Suhaila Unveiled, March 1, 2006

March 1 , 2006

Suhaila Unveiled

1. Greetings
2. Editorial by Suhaila
3. Workshops
4. Workshop Testimonials
5. Booking
6. Article:In the Beginning
7. CUE SPACE Variety Arts Showcase
8. NEW! Just Arrived...!
9. Sale
10. Coming Soon
11. Classes
12. Special Events
13. Contact
14. Unsubscribe

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Discover the passion, exotic beauty and mystery of bellydance! Suhaila and her dance company perform 14 dances from around the world in this entertaining and fun program.
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Classes

The Suhaila Salimpour
School of Dance
10082 San Pablo Ave.
El Cerrito, CA
(510) 527-2400

Suhaila Salimpour Format Belly Dance, Jamila Salimpour Format Belly Dance, Jazz, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Adults, teens and kids!

Classes offered Monday through Saturday

For complete class listing, visit our website for our new schedule
or call (510) 527-2400

The Salimpour Technique
taught by Rashid

Located at Studio Gracia
19 Heron (off of 8th St.)

San Francisco, CA
Between Folsom and Harrison St.
(415) 307-4782

Level 1/2 combination classes are offered on Wednesday from 6:00pm-7:30pm
$12.00 Drop-In (class cards available)

For complete information, contact Rashid at:

raksrashid@aol.com

(415) 621-0669 (415) 596-0990

Events

Workshop with

PRINCESS

FARHANA!

Double Sword and Burlesque for Belly Dancers!

Sunday, August 20, 2006
Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance
10082 San Pablo Avenue
El Cerrito, CA 94530
Time: Registration @ 10:00am

10:30am-12:30pm- Part I

1:30pm-3:30pm- Part II
Cost: SSSD member price: $67.50
NON SSSD members: $75
(Good for all levels. Bring a sword...or two...)

LIMITED SPACE SO SIGN UP EARLY!!

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Call (510) 526-4344
email suhaila@suhaila.com
or speak to an instructor

Belly Dance Nights
at Montero's Café
A night of performance with dancers from the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance
First Sunday of every month
6:00 pm
1106 Solano Ave., Albany, CA
(510) 524-1270
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or speak to an instructor

Sheherezade Review

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Welcome to Suhaila Unveiled, the official e-newsletter for Suhaila Salimpour, the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance, and Suhaila Productions.

Greetings!

With the Solo Show behind us and going through postpartum after being able to work with such a wonderful band always brings me back to my decade of working in live Arabic night clubs six nights a week. I am just so happy to be able to bring to the dance community the highest level of music and improvisation, which is the heart and soul of this dance. The night was magical and I thank all of you who came to this event with such love and support.

The anticipation of Rakkasah has been keeping me up at night. I feel that each year around this time marks the beginning of my work and accomplishments for the year to come. The studio is full of hard work and sweat, my dreams are swirling in my head of choreography and costuming, and the music is in a mad rush for post production and mastering. Not to mention that any new product that we want to release for each year is in a deadline for the magical weekend of Rakkasah. Most of all our videos will be released onto DVD, three new albums, and new colors for our “Suhaila Designs” line as well as our “Hippeze” creations are all in it’s final stages of completion. We will also have “Suhaila Solo” and “Sheherezade” on DVD at Rakkasah for sale for the first year.

So to say that we are busy is an understatement. To say that we love what we do and try with each product, production, and performance to uphold your trust and loyalty in my vision in this art form is a promise.

Editorial by Suhaila®

Andre casually handed me an unmarked mini DV and asked, “Do you know what this is”? I looked at it trying to use my super powers of ESP and figure out what was on the tape, but just couldn’t. Andre had been trying to categorize all our tapes for days and with our new editing system we had tapes everywhere. Our office has now the addition of the editing room and we have literally pulled out every tape we own. This tape was unmarked as was a little pile that had been started. After trying to figure out what could possibly be on the tape Andre thought we should just watch it. We never have time to just do anything leisurely, but at this particular time it seemed like a good idea. Maybe just looking at the first minute would remind me what the rest of the tape had on it. So we popped it in the deck.

The screen went from that blue color to an old projector look. The words were out of focus and I could hardly see the writing. The camera tried to get into focus and the focusing of the words actually looked like a part of the film. As the words came into focus I got chills. It was a documentary about my mother, her school, and Bal Anat done back in 1974. Not only did I remember this film, but also it was the only film or footage I have of me dancing as a child. With all the performances I did with Bal Anat from the age of three, I only had this one piece of footage that I know of.

The movie started with a voice over of my mother in class teaching finger cymbals. The room was full of faces I remember well such as Aida, John Compton, Europa, Anastasia Chulos, Mish Mish, Rababa, Katarina Burda, and many more. It was like I was watching an old family movie. I couldn’t believe the footage and the look was so 70’s. The lighting and film equipment was probably so state of the art at the time, and now I felt like I was watching old movies. The voice over was about the history of the dance and the history of finger cymbals. As the room was full of women from the 70’s (with all the great hair and hippie belly dance outfits) I was taken back to a time when the dance form was young. I totally remembered all the faces in each shot too. I couldn’t place them, but I knew their faces. I kept thinking that all the old Suhaila Dance Company video would serve as family movies for Isabella someday.

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Upcoming Workshops
	April 1-2, Atlanta, GA Master Class and Show Show: Saturday, April 1, 2006 Contact: Tezra (770) 495-9611, tezra_presents@yahoo.com Register Online April 7-9, Washington, DC 3-Day Level I Workshop *Optional Level I Certification Testing April 9th Contact: Marta Vizueta (202) 361-1561 martav@earthlink.net
2006 Workshops: March 18, Richmond, CA Master Class Content: Drum Solo Choreography Time: 9:00am-12:15pm Contact: Shukriya 510-724-0214 rakkasahsouk@comcast.net Register Online March 23, Richmond, CA Master Class Content: Folkloric Fusion Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm Contact: Shukriya 510-724-0214 rakkasahsouk@comcast.net Register Online March 24, Richmond, CA Jamila Salimpour Master Class Content: Jamila Salimpour Format Time: 9:00am-12:15pm Contact: Shukriya 510-724-0214 rakkasahsouk@comcast.net Register Online April 1-2, Atlanta, GA Master Class and Show Content: Suhaila Salimpour Format, Jamila Salimpour Format and Saturday 10am to 12pm - Suhaila Salimpour Technique Overview Saturday 1:30pm to 3:30pm - Folkloric Fusion (Finger Cymbals needed!) Sunday 10am to 12pm - Lebanese Choreography Sunday 1:30pm to 3:30pm - Lebanese Choreography (Continued) Show: Saturday, April 1, 2006 Contact: Tezra (770) 495-9611, tezra_presents@yahoo.com Register Online April 7-9, Washington, DC 3-Day Level I Workshop Optional Level I Certification Testing April 9th Content: Suhaila Salimpour Format Fri. 8:30am-9:00am Registration 9:00am-11:30am Morning Session 11:30am-12:30pm Lunch 12:30pm-3:00pm Afternoon session Sat. 8:30am-9:00am Registration 9:00am-11:30am Morning Session 11:30am-12:30pm Lunch 12:30pm-3:00pm Afternoon session Sun. 8:30am-9:00am Registration 9:00am-11:30am Morning Session 11:30am-12:30pm Lunch 12:30pm-3:00pm Afternoon session 3:00pm-5:30pm Optional Level I Certification Testing Location: Joy Of Motion Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE Washington, DC Contact: Suhaila Productions, LLC (510) 526-4344, suhaila@suhaila.com www.suhaila.com Send Checks/MO to: PO Box 8612, Landscape Station, Berkeley, CA 94707 For more info. www.DCTRIBAL.com Register Online April 23 , Seattle, WA Master Class Taught By Tiffany Bisconer (Authorized Instructor from the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance) Content: Suhaila Salimpour Format Time: 10:00am-1:00pm (Level I Format) 2:00pm-5:00pm (Level II Format) Contact: Renee Drellishak (206) 568-1514, renee.drellishak@gmail.com April 24-28, El Cerrito, CA Level II Weeklong Workshop Content: Suhaila Salimpour Technique *Must be Level I Certified to attend Optional Level II Certification Testing April 28 Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm Location: 10082 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Contact: Suhaila Productions, LLC (510) 526-4344, suhaila@suhaila.com www.suhaila.com Send Checks/MO to: PO Box 8612, Landscape Station, Berkeley, CA 94707 Register Online April 30, Santa Cruz, CA Master Class Content: Suhaila Salimpour Technique and Folkloric Fusion Time: 11:00-1:00pm Suhaila Salimpour Technique 2:00-4:00pm Folkloric Fusion Location: Dancenter Annex, 1550 41st Ave, Capitola, CA Contact: Vashti (831) 621-1968 webmaster@bellydanceodyssey.com Register Online May 7, San Diego, CA Master Class Content: Suhaila Salimpour Technique Time and Location: TBA Contact: Meleah meleahandco@cox.net May 13, St Louis, MO Master Class Taught By Tiffany Bisconer (Authorized Instructor from the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance) Content: Suhaila Salimpour Format Time: TBA Contact: Lois Marshall salwaabd@aol.com (314) 961-3790, (314) 956-9725 May 14 , Portland, OR Master Class Taught By Tiffany Bisconer (Authorized Instructor from the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance) Content: Suhaila Salimpour Format Time: 10:00am-1:00pm (Level I Format) 2:00pm-5:00pm (Level II Format) Contact: Suhaila Productions, LLC (510) 526-4344, suhaila@suhaila.com www.suhaila.com Send Checks/MO to: PO Box 8612, Landscape Station, Berkeley, CA 94707 June 10-11, Broxell, Belgium Content: Suhaila Salimpour Technique Time & Location: TBA Contact: TBD June 17-18, Paris, France Content: Suhaila Salimpour Technique Time & Location: TBA Contact: TBD June 22-July 2, Cairo, Egypt Content: Suhaila Salimpour Technique Time & Location: TBA Contact: Raqia Hassan 2027482338, 20123292386, raqiahassan@hotmail.com Register Online July 15-16, Somerville, NJ 2-Day Workshop Times: 10:00am - 4:00pm Location: Indigo Ballroom, 17 Division St, Somerville, NJ Contact: Suhaila Productions, LLC (510) 526-4344, suhaila@suhaila.com www.suhaila.com Send Checks/MO to: PO Box 8612, Landscape Station, Berkeley, CA 94707 Register Online August 2-6, Portland, OR Tribal Quest NW-Workshop & Show Content: Suhaila Salimpour Technique Times: Friday, August 4th, 3:00-4:45pm Saturday, August 5th, 3:30-5:15pm Sunday, August 6th, 10:00-11:45am Sunday with drummer ZIAD** Location: TBA Contact: Caravan Studio (503) 287-1794 www.gypsycaravan.us jen@gypsycaravan.us Register Online August 7-11, El Cerrito, CA Weeklong Workshop Content: Suhaila Salimpour Technique Optional Level I and II Certification Testing Aug 11 Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm Location: 10082 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Contact: Suhaila Productions, LLC (510) 526-4344, suhaila@suhaila.com www.suhaila.com Send Checks/MO to: PO Box 8612, Landscape Station, Berkeley, CA 94707 Register Online August 13, Seattle, WA Master Class Taught By Tiffany Bisconer (Authorized Instructor from the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance) Content: Suhaila Salimpour Format Time: 10:00am-1:00pm (Level I Format) 2:00pm-5:00pm (Level II Format) Contact: Renee Drellishak (206) 568-1514 renee.drellishak@gmail.com August 21-25, El Cerrito, CA Level III Weeklong Workshop Content: Suhaila Salimpour Technique *Must be Level II Certified to attend Optional Level III Certification Testing Aug 25 Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm Location: 10082 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Contact: Suhaila Productions, LLC (510) 526-4344, suhaila@suhaila.com www.suhaila.com Send Checks/MO to: PO Box 8612, Landscape Station, Berkeley, CA 94707 Register Online August 26-27, Boston, MA Workshop/Performance Content: Drum Solo Choreography, Suhaila's Layering Technique, Jamila Salimpour Format with Finger Cymbals Time: Saturday 11:00am-4:00pm Sunday 10:30am-3:30pm Location: Springstep, 98 George P. Hassett Dr., Medford, MA 02155 Contact: Za’Beth Robinson (978) 373-0601 zills@earthlink.net More Info September 8-10, Los Angeles, CA Level I 3-Day Workshop Optional Level I Certification Testing September 10, 2006 Location: TBA Liason: Margaret Cho Contact: Suhaila Productions, LLC (510) 526-4344, suhaila@suhaila.com www.suhaila.com Send Checks/MO to: PO Box 8612, Landscape Station, Berkeley, CA 94707 Register Online September 16-17, Ann Arbor, MI 2-Day Workshop Location: TBC Contact: Crystal Dunlap dunlapcrystal@hotmail.com 734-330-8976 September 17 , Portland, OR Master Class Taught By Tiffany Bisconer or Kendra Katz (Authorized Instructor from the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance) Content: Suhaila Salimpour Format Time: 10:00am-1:00pm (Level I Format) 2:00pm-5:00pm (Level II Format) Contact: Suhaila Productions, LLC (510) 526-4344, suhaila@suhaila.com www.suhaila.com Send Checks/MO to: PO Box 8612, Landscape Station, Berkeley, CA 94707 September 23-24 , Albuquerque, NM Master Class Taught By Tiffany Bisconer (Authorized Instructor from the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance) Content: Suhaila Salimpour Format Time: TBA Contact: Amaya mamaya1@comcast.net (505) 281-4492 September 25-29, El Cerrito, CA Level II Weeklong Workshop Content: Suhaila Salimpour Technique Must be Level I Certified to attend Optional Level II Certification Testing Sept 29 Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm Location: 10082 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Contact: Suhaila Productions, LLC (510) 526-4344, suhaila@suhaila.com www.suhaila.com Send Checks/MO to: PO Box 8612, Landscape Station, Berkeley, CA 94707 Register Online October 20-22, Munich, Germany 3-Day Workshop Content: Suhaila Salimpour Technique, Drum Solo Chorography, Layering, Folkloric Fusion, Jamila Salimpour Format, Finger Cymbals Time & Location: TBA Contact: Monika 0049-8072-98477; Momo 0049-6162-915999, mobile 0160-640-8281, monika@werksper.de www.tanz-zentrum.de October 27-29, Frankfurt, Germany Content: Suhaila Salimpour Technique Time & Location: TBA Contact: TBD November 3-5, El Cerrito, CA Level I 3-Day Content: Level I Suhaila Salimpour Technique Optional Level I Certification Testing Nov 5 Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm Location: 10082 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Contact: Suhaila Productions, LLC (510) 526-4344 suhaila@suhaila.com www.suhaila.com Send Checks/MO to: PO Box 8612, Landscape Station, Berkeley, CA 94707 Register Online Nov 9-12 Toronto, Canada* 4-Day Workshop Content: TBA Time: TBA Performance: TBA Location: TBA Sponsor: Audra Simmons (800) 431-0418 audra@cleopatrasbazaar.com More Info Nov 18-19 Vancouver, Canada 2-Day Workshop Content: Suhaila Salimpour Format Time: Saturday 9:30am - 2:30pm * Including 1hr Catered lunch Sunday 9:30am - 2:30pm * Including 1hr Catered lunch Performance: Saturday November 18th Performance/Workshop Location: The Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St., Vancouver Sponsor: Martina 604-241-4371 martina@bellyfringe.ca More Info
Workshop Testimonials
Congratulations on Becoming Certified... Level I Leslie Bonnett Geneva Bybee Kaeshi Chai Elizabeth Gluck Samantha Hasthorpe Lisa Kotecki-Samaan Toni Peterson Antonia Todd Attending this Workshop has been an inspiring life changing experience. Suhaila is a warm-hearted woman whose passion is the dance, and has become my inspiration. Through this experience, she has helped me internalize every moment, and has taken me to a new level of the dance. She and her staff are down to earth, and you can tell they all love their work. I can’t wait to take another workshop to further my dance knowledge and have a great time and meet new friends, who all share the same love. -Roselee Kislowski Bristow, VA
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In the Beginning

by Tiffany Bisconer

The revival debut of Bal Anat in 2001 was one of the most memorable performances. Not just for the show value, but in the motivation with which it was created. The night was just beginning and already all the dancers were holding back excitement and tears. Broadway Studios was empty except for the cast and crew, and the backstage circus had already begun. After months of preparation all the dancers were littered around the theatre in a variety of warm up stretches. The contortionists definitely took the hat on wrapping up in the most unusual positions. It was madness and we were all anticipating the show, even though the most important parts had already begun. Through the process of preparing the performance the members of Bal Anat created a bond that showed through in our interactions on and off stage. Everyone took a part of making their Bal Anat costumes and developed a closeness to the whole group, especially to the members of their specific dance, the members of their tribe. As I looked over the explosion of colors and giddiness to get a head count for the show, all the dancers were draped in chunky tribal jewelry and adorned with tattoos and headdresses. The musicians were warming up the sound barriers with tangents of blaring mizmars, and I could feel the pre-show excitement building. Then, the front of house ran to the back and let us know that, an hour before doors were suppose to open, there was a line around the block with people wanting to get inside. Since the show sold out we were feeling the heat of people wanting to come inside….now. Just that took the backstage excitement up a notch.

In recreating Bal Anat, all the logistics that encompassed that goal included reviving the dancers choreographies, making all the costumes true to the origins of each dance, setting the tattoos to be true to the region of each tribe, making the music and setting a structure with the Bal Anat musicians and most importantly establishing a bond within the entirely new Bal Anat family. Not only was Suhaila taking hold of her birthright to be the next generation of Salimpours to carry on the tradition of American Tribal originated by her mother, but now Isabella could be raised in part in the same environment as Suhaila was under her mother’s artistic vision. From Suhaila this night was in part a presentation to the entire dance community that they not forget their own roots, which were hers as well, and in part this night was a huge gift to her mother and Isabella. Suhaila was now recreating her lineage to pass it down to the next generation in its true form. This night was a moment in history and because of the closeness between the three generations, Jamila, Suhaila and Isabella, it became a very touching night for all that were involved. Everyone in Bal Anat seemed happy and confident and knew that they were there for a greater purpose……to pass on the word as the next generation of Bal Anat.

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CUE SPACE Variety Arts Showcase

Join us for an evening of High Caliber Variety Arts in a funky environment with Great People!

Commencing March 11, 2006 at CUE SPACE 1824 9th Street, Oakland CA and recurring monthly Gregangelo & Velocity Circus will hold a Variety Arts Showcase at CUE Space in Oakland. This monthly showcase will feature Bay Area Artists in all disciplines and will provide a platform for artists to showcase developing, new or existing acts in front of a public audience. Disciplines included are Circus Aerial Acts, Contortion, Dance, Magic & Illusion, Comedy Sketches, Visual Arts, Film and more.

Who: Gregangelo & Velocity Arts & Entertainment & CUE What: Announcing Variety Arts @ CUE When: Saturday March 11, 2006 7-11 pm Where: 1824 9th Street Oakland, CA 94607 Why: To provide a public platform for Variety Artists & CUE Students Cost: 10.00 per person RSVP 415-242-4196

Our Price: $10.00

Visit our website for more information on Gregangelo & Velocity

About CUE
CUE promotes cultural awareness, self-esteem building and diversity between youth, through global exchange, film, visual and the performing arts and creates opportunity and career path work experience for emerging artists.

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