Karim Nagi is a native Egyptian drummer, DJ, and folk dancer. He is the creator of Turbo Tabla, and has released two internationally distributed CDs of this unique brand of Arab House/Electronica using acoustic instruments. Karim has authored instructional DVDs for the Tabla/Doumbek and Riqq tambourine, as well as two rhythm compilation CDs. He is also well versed in the ultra-traditional styles of music and dance as the leader of the Sharq Arabic Music Ensemble, and the Arab Dance Seminar. He has recorded music for Bellydance Superstars, Bellyqueen, and the Bellytwins, as well as mainstream artists like Alicia Keys, and The Urban Griot Project. His performances boast a dynamic concoction of live drumming and dance, done in unison. Because of his proficiency in both music and dance, his workshops deliver students to a new physical understanding of the connection between these two disciplines. Karim Nagi is a true crossover artist, uniting the Traditional and the Modern, the Ethnic and the Urban.
Friday:1:30-3:30
MUSICALITY FOR DANCERS
Despite any mastery of technique and bodily dexterity, true dance expression requires musicality. The best dancers are those who emulate the music into their own movement. Karim will demystify Arab music for the dancer. Several recurring themes in Arab music will be identified (using recorded examples) and explained in emotive, non musical terms. The class will cover Taksim, Melodic Themes, Vocal vs Instrumental Songs, Rhythms & Rhythmic Changes, Melodic Modulation, Song Structure, Orchestration and Instrumentation. Karim will guide the students through several songs and lead them in dancing to each of these themes. This is a movement class that will help the dancer become the physical personification of the music.  This class will be held at the Buffalo Rose: 1119 Washington Ave, Golden, Colorado, BUT CHECK IN WILL BE AT PAPRIKA, located at 1112 Washington Ave in Golden, CO. For directions and maps, please see the "Directions and Travel" page.
Class Pricing:
Early Registration Price: $35
After 3/17/08: $40
After 4/17/08: $45
For Day and Weekend Discount Packages please see Registration Page.

Saturday: 3:45-5:45
ARAB DRUM WORKSHOPS "ADANI, BAMBI, CHOBIE" (ABC)
Students may bring their Arabic Tabla, Dumbek, Darabuka, Riqq, Duff, Muzhar or Frame drum. Karim will teach these three dynamic rhythms, emphasizing the Arab technique of double off-hand taks and running method. Students will learn how these rhythms propel specific dance styles from around the Arab world. Karim engages all levels from advanced beginner (someone with basic skills) to advanced intermediate. Every level will be adequately challenged and will benefit from the ensemble approach.
---ADANI (Arabian Peninsula) is used for "Khaliji" urban and popular folk music. Karim will teach the polyrhythmic multipart version that illustrates the Afro-Indo influence.
---BAMBI (Folkloric Egyptian) is a specialty rhythm used for cane dance, and folk music. Karim will teach the multi Dum version of Bambi with the heavy syncopation.
---CHOBIE (Folkloric Iraqi) is used for the Iraqi unisex line dance also called "Chobie". Karim will teach this Malfuf-based rhythm with the triple Dum beginning, in both the 4/4 and 6/4 versions. Class limited to  25 people.Drums will be available to borrow or purchase prior to class.
This class will be held at the PAPRIKA Studio, located at 1112 Washington Ave in Golden, CO. For directions and maps, please see the "Directions and Travel" page.
Class Pricing:
Early Registration Price: $30
After 3/17/08: $35
After 4/17/08: $40
This class is not included in Day and Weekend Discount Packages.


Sunday:9:00-11:00am
ARAB FOLK DANCE INTENSIVE
This class is an intensive introduction to the traditional group dances from the Arab world. These dances are primarily unisex, and emphasize synchronicity and group cohesion. This workshop includes Dabka Line Dance, Basic Tahteeb/Assaya Cane Dance, and the group-healing ritual motions found in Zikr and Zar practices. Each dance is taught efficiently as an introduction to the style, and is an initiation into possible future study. These dances are less glamourous than the performance-oriented heroism of the solo dances found in the Arab world. These are the dances done by "The People" in social, celebratory, and spiritual group settings. They can be taught to dancers at any level, as both a cultural and artistic experience. The group movements and concepts can later be extrapolated into performance-calibre skills and themes. This class will be held at the Buffalo Rose: 1119 Washington Ave, Golden, Colorado, BUT CHECK IN WILL BE AT PAPRIKA, located at 1112 Washington Ave in Golden, CO. For directions and maps, please see the "Directions and Travel" page.
Class Pricing:
Early Registration Price: $35
After 3/17/08: $40
After 4/17/08: $45
For Day and Weekend Discount Packages please see Registration Page.

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