MassRaqs!
MassRaqs! 2010
3 exciting days of lectures, workshops, and dance performances, to take your dance skills to the next level and leave you inspired!
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MassRaqs! 2010
3 exciting days of lectures, workshops, and dance performances, to take your dance skills to the next level and leave you inspired!
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Sep. 24-26, 2010 at Springstep in Medford, MA - MassRaqs! Brings together an exceptional group of instructors to celebrate the art of Oriental "Belly" Dance.
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Our event's name, MassRaqs, is a play on words. The word 'raqs' means 'dance' in Arabic. MassRaqs could therefore be a massive dance-a-thon (which we plan to have) or it could refer to "Massachusetts dances." Also in our dance community we like to say that something "Raqs" to mean "it rocks!", "it's cool." All those possible meanings go hand in hand with the intent of our event: to celebrate Oriental "belly" dance in Massachusetts, the best way we know how - through dancing! MassRaqs will bring extraordinarily gifted teachers/performers to Boston - for a weekend of massive Raqs in Mass.
Oriental dance (or "belly dance") is the translation of term used in the Arab world to refer to traditional and modern Middle Eastern dance styles: raqs sharqi (Arabic: رقص شرقي). Other folk and stage dance forms that are quite different than Raqs Sharqi also get commonly lumped under the terms "belly dance", Middle Eastern Dance, and Oriental dance - in the West. The dance is also sometimes called Arabic dance, or by the Turkish term çiftetelli (Greek: τσιφτετέλι). The term "Belly dance" is a misnomer as all parts of the body are involved in the dance; the most featured body part in raqs sharqi being the hips. Belly dance takes many different forms depending on country and region, both in costume and dance style; and new styles have been invented in the US as its popularity has spread globally.
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Cassandra brings to dance lyrical grace, musical focus, and a sensuous quality of movement that brings mere technique to life. Her intensity, musicality and technique set her apart from the average performer.
Bozenka is one of the most widely praised and recognized instructors and performers of Middle Eastern Dance, world wide. She continues touring with the popular dance company, "The Belly Dance Superstars" as a featured soloist and instructor, and on her own.
