Sandybell Productions

Presents

BELLY DANCE Turbo Trillion Gala

Workshops at:  “America Fitness Center”

Via España, P.H. Consultorios America, 8 floor

Seminars Schedual (Master Clases)

The intensive workshops are intended for students, belly dancers, enthusiasts and percussionists of all levels.  Dictating the workshops is Egyptian percussionist Karim Nagi, founder of Turbo Tabla.  Themes in the workshop are:  Sagat and communication between dancers and percussionists, students will learn about Arabic rhythms, use of cymbals, and body alignment with the sounds of percussion instruments.  Best of all, HE WILL TEACH YOU TO BE A BETTER DANCER!

www.turbotabla.com www.karimnagi.com

Friday September 24: 6pm to 9pm

DANCER-DRUMMER COMUNICATION:  this workshop is ideal to build a bridge between both disciplines.  Students will learn how to interpreted the sound to movement aligning body parts and the movement with the sounds of drum and riffs – riff is a phrase that repeats several times, normally executed for the accompany section).

Once the correspondent movement to sound is established, students will prepare to execute drum solos.  The six parts of the drum solo is explained theme by theme.  Then, students will do a combination of these 6 themes in their drum solo.  Students will learn how to direct and follow the drummer through a common language.  Students will improve their abilities to improvise and the fear to do the drum solo with live music will be de-mystified.  The dance workshop is flexible to include drummers.

Saturday September 25: 10am to 1pm

Zills: Karim has an integral method to do zills technique with drum and with an ambidextrous ability.  He uses the Egyptian Sufi Zikr esthetic with multiple sounds, open and close ones, combinations using both hands with the same speed and agility. Students will learn Arabic rhythms by name and learning and playing while you dance!  Dancers will also learn to use and communicate a band of rhythms and the dance in solo accents and body movements.  Dancers and percussionists of all levels are welcome.  You will also learn dance combinations, solo patterns, musicality training, and learn when and when no to play in an Arabic song.  Karim promises to transform dancers into musicians, by focusing in teaching with zills.

Package #1: All 6 hours of workshops with Karim Nagi (Friday and Saturday) $90, until September 1.  From Septemebr 2 to September 24 2010 (Friday and Saturday) $120

Individual Seminars:

Package #2: Friday Septemebr 24, 3 hours $70

Package #3: Saturday September 25, 3hours $70

BELLY DANCE Turbo Trillion Gala

Date: Saturday SEpteber 25, 2010

Place: Teatro Ascanio Arosemena, Building 705, Balboa-Panama

Gala Time: 8:30PM

Price: $10.00 Pre-sale

Day of event: $15