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“The Tango of the East”
TRANSYLVANIAN PARTNER DANCE WORKSHOP

with
Helene Eriksen and Kálmán Dreisziger
Saturday – Sunday
March 21-22, 2009

What to expect: Two days of workshops in Transylvanian Partner
Dances with Helene Eriksen of Seattle and Kálmán Dreisziger from
Montreal. You will enjoy the workshops if you know the basics of
partner dance and love the excitement of a new musical adventure.
Helene and Kalman are patient and experienced dance instructors
who have studied these dances in Transylvania. Transylvania is a
province of Romania with a large Hungarian and Roma minorities.
If you are already experienced in Eastern European dance you will
be exposed to new dances and if you are new to this type of
dancing you will explore this rich musical and dance heritage and
take back some skills to your partner dancing. The band Forras,
from Vancouver, will be playing live music for part of the
Saturday and Sunday Workshops.

More about the dances: During the Renaissance a new, exciting
and highly improvised couple dance fashion swept over Europe. The
nobility danced it, townspeople copied them and the peasants
eventually danced it and filled it with life. Bruegel painted it,
Dürer and deBry reproduced it in detail and preachers damned it.
Wondrously these dances have survived until today in an out-of-
the-way corner of Europe. Romanians, Hungarians and Roma in
approximately 30 villages around the city of Cluj in Western
Transylvania preserved and polished these traditions and
developed them into the most complicated and elegant of couple
dances. The Roma, as well as the Romanians and Hungarians, who
live in Transylvania, dance an exciting dance cycle
which includes couples dances and men’s exhibition dances.

Instructors:Helene Eriksen is a teacher and choreographer of
traditional dances of the Balkans and Islamic Orient. She
lectures and publishes on dance ethnology and costume studies.
She studied Dance Ethnology at the University of California,
Los Angeles (UCLA) and was later a doctoral candidate in
Folklore, Slavistics and Turcology Göttingen, Germany. She
directed her own ensemble Raqs-e Hilal for several years in
Germany and is currently directing her new project, Helene
Eriksen’s Traditional Dance Theater, in Seattle. Helene is in
demand world wide for dance workshops and when not touring
resides in Seattle. She is an extraordinary partner dancer and
appreciates the needs of dancers.
More information is on her website:
www.helene-eriksen.de
Kálmán Dreisziger is an Hungarian folkdance expert, researcher, and
choreographer, and has been the director of several Hungarian
performing ensembles. He is also an advertising executive working in
Dubai. Marjorie Nugent of Seattle describes Kálmán as a gracious,
comfortable, thoughtful and intelligent instructor. His instruction is
superbly crafted.

Prerequisite: Confidence with partner dance basics.
Workshop Times: three 1.25 hr workshops Saturday and Sunday.
10am 3:30 pm.
Cost and Registration Details:Advance registration strongly
encouraged. $115 for the weekend workshops and the Saturday
Dance. Workshops only = $105. Registration on March 18th and
after = $140 if space available. For cancellations March 17th
and before there will be a $20 handling fee. No refunds for
cancellations March 18th and after. All registrations and
cancellations must be made through the Northwest Dance Office.

Advance registration and prepayment is strongly encouraged, as
we will attempt to keep a reasonable balance of leads and follows.
While individuals and couples are most welcome, we encourage
you to sign up with a partner (one lead and one follow) to
ensure admission. This need imply nothing beyond a
registration convenience, since dancers change partners
throughout the day.

Location: Leif Erikson Ballroom , 2245 N.W. 57th(Ballard in
Seattle)

Saturday Night Dance: (Leif Erikson Ballroom) open to the pubic,
see “Dances
( http://www.nwdance.net/dances.html#LacheCercel )” for more
information on band and workshop.

Register online here ( http://www.nwdance.net/reg_details.html )

*BAHARAT!!!!*
presents
*LAYALI TARAB IX*
An Evening of Middle Eastern and Fusion Dance Enchantment
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*A celebration of dance and music talent from our own region
featuring authentic ethnic and fusion styles with dance and
music featuring *
*Arika
Janelle
Lela Hakimian
Marya
Loring
Nicole Richardson
Sahar
Sue Christilaw
Special guest musicians Thomas Richardson and Jed Wagner
Your hosts, Baharat!! Dance Company
*
*WHERE- SRI PRASERT BAR AND GRILLE, 5908 E BROADWAY, SPOKANE, WA*
Sri Prasert has wonderful Thai cuisine!! Dinner, appetizers and
beverages are available for sale during the performance
*WHEN- MARCH 28TH, 2009, 7:00 PM
PRICE- $12 IN ADVANCE, $15 AT THE DOOR*

*BAHARAT!!*
Presents
*A COMMUNITY DANCE SAMPLER*
What is a “dancer sampler? It is a workshop featuring regional
instructors in Middle Eastern and fusion dance, each teaching
for one hour so that participants can “sample” what various
artists have to offer in class. This dance sampler features:
*A’ISHA AZAR-* A’isha has performed and taught Middle Eastern
and North African dance since 1974. She is internationally
recognized and teaches throughout the U.S. and Canada. She has
an instructional DVD on the market and has written for various
trade magazines and her writing is featured on websites around
the world. She is Artistic Director of Baharat!! Dance Company.
In this workshop she will teach techniques for American style
veil work that explores the veil as a drape to enhance movement.
*JANELLE-* Janelle Jackson is one of the most inspiring fusion
dancers on the tribal scene today. She studies various forms of
dance and incorporates movements and moods from American Tribal,
Hip-hop, Ballet.Flamenco and Modern dance in order to create a
personal style with sparkle and integrity. In this workshop,
Janelle will tech concepts in fusion.
*MARYA-* Marya has been involved in Middle Eastern dance sine
1993 and has studied a wide variety of styles from many countries.
Her attention to detail and depth of study in her areas if
interest give her an excellent background for teaching the
dances she loves! Marya will teach Raqs Assaya. She will offer
techniques for working with the cane for that very folkloric
feeing. the class includes suggestions for music and ideas for
costuming.

*WHEN- MARCH 29TH 2009, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
WHERE- A TIME TO DANCE STUDIO, 3815 POST, SPOKANE WA.
PRICE- $45 IN ADVANCE, $50 AT THE DOOR

For more information please call A’isha at (509) 535-7101
Or email us at info@baharatdancers.com.