Karim Nagi Saidi Tahteeb & Assaya Dance Workshop – Unveiled Dance Company – Rentals @ Riverside
April 16 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Karim Nagi Saidi Tahteeb & Assaya Dance Workshop – Unveiled Dance Company
Rentals @ Riverside
Description provided by Unveiled Dance:
The Saidi people are famous for this semi-acrobatic stick dance called “Tahteeb” for men and “Raqs Assaya” for women.
It is essentially a form of martial art where the manipulation of the stick and the demeanor of movement replicated village life or battle scene. Grace is more valued than aggression. This dance is done solo or in groups where the sticks are operated in unified motion, and men and/or women play together. Karim teaches with the strait cane (any dowel between 3′ and 4′).
Ticket Cost:
$35 EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!
Register before March 17th for only $35! After that, price goes up to $40.
To register, submit payment via: PayPal: Jennifer.unveiled@gmail.com
Venmo: @patsydecline Space is limited, so register today!
About Unveiled Dance Company and instructors:
Founded in September 2004 in Ann Arbor, MI by Crystal Dunlap. It has grown from a once a week class into a full dance studio with its own format, teachers, and professional dance company. Unveiled Dance Company is well-versed in a wide range of bellydance styles, from cabaret to fusion. Unveiled performs at a wide variety of events, from theater shows to street festivals to private functions.
Instructor Bios:
Karim Nagi is a native Egyptian immigrant to the USA, and a true crossover artist uniting the Arab tradition with the global contemporary world. He has released fourteen CDs, ranging from traditional Arab music to fusion and electronica. He has authored instructional videos for Arab percussive instruments and Arab dance styles. As a dance and drum teacher, Nagi has taught in dozens of festivals in the United States, Asia, Europe and Cairo, as well as most major Arab Culture festivals in the USA. He is also a public speaker with a TEDx talk.
His project Detour Guide incorporates English language storytelling with Arab music & rhythm, along with graphic & video art, to describe the experience of Arabs life & culture. Over the past 4 years Nagi has been the beneficiary of two Doris Duke Grant for the Islamic Arts through the Virginia Tech “Salaam” project and Young Audiences of New Jersey United We Create.
