We hope everyone has a wonderful summer!

Watch for our excting fall schedule and

new location!

Info will be posted here in early August.

Until then come and take class with us Tues. at Rising Sun

Yoga (info below) throughout May and June.

We will be on a summer break in July & Aug and then

back in September to Tuesdays at Rising Sun Yoga as well

as our new location in Allentown.

Schedule Update


NOTE: BELLY DANCE CLASSES IN JUNE TO BE HELD TUESDAYS 7:30 PM

Rising Sun Yoga, 13 Lincoln Road (next to Snyder Fire Hall near Main & Harlem)
Snyder, NY 14226 716.632.5802 michael@yogaisrisingsun.com

Belly Dance for Heart and Soul

Learn the fine art of Middle Eastern dance while exploring the natural grace we all possess.

Class will begin with breath work and meditation to assure a fulfilling journey through movement and emotion as we move from within to a variety of rich Middle Eastern rhythms.

The goal of class is quite simple: to make you feel good when you move and to explore untapped resources from within.
Class is facilitated by Cathy Skora who has been studying, teaching and performing Middle Eastern dance for over 20 years. Her background includes a firm foundation in a variety of movement and meditation techniques. Teaching experience reaches from Buffalo to Bangkok.

This class is appropriate for everyone

Attire: loose clothing

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES AVAILABLE AT YOUR

LOCATION

Call us to arrange a special demo/class or performance for your community, social, or workplace event.

We can design a cultural dance program to fit your health & wellness , entertainment, or educational needs.

Please let us knbow if you would like further information on our programs.

folkloric@aol.com

Sample program:

BELLY DANCE FOR HEART & SOUL

Explore the inner grace we all possess through meditative techniques inlcuding breath & movement using Middle Eastern rhythms to prompt movement form within

Special workshops facilitated by Cathy Skora who brings over 20 yrs of experience as a workshop leader formally trained in Modern , African, and Middle Eastern Dance, as well as a number of meditative techniques. Join Cathy as she shares technqiues for tapping into unexplored resources we all possess. info: folkloric@aol.com

---*SEE BELOW FOR "BELLY DANCE IN BURBS"

SPECIAL OUTREACH CLASS

Our new mailing address:

PO Box 956, Buffalo NY 14207

For info: 716 876 6291

folkloric@aol.com

Previous concerts:

Mystic Motion
...dance from all points exotic

Oct 17 & 18, 2008

New Phoenix Theatre

95 N. Johnson Pk, Buffalo NY 14221

17. adv. 20 at door

folkloric@aol.com

716 876 6291

Theme of concert reflects the rich and mystical aspects of ritual dance
from the Middle East, N. Africa, South America

This concert is ourt international dance concert as part of our Samba Festival sponsored in part by the Buffalo & Erie Co Arts Council Decentralization program New York State Council on the Arts.

New fee schedule effective

Jan 1 ,2008

fees: 12./class

44./4 classes within mo

115./12 classes within 3 mos $600./yr - unlimited class pass

(effective 12 mos. from date of payment)

FOLKLORIC@AOL.COM

PREVIOUS CONCERTS & INSPIRATIONS

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WOMEN & DANCE....

a timeless journey

SAT., APR 21, 2007

8:00 PM

The Church

(corner of Delware & Tupper)

workshop location: New Pheonix Theater , 95 Johnson Pk, Buffaslo NY

Info about Elena and registration info below

Elena Lentini began performing Middle Eastern dance in 1969, dazzling audiences in New York area Middle Eastern clubs with her grace and intensity. Elena brings to dance a unique lyrical focus, a qualify of mystery, and a commitment to the integrity of every movement as she sculpts fluid designs with her body.

In 1971, when the esteemed dancer Ibrahim Farrah started his company, Elena joined as soloist, teacher and right-hand to Farrah. The company debuted at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City and continued to tour the U.S., including a run at the Kennedy Center. Weekend workshops often drew over a hundred participants. In 1979 and 1980, Elena made a protracted trip to the Middle East, performing in Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain.

When Elena returned to New York, she continued to perform and teach, offering group classes and private coaching. She also studied other forms of dance, expanding her vocabulary of physical expression and her understanding of the body and movement. She studied modern danceand Spanish Flamenco. Elena worked with her Flamenco teachers to recreate the Arab-Spanish fusion dances which were traditional during the Moorish period of Spain's history. These dances are rarely performed anymore, partially because they require a wide and diverse range of skills from the liquid fluidity of Middle Eastern movement to the sharp precision of Flamenco. Elena began performing these dances in 1985 with the Carmen Rubio Company and Flamenco Moro.

In 1988, Mabou Mines' director Lee Breuer asked Elena to join the group at the Yale University Theater for a preview of their production of The Warrior Ant. Elena was asked to choreograph specific scenes, including those set in Hell. She utilized five Middle Eastern dancers and performed a solo with an eight foot Bunraku puppet worm. The production subsequently had an acclaimed run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

The work with Mabou Mines opened up a new realm of performance for Elena. She began studying mime with the American Mine Theater and with the Polish mime, Stephan Niedzeilkowski. She performed and choreographed material for American Mime Theater member Goutam Datta for his1990 multi-media performance, Calcutta 300. She also performed at the World Music Institute with Majnun Layla in a program of innovative Middle Eastern music and dance.

In June of 1988, Elena started her own company, Caravansary Dance Theater. The group used Middle Eastern dance fonns in conjunction with the many other types of performance which had influenced Elena, presenting startling and imaginative new hybnds. Elena's signature piece featured her as a statue who has come to life (this statue of a veiled and masked dancer is on view in the Metropolitan Museum.) Another piece featured seven dancers with Bunraku butterfly puppets on sticks. In yet a third, Elena took her inspiration from a woman she had seen washing the floor in a Baghdad post office. Most recently, Elena has created and perfonned dances fusing Japanese Butoh and Middle Eastern forms.

Classes and Workshops in Middle Eastern-Dance
Elena's classes introduce, explore and delve into the depth of Middle Eastern dance, the timeless form popularly known as belly dance. Elena's interpretation of this traditional dance style evokes the timeless expression of feminine grace and beauty. The atmosphere in Elena's classes is gentle and encouraging, yet dynamic and exciting. She patiently leads novice dancers through introductory stages, while challenging seasoned performers to go beyond what they have already achieved and demanding ever greater feats of artistic inspiration.

Classes begin with a simple yet fluid warm-up which can be mastered quickly by dancers of any level. Elena proceeds to basic and then more complex isolations which are the foundation for many of the movements of this form. Choreographed sections concentrate on rhythmic interpretation,personal expression, creative interpretation, focus and presentation. Elena's classes go beyond steps alone. Technique becomes a tool for expression rather than an end in itself. Elena challenges her students to make the movements their own and insists on the quality of the dancing rather than the bare correctness of the choreography.

Students will also learn the use of zils (finger cymbals) with particular emphasis on understanding rhythmic patterns, as well as the interpretive use of veils. Zils and veils are available for class use.

Elena teaches group classes on an on-going basis at Fazil's Dance Studio in New York City. She is also available for intensive workshops (day, weekend, week- long, or multiple week series) as well as individual coaching. Classes can be geared for beginners, intermediate level dancers, professionals or mixed groups.

folkloric@aol.com

Dance Concert

Fri. Nov 30, Sat Dec 1 - 2007
8:00 PM

Alleyway Theatre

Mystic Motion
...dance from all points exotic

Theme of concert reflects the rich and mystical aspects of ritual dance
from the Middle East, N. Africa, South America

This concert is ourt international dance concert as part of our Samba Festival sponsored in part by the Buffalo & Erie Co Arts Council Decentralization program New York State Council on the Arts.

The celebration continues...

Sunday Sept 10, 2006

for more info: 716 876 6291 or folkloric.org

Our new mailing address:

PO Box 956, Buffalo NY 14207

For info: 716 876 6291

folkloric@aol.com

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SEE CLASS SCHEDULE & DESCIPTIONS for more info ..and more classes!

Our new mailing address:

PO Box 956, Buffalo NY 14207

For info: 716 876 6291

folkloric@aol.com