Sirrom School of Dance

Houston's Oldest Belly Dancing School...Where Dancing is our Business

5570 Weslayan (at Bissonnet) Houston, TX 77005

(713) 621-9818     Fax: (713) 621-5738  

sirromschool@att.net

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Sirrom is delighted to welcome Phaedra and Samara for a two-day workshop.

Phaedra is known for her graceful femininity, yet strong style she has brought to the oriental dance. 
Her career has taken her from cabarets, where she appeared as a solo dancer and partner to Ibrahim Farrah, to the concert stage.  She is acclaimed for her expertise in Danse Orientale, Pharaonic, Ghawazee, Mediterannean Folklore, Beledi and Saidi dance styles. Her numerous theatre engagements with the Near East Dance Group include appearances at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, the Theatre of the Riverside Church in NYC, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C., and New England Life Hall in Boston. Solo appearances include New York's American Museum of Natural History, La Mama Theater,  Madison Square Garden and the United Nations, as well as Arabic, Turkish, Greek, and  Israeli festivals.
 
Phaedra is a delightful teacher, exacting, but patient. She presents her workshop as a joyful and fun-learning experience.  Whether teaching or performing, she adds a natural delicate purity to the dance reminiscent of the ethnic Middle Eastern woman, which is no wonder considering she is born of Greek and Turkish parentage. Visit her website at http://www.phaedradance.com. 

Samara’s hallmark style, a blend of serene elegance, spiritual grace, and technical prowess, is the result of a lifelong commitment to Oriental dance. Drawn to the dance via her Mediterranean heritage (Greek and Turkish), Samara’s background enhanced her keen sense of rhythm and her mastery of hip dynamics that characterize the dances of the Middle East. Samara began dancing professionally in her teens, having already studied other dance forms extensively. Her exotic beauty and natural talent soon made her one of the most sought after dancers in the New York Area. Visit her website at http://www.samaradance.com/index.htm. 
 

Also join us Sunday after the workshop for a special video session of achival footage of a full concert of the Ibrahim Farrah Near East Dance Group; unreleased footage of Nadia Gamal and the Jamal Twins; and an interview with Ibrahim Farrah and Nadia Gamal. This is a not-to-be-missed event. 

All events will be held at Sirrom.

No refunds

No video cameras allowed in the studio

Phone: (713) 621-9818

Fax: (713) 621-5738

e-mail: sirromschool@att.net

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Saturday Workshop, May 2, 2009 -- $75 ($80 after 4/25/09)

Today's topics include oriental dance technique with space design, body shapes, and veil work, and a short oriental dance choreography.

9:00 am - 10:00 am: Registration and Shopping

10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Class

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch and shopping

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Class

Saturday Gala Show, May 2, 2009 -- $15 in advance; $20 at the door

7:00 pm: Doors open

8:00 pm: Gala show, featuring Samara and Phaedra, as well as a variety of extraordinary dancers

Sunday Workshop, May 3, 2009 -- $75 ($80 after 4/25/09)

Today's topics include a wide range of styles, such as Pharaonic, Zar, Sufi, Beledi, Oriental, and folk-style Beledi

9:00 am - 10:00 am: Registration and Shopping

10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Class

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch and shopping

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Class

Sunday After-the-Workshop Video Presentation , May 3 -- $10 at the door

4:00 pm: Videos featuring the late Ibrahim "Bobby" Farrah. Included with one day of the workshop.

If not taking the workshop, $5 at the door. 

Sirrom Stellar Specials 

Saturday & Sunday workshop $135 ($145 after 4/25/09) No SOS discount.

Workshop registration is limited to 30 students each day. Space in the workshop is on a first-come/first-paid basis.