ANAR DANA : Seattle & San Fransisco becoming - ANAR DANA West Coast

Drum Roll.....The new ANAR DANA West Coast 2024/25 repertoire is:
1) Guedra trance dance of the Sahraoui People of the West Sahara
2) Nubian dance and percussion from Southern Egypt and Northern Sudan
3) Multi-ethnic songs and dances (including a spoon dance in 9/8) from the Dobrudža region of NE Bulgaria
4) Henna Evening Celebration from Elazığ in Eastern Turkey, including the candle dance Çayda Çıra (in 10/8 Curcuna) and Delilo Halay
5) Women's dances from the North Caucasus
6) Dances of the Qashqa'i nomads of Southern Iran
7) "Lyazgi" dance from Khoresm in Western Uzbekistan
We are still accepting dancers for this new season. Unit 1 will be in the Bay Area, Unit 2 in Seattle, and Unit 3 online. You can come live to the Bay Area and/or Seattle Units or Zoom in from anywhere in the world. Unit 1-3 focus on the basic building blocks and characteristics of each dance style (with little or no choreography), on the songs, basic techniques for percussion (spoons and frame drums) as well as music analysis and dance notation. It is possible to participate in these first 3 Units without committing to the whole project. Over the course of the project we will have 7 Cultural Talks, one for each region chosen. The Cultural Talks are always also accessible online and are available to the larger community beyond just the project members.


For more information about the Project please check out the FAQ.


Registration & Information:
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