History of Middle Eastern Dance and Its Place in the Culture(s)

What are the origins of the dance Americans usually call belly dance--and why do some people bristle when you call it that? What roles did dance play in Middle Eastern, Central Asian and North African culture in period? Why might your persona dance? These are all big questions, some with no hard answers--but we'll talk about what's known, what's theorized, and what's just plain flights of fancy.

Other classes by the teacher(s) listed above are highlighted yellow below.

Schedule for KWDS III

Deadline for Class Submissions: June 8, 2001

This schedule is not finalized and is still subject to change.
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Day 1: Friday

TIME
 9:00
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 11:00
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Day 2: Saturday

TIME
 9:00
 10:00
 11:00
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 4:00
 5:00
Dance Studio
4:00PM Improvisation for Galliards
2:15PM Renaissance Style Workshop for Men
11:15AM Evolution of Contrapasso
9:30AM Brando di Cales
Gym
4:00PM Reconstruction Roundtable
11:15AM Uncommon 2-couple ECDs
9:30AM Some Gresley Reconstructions
2:15PM Late Sixteenth Century Fencing - The Other Movement Art
Gym (side 2)
4:00PM Mixed Bransles de Champagne Suite
2:15PM 15th C Italian Balli for Three People
Lecture Room
2:15PM Raising Dance Authenticity Levels
4:00PM Learning from Other Sources
11:15AM Approaches to Dance Notation
SFA 102
4:00PM Dancemaster/Bandleader Summit
11:15AM The Wm. Blackfox Memorial Bagpipe-Dance Music Conspiracy: All welcome!
SFA 105
9:30AM Beginning Middle-Eastern Dance
2:15PM Folkloric Routine (2-session choreography class)
11:15AM Basics of Stick/Cane Dance
SFA 106
11:15AM Beginning Choreography/Fast Hipwork
4:00PM Storytelling for Choreography
2:15PM Rhythms and Improvisation
9:30AM Dance Dynamics
SFA 109
4:00PM Exercises from Ebreo I
2:15PM Introduction to 16th C Italian Dance
9:30AM The Old Measures
11:15AM Introduction to 15th C Italian Balli

Day 3: Sunday

TIME
 9:00
 10:00
 11:00
 12:00
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 5:00
Dance Studio
4:00PM Cascarde
2:15PM Sex on the dance floor and Prexonera
11:15AM 15th C Italian Balli
Gym
4:00PM Intermediate English Country Dance
2:15PM Uncommon 3-couple ECDs
11:15AM Midair's Dance Menagerie
Lecture Room
11:15AM Choreography in the SCA: Purpose, Place, Precepts and Precautions
9:30AM The Origins of Morris Dancing
2:15PM Teaching Dance in Challenging Situations
SFA 102
4:00PM Loud Band Session
11:15AM Medieval Dance Music
9:30AM Lute Tablature
2:15PM The Basse Dance Music Challenge: Vaten mon amoureux desir
SFA 105
11:15AM Beginning Middle-Eastern Dance
9:30AM All Those Wiggles Look the Same to Me
2:15PM History of Middle Eastern Dance and Its Place in the Culture(s)
4:00PM Middle Eastern Dance Costuming
SFA 106
11:15AM Arms and Upper Body Movements
2:15PM Dancing with Feeling
4:00PM History, Theory and Practice of Classical Hindu Temple Dance
9:30AM Dancing with Props
SFA 109
2:15PM Introduction to Border Morris
4:00PM Choreographing Dances in the SCA
11:15AM Reconstruction Workshop I

Day 4: Monday

TIME
 9:00
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 4:00
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SFA 102
9:30AM 16C Improv Music
11:15AM 16C Music Grooves
2:15PM 16C Music Jam
SFA 105
11:15AM 20th C Bassedanze
9:30AM Fedelta d'Amore
2:15PM Some Dances from Il Ballarino
4:00PM Reconstruction Workshop II
SFA 106
2:15PM Tassel Kicking
9:30AM Barriera
4:00PM Exercises from Ebreo II
SFA 109
9:30AM Uncommon 4-couple ECDs
4:00PM The Canarie Steps
11:15AM Two Cascarde
2:15PM Survey of European Dance Sources 1400-1700

Day 5: Tuesday

TIME
 9:00
 10:00
 11:00
 12:00
 1:00
 2:00
 3:00
 4:00
 5:00
SFA 105
11:15AM 15th C Bassedanze
9:30AM 16th c. Favorites
2:15PM The Old Measures
SFA 106
11:15AM Mimed Bransles from Orchesography
2:15PM La Courante
SFA 109
9:30AM Nido d'Amore from Nobilta di Dame, 1600
2:15PM Galliard Steps
4:00PM A 16th-Century Dance Party

For a personalized schedule, check each class that you want to take above, then click the button below. It will show you the classes you are interested in taking in chronological order.

Unscheduled Classes

An Evenings Entertainment a la Castiglione
 
 
 
 
Introduction to Dance Reconstruction
 
 
 
 
Introduction to English Country Dance
 
 
 
 
Organizing Dance at Events