Just for fun, here are my photos from the Durga Tour…. from Bloomington, Indiana, to Providence, Rhode Island.
Thank you to everyone who supported the tour, took workshops, and came to the performances. We couldn’t have done this without you!
You asked for them, so here they are! Asharah shirts for women and men! They feature an image of Asharah on the front, and a rendering of her “star” tattoo on the upper back.
We have men’s t-shirts, women’s babydoll t-shirts, and women’s spaghetti strap tanks. All shirts are $20 plus shipping and handling.
Shirts are available on the Merchandise page! Order yours today!
(Please note that shirts will not ship until after June 17th, because I, Asharah, am on the Durga Tour with Tempest and Tim Rayborn until then.)
The summer session of Saffron Dance classes are beginning soon! I’ve added a new class to the schedule: Developing a solo, duet, or trio. Students will present their works at the Sala Saffron show in August. I’ll still be teaching Modern Tribal 2 and 3, but with some schedule changes. All of my classes will take place on Wednesday nights.
6:15 – 7:15 :: Tribal 2: Modern Tribal
7:15 – 8:15 :: Developing a Tribal Solo, Duet, or Trio
8:15 – 7:15 :: Tribal 3: Modern Tribal. *Bring finger cymbals!
Hope to see some of you in class!
Registration for my stops on the Durga Tour with gothic bellydance innovator Tempest and man of a thousand instruments Tim Rayborn are opening, so reserve your workshop spaces and show tickets now!
June 7th: Bloomington, Indiana. Workshops with Asharah and Tempest, followed by Motif ritual gathering. Register at Dark Drummer Productions.
June 9th: Cincinnati, Ohio. Workshops with Asharah, Tempest, and Tim Rayborn; followed by a Medieval hafla. Register at Zahara’s Tangled Web.
June 10th: Ann Arbor, Michigan. Workshops with Asharah and Tempest. Register at Unveiled’s website.
June 14th: Woodstock, New York. Workshops with Asharah and Tempest, followed by an evening show featuring Asharah, Tempest, Tim Rayborn, Willow, Shivati, and other performers. Register at Willow’s website.
June 15th: Boston, Massachusetts. Workshops with Asharah and Tempest. Register at Badriya’s website.
Registration is now up for my finger cymbal workshop at Saffron Dance, this Sunday, April 19th. Even if you’re a beginner dancer and you’ve never played finger cymbals (also known as zills or sagat) before, this workshop will help you integrate these lovely instruments into your dance. Details below, or just register now at Saffron Dance’s website.
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
$65 Online Registration | $75 At Door
Finger cymbals are an integral part of American Tribal Style bellydance, and can be a lovely accompaniment to a solo performance. However, many dancers often feel daunted by cymbal playing and have been using them less and less… Finger cymbals aren’t scary, and this workshop will help you approach cymbals as an instrument and as a way to enhance your performance. With the right exercises, anyone can play cymbals and dance! Asharah will lead you through an intense warm up, teach drills that layer movements and cymbal playing, introduce common cymbal patterns found in Middle Eastern music, and teach a short dance combination focusing on the playing of your cymbals with the music and your movements.
9:30am: Registration
10am-noon: Pops Locks Ticks and Tocks
1-3: Danse Mècanique
8pm: Solstice Hafla. Free admission with workshop attendance!
Full Day: $70 before May 15, $80 after, $90 at the door
Individual Classes: $45 each
Workshop registration and performance information now available for the amazing Tribal Alchemy event in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas!
I’m honored to be teaching along side some of my biggest inpirations and dearest friends in the belly dance community. Seriously… this event is going to kick some major gluteus max!
This year’s line-up includes: Myself (Asharah), Mira Betz (CA), Elizabeth Strong (CA), Natalie Brown (SC), Romka (DC), Shakra (DC), Sooz Hall (CA), Dave Hall (CA), Rose Harden (CA), and Urban Gypsy (TX).
Check it all out on the Tribal Alchemy website. Hope to see you there!
This past weekend, the Washington Post profiled Saphira, owner and creator of Saffron Studio, in their weekly magazine. Saphira quit her law practice, took an enormous cut in income, and a leap of faith to pursue her dream of owning her own dance studio. Saffron is one of the studios where I teach, and I love the welcoming and warm environment there. This article is really timely for me, as I just quit my day job in an effort to follow my own dream of being a dancer and performer.
Read “An Advocate for the Shimmy” on the Washington Post website. Be sure to watch the video too!
Liz Ohanesian of the LA Weekly, the Los Angeles area’s alternative paper, wrote a wonderful article covering Gothla US which took place this past weekend in Pomona, California. Photos, interview snippets, and more about the largest Gothic bellydance festival in the world.
Just announced! Details and registration for Gothla UK in Leicester, England, July 17-19 2009! Featured instructors include myself, Shakra, Ariellah, Morgana, and more!
Check it out now at Gothla UK