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Alahad Shamal - Sister Troupe to Raqs el Sehr Shamal

WHO IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE? Alahad Shamal dance troupe is open to any of Saqra's students currently participating in her Intermediate/Advanced classes at least once or twice a month and must posess a currently valid class card. Alahad Shamal = Sunday North.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE? Participants will be taught a complete choreography per workshop day (sometimes one will be taught twice on different days for clarity) and will be invited to participate in group performances wherever appropriate.. appropriate occasions will be made if they don't present themselves frequently enough.. The purpose of this group is to give the chance to participate in troupe performance to people who can't commit to frequent practices.

COSTUMING: Any style of costuming is welcome. The colors for 2008 to be reds, pinks, oranges, yellows... fire colors, all shades. No costume matching requirements but being in the correct color family and being appropriate to the dance being performed.

PRACTICE INFO: Location - Saqra's Studio. Time - selected Sundays starting at 1:00 (see below for upcoming). Length - 2 hours. Instructors - Felicia and Lori from Saqra's Raqs El Sehr Shamal. Choreographies - by Saqra (exception "Aliah's Fantasy"). Cost - $5 session. Videotaping - no.

Check us out at Mediterranean Fantasy Festival '07!

Next practices:

Alahad Practices. Our featured dances this summer were: Skirt w/a Veil, Dulab, Tambourine, Raqs Galatea,"Sagat" "Shakira's Envy" and "East-West Veil". Remember that choreographies are constantly being re-taught for new participants and to help perfect dances, and Saqra promises some exciting new choreographies coming up!

We've officially changed the meeting time of Alahad Shamal to 1p. We are still meeting two Sundays a month at Saqra's Studio. Our practices will go from 1 to 2:30 or 3p. We will not take a regular Alahad practice past 3p.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE -- 2010 update:

February 7th & 21st
March 7th & 14th
April 11th & 18th
May 16th & 23rd

Saqra has directions to her new studio at www.saqra.net/lastoasis.html

PERFORMANCE DATES -- --Last updates Feb 19, 2010--

Aleedra's ShimmyHappens - Apr 17
Cornucopia Days & Parade - July 9-11 - Times TBA
MedFest as part of Saqra's group- July 17 OR July 18 - drawing for times is May 15
Clark County Fair -- This is pending enough interest as this is a road trip to near Portland -- Requested dates August 7 & 8 - Time(s)/date(s) TBA
Puyallup Fair - Sun Sept 19 - 3:00pm & Mon Sept 20 - 6pm

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-----Original Message-----
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 4:09 PM
To: saqra@saqra.net
Subject: Thanks for Dancing

Saqra

I want to thank you for coming to Covington Library with your dancers to give a performance last Saturday. Your costumes and dancing were beautiful. It was great to see the dance form and to learn how to do a few movements. Tell your troupe that we really appreciated them coming over on a sunny day to entertain us.

Sincerely

Jane Shumate

Covington Library

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Questions? saqra@saqra.net or f_f_felucca@yahoo.com

Tarkan Choreo Notes: http://www.saqra.net/tarkan.html

Rampi Skirt Routine notes: http://www.saqra.net/medfeststudent.html

Routines: Zill, Skirt/Veil, Aliya's Fantasy, Tambourine, Tarkan, Rampi Skirt, Dulab el Houb. Future: Old Shimmy