has greatly influenced the elemental style of Belly Dance. Whether the style is Cabaret, Tribal, or Fusion, Dancers can incorporate these various styles of traveling steps, spins and turns into their dance toolbox. 

In this workshop Rajani will teach several combinations of traveling steps that will enable the dancer to take advantage of a large dance spaces, combined with turns and spins to burst out and dazzle your audience.

Foot protection is advised.

workshop is one hour - $10

About the instructor:  
Rajani, originally from Silver City NM, has been dancing professionally for 27 years and has had the privilege of teaching for over 23 years. She has taught workshops throughout New Mexico, and other parts in the southwest. 

She has taught many workshops, including Turkish, Tunisian, Egyptian Cabaret and American Tribal amount countless others. Rajani has also taken other styles of dance, Modern, Jazz, Flamenco, to bring diversity to her dance. Her teaching degree gives her the unique ability to teach and encourage dance students to achieve their goals. 

Originally belonging to the Dancers of the Silver Dunes, she also belonged to the Copper Lotus Dancers, Society of Creative Anachronism, and now she is the founder and director of Desert Menagerie in Safford Arizona. She has performed at various Renaissance Fairs, special events, art fairs and especially enjoys dancing for fund raisers that support the fight against Breast Cancer.
Rajani has been described as a natural dancer with an ability to mesmerize and delight her audience.

Rajani is an experienced and diverse dancer who brings grace, musicality, a sparkling personality and strong presence to the stage. Moving beyond just technique, she illustrates the music with fine detail and colors it with emotional expression. Her energy, enthusiasm for continued learning and commitment to teaching integrity in dance let her to share her knowledge and experience with students looking to enrich their own personal expression in performance.....Mahin

Boobology 101 
with Janie Midgley - 12:00 - 1:00

"Boobology 101" or The Making of a Costume Bra.  What I teach you in this workshop, is my method of covering bras. In fact, I will cover a bra right in front of you. The way I do it you don't have to buy a size bigger. My goal is for my students to have COMFORTABLE and BEAUTIFUL Bras to dance in.

I will bring lots of examples for the students to look at, both finished and under construction. I will also bring a short hand out.

I will also bring some of the items I use, which you can buy.

Students do not need to bring a thing. If you want to cover a bra with me bring:  
- bra whose cups can stand up on their own
- at least 1/2 yard of fabric
- thread to match
- pins
- scissors
Students may also bring any bras they are working on, that may be giving them problems.

workshop is one hour - $10

About the instructor:
After 40 years of on the job training in making Belly Dance costumes for herself and others, Janie finally started teaching in workshops. Plus authoring 3 costuming books with many more on the way! Her workshops are always enjoyable and full of knowledge.

What past Students say:

"I give her a 10. Fab!! Lots of useful information in a fun & funny format!"

"Great tips & great presentation"

"Terrific! My knowledge was zero ... and now I'd try it myself"

"You are a genius and you're quite possibly mad as a hatter --- I LOVE IT!"

Tribal Combinations and Creative Steps
with Andrea - 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Andrea will be teaching American Tribal Style Creative Combinations. We'll be exploring some new steps and variations in the ATS vocabulary, including slow and fast turns, circle dancing, formations, and of course the mysterious cues! This class is geared to the student who has some basic knowledge of ATS, but if you have any desire to check it out, come on in! Call me with any questions, 928/634-2067.

workshop is one hour - $10

About the instructor:
Andrea McShane Radoccia has been dancing her whole life, starting with ballet at age four, but has had an on-going love affair with American Tribal Style Belly Dance for the last twenty years. The strong elegance and earthy sensuality of this style has continued to speak to the Gypsy in her soul. Dancing with a group of women in this ancient way, communicating with eyes and hands and hearts, nourishes the Spirit and the community in such a joyful way!

Andrea has been teaching in the Verde Valley for almost twenty years, and is the Director of Blue Dragon Belly Dance. She has been privileged to see so many girls and women develop into more confident dancers and people through this art form. She uses her background in Martial Arts and Sacred Dance to offer a unique quality of integration of body and mind in her instruction, with an emphasis on posture, alignment and connected movement. As a licensed massage therapist, her understanding of anatomy also benefits her students.

Tribaret Combos for the versatile dancer
with Carrie Konyha - 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Offering solid foundational technique training & a clear breakdown of dance movement with stylistic variations, Carrie teaches several favorite dance combos from her "White Lotus bellydance" performance company repertoire and offers forth information on how to create dynamic dance combinations of your own. Carries signature 'Tribaret' dance combinations are full of character, uniquely versatile and can be used with the cues presented for synchronized group improvisation or without the cues for cabaret or fusion style solo performances. Participants will come away from the workshop with many new dance combos & dance making methods to take home with them.

workshop is one hour - $10

About the instructor:
Carrie Konyha is an award winning, world class bellydancer who teaches & performs nation wide. Perhaps best known for her artistic versatility & genuine middle eastern dance aesthetic, Carrie is a lifelong career dancer who has been performing bellydance professionally since 1996. Her signature style has evolved from the influence of many great bellydancers, musicians & stylistic varieties of bellydance. 

Carries formal dance training includes more than 15 years of study in middle eastern dance including classical Egyptian Raqs Sharqi, Turkish Cabaret, a variety of Gypsy dance dialects (Turkish Rom, Ghawazee, Banjara), American Tribal Style bellydance & Folkloric dances of N. Africa. She has additional training in the Indian classical dance, Bharata Natyam, Ballet, Modern dance, gymnastics & in meditative dance practices. Her bellydance style has been greatly enriched by her experience in performing within the Arabic communities across the country and by working closely with middle eastern musicians both in the USA and in the Middle East. 

Carrie has performed with many internationally famous middle eastern musicians & bands such as Grammy nominated Souhail Kaspar, Naser Musa, George Lammam, Rachid Halihal, George Moussa, Charbel Eid, Enigma , Stigma, Turku, Rebbe Soul and others. Her newest instructional DVD "Tribaret Bellydance" is currently being sold world-wide. For more info on Carrie visit her website at www.sedonabellydance.com

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Registration - 

There are several ways to register for the workshops and vending space.   You can register using PayPal (see below), mail in the registration form (flyer) or call Yasmina, 480/962-6303 to register by credit card.  

Registrations will be taken at the door of the event if room is available.  Cash only at the door; thanks.

Thank you all for registering early!

Cash at the door	Yasmina's Workshop, $10
Cash at the door	Rukshana's Workshop, $10
Cash at the door	Rajani's Workshop, $10
Cash at the door	Janie's Workshop, $10
Cash at the door	Andrea's Workshop, $10
Cash at the door	Carrie Konyha's Workshop, $10
Cash at the door	Show ($5)

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.  

Vending Registration

(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, Mezona
250 W Main St
Mesa, AZ 85201-7312
(480) 834-9233 
http://www.mezonainn.com/

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

Quality Inn & Suites Mesa
1410 South Country Club Drive
Mesa, AZ 85210
(480)964.2897 Phone
(480)833.0536 Fax
www.quailityinn.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 14th...Yasmina

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