August Spotlight: Delphi Dance Ensemble

August Dancer Spotlight

Every month we will be spotlighting a dancer in Westchester county.  This month, our spotlight turns to the Delphi Dance Ensemble!

front row:  Oracle (director)

back row, L to R:  Emerald, Arrayah, Solarah, Aleathea, Zephyra

Based in Pleasantville, NY, the Delphi Dance Ensemble was formed by Oracle, a recent transplant from Lawrenceville, GA and the former director of the Jahara Phoenix Dance Company.  In 2012 the dancers of Delphi began as an advanced class through the World Heritage Cultural Center in Pleasantville, and soon began to grow from class to stage. 

The dancers of Delphi have varied performance backgrounds, from ballroom to theater, and everything in between.  Their particular style of bellydance is considered "world tribal fusion" which means they fuse movement together from many areas of the world, but the special bellydance technique leans more heavily in the tribal style.

The Delphi Dance Ensemble specializes in festival performances where they draw in their audience with their relaxed and genuine presence.  Past performances include the Ossining Village Fair, Armonk Global Village, Oyster Music and Arts Festival, Ossining SummerFest, and many more.  Their performances are interactive and family-friendly and a delight for  audiences of all ages.

For more information, please visit their website at www.delphidance.com

Other links:
www.youtube.com
www.jaharaphoenix.com
www.mywhcc.com
www.fcbd.com

August Events

August Events!

Monday, August 5th

“Belly Beats" Rhythms and Drum Circle for Dancers” 

A female bonding experience like you have never had before! Lift your dancing to new heights by learning the rhythms of belly dance music and dancing to live drumming created by you and your classmates. Understanding the rhythms is a crucial step toward "feeling" the music in your heart and hips as well as help you to communicate with musicians. You won't believe how your dancing improves once you have a firm understanding of the rhythms. Loaner drums will be provided but if you have a Middle Eastern drum already bring it along. If you prefer to sit on a cushion or pillow bring that along too as we will be siting on the floor for much of the class.

Josie's International School of Dance, 125 Main St., Ossining, NY 10562

Friday, August 9th and Saturday, August 10th

Bellydance Show & Live Music/Singer/Dance @ Shukaila

Music, Hukah, and Birnur are all finally here!

Please Join us on Friday, August 9th and Saturday, August 10th and dance with Birnur to the music of Nizar.  Reserve early at 914-337-2957.

Music starts at 10pm - No Cover

Shukaila Authentic Indian Cuisine, 2250 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY

Monday, August 12th

Summer Immersion For Belly Dancers (for open levels) with Nourhan Sharif (visiting guest artist from NYC): 

Learn Technique, Isolations, Drills & Combinations in a fun environment with International Belly Dancer Nourhan Sharif for 2 hours.  Bring your questions, a smile and a shimmy!  Nourhan is known for sharing her flawless technique along with a generous teaching spirit she will share as much as possible to bring your dancing to the next level.  Drill rhythm into your soul while having fun doing it.  Be ready to sweat, learn, laugh and smile!

To pre-register checks can be made out to & mailed to:
Josie's International School of Dance, 125 Main St., Ossining, NY 10562 - Credit Cards Accepted By Phone (914) 332-8670

August 19th
Assaya Cane Choreography (for open levels) with Nourhan Sharif (visiting guest artist from NYC): 
Nourhan is known for her earthy Saidi movements and improvisation with the Assaya.  More earthy and heavy than urban Cairo music.  The scratchy cry of the rababa and the swirling shout of the mizmar, inspire a strong yet playful dance.  The canes twirl and strike to the pounding Saidi beat of the huge Tabla Baladi.  All the women and men of Southern Egypt enjoin in the optimistic tradition of Upper Egyptian dance.  Their long galabayya flows with the song. The altitude is high, but the center of gravity is low!  Nourhan will teach a full choreography.  Be prepared to learn and work.  It's suggested that you purchase Nourhan's Rhythms CD Vol. 1 before this class in order to get the most from the class.  Available at Josie's Studio this week.  Nourhan will also be selling canes.

To pre-register checks can be made out to and mailed to:
Josie's International School of Dance, 125 Main St., Ossining, NY 10562 - Credit Cards Accepted By Phone (914) 332-8670

August 26th

with Erica Joan (visiting guest artist from NYC): 

Develop muscle awareness, flexibility and mind-body connection and apply these skills to the basic art of belly dance and explore posture, arms positions, hip work, isolations, shimmies and more.  Add excitement and professionalism to your performance with finger cymbals.  Build on your basic movement vocabulary of belly dance with finger cymbal (zil) patterns.  Explore the basic and popular rhythms and learn how to layer different belly dance movements with drills to help build stamina, coordination and agility.  Zils can be purchased at Josie’s studio.

Josie's International School of Dance, 125 Main St., Ossining, NY 10562

Welcome!

Welcome to the Westchester Bellydance Community!  My goal with this blog is to create a friendly place to post everyone's events for the public and bellydance community alike.  Please feel free to contact me with your monthly studio events!  Thank you and I look forward to publishing your events!

~Oracle
Delphi Dance Ensemble