Silvia's Workshops
How Do You Do That? Let's Unveil the Secrets of Transnational Fusion
Friday 9:00am-noon $75 through 6/19, $80 after In this workshop we will cover all the technique details on how to create and execute the snake-like movements, the pops and locks and the arm stylization that make transnational-bellydance fusion unique. Muscle by muscle, step by step, upper-body isolations and lots of technique will be put together in steps and combinations to mesmerize any audience. Filling Your Stage: Modern Dance Techniques to Creatively Embrace Your Space Friday 3:30-5:30pm $50 through 6/19, $55 after It has been said that traditional belly dance can be performed on a stage the size of a postage stamp. Gone are those days! In this workshop, you will learn some useful Modern Dance techniques to utilize any dance space, no matter what its size. Spinning, jumping, and gliding movements will be experimented with and experienced. The class will culminate with a few beautiful combinations to get you flowing through space. All About Layers: Who Knew Your Body Could do That? *SOLD OUT* Saturday 1:00-3:00pm $50 through 6/19, $55 after Get ready to spice your dance with the universe of layers! We will break down different approaches to master layers (it is as much understanding the bran process as it is to understand the body process) and then we will learn those jaw-dropping combinations that use all the different parts of the body in mesmerizing ways. I promise youwill come out of this workshop doing things you don´t know your body can do! Fusion Belly Dance Meets Flamenco! Sunday 1:00-4:00pm $75 through 6/19, $80 after A flamenco Spanish twist to fusion movements and combinations. Combine the precision and sharpness of fusion with the fire of flamenco expression and you get a series of exciting steps, combinations and fusion-flamenco formations to take home and leave everybody speechless! Emphasis will be put on posture, arms and spins, and special work will be carried on hand movements. |
About SilviaSilvia Salamanca is an internationally acclaimed performer, choreographer and
instructor from Mallorca, Spain. A life-long dancer, she graduated at the age of nineteen as a major in ballet and performed professionally as a modern dancer in major Europe festivals with the contemporary dance company of the University of Barcelona. She started her career as a belly dancer in 2001, when realizing the enormous benefits that this art-form brings in both, body and soul. In her own studio, she keeps observing how women can get closer to their self identity and discover oneself in a new level, increasing self-esteem, and getting deeply in touch with the feminine essence in their soul through bellydance. Silvia deeply believes that belly dancing can be profoundly healing as a practice for reclamation of the body, pleasure and integration of many aspects of the being that our culture tends to negate. As a natural evolution in her journey, Silvia discovered what was called tribal fusion in the USA and combined it with a deep research into her own cultural roots: Arabic and Spanish gitana. Hence with her work in the field of Zambra Mora (spanish gitano-oriental dance fusion), Silvia gained international recognition and is currently invited to teach workshops and perform as a headliner in major festivals world-wide. Silvia is also known for her work dancing with swords, which she feels depicts the strength of the human soul. Silvia is also the director of Shunyata Belly Dance, a nationally awarded tribal fusion company and a proud member of Urban Hips, Houston’s premiere ITS troupe. |
Performance and event photos by:
The Dancer's Eye Photography All Rights Reserved All other photographs used with permission |
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