I am home from France after teaching and performing at Festival BellyFusions. Julie De St Blanquat and friends put on a fantastic event! What a great group of artists! And my workshop students were wonderful - couldn’t have asked for a better group. While in Paris, I made spiritual and artistic pilgrimages to Notre Dame, the Catacombs, Cimetière du Père-Lachaise and Cimetière du Montparnasse. Paris is a beautiful city, and the food was amazing!
Back here in the New England winter, life is beginning to stir beneath the Snow Queen’s icy dominion. The plants in my windows are starting to sprout new leaves - proof that the light is returning despite the cold.
Nonetheless, I still have some darkness I’d like to serve up in the coming weeks:
NEW BOSTON CLASSES
Raqs Gothique: Gothic Bellydance (Mixed Levels)
Alternate Tuesdays, Feb 23 - Mar 23, 6pm
Vadalna Dance Studio, 284 Armory St, Jamaica Plain, MA
Mystically themed, theatrically oriented instruction from the darker side of bellydance. Learn dramatic expression, technical precision and power while exploring spiritual and artistic authenticity. Mixed levels. At least one full year of bellydance instruction required. More info and to register
NORTH SHORE CLASSES: NEW LOCATION
Winter session, 8 weeks, Thursdays Feb 11 - Apr 1
Bellymoves, 11 Peabody Square, Ste. 9 (O’Shea Bldg), Peabody
One free class with pre-registration.
Bellydance Basics (Level I) 6pm-7pm
Learn the elegant, sensual, and sacred art of Bellydance! No prior experience necessary.
Beyond the Basics: Raqs Dramatique (Level II) 7:15-8:15
Special session: This winter we will work with the Chakras, an ancient system of energy centers found in the body.
For more info and to register: http://AeprilSchaile.com/instruction/classes/
AEPRIL APPAREL
“Aepril Schaile: Dark Goddess Dance”: All new American Apparel camis and T-shirts! Printing by Peace Through Violence; design by Michael Mazzenga. For more info and to purchase: http://AeprilSchaile.com/news/
SPIRIT OF THE TRIBES 10
Aepril will be teaching and performing at Spirit of the Tribes 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, FL!
May 28 - 31, 2010
“International - Cultural - Magical”
More info here: http://www.majanile.com/spirit10-teachers.html
