Programme and bookings for Gothla.UK

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All advance bookings for workshops should be received by June 30th 2008.

Any free spaces remaining on the workshops will be offered at the hafla on Friday 18th July 2008, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Cancellations will only be accepted up until 18th June 2008. Thereafter, there will be no refunds for cancellations.

In the unlikely event of the advertised teacher being unable to offer the advertised workshop, we will do our utmost to replace with a teacher of equal calibre.

In 2008, we are offering three workshops in each two-hour slot. Please ensure that you have not booked more than one workshop offered in the same time slot.

Gothla UK 2008 at a glance
Friday 18th July 2008 Space 1 Space 2 Space 3
2 - 5 pm Conditioning, Layering and Combinations, Masterclass, *Ariellah

SOLD OUT!

7.30 - 11.30 pm Hafla
Saturday 19th July 2008      
First slot, 2 hours Nouveau Noir, *Tempest Gothic Tribal Fusion, *Morgana Medieval Veil, Akasha (Heike Humphreys)
Second slot, 2 hours Decapitation, Dismemberment & Entrails, *Sashi Devilish Combos, Dawn O'Brien Gothic Tribal Belly Disco, Fulya (Lynne Chapman)
Third slot, 2 hours Expressive hands, arms and movement, *Ariellah Vampire Combos, *Deva Matisa Gothic bellydance make-up, Dawn O'Brien
7.30 - 9.30 pm Dinner, arrangements to be confirmed
10 pm - 'til late Clubnight, arrangements to be confirmed
Sunday 20th July 2008      
First slot, 2 hours Gothic Bellydance Combinations and Choreography, *Ariellah Gothic Tribal Fusion Combos, *Deva Matisa Kali Arms, HR Hellness Lucretia (Christine Emery) 1.5 hours
Second slot, 2 hours Dancing on the Right Side of the Brain, *Tempest Dagger Technique, *Morgana Slow and Slinky, Dawn O'Brien, 1.5 hours
Third slot, 2 hours Body: Skin and Bones - The Skeleton of the Ascend Gothic Tribal Format , *Sashi    

Programme and Bookings for Gothla.UK 2008
Time Event/workshop Teacher Price
Friday 18th July

Masterclass
2 - 5 pm

Studio, British Dance Theatre Association

Conditioning, Layering and Combinations

Prepare your body to do more than just drill and isolate, but to dance and to layer basic belly dance movements. This workshop focuses on strengthening and isolating core muscles in preparation for layering movements, incorporating these layering drills into a combinations learned in the workshop. This workshop will work through combinations to gain a firmer grasp on the tribal and dark fusion genres of belly dance.

N.B. This is a *Masterclass*, limited to 20 places, of intermediate level or above. Not suitable for beginners.

*Ariellah

SOLD OUT!

At a glance

Hafla
7.30 - 11.30 pm

Theatre, British Dance Theatre Association

An evening of performance starring Tempest, Ariellah and Sashi from USA, Morgana from Spain and Deva Matisa from Germany.

Also Dawn O'Brien, Her Royal Hellness Lucretia, Akasha, Fulya, Khalgani, Raqs Macabre, Nawari and other guest performers.

£15

150 places

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Saturday 19th July

First slot, start tbc

2 hours

Nouveau Noir

Tempest's area of specialty within the realm of Gothic Bellydance is "Nouveau Noir" – dance pieces that reflect the art and society of the early 1900's, pulling from silent films, vaudeville-Denishawn style, art nouveau, art deco, and the Oriental craze. Students will learn combinations that capture the elegant form and dramatic stylings from this time, while being taught in a format that will enable them to absorb them into their own personal choreographies.

*Tempest

£25

30 places

At a glance

First slot, start tbc

2 hours

Gothic Tribal Fusion

Gothic Tribal style and fusion. Isolations and torso turns. Contracting steps and moves.  Fusion with modern dance. Choreography.  Trip-hop,  ethnic,  gothic and industrial music.

It is necessary to have experience in Oriental dance, minimum of 2 years.
*Morgana

£25

30 places

At a glance

First slot, start tbc

2 hours

Medieval Veil

A fusion piece inspired by Medieval court dance, and Kajira Djoumahna's ATS format . This is a group choreography with a 'finger' veil; rectangular large silk veils are best for this purpose, but other shapes and materials can be used. You will either be learning from scratch or building on your existing knowledge with a mixture of Kajira's & Heike's vocabulary and cominations, which will also be suitable for ATS. This is a general level and moderately paced class.

PLEASE BRING A LARGE VEIL - preferably rectangular and made from silk. Notes will be provided and a video can be taken for personal use only.

Akasha (Heike Humphreys)

£20

30 places

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Second slot, start tbc

2 hours

Decapitation, Dismemberment & Entrails: Evil little drill  combinations for Gothic Tribal Fusion Belly Dance

In this workshop, you will learn three wicked drill combinations  which focus on the different movement groups  important to  creating a strong and effective Gothic Belly Dance style. The first drill combination:  Decapitation, focuses on strengthening arm, head and shoulder movements. The second drill combination, Dismemberment, focuses on strengthening chest and torso movements. The third combination, Entrails, focuses on strengthening hip and leg movements.  At the end of this workshop, you will leave with three evil little drill combinations to use in your wicked little Gothic Belly Dance practice.

Dress prepared to dance. Bring a yoga mat and water.  Knowledge of basic Tribal Fusion and Gothic Bellydance is helpful.  All levels are welcome. Ascend Tribal Dance
*Sashi

£25

30 places

At a glance

Second slot, start tbc

2 hours

Devilish Combos

Learn to dance like the Devil Himself! Dawn will take you through a series of combinations, taken from her demonic choreography: The Six Gates, as seen at Gothla UK 2007. This workshop will cover locks and pops in groupwork with your very own band of devils and will include some roleplay!

Dawn O'Brien

£20

30 places

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Second slot, start tbc

2 hours

Gothic Tribal Belly Disco

Learn some new tribal moves & combos, and then learn how you can effortlessly fit them to two classic goth tracks of varying tempos - so you can look very cool on the goth club dance floor...

Fulya (Lynne Chapman)

£20

30 places

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Third slot, start tbc

2 hours

Expressive hands, arms and movement (with an emphasis on arms/hands/chest/belly)

Learn the secrets to Ariellah's expressive arms. Her workshop is devoted to strengthening and beautifying the belly dancer's arm, hand, belly and chest work, as well as fluidity ofmovement. Stretching, strengthening and drilling techniques will be used to build a repertoire of arm, hand and other movements.

Arms and hands are key to expressing one's music and love of dance. Students will be encouraged to stylize their own arm movements after drilling the basics. Some exercises are completed in groups to encourage use of arms and personal stylization of arms.

Open level

*Ariellah

£25

30 places

At a glance

Third slot, start tbc

2 hours

Vampire Combos

The Vampire possesses a mystical and eerie charisma. In the workshop, we will deal with the body movements of a vampire, because the main vocabulary of a vampire is its body in action paired with skilled mimic expression. How does a vampire move seductively and what must we focus on in the movements in order to portray a vampire at its most alluring?

*Deva Matisa

£25

30 places

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Third slot, start tbc

1 hour

Make-up for Gothic Bellydance

This workshop will include make up demonstrations to bring out your inner goth! We'll explore the many styles, from dark tribal fusion, dramatical theatrical, glitter goth & cyber goth! Make up will be provided but feel free to bring your own products if you wish.

Participants can be transformed within the class, ready for the club night.

Dawn O'Brien

£10

10 places

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Dinner
7 – 9 pm
Arrangements to be confirmed At a glance
Clubnight
9pm 'til the small hours
Arrangements to be confirmed At a glance
Sunday 20th July

First slot, start tbc

2 hours

Gothic Bellydance Combinations and Choreography

Learn Ariellah's unique style of belly dance by working with her on gothic belly dance combinations and choreography. The workshop includes a yoga infused warm up and repetitive drilling of gothic infused belly dance combinations. Students will learn a short choreography that infuses the combinations learned in the workshop.

*Ariellah

£25

30 places

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First slot, start tbc

2 hours

Gothic Tribal Fusion Combos

Deva Matisa created the German Gothic Tribal Style – GGTS. She will demonstrate and explain her original combinations and steps during the workshop. The  mix is complex and unique.  The mood accompanying these movements ranges from magical to powerfully hypnotic and brutally archaic. However, the mood and steps blend to produce a stunning dance performance on stage.

Combinations, steps, posture, expressions and lots more!

*Deva Matisa

£25

30 places

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First slot, start tbc

1 and a half hours

Kali Arms

The Goddess Kali is famous for lots of arms amongst other things, so we start off by looking at arm shapes and moves, then experiment in pairs (or more) to give the illusion of extra arms, combined with her scary image.  This usually ends up being great fun. We have some improvisation and travelling moves too, including the 'severed head' step.  Notes on Kali and moves used will be provided.

HRH Lucretia (Christine Emery)

£15

30 places

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Second slot, start tbc

2 hours

Dancing on the Right Side of the Brain

Artists, writers, and other creative folk are said to be "right-brained" –they think in pictures, images, and random patterns. Engineers, accountants, and other number/fact people are said to be "left-brained"—meaning they think more mathematically, linearly, orderly. Learn to unleash your creative side and truly be "in the moment" with your dancing.

Often, a dancer can get too focused on a choreography, counting of steps, beats, and therefore become "left-brained" in their dancing –meaning they're being technical, and not dancing creatively, spontaneously, from the heart! In this unusual workshop, we're going to do some mental and physical exercises that will help you engage your right brain in your dancing!

*Tempest

£25

30 places

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Second slot, start tbc

2 hours

Dagger Technique

Become a warrior-dancer with daggers and knives technique for dancing and tether-fighting.

It is necessary to have experience in Oriental dance, minimum of 2 years.

*Morgana

£25

30 places

At a glance

Second slot, start tbc

1 and a half hours

Slow and Slinky

Wind down with slow, serpentine and slinky movements to create drama and strength in your dance. From circles and eights to undulations and revolutions, we'll work on building strength and flexibility through silky, sensuous movement.

Dawn O'Brien

£15

30 places

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Third slot, start tbc

2 hours

Body: Skin and Bones - The Skeleton of the Ascend Gothic Tribal Format

In this workshop you will learn the fundamentals of Gothic Tribal Fusion Bellydance as well as a complete and thorough introduction to Sashi's signature technique: The Ascend Gothic Tribal Format.

You will learn proper posture and technique as well as the movements that set the Ascend Format dancer apart from the crowd.

Proper posture includes positioning of the pelvis, utilization of the transverse abdominis and solar plexus, lifting of the shoulders and chest and placement of arms and hands.

Techniques we will review include posture as is related to execution of moves specific to Ascend Gothic Tribal Format including: Wishful Thinking, Cenobite, Nightcrawler, Dead Girl Drag and more.

Once these aspects are established we will learn how to combine the AGTF movements to create captivating combinations of your very own.

Dress prepared to dance. Bring a yoga mat and water.  Knowledge of basic Tribal Fusion and Gothic Bellydance is helpful.  All levels are welcome. Ascend Tribal Dance

*Sashi

£25

30 places

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* Contracted times for workshops. Others are still provisional.

Workshops limited to 30 places each.

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