Workshops & Events
African Dance Workshop with Abdoulaye Camara
Thursday July 9th and Friday July 10th 6:30-8:00pm
(A Two Night Workshop!)
ABDOULAYE CAMARA tours the world teaching the dances from his home country, Guinea, west Africa. He is a compassionate and gentle teacher and welcomes all levels of dancers. Check out his website for more information about Abdoulaye and his mission in life, with DANCE: http://www.allatantoudance.se/
African Dance with Jade Beall
Every Thursday night 7:30 - 9:00 pm Cost: $12 or $50 for 5 classes. Call Jade for more information: 520-490-7875
Everyone is welcome to attend this supportive dance class: it is an ongoing class with a collective of inspired and passionate teachers. Live, traditional style west African drum ensemble.
Currently, the West African dance class is focusing on inviting and hosting the most respected, honored and sought after West African dance teachers from Guinea, Ghana, Mali and beyond. We hope to have a renowned visiting teacher at least once a month to bring to Tucson the most spirit oriented, traditional, contemporary and gorgeous dance possible from west Africa. Please check with Jade to see who is scheduled to come if you want more information about visiting teachers!
Jade Twilite Beall fell in love with West African dance when she was 15. She had always been a dancer, but had difficulty connecting to the so called traditional styles; ballet and modern. Her very first West African Dance class changed her life forever. A dream was realized in 2005 when she was invited to study with various teachers from the National Ballet of Guinea, in Guinea, West Africa and did so for five weeks. In 2008, she returned to study again with the National Ballet of Guinea and Moustapha Bangoura for 2 months.
Jade has been teaching West African dance since 2002 in Taos, New Mexico and at Anjali in Tucson, Arizona since 2007. Currently in dance class at Anjali, she has 3 other fabulous dance teachers teaching classes with her so that students can enjoy a broader scope of dance style and form. The Tucson West African drum ensemble plays live at every class!! Together they hope to challenge, inspire and help set the beautiful body free for all students and dance levels that come to the dance classes.
Ecstatic Dance with Jami Lindley
Sunday June 28th at 10am Cost : $10 Through Ecstatic Dance, we become states of love, joy and bliss. In a group we communicate non-verbally from those states of being. As energy rises and the light within ignites and radiates forth separations and differences vanish and union manifests! We all Dance this Light.
For Jami, Ecstatic Dance has been a sacred practice of prayer in motion, bringing heart opening, joy, inspiration and awakenings. It offers freedom of the body and mind, giving birth to transformation on all levels.
Odissi Temple Dance 101 with Revitall Carroll
Saturday August 15th from 10am-12pm Cost : $25 pre-registration by August 1st, $30 if paid after August 1st
Odissi is a devotional dance form originating in the Tantric temples of ancient India. Curvaceous movements, sculptured poses, fluid grace, theatrical expression, and impeccable rhythm characterize this vibrant art.
In this workshop, you will discover a renewed sense of inner power and youthful radiance. You will learn unique exercises that tone and sculpt your body and uplift your spirit. You will develop strength, flexibility and balance while learning to move with fluid grace.
Odissi Dance 101 (Indian Temple Dance) Workshop- Odissi is a classical dance form originating in the ancient temples of South India. You will learn origins and intentions of the dance, traditional warm up exercises, basic footwork, stances, and movements. Rhythmic patterns and preliminary steps will be practiced using Odissi's fundamental dance positions (chouka and tribangha), as well as classical hand gesture (mudras) applications.
Revitall Carroll has been a devoted student of Indian spriritual arts for over 20 years. In 1991, she left her native Israel to begin formal Yoga studies in INdia with masters of the Himalayan region. In 1996, she fell in love with Odissi Dance in Souther India while studying under the guidance of India's most esteemed Classical Dance gurus. Revital draws her inspiration from the elements of nature, the wisdom of her own body, and the rich spiritual heritage of ancient India. In 2006, she was selected to present a solo performance in the International Odissi Dance Festival in Orissa, India. She is currently co-owner, with her husband Cain Carroll, of Yoga Shala (in Prescott, AZ). Revital's teachings are guided by a sweet devotion to Life, and a nurturing of inner awakening in each student. Her classes weave together intensity and surrender, deep stillness and joyful play. www. ShaktiBhakti.com/calendar.php
Yoga Study Group with Chris Coniaris July 9th & August 6th, (please note, the July date has changed from July 2nd) 4:30pm-5:15pm Cost: Free. Donations are graciously accepted.
We'll discuss the following topics on the dates listed and look at some of the available texts that may help us to deepen our study of Yoga.
July 9: Intro to Yoga Literature and Philosophy We discuss and introduce a few more texts pertinent to this topic.
August 6: Intro to Yoga Literature and Philosophy We continue the discussion and introduce a few more texts.
For these classes, please enter directly through the West Studio door. From the front courtyard gates, head towards the setting sun and enter the green door, closest to the alley