Saturday March 8th 2008

Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress st, Portland

10 am - 12 noon Flamenco Essentials (can be taken alone, description below)

1:30 - 3:30: Flamenco-Belly Dance Fusion (Prerequisite: The 1st Class!, description below)

Fees and registration;

before March 5th; $30 for the 1st workshop, $55 for both
after March 5th: $35 for the 1st workshop, $60 for both

(second workshop cannot be taken alone)

send a check made out to Emma Holder to;

222 St. Johns St. suite 204

Portland ME 04101.

Please include a note as to what you are registering for.

OR use paypal (use buttons below. Be aware that Paypal assesses a fee reflected in the workshop prices $37.00 and $63.00)!

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS:

10 - 12: Flamenco Essentials (May be taken alone)

Explore the traditional vocabulary of “marcaje” (marking) to
develop the body-melody of flamenco through floor patterning,
“vueltas” (spitfire turns!), and “brazeo” – the body, arm, and
hand movements which define flamenco as a powerfully expressive
and sensuously passionate dance and which undergird the upper
body movements and posture of American Tribal Style and Tribal
Fusion. This class is perfect for both flamenco dancers wanting
to focus on brazeo technique, marking and “aire”, as well as
dancers wanting to expand their repertoire.

1:30 - 3:30: Flamenco-Belly Dance Fusion (Prerequisite: The 1st Class!)

A few more vueltas, and we go into blending the vocabularies of
flamenco with belly dance. Playing with the fierceness and
sensuality within ourselves, we’ll link fusion moves into
patterns and stop ‘em dead in their tracks with flamenco accents!

BOTH WORKSHOPS;

Instructor Biography; Heléna Melone danced until dawn with gitanos in their caves in
Sacra Monte, Granada and holds MA’s in both English Literature
and Dance as a Healing art. She has performed and taught
throughout the eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida, as well
as New Mexico, where she was interviewed by Oprah magazine for
her knowledge of flamenco. The Bellydance and flamenco teacher
at Phillips Exeter Academy, Heléna is a skilled instructor and
facilitator, bringing her work into a variety of settings,
ranging from elementary and secondary schools throughout New
England to working with adult survivors of brain trauma; teens
with developmental disabilities to girl scout troupes to
wild-wymen’s workshops! Heléna’s work synthesizes her passion
and inspiration as both a dancer/artist and as a
teacher/facilitator with 15 years of experience to help others
realize and claim their potential through the power of ritual
and dance.