East Coast
Visionary Belly Dancing Caravan Tour
2003

The Classes:

FAQ: What style of belly dance is Delilah?
Delilah is one of those dancers where if you put the appropriate costume on her, play the right music, and she will find the style because she feels the music so deeply and as a dancer is so accessible. In her classes she has always used all styles of music and teaches movement vocabulary from all over the world. She has a thorough understanding of the bodies possibility for movement and has many ways of teaching the same principle. What she passes on like no other is the depth of commitment to the drama, spirit and art of the dance. She was schooled in the day of the 7 part cabaret club dance, often referred to as American Classic, but has made a name for herself by having a style uniquely Delilah. Her students are from all perspectives.

• Thursday Evening, October 9th, 7:30 - 9:30 pm.
Dance Workshop # 1 - Fast Hips
In this workshop, we’ll start with a fast hip and bun strengthening warm up. Then Delilah will demonstrate fast hip techniques using shimmying, layering and hip pattern overlays. We explore some new movements, and learn to spice up some old standards and most importantly, we’ll learn to communicate and converse with our hips, using them to punctuate and create contrast in our over-all dance.
Green Street Studio's, Cambridge, MA

• Friday Evening, October 10th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Dance Workshop # 2-For the Love of the Veil and Belly
In this workshop, we will explore a selection of Delilah's favorite
American veil techniques sometimes, called “Veil by Braille”!. We’ll do veil wraps, unwraps and veil unwinds. We’ll learn the comet, the framed turn, the windmill, the water wheel , the envelope, yashmak and the matador. We will work to cultivate the lyrical line of the body and follow it through, to this thin wing of fabric. In the last hour, we’ll sneak in a short dance choreography called
“Power Belly Dance” full of undulations and belly rolls! - Bring a 3-Yard Veil
Green Street Studio, Cambridge, MA

• Saturday, October 11th, Dance Workshop # 3
A Full Day Workshop
Morning-Banquet of Belly Dance Workshop
Delilah 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
We'll begin our warm up with an ancient Egyptian Hathor Dance Meditation. Then we’ll move into a bit of rhythm dance to get our blood flowing. We will work with 6/8, 8/8 and 10/8 combination moves, that will lead us to spontaneous, creative choreography.

1:30-2:15
Lunch Break

Afternoon -Between A Musician and A Dancer
Delilah and Sirocco, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
We’ll begin our warm ups with slow arms and hands and torso undulations.Then on to an invigorating live music workout, where we will bring the vibration from inside the earth into our bodies, and let it roll out into slow moves. We’ll pick up speed and momentum, becoming more staccato until we run head long into a drum solo! Finally, we’ll cool back down with a slow stretch with the ney and cymbulum and returning the energy back into the earth. Yes!

- Between A Musician and A Dancer Continued ,
Delilah and Sirocco, joined by music students 3:30-5:00)

In this portion of the workshop, we settle down into describing and demonstrating the roles of the performers. We’ll look at what should be included in a routine, how musicians and dancers bounce off each other during performance and how they can support each other and not distract from each other. We’ll look at what is intuitive and what is not intuitive; planned or crafted. We explore storytelling and how to let your face dance!
Brookline Community Center For The Arts, Brookline, MA



Mid East Music Offerings:
Drum, Zill and Ney Workshops with Sirocco

This class is for all ages and levels.

Tell your husbands, daughters, sons, and friends!

A Note about Drums, Zills and Neys:

Bring what drums you have; riq, def doumbek, tambourine. Of course the Mid East Drum of choice is a DOUMBEK. If you want to purchase one, Uncle Mafufo recommends one on his web site. Tell him you are registered for the "Boston Music Course" and receive $5 off on a Uncle Mafufo CD with your drum purchase.
http://www.unclemafufo.com

Bring your zills, or if you don't have any Sulyman makes exquisite finger cymbals and will have some for sale. This is the 4th stop on their tour so hopefully he has some left You can order in advance.There will be some cheaper student zills available at the workshop also.

All students will receive a ney in the ney class made of PVC. (actually PVC makes a very good instrument to get started with. Alot of ney players prefer neys made of PVC now)

• Thursday Evening, October 9th, 6:30 pm- 9:30 pm
Music Workshop # 1 "Ring and Rhythm”
We begin with an hour of finger cymbals (also known as zills) with Sulyman el Coyote, Middle Eastern musician extraordinaire. He will demonstrate rhythms and approaches to the intricacies of playing finger cymbals as a refined instrument. In addition, he will demonstrate a Turkish gypsy style of playing two different toned zills.

The next two hours will be spent with Uncle Mafufo learning the techniques of the Middle Eastern drum known as the doumbek. Open to students with various levels of experstise, Uncle Mafufo channels the experience of the student into the flow and nuance of steady mid east grove. During the class students can switch from drum to zills.
Brightstones Studio’s, Melrose, MA

• Friday Evening, October 10th - 6:30 pm- 10:00 pm
Music Workshop # 2 "Drum and the Open Spaces.”
In the first hour we will be introduced to and explore the ney. The ney is one of the simplest and most soulful instruments known to man. It‘s simple body allows the breath to find it’s way into the heart. Each student will receive a tuned ney made of PVC and learn the various ways to blow life into the instrument. The rest of the class will be spent inappreciation of the instrument, and the path one travels in a life long pursuit of mastery.

For the next two hours, Uncle Mafufo will continue to work with the heartbeat of the music, the hypnotic cheftitelli rhythm We learn about leaving spaces open and filling them in, and listening for the tones in the beats. Watch the Master create soundscapes by playing less, not more.
Brightstone’s Studios, Melrose, MA

• Saturday, October 11th, 3:30-5:00
Location: Brookline Community Center For The Arts,
Music Workshop # 3 Between Musicians and Dancers
with Delilah and Sirocco

Here we witness the practical demonstrations of interplay between players. We learn about storylines and expressive give and take between performers. Most importantly, we come to understand the need for awareness and mutual support.

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