December workshops with Ruric-Amari!
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WEEK 1: Dec 9, 10 and 11
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~ POINT OF BALANCE workshop (taught over 2 days): SOLD OUT
From water jugs to swords, to effectively dance with objects on your head you must understand and maintain control over your center of gravity and shift it around your body freely and without restraint or hesitation. You must then become comfortable with the different balance points throughout the body and begin to use these points to explore isolation in a new way. Then you are ready to learn to move beneath, with, and around any prop used for balancing including basket, candle, cane, or sword.
...Tues Dec 9 & Thur Dec 11, 7-9 PM
...$30 for both days
...$20 for one day

~ FAST START workshop: Designed for beginners and dancers who want to brush up on the fundamentals! Always a good review of the basics for any dancer. Includes a short choreography. Both of the December Fast Start workshops will be different from each other.
...Wed Dec 10,7-8:30 PM
...$15

~ INDIC IDIOM workshop: Bharatanatyam and Oriental Dance, when combined with respect, offer a new freedom and range in dance. The flowing musical movements of Oriental Dance, with its complete torso control, become the perfect complement to the ancient, exactly balanced science of Bharatanatyam, drawing its power from earthy feet and expressive eyes and hands. You will learn a break down of Bharatanatyam-inspired foot patterns, traveling steps, poses, hand gestures and head movements, then layer them with movements from oriental dance to create powerful and expressive combinations.
...Sat Dec. 13, Noon - 3 PM
...$25

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WEEK 2: Dec 14, 16, 17 and 18
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~ TURKISH DELIGHT workshop (taught over two days):
To explore dance as a Gypsy you must understand the unusual 9/8 rhythm, allow it to loosen your feet from the ground, and invoke a joyous Roma attitude. Explore cross steps, side steps, and back steps which let you make the most of your space and smoothly transition from one combination to another. Add delightfully Roma hand gestures and soft pelvic motions to your normal repertoire of shimmies and hip isolations to produce a joyful expression of dance.
...Tues Dec 16 and Thur Dec 18, 7-9 PM
...$30 for both days
...$20 for one day

~ FAST START workshop: Designed for beginners and dancers who want to brush up on the fundamentals! Always a good review of the basics for any dancer. Includes a short choreography. Both of the December Fast Start workshops will be different from each other.
...Wed Dec 17,7-8:30 PM
...$15

All workshops are at the Samovar Studio in the Mellwood Art Center studio in Louisville KY, easy to get to from I-64, I-65 and I-71. Maps and directions at www.Ruric-Amari.com .

For more information:
....www.Ruric-Amari.com
....email: Ruric-Amari@ruric-amari.com
....phone: 502-777-7317