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Ela's Upcoming Schedule for 2012…
February 2-4, 2012 /8pm:
Northampton, MA. "MFA THESIS DANCE CONCERT at SMITH COLLEGE". Theatre 14, Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts. Featuring original performances and cutting-edge choreography by second-year graduate students from Smith College Department of Dance. This year, these new and innovative works will be presented by Donna Mejia, Rebecca Hite, Stephanie Simpson, Stephen Ursprung and Autum Welt. Tickets: $9 general, $5 students and seniors, reserved seats. For ticket information, visit: http://www.smith.edu/smitharts/tickets.php
March 23-25, 2012
Brighton, UK....
March 23, 2012 / 8pm:
"DONNA MEJIA and ELA ROGERS IN BRIGHTON, UK". Friday SHOW (doors open at 7:30pm) @ the Sallis Benney Theatre, Grand Parade, Brighton. Donna Mejia, Ela Rogers, Samantha Emanuel, Tjarda, Hilde Cannoodt & many more to follow! For tickets visit http://hildebellydance.co.uk/about/donnamejia.shtml
March 25, 2012 / 10am-12pm:
WORKSHOP WITH ELA ROGERS: Brighton, UK. Workshop at The Dance Station, Unit 4, 57, North Street, Portslade, BN41 1DH.
"TURNS, LOCKS, N' LAYERS"- This workshop will focus on the crafting, creation, and understanding of some of the dynamic elements in Tribal Fusion Bellydance: precise locks via muscle contraction, control, and awareness, explosive and fabulous types of turns with given instruction on achieving strongly-rooted control and grace, and articulate layers that strengthen muscle memory while simultaneously turnin' the wheels of your brain! Ela will lead a body-nourishing Viniyoga practice to safely prepare and strengthen the body for bellydance, and will teach combinations that combine these elements for participants to use in their practice or performance to achieve graceful and strong execution in dance. Bring a yoga mat, water, notebook, and warm, stretchy layers for warming up and cooling down............... For registration and more info, visit
http://hildebellydance.co.uk/about/donnamejia.shtml
March 28, 2010 / 10pm-2am
Boston, MA. ELA ROGERS HEADLINES FOR THE 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY "TEMPLE", hosted by Vadalna Tribal Dance Co. at The Underbar (Royal Entrance) 279 Tremont Street. $8 cover. Evoking an atmosphere of the ancient melded with the ultramodern, Temple is a monthly celebration of fusion and innovation. Temple embraces an eclectic community with a wide range of bellydance, burlesque, and circus arts performers, set to the trance-inducing sounds of Boston's finest world electronica, ambient, and down tempo DJs. www.vadalna.org
April 21, 2012
Portland ME....
April 21, 2012 / 12-3pm:
WORKSHOP WITH ELA ROGERS: At Bright Star World Dance Studio, 496 Congress Street, 4th Floor, Portland ME.......
"SILENT SCREEN BELLY DANCE": Are you drawn to the mysterious? Got a soft spot for the macabre? Fond of the music from the days of old? Enter the era of Silent Screen Belly Dance... We will delve into the rich and timeless aspects of bellydance for the stage and screen: grace and elegance, shadow work, sculpted poses, simple and clean movement with suspenseful pauses, high drama, and yes, that expressive, mysterious, ethereal, and sometimes flirty face. This workshop will begin with a gentle Viniyoga practice, to build strength and flexibility while preparing the body safely for bellydance, followed by some light drills and combos, and an original choreography, set to the perfect tune. Please bring a Yoga mat, water, a notebook, and warm stretchy layers for warming up and cooling down............... For registration: www.hpowersbellydance.com
April 21, 2012 / 7-9pm:
SHOW featuring ELA ROGERS at Bright Star World Dance Studio, 496 Congress Street, 4th Floor, Portland ME. For tickets and info: www.hpowersbellydance.com
May 16-20, 2012
Sebastopol, CA. "TRIBAL FEST 12"...
May 18, 2012 (Friday) / 12:15-2:15pm:
WORKSHOP WITH ELA ROGERS FOR TRIBAL FEST 12. WORKSHOP SOLD OUT
"HIT THE BREAK - ACCELERATE!" - The complexity of both, slow and strong...fast and fluid, often create the "wow factor" in a performance. Learn to strongly root your stationary isolations, then accelerate and create dynamic peaks of energy while taking your audience on an incredible ride with your dance. This Tribal Fusion Bellydance workshop will feature Ela's original choreography, incorporated with a good dose of modern dance, and use of stage. We will go over the importance of listening to the music, making things subtle, then making things BIG by letting go and surrendering to the body's momentum, all while generating the unexpected, the interesting, and opening the door to your personality. This class is intended to help dancers deepen their connection with musicality and their audience, through a powerful presentation of dance. Bring a yoga mat, water, notebook, and warm, stretchy layers for warming up and cooling down. For registration visit www.blacksheepbellydance.com
June 2012
Berkley MA. TBA.
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