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| Raks al Assaya Workshop (Cane Dance) with Majda Anwar: |
| Information about Saiidi:
Saiidi specifically refers to the area called El Saiid in Upper (Southern) Egypt in which the people that inhabit this area are called Saiidi. The Saiid dance style has strong characteristics, and the dancer’s movements are earthy, much like the Mohammed Ali Street Style. Most interpretations of the Saiidi dance involve a cane, or assaya as it is called in Arabic, which is symbolic of two Saiidi customs. The first is the art of the dance of the Arabian horse. The Saiidi train horses to what might be considered early dressage. They use a very long cane to guide the horse in a dance and to make patterns in the sand with their hooves. These displays of master horsemanship were seen in the days of going to battle and in more recent times during celebrations. The second custom is the art of the Tahtib. The Tahtib incorporates a heavier cane that is maneuvered like the Bo staff, and it is the oldest form of Egyptian martial art. In addition to these two customs, the Raks Al Assaya also mimics day-to-day customs such as herding a goat with a cane. The music signature to the Saiidi style is based upon what is now called the Saiidi rhythm. The Saiidi rhythm is a cousin to the Beledi and is in the same family of Masmoodi Kabir. It is a 4/4 rhythm that is played like this: DUM-TEK DUM-DUM-TEK The subtle difference between the Saiidi and the Beledi is the switch of the dum and tek. Often, music in the Saiidi style uses traditional instruments such as the rebab the grandfather of the violin) and the mizmar (a single or double reed wind instrument). Most Arabic pop songs use the Saiidi rhythm as their primary base line today. A more traditional song, Al Ain Mouyaliteen, or Shashkin, is a very famous Debke song belly dancers have used for cane dances because of its use of the Saiidi rhythm. |
| This class will consist of 2 hours teqnique and 2 hours of Choreography. Total for Worskhop is $60. Price will increase $5 after January 31st, payable at the door, if space is available. Space is limited due to swinging canes. :) |
| Raks al Assaya Workshop with Majida Anwar of Awalim |
| Discounts available with multiple workshops: Costume class series + one dance workshop = discount $10 Costume class series + two dance workshops = discount $15 Costume class series + three dance workshops = discount $20 two dance workshops = discount $5 three dance workshop = discount $10 January 5th 9:30-11:30 Costuming Class Series (class I) 12:30-4:30 Dabke Workshop with Christine Zaarour February 2nd 9:30-11:30 Costuming Class Series (class II) 12:30-4:30 Cane Workshop with Majda Anwar March 1st 9:30-11:30 Costuming Class Series (class III) 12:30-4:30 Guedra Workshop with Jendayi Pre register with PayPal payment to Kira@KiraDancing.com or send check or money order to: Kira Lang 931 Monroe Dr Ste 102 PMB 182 Atlanta GA 30308 All workshops located at: Hammond Park Gymnasium 705 Hammond Drive Sandy Springs, GA 30328 If you have any questions please contact Kira@KiraDancing.com |
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| The workshop will begin with basic technique and after a 20 minute break you will learn an entire Raks al Assaya Choreography. Total for Workshop is $60. Price will increase $5 after January 31st, payable at the door, if space is available. Space is limited due to swinging canes. :) Saturday, February 2nd, 12:30-4:30pm |
| *About Buying a Cane: go to Home Depot and go to the garden section. Find th bamboo sticks and find one that is about a thick as your thumb (not more not less). Take this $2.60 bamboo stick over to the lumber section and have them cut it to the appropriate length which is from right bellow your belly button to the floor. |
| The Saiidi cane workshop includes historical and cultural learnings of
Raqs al Saiidi plus a short Oriental routine including folkloric steps
as well as sassy, modern combinations. Students will be expected to bring their own cane. |
| Majida Anwar is a performer, teacher and choreographer based in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been belly dancing since the age of 5 through her Jordanian family and is a member of the Awalim Dance Company, the Southeast's premier tribal dance company. http://www.majidaanwar.com/ |
| Information about Saiidi:
Saiidi specifically refers to the area called El Saiid in Upper (Southern) Egypt in which the people that inhabit this area are called Saiidi. The Saiid dance style has strong characteristics, and the dancer’s movements are earthy, much like the Mohammed Ali Street Style. Most interpretations of the Saiidi dance involve a cane, or assaya as it is called in Arabic, which is symbolic of two Saiidi customs. The first is the art of the dance of the Arabian horse. The Saiidi train horses to what might be considered early dressage. They use a very long cane to guide the horse in a dance and to make patterns in the sand with their hooves. These displays of master horsemanship were seen in the days of going to battle and in more recent times during celebrations. The second custom is the art of the Tahtib. The Tahtib incorporates a heavier cane that is maneuvered like the Bo staff, and it is the oldest form of Egyptian martial art. In addition to these two customs, the Raks Al Assaya also mimics day-to-day customs such as herding a goat with a cane. The music signature to the Saiidi style is based upon what is now called the Saiidi rhythm. The Saiidi rhythm is a cousin to the Beledi and is in the same family of Masmoodi Kabir. It is a 4/4 rhythm that is played like this: DUM-TEK DUM-DUM-TEK The subtle difference between the Saiidi and the Beledi is the switch of the dum and tek. Often, music in the Saiidi style uses traditional instruments such as the rebab the grandfather of the violin) and the mizmar (a single or double reed wind instrument). Most Arabic pop songs use the Saiidi rhythm as their primary base line today. A more traditional song, Al Ain Mouyaliteen, or Shashkin, is a very famous Debke song belly dancers have used for cane dances because of its use of the Saiidi rhythm. |