From alia at earth-goddess.com Thu Jul 9 10:10:28 2009 From: alia at earth-goddess.com (Alia Thabit) Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:10:28 -0400 Subject: [Dancenews] Come to the Parade! Saturday, July 11, 5 PM. Burlington, VT Message-ID: Come to the Parade! Saturday, July 11, 5-7 PM. Burlington, VT. Main St from S. Union to the Waterfront! http://celebratechamplain.org/content/view/174/115/ 80 Groups! Samba! Taiko! African! Bellydance! Yes, 20 Bellydancers from all over VT! It's going to be a hell of a show, and it's all FREE! Rain or shine. Laugh at the weather! See you there! Love, Alia Thabit Traditional and Avant-Garde Bellydance Vermont Arts Council Juried Artist; NEST Roster Artist http://www.aliathabit.com; http://youtube.com/aliathabit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alia at earth-goddess.com Sat Jul 11 09:07:20 2009 From: alia at earth-goddess.com (Alia Thabit) Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:07:20 -0400 Subject: [Dancenews] Parade Today! Come celebrate with us! Message-ID: Come to the Parade! Celebrate the Qudricentennial of Lake Cahmplain! Saturday, July 11, 5 PM. Burlington, VT. Main St from S. Union to the Waterfront. There are all kinds of other things happening in Burlington today, and most of them are FREE!!! Thirty choreographers were chosen to present works in the Parade. One of them was ALIA. For three weeks, 20 brave belly dancers have been rehearsing like mad. Five rhythms, five groups, in five locations: Belly dancers of all ages and skill levels, from across Vermont and beyond, have come together for this event. THANK YOU teamleaders Jennifer (Ysmia) and Hannah Rudy,Travis Shores, and ALL the dancers and drummers for your time and dedication. Each group chose a rhythm, contributed ideas, and created a staged section for their rhythm and a processional sequence for the entire rhythm cycle. Alia?s artistic direction provided the framework for the production, united these elements, and set them in a cohesive whole. Live drumming coordinated by Travis Shores makes th whole production come alive! NOW IT'S ON!!! Come party with us! TODAY! Saturday, July 11, 5 PM. Burlington, VT. Main St from S. Union to the Waterfront. We are #40, right behind Jeh Kulu. There are 80 GROUPS in the parade, including Burlington Taiko, Bread and Puppet, and many, many more. It's a big, wild, once in 400 years event. Full day event listing is below. See you at the PARADE! Love, Alia Alia Thabit Traditional and Avant-Garde Bellydance Vermont Arts Council Juried Artist; NEST Roster Artist http://www.aliathabit.com; http://youtube.com/aliathabit Saturday July 11 Events: *Saturday, July 11* - *Champlain Valley Stage: *Performers include* Alan Greenleaf & the Doctor**, Atlantic Crossing,* and Nulhegan Chief Luke Willard?s* Willard Way. *City Hall Park, 12:30 to 5pm FREE - *Church Street Stage: *A musical showcase including* Le Vent du Nord *(special show 11:30am). ALSO the *Clayfoot Strutters,.* and others. Church Street Marketplace, 11:30am to 4pm. FREE - *Taste of Champlain Food Festival*. Strawberry Festival featuring regional fresh berries, shortcakes, and other berry confections. At food festival site and several downtown and lakeside locations. Noon to 4pm. - *Church Street Marketplace:* New Vaudeville Spectacular featuring Bindlestiff Family Circus, Foolz, The Hokum Brothers, and, from Quebec, strolling performers *Ensemble Karel*., 12-piece marching band, *Fanfarniente della Strada*, and the comic characters, Toxique Trottoir - The Botero Family. 11am to 5pm. - *Vermont History Expo:* A variety of displays will be staged regarding the region?s vast history. Battery Park, 10am-5pm. FREE - *Art Fits Vermont Project: *Hundreds of artist-designed puzzle pieces on display. Battery Park, 10am to 5pm. FREE - *Champlain Salon: Our Next Hundred Years: The Future of Diverse Communities in the Champlain Valley. *(see Mon. 7/6)* *Noon ? 1:30pm, Contois Auditorium Burlington City Hall. FREE - *Iroquois Lacrosse Weekend *(see fri.7/10). Waterfront Park, 1pm. FREE - *No Borders Concert?Native American blues, rock, and traditional music: * Including Grammy-winning Iroquois singer-songwriter *Joanne Shenandoah*, and* Gary Farmer & the Troublemakers. *Also, special appearance by*Heritage and Harmony *, international choral group of Quebec, French, and Vermont kids. Waterfront Park Main Stage, Noon. - *Concert Series:* *Ween *and *Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra: Antibalas** *promises irresistible rhythms?*Ween?s** *the ultimate cosmic goof of the alternative rock era, a prodigiously talented and deliriously odd duo whose work travels far beyond the constraints of parody and novelty. Waterfront Main Stage, 6:30pm. Tickets $33 advance, $35 day of show. - *Territoires Feminins *(Women?s Territories) (see Thurs. 7/9): Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theater, 9pm (after parade). Tickets $15. - *Champlain 400 Parade: *Unfolding along Main Street and climaxing at Union Station, this parade features a first-ever performance parade with hundreds of dancers, choreographers, magicians, stilt-walkers, giant puppets, and much more. Assemble at 5:00pm. FREE - *Champlain Concerts, Performances, and Pageant:* After the parade, artists will stage events in multiple venues (artists and locations TBA). Check printed program or website for details and locations. 8:30pm. FREE. - *The New World.* Acclaimed French/Algerian choreographer *Heddy Maalem*will stage a special commissioned world-premiere performance and pageant featuring more than 50 professional Vermont, Quebec, and Native American dancers?all accompanied by Dvorak?s *New World Symphony*. 50 minutes. Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 8:30pm. FREE. - *The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus** presents Freaks & Foolz Cabaret** *Bawdy vaudeville in an intimate setting. Contois Auditorium, City Hall, 9pm. 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There are a few parade photos in the Burlington Free Press including our own Erin Narey and the beautiful, blurry coin-scarved rear of Hannah J Rudy: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=BT&Dato=20090711&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=907110802&Ref=PH And a nice article here: http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2009/07/it-rained-on-our-parade.html But the best photos I have seen so far are on FaceBook. You have to be a member to see them, but it's free, and FB is fun, so you might conider joining. http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=530074441&share_id=121651982999&post_id=121651982999&fragment=share_footer121651982999&comments.#/album.php?aid=91397&id=549359899 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1995369&id=563028679#/album.php?aid=93387&id=540619960&ref=mf http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1995278&id=563028679#/album.php?aid=91521&id=563028679 I will also post some video of us shortly. * Summer Classes* Summer Belly Dance FUN Series. Tuesdays from 5-6:30 in West Burke, VT Mixed level classes, improv, combinations, etc $15 per class Summer Advanced Belly Dance Ass-Kicking Series Wednesdays from 5-6:00 at Catamount Arts. Starts tomorrow, 7/15. Performance studies, improv, complex combinations, choreographic fragments. Critique and homework. Serious dancers only. It WILL kick your ass. $15 per class / $50 4-week August session Private lessons are available most times in West Burke and days only at Catamount. $35 per hour when you come to me. Get 'em while they're cheap! Price going up in September. Host me! Have Hips, Will Travel. Group Lessons, Bellygrams, Goddess Parties, etc, I will be traveling with Tamalyn Dallal on her Backroads Tour so there are NO CLASSES July 16 - August 1. Also No Class Tuesday, August 11. *Other News* Gina and her dance group, Raqs Salaam will be performing for the third year in a row at the Hanover Street Fest on Saturday, July 18. The performance is from 11:30-noon, right outside Molly's Balloon. http://ginadances.com Master African Dancer Caro Diallo from Senegal brings us a performance that will move your soul!* *Friday, July 24th, 2009 7:30pm (doors open at 7)$10.00. Boccellis, in Bellows Falls: http://www.boccellisonthecanal.com/caro.html Also on Friday, July 24: One Glove, a Michael Jackson Tribute Night at Higher Ground in Burlington. http://www.7dvt.com/one-glove Hope you are well! Love and kisses, Alia Alia Thabit Traditional and Avant-Garde Bellydance Vermont Arts Council Juried Artist; NEST Roster Artist http://www.aliathabit.com; http://youtube.com/aliathabit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alia at earth-goddess.com Wed Jul 15 10:50:08 2009 From: alia at earth-goddess.com (Alia Thabit) Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:50:08 -0400 Subject: [Dancenews] Fwd: Photo Shoot in Burlington, VT 8/7 & 8/8 In-Reply-To: <7C9D7491-6DF0-43FB-ABA8-01A55B477DE9@pixievisionproductions.com> References: <7C9D7491-6DF0-43FB-ABA8-01A55B477DE9@pixievisionproductions.com> Message-ID: Hi folks Here is a pretty amazing opportunity. Pixie Spindel in VT for two days only. Pixie shoots people like Rachel Brice, Zoe Jakes, James Brown, Temple of Poi, and others. This is a high class pro-quality photo op. See her email below for details. Love, Alia Alia Thabit Traditional and Avant-Garde Bellydance Vermont Arts Council Juried Artist; NEST Roster Artist http://www.aliathabit.com; http://youtube.com/aliathabit ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pixie Date: Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 12:00 PM Subject: Photo Shoot in Burlington, VT 8/7 & 8/8 To: Pixie Hi there! :) The traveling photo studio of Pixie Vision Productions is coming to a town near you! ?Dates for Burlington, VT are Friday August 7th and Saturday August 8th. I am based in Los Angeles but will be setting up in cities below. I shoot families, pets, dancers, performers, musicians and events at $300 per hour. My most recent portfolio can be found at http://www.pixievisionproductions.com/gallery/portfolio Please see below for my schedule and let me know if you'd like to book a shoot! Payment plans are available~ :) All the best, Pixie www.PixieVisionProductions.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixie_Vision_Productions SCHEDULE 7/17, 18 & 19 ? Austin, Texas 7/22, 7/23, 7/24, 7/25 ? Houston, Texas 8/2, 8/3, 8/4 ? San Francisco 8/7 & 8/8 - Burlington,Vermont 9/4, 9/6, 9/7 ? New York City 9/9, 9/10, 9/11, 9/12, 9/13 ? Minneapolis 9/14, 9/15, 9/16, 9/17, 9/18, 9/19, 9/20 ? Chicago 10/8, 10/9, 10/10, 10/11 - Portland, Oregon 11/4, 11/5, 11/9 ? Baltimore, Maryland 11/10, 11/11, 11/12 ? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania From alia at earth-goddess.com Mon Jul 20 22:40:03 2009 From: alia at earth-goddess.com (Alia Thabit) Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:40:03 -0400 Subject: [Dancenews] Dunya rescheduled Message-ID: Hi folks Just a quick note to let you know that Dunya will be visiting sometime in the fall (not August as we had planned). Have a wonderful summer and more soon! Love, Alia, in Gainesville FL, on Tamalyn Dallal's Back Roads Tour (tomorrow - on to New Orleans!) Alia Thabit Traditional and Avant-Garde Bellydance Vermont Arts Council Juried Artist; NEST Roster Artist http://www.aliathabit.com; http://youtube.com/aliathabit