UPDATED 7/31/2010
Thanks to everyone who worked on or participated in our successful
New York Theatrical Bellydance Conference!
Links to photos coming soon.
Visit http://theatricalbellydance.com to join the Theatrical BD e-mail list for updates on other projects during the year and the 2011 NYTBC!
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NYC CLASSES
Ranya is teaching in midtown Manhattan, and Queens. (Great Neck classes are taking a break until October). Check the Classes page for more information, including a continuation of the Midtown Summer Series in August at Ripley Grier Studios.
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UPCOMING SHOWS AND EVENTS
2010
Ranya and ensemble (Leela Corman, Nicole Macotsis, Sabbi Lall, and Tawanna Faison) perform at the Mahmoud Reda gala performance in Connecticut, Saturday evening July 31, sponsored by the talented Riskallah Riyad. Visit http://www.riskallah.com/bellydanceperformances.html for directions and ticket info!
Ranya at the Fifi Abdo workshop in Toronto Aug. 6-8.
Little Egypt and Belly Up present Egyptian dance superstar Fifi Abdo for the first time in Canada along with master teacher Khaled Mahmoud. Ranya will be performing at the Friday night opening gala on the 6th. http://www.littleegypt.com/fifi.htm for more info or to register.
Ranya in Hagerstown, Maryland, Sept. 25-26 weekend-- contact sitamun_dancer@yahoo.com for updates.
Ranya and Students at D'jam Under Je'bon, Wednesday, Sept. 29
Ranya is pleased to join Kaeshi Chai and Tribal Fusion band Djinn once again for a night of fun at New York's most experimental bellydance party.
8:00 pm at Je'bon Noodle House, 15 St. Marks Place in the heart of Mahattan's East Village.
$10 cover and $5 food/drink minimum.
Ranya in Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 1-3 weekend-- contact naj@bellydanceshoppe.com for updates
Ranya in Ingram, Texas at "Camparet" Oct. 7-11-- It's camp for bellydancers! Visit www.camparet.eventbrite.com or contact Bahaia at bahaiatx@yahoo.com for updates. Early registration rate ends August 15!
Late October - Ranya and ensemble Arab-Andalusian concert in Queens, NYC --details coming soon --sponsored in part by a grant from the Queens Council on the Arts.
Ranya in Vancouver, Canada Nov. 12-14--contact lisa.raks@gmail.com for updates.
Ranya will be a judge at the Second Annual Bellydance Nationals Competition in Baltimore, Maryland Nov. 19-21, hosted by the fabulous Lotus Niraja.
RANYA IS BOOKING NOW FOR 2011 WORKSHOPS--Contact office@ranya.net to inquire.
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RANYA'S NEW INSTRUCTIONAL DVDS!!
SEE SHOP PAGE FOR UPCOMING RELEASES PREVIEW and SPECIAL PACKAGES
Ranya's new instructional DVDs (as well as newly remastered performance DVDs) are available now on the SHOP page! Free teleconferences with Ranya for folks who pre-order here at the website (or in person, for local dancers!). THE BALADI and MODERN ORIENTAL are out and shipping, along with Ranya's newly remastered performance DVDs LAYALI LAFAYETTE and LIVE AT THE HOOKAH LOUNGE! Ranya's new production company is putting out the next instructional DVDs, including TWO new Arabic musicality DVDs focused on taqasim and maqamat, and the Classical Oriental is in the pipeline for a fall filming. You may still pre-order the dvd and be in the loop for updates and content development!
CHECK OUT THE DVD BONUS OFFERS ON THE SHOP PAGE!
You can now REGISTER YOUR DVDS to sign up for bonus content and the dedicated e-mail list for each DVD. Go to the Video page and click on DVD info. You'll find the Register your DVD link at the top.
And you can now sign up for TELECONFERENCES for each instructional DVD--details on the DVD info page. Join the DVD updates e-mail lists by contacting office@ranya.net .
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RANYA AWARDED QUEENS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS GRANT FOR 2009
Ranya is pleased to have been selected for this NYSCA (New York State Council of the Arts) Decentralization Program award from QCA, to help fund a production of original choreography and live Arabic music in the Arab-Andalusian muwwashshahat tradition. Details to come - concert is being planned for fall 2010 in Queens, NYC.
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WEBSITE EVOLUTION
We are slowly but surely updating the site with exciting new features like mailing list forms and DVD registration forms, not to mention the updated calendar. In the process of this skin-shedding you'll probably find a few links that don't work--so please let us know!
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