Southern Oasis 2009: Unmata Weekend Intensive School of Sigil June 6, 2009

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SATURDAY
UNMATA, The Fast & The Furious (1pm-3pm)This intense workshop focuses on fast! Amy will lay down the stylistic foundation and technical breakdown for UNMATAs awe-inspiring omis, ferocious shimmies, and bad-ass body pops. Each movement will include transition-training so it can be used alone or linked with other movements to create a short choreography. UNMATA is known for beat-your-butt drilling and technical obsession, so bring lots of water and come prepared to sweat!Hot Pot Tribal Fusion (3:30pm-5:30pm)This workshop presents two original tribal style combinations developed by Amy Sigil at Hot Pot Studio in Sacramento , home of UNMATA. Both combinations will include a complete movement and timing breakdown, guidance to nuance development, and ample drilling to engage muscle memory. Geared for improvisational dancers and troupes who depend on a cueing system when performing live, this course will include transition-training and lead-change practice. Each combo will begin and end in a tribal-friendly position so that it may be added to your preexisting vocabulary.

SUNDAYMoves Youve Hopefully Never Thought of Before (1pm-3pm)This fresh-approach workshop will reveal the secrets of UNMATAs modern bellydance fusion. Amy will describe, demonstrate, and drill some of the striking stuff youve only seen the girls whip out on stage. Each movement will emphasize specific technique and capture the nuance of UNMATAs popular style. Because this class is designed for the intermediate to advanced dancer, a sufficient understanding of balance, timing, and isolation skill is prerequisite. Curriculum can easily be adapted for cabaret or tribal disciplines.Sigil School (3:30pm-5:30pm)Get a behind-the-scenes look at the teaching format of Amy Sigil in this interactive split session with UNMATA. In the first half of class, Amy will share her experience, ideas, and dance doctrineas well as answer your questions. In the second half of class, you will get on your feet for a Sigil School whirlwind demonstration. Tag words: warm-ups, transitions, music, mixes, tempo, choreography, common vocab, work, craft, drill, team, time, counting, working backwards, notes, repetition, fellowship, and yes, you will sweat!

The Saturday night show will begin at 8pm
Workshop registrations are non refundable, but they are transferable, so if you are unable to make it, feel free to sell your registration to another person and let us know of who will be there at registration.
Also, if someone else buys the ticket for you (friend, relative, mysterious benefactor, etc...) please make sure that they contact us with your name so that we can ammend our rosters and there is no confusion come check-in time.

Organized by Alchemy Middle Eastern Dance Troupe
www.alchemydance.com

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Ticket Info:  

• Entire weekend early bird price (Saturday and Sunday workshops, plus a Saturday night show ticket), $102.50
• Saturday day early bird price (whole day), $51.25
• Saturday: The Fast and the Furious (early bird price), $30.99
• Saturday: Hot Pot Tribal Fusion (early bird price), $30.99
• Sunday day early bird price (whole day), $51.25
• Sunday: Moves You've Hopefully Never Thought of Before (early bird price), $30.99
• Sunday: Sigil School (early bird price), $30.99
• Entire weekend, non early bird price, show tickets NOT included, $123.00
• Saturday (whole day), $61.50
• Saturday: The Fast and the Furious, $35.99
• Saturday: Hot Pot Tribal Fusion, $35.99
• Sunday (whole day), $61.50
• Sunday: Moves You've Hopefully Never Thought of Before, $35.99
• Sunday: Sigil School, $35.99

Official Website: http://so09-upcoming.eventbrite.com