About this workshop
About the Classical Egyptian Raqs Sharqi Workshop
Join Keti at her studio for a beautiful 2 hour workshop featuring two Raqs Sharqi orchestral recorded live in Cairo. The pieces, originally composed for Om Kolthsoum are Lessa faker and Enta Omri. You will receive footage of the musicians playing the pieces, Keti's original live MP3 tracks and detailed notes to help you find the musical instrumentation and from there, create your own responsive dance!
Suitable for int/adv bellydancers, this experience helps you find depth, feeling and heightened musical response to enhance your technique and artistry.
How is Workshop delivered?
Delivered as pre-recorded video sessions Sat Oct 10th (musical materials) and 20th Oct (video clips in studio), with participant's comments and chat/feedback area available until Oct 30th. Workshop is open with mentorship and feedback - active for 10 days.
Can I keep the videos after the Workshop 'open chat' is closed?
Yes. Clips are fully downloadable and yours to keep after the workshop comments have been closed Oct 30th.
What will I learn?
Int/Adv dancers with a core knowledge of Egyptian style dance moves will learn:
- Musical responses to various live instruments within the music
- Ways of deepening feel and enriching technique
- Creating confident improv in the moment
- Designing blocks of choreographed techniques for accented sections of music
- How the full dance comes together
What do I receive?
- You will get 3 x video sessions in the workshop (Musicality, Somatic Approach to Technique & Balancing Choreo/Improv for Artistry)
- Two filmed clips of musicians playing songs live
- 2 x MP3 tracks - original recordings from Cairo
- Two choreo sheets to work on.
- You will get your questions answered by Keti, and be able to join the workshop over ten days Oct 20-30, with comments and feedback available.