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Belly Dance Body for Beginners
Belly Dance Body for Beginners with Suhaila & Belly Dance Performance Ensemble with Suhaila
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Bal anat Set
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Rhythmic Journey CD
Rhythmic Journey CD:
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Bellydance Fitness Fusion is here!
Suhaila's newest fitness series, Bellydance Fitness Fusion. In this four DVD set Suahila fuses Bellydance with Yoga, Pilates, Jazz, and also presents her signature Buns workout! Available individually, or buy the whole set and save!
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"Suhaila Solo" new DVD performance
Sheherezade Performance DVD (from our debut performance in L.A.)
Sheherezade music soon to be release on CD
The Suhaila Salimpour
School of Dance
10082 San Pablo Ave.
El Cerrito, CA
(510) 527-2400
Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Hip-Hop, Suhaila Salimpour Format Belly Dance and Jamila Salimpour Format Belly Dance. Adults, teens and kids!
Classes offered Monday through Saturday
For complete class listing, visit www.suhailainternational.com
or call (510) 527-2400
Suhaila Salimpour's
Sheherezade
Tour 2005
Returns to Los Angeles
August 11-14 2005
The El Portal Theater
North Hollywood, CA
Contact:suhaila@suhaila.com
September 9-10, 2005
Yerba Buena for the Arts
San Francisco, Ca
contact: suhaila@suhaila.com
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
Sign up to dance!
Call (510) 527-2400,
email suhaila@suhaila.com
or speak to an instructor
Women’s Wellness Weekend
“Women’s Wellness Weekend at the Sagamore Resort in Upstate New York Featuring Fitness Personality and Belly Dance Choreographer and Master Instructor, Suhaila Salimpour…”
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Welcome to Suhaila Unveiled, the official e-newsletter for Suhaila Salimpour, the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance, and Suhaila Productions. |
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It was Rakkasah’s 25th anniversary and it was full circle for both families. My mother was asked to teach and it was healing for both Shukriya and my mom. My mom felt appreciated and loved as she should always, and Shurkriya was able to give the love and respect back to her teacher. This month has been a true test of both energy and creative climax. I can honestly say that I have felt so exhausted and exhilarated at the same time. I think that it is always like this for me in the month of March since creating the show for Rakkasah has always been such planning and organization which is something I look forward each year. But this year was so much more. It was trying to create a new beginning of what I want to say as an artist as well as keeping the base that I am known for. I wanted to take a risk and try to go out on the edge just a bit. Kind of scary, but the reaction and support from the audience proved to be understanding of my desires to move forward in even my own fusion and creation. Not to mention the trust and pure belief that my dancers have for my work. They worked along my side to create this years Rakkasah performance making it, for me, the best year ever. So I thank both my students and supporters for giving me the freedom to be fearless in my expression. What more could a girl ask for.
To top off the excitement of Rakkasah, this month was full of great promotion for the new DVD’s I have just been released. I was in Detroit the day before my Rakassah show (yes, the day before) filming a live telethon in promotion for PBS and my new Belly Dance Fitness Fusion line. It was so exciting to see the phones light up and feel that my art was being appreciated by an audience like PBS. I can’t wait to see what will come next.
So I say to all of you…. Thank you for such support and trust in me. I can only hope to give back to a community that has so generously trusted in me and my family. |
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At the end of my last class for the Women’s Wellness Weekend, a woman came up to me crying while holding her belly and thanked me for class. She was trying to get pregnant and having trouble. Her doctor told her to touch her belly and message that area of her body. She expressed that my class has given her hope. Another women ran up and hugged me and expressed to me that after the death of her husband she needed something for herself. Another women thanked me for having a “real body” and making her have fun while sweating. Another said she wanted to go out dancing now (it had been 20 years since the last time). And my all time favorite was the one woman that said she felt pretty during my class. I was thrilled and when I got back to my room I jumped on my bed and began to cry. Yes…. I know what you are thinking…. But they were tears of joy.
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Just Added
April 24-26, El Cerrito, CA
Level 2 Three Day Workshop
Must be Level 1 Certified to attend
To register, contact Suhaila Productions:
Register Online
May 22-24, El Cerrito, CA
Level 1 Three Day Workshop
Level 1 Certification test on May 24
To register, contact Suhaila Productions:
Register Online
For more information, contact Suhaila Productions at suhaila@suhaila.com
Ph:(510) 526-4344
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2005 Workshops:
Seattle , WA w/Suhaila
Date: August 28
Times: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm (with a 1 hour break)
Location: American Dance Institute 8007 Greenwood Avenue North, Studio 2 Seattle, WA http://www.americandanceinstitute.com/ Workshop
content: Suhaila Salimpour Format *Optional Level 1 Certification testing with Suhaila
Seattle , WA w/Certified Instructor
Dates: Sundays February 27, April 3, June 26,
Times: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm (with a 1 hour break)
Location: American Dance Institute
8007 Greenwood Avenue North, Studio 2 Seattle, WA http://www.americandanceinstitute.com/ Workshop content: Suhaila Salimpour Format, including conditioning, technique, dance movement, and cymbal instruction. Novice dancers and dancers new to Suhaila's format are welcome, as are more experienced dancers. Each workshop will review and build upon the technique learned in the previous workshops Cost: $50 for each 5 hour workshop, $180 if you pre-register for all 4. Cost does not include Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance membership (optional),certification test fee (optional), or Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance products (optional). Registration will be limited to 30 people and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact: Renee for more information. (206) 568-1514 renee@nwlink.com
Santa Cruz , CA
Dates: April 9-10, 2005
Times: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Registration begins at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Dancenter
1550-41st Avenue
Capitola, CA
Contact: Suhaila Productions
http://store.yahoo.com/suhailaonlineshopping/ap91020twwoi.html
April 24-26, El Cerrito, CA
Level 2 Three Day Workshop
Must be Level 1 Certified to attend
To register, contact Suhaila Productions:
Register Online
Bozeman, MT
Two-Day Workshop
Date: Saturday Aril 30th Thru Sunday May 1st, 2005
Sponsor: Isis Ptak
Contact Info: tusfire10@earthlink.net
May 22-24, El Cerrito, CA
Level 1 Three Day Workshop
Level 1 Certification test on May 24
To register, contact Suhaila Productions:
Register Online
San Diego , CA
Date: May 26
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: $25.00 (Limited to 35 people)
Location: Stage 7 Studio, 3980 30th St. in North Park Contact: Meleah ( 619) 280-8424, meleahandco@cox.net
Send Checks/MO to: 2805 Maple St., San Diego, Ca. 92104
June 11-12, Glendale, CA
Cairo Carnivale
Four different workshops with Suhaila!
For information, visit www.MECDA.org
St. Louis
Three-Day Level I Workshop w/optional Certification Testing
Date: Friday - Sunday, July 8-10, 2005
Sponsor: Lois Marshall
Contact Info: salwaabd@aol.com (314) 961-3790
July 16-17, Somerville, NJ
Two Day Workshop
To register, contact Suhaila Productions:
suhaila@suhaila.com (510) 526-4344 or
Register Online
Charleston , SC
Date: July 29th-31st
Location: Scottish Rite Temple at 1051 Sam Rittenburg Blvd
Charleston, SC 29407 Contact: Eastern Winds Oasis (843) 886-8929 easternwindsoasis@msn.com
Ya Halla Y'All, Grapevine, TX, August 18th-21st, 2005
Rakassah East, Somerset, NJ, October 14th-16th, 2005
Weeklong Workshop, August 1-5 For more information, contact Suhaila Productions at suhaila@suhaila.com Ph:(510) 526-4344
Register Online
Level 2 Three Day Workshop, September 25-27 For more information, contact Suhaila Productions at suhaila@suhaila.com Ph:(510) 526-4344
Register Online
Seattle , WA w/Suhaila
Date: August 28
Times: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm (with a 1 hour break) Location: American Dance Institute 8007 Greenwood Avenue North, Studio 2 Seattle, WA http://www.americandanceinstitute.com/ Workshop content: Suhaila Salimpour Format *Optional Level 1 Certification testing with Suhaila
Registration will be limited to 30 people and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact: Renee for more information. (206) 568-1514 renee@nwlink.com
Washington DC Date: September 17, 2005
Sponsor: Marta Vizueta
Contact Info: (202) 361-1561 martav@earthlink.net
Albuquerque, NM
Three-Day Level I Workshop w/optional Certification Testing
Date: November 4-6, 2005
Sponsor: Amaya
Contact Info: mamaya1@comcast.net (505) 280-3638
Also in 2005
Leela presents.....
4 Fabulous Workshops:
The Suhaila Salimpour Format!
Master Class and Review Level 1 & Level 2
Taught by Authorized & Certified Instructors of the Suhaila
Salimpour School of Dance
Dates:
Sunday, February 13, 1 - 3 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 1 - 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 24, 1 - 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 22, 1 - 3 p.m.
(Please arrive by 12:30 for registration for all classes)
Prices:
Series Price (all 4 Workshops): $120
Single Workshop: $35
Location: Le Studio (Dance)
100 W. Villa Street, Pasadena
(2 blocks north of Old Town Pasadena, 1 block north of 210/134 Freeway)
Enter parking on Eureka Street www.LeStudioDance.com Reserve YOUR space NOW!
Contact Leela: Phone: 818.558.0801
LeelaBellydance@aol.com
www.LeelaBellydance.com
www.suhailainternational.com
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Workshop Testimonials |
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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Bring Suhaila to your event! |
Suhaila and the Suhaila Dance Company travel all over the country and the world performing and teaching workshops. For availability and booking information, contact Suhaila Productions at
(510) 526-4344 or email suhaila@suhaila.com
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Rakkasah! |
Thank you to Shukriya and Rakkasah for giving all of us in the Belly Dance world a platform to express our artistic visions. You have played a key role in preserving and advancing the artistic presentation of the Belly Dance Community. Also, by giving artists and performers from around the world place to gather every year you have helped to solidify the bonds between us as a community. A Heart felt thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to this art form.
Rakkasah 2005…..Thank you!!
Love You!
Suhaila and Andre
Well I know it’s blurry but I wanted to take the opportunity to praise the real Stars of Rakkasah…..I want to thank all of the people that came and supported Rakkasah the event and our show Your positive influence and encouragement has pushed us and the dance community forward allowing us to pursue our visions with the art.
With Love
Suhaila and Andre
 
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Health News |
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Do your Sit-ups
By Dr. Andre Khoury
Make sure you do your Abdominal Exercises.
The bones of the spine are the framework of support for the back. One of the important muscles groups to support the back and to perform proper Belly Dance techniques are the abdominals.
Keeping the abdominal muscles strong is a key component for dance as it provides the strength to keep the body upright for movement and is essential for the techniques needed in Bellydance. If the abdominal muscles are underdeveloped this may lead to lower back problems. A high percentage of lower back pain may be attributed to weak abdominal muscles.
Many of the belly dance techniques in the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance involve utilizing and strengthening the abdominal muscles making Abdominal exercising a must in each of the classes. The abdominal muscles play an important part in the following techniques;
Undulations, Twist, figure eights, Pelvic Locks, Interior Hip Circles and Interior Hip Squares just to mention a few. So make it a habit to do your sit ups, not only will you strengthen those abs, decrease the probability for lower back and spine injury but you'll find that the dance techniques will be a lot easier to do. |
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