Belly
Dancing with Alananop
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Do you want to learn to Belly Dance? Come to
the Central Library on October 12 when Saja from Dancer of the Alananop will
teach you how.
Belly
dance is one of the oldest forms of dance. There are drawings on cave
walls in the Middle East of women in a circular dance. The dance started
as a birthing dance. The women of the community would all come
together to assist in the birthing process. They would emulate the
movements of birth through dance in order to relax the woman in
labor. Since then, Belly dance has spread throughout the world and
includes many forms, including Bedouin, Oriental, American Tribal and
Cabaret. Each style encourages the beautiful movements of the feminine
form.
Belly dance is the most natural form of dance for women because it mainly uses hips, legs, and arms which are naturally strong in women. Women of any size, shape, or age are encouraged to dance because belly dance is more than a form of exercise. It acknowledges that woman are all beautiful in their own way and should be proud and accepting of that.
Belly dance is a great form of low impact exercise and is great for toning the entire body.
Saja has been a student of belly dance for over 10 years. She began performing with the Silent Rythem Dance Troupe out Canandaigua in 2004. She has, also, performed with the Suhaila Gypsy Dancers. In 2009, she started teaching classes at Open Arms Yoga in Naples, NY and has formed her own troupe, Dancers of the Alananop (grapes in Egyptian).
Belly dance is the most natural form of dance for women because it mainly uses hips, legs, and arms which are naturally strong in women. Women of any size, shape, or age are encouraged to dance because belly dance is more than a form of exercise. It acknowledges that woman are all beautiful in their own way and should be proud and accepting of that.
Belly dance is a great form of low impact exercise and is great for toning the entire body.
Saja has been a student of belly dance for over 10 years. She began performing with the Silent Rythem Dance Troupe out Canandaigua in 2004. She has, also, performed with the Suhaila Gypsy Dancers. In 2009, she started teaching classes at Open Arms Yoga in Naples, NY and has formed her own troupe, Dancers of the Alananop (grapes in Egyptian).
Use this link to register for the Belly Dancing Program
Woodcutting Class with Heather Swenson
Saturday, October 26, 2013
1-3:30
Saturday, October 26, 2013
1-3:30
Heather Swenson is an artist working and
living in Rochester, NY. She currently works at Tiny Fish Printing during the
day and her studio in the Hungerford Building at night making paintings,
prints, and collages. She is a graduate of Purchase College with a BFA in painting,
drawing and printmaking. She also teaches woodblock workshops at the Rochester
Makerspace. Her work can be viewed at www.heatherswenson.com
or in studio 214 in the Hungerford Building on First Fridays of every month
from 6-9pm.
This class will be limited to 10 students and registration will be required.
We try to keep all classes free but because this class does require many supplies there is an $8.00 charge. You can pay for the class when you arrive and the fee can be paid at the Circulation Desk on the first floor. Register for the class by clicking here .
This class will be limited to 10 students and registration will be required.
We try to keep all classes free but because this class does require many supplies there is an $8.00 charge. You can pay for the class when you arrive and the fee can be paid at the Circulation Desk on the first floor. Register for the class by clicking here .
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