Suhaila Salimpour is Coming BACK to Denver, Colorado! March 23 thru March 25 2012 |
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About SuhailaThe phenomenon that is Suhaila Salimpour has its roots in the cultures of her ancestors. Her mother, Jamila Salimpour, pioneered Middle Eastern dance in the United States. Her father, Ardeshir Salimpour, was a skilled Persian drummer. This dynamic background set the stage for Suhaila's emergence as one of the world's most sought-after performers, teachers and choreographers of traditional Middle Eastern dance. Today, The Suhaila Salimpour School of Belly Dance creates instructional and performance videos for all dance levels, as well as fully-orchestrated Middle Eastern dance musicals and CD recordings of the latest percussion artists. Schooled from an early age in jazz, tap and ballet, Suhaila began integrating her extensive classical training with the Middle Eastern dance passed on by her mother. The result was a true artistic breakthrough, as exciting as it was unique. Suhaila's performances expressed the emotions, soul and rhythms of ancient dance, influenced by the discipline and structure of modern forms. As her reputation grew, Suhaila began teaching and performing her unique art throughout the U.S. and Europe. Her reception in the Middle East where she was frequently compared in the media to some of the greatest dancers in the Arab world-was nothing short of astonishing. She holds the distinction of being the first American belly dancer to be interviewed on Arab-American Television. In the U.S., Suhaila appeared on television series such as Fame and Max Headroom and choreographed various music videos. For six years, she was the featured dancer at Byblos, a prestigious Arabic nightclub in Los Angeles, where she shared the stage with the most renowned singers of the Middle East. Miles Copeland, owner of IRS records, prominently featured Suhaila in his 2005 documentary, American Bellydancer. Comedian Margaret Cho is currently producing and directing a documentary about Suhaila, and producing Suhaila's one-woman show. Suhaila's singular vision can be seen today in the Suhaila Salimpour School of Belly Dance, formed in 1996, for which she serves as artistic director. In 2000, Suhaila revived her mother's dance company, Bal Anat, the world's first tribal-style belly dance company. Suhaila is the artistic director and producer of Sheherezade, an acclaimed performing arts spectacle that mixes belly dance with the synchronization of Riverdance, the pounding rhythms of Stomp and the aerial artistry of Cirque du Soleil. For Sheherezade, Suhaila was nominated for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award ("Izzie")-making her the first performer in the belly dance genre to receive this prestigious nomination. In addition to touring North America and Europe, Suhaila maintains her second-generation family business, the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance, in Berkeley, California. Suhaila has developed and implemented the first-available certification program in Middle Eastern dance. The five-level curriculum can be purchased in print or on DVD. Most recently, Suhaila has released Bellydance Fitness Fusion, a series of DVDs that take the viewer through a journey of innovative exercise styles and beautiful performances by the Suhaila Dance Company. Suhaila looks forward to expanding the audience for and appreciation of traditional Middle Eastern dance in a distinctly contemporary style.
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March 23 - March 25, 2012 Friday-Sunday This workshops will total 15 hours long, with 3 hours of material presented on Friday and 6 hours Saturday & Sunday. These workshops are open to all dance levels; no certification required. (15 hours of CECs for Suhaila Salimpour format certified dancers!!!) Schedule Friday March 23, 2012
Saturday March 24, 2012
Sunday March 25, 2012
Sunday March 25, 2012
Workshop held at: Kim Robards Dance
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