What happened during the Workshops, June 2000
And our new plans for 2001, see below!
New swedish teachers!
Please take me back to  the new Festival of May 2001 !!
There were workshops on different levels. For advanced and professional dancers by world famous choreografers. 
By swedish teachers for dancers coming from different parts of Scandinavia to "try someone new". 
And for beginners who wanted to test something they maybe never experienced before...

Anna and Karin, working hard during all four days (did you dance anything yourselves?), selling tickets to workshops, shows, and giving directions, answering questions in the Reception on the ground floor.
Next Festival For next year we will once again have those wonderful Ballet Studios during our Oriental Dance Festival in May 24 - 27 2001. 
Plans for teachers will come step by step, during the fall/winter!
New teachers We have already booked the swedish teachers for 2001 (october 2000):
New teachers will be Jeanette Friis, Lena Ekholtz, Lenita Björk and Ulla Edenmark. They will give both beginners classes and more advanced classes.
The other popular swedish teachers, that made such great success during this years festival will all come back again too (see old page)!
 
Jeanette Friis, dancer and dance teacher with many years experience. Educated in Sweden, Egypt, Turkey and London by famous dancers and choreografers.
Lena Ekholtz has been studying Oriental Dance since -86, and has practiced with many different teachers, swedish and foreign, many of them from Egypt. She is mainly specialized in the rich variety of egyptian styles. Lena is also educated in western dance, classical ballet, jazz and modern. She works as a solo performer and teacher at Kulturama.
Lenita Björk, solo performer, teacher and member of Hip Stars. She has danced many years and for many different teachers from all over the  world. 1997-1998 she was president of SODA and is still working in the organization. Lenita is most educated in the egyptian dance tradition, but has also proficiency in other oriental countries styles, she is teaching at DansCenter Stockholm. 
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Ulla Edenmark, artistic director of Tribal Empire showing some tribal style in this picture. But she is also performing in many other different styles in troup as-Sayf.
There will be more information soon and maybe some new pictures on the rest of the swedish teachers from last summer.

More information on what they will teach will come later on.

We also travel and have discussions with the foreign teachers, to be sure we will keep the same high standard next year. We want you to recognise some, and be able to go on and get more classes for some, and we also want you to be able to try someone new!
 
So please Contact us and send your mailaddress, and we will keep you informed as soon as we add any new information on the site!
Please take me back to  the new Festival of May 2001 !!
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