Workshops
This is the new website for 2001 Festival. Old website from 2000.
There will be workshops on different levels. For advanced and proffessional dancers by world famous choreografers. 
By swedish teachers for dancers coming from different parts of Scandinavia to "try someone new". 
And for beginners who want to test something they maybe never experienced before...
Foreign teachers
Swedish teachers,
Tabla Drum Lessons!
New Swedish Teachers 2001
Schedule and Prizes New version ! With extra information (April 2001) 
Registration Form, to print out and send New version ! (April 2001) 
New important information!(April 2001)  Due to all great respons, we can now guarantee alot of exciting meetings between dancers from near and far! Lots of registrations keep coming, and reasure us of our bookings.
Since we had some missunderstandings, we postpone last date: 
You can still register until May 15! The Foreign WS don't cost 300.- extra, Registration Fee is part of the total payment!
Foreign teachers We proudly present this elite among teachers, and as demanded we have added some more details about their different workshops if you look in the schedule for the different workshops, now also with more clear information, to avoid any misunderstandings...   (April 2001) 
Aida Nour, Cairo
that we will also see perform in one of our shows!
She will teach one workshop on Zar (a Trance Dance), and one workshop on Harem's Dance.
Yousry Sharif, New York
specialised in solo performances based on traditional egyptian movements and feelings. Occasionally adding a "flavour" of both modern dance and latin, sometimes resulting in dramatic, fascinating choreographies.
He will teach Orientale in both intermediate/advanced level and in advanced/proffessional level. And as a third workshop he will teach Cabarét style to advanced/proffessional level.
Swedish Teachers
Suzanne Petrén Abou Shebika, "Zeina", since a few years back teaching in Sweden, after several years of performing in Egypt! 
Now together with her husband Mohamed performing with their group Nefertari, and arranging  the Festival !
Maria Hansson, popular performer in Europe, 
and even Australia !
Annika Koskinen, unfortunately she cannot come, and we have to cancel her class. 
All dancers have been informed.
Bia Bergström, performer, teacher and director of Elibelinde giving a great show last summer in Re:Orient.
Ulrika Hellqvist, great teacher and performer from Gothenburg, also hopefully performing in the Festival with her own group!
Ann Larsson, Aminah, 
chairman of SODA, 
teacher, performer 
and member of  ISIS.
On demand since last year we will arrange Tabla Drum Lessons. Teacher will be Mohamed Abou Shebika himself!
New Swedish teachers New teachers will be Jeanette Friis, Lena Ekholtz, Lenita Björk and Ulla Edenmark. They will give both beginners classes and more advanced classes. These teachers will all give more than one class, so we get the opportunity to try them out, both one beginners class, and one more average level. For more details on different themes, please check below by the schedule!

Beginners, please notice! There will be a lot of chances to just "try out" something new,  without registration, if you maybe haven't had the experience before!!

In  Swedish: För dig som inte känner till så mycket om Orientalisk dans, läs gärna om Teresa Hansson i dansgruppen Hipstars, hur hon inspirerats av denna dansform, och framförallt hennes lilla "story" om hur hon själv kom i kontakt med den!
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. 
Video Clip (523 kB, if you don't have 
Quick Time here's Download Site)
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.
Registration Please print out our registration Form and send it to us, or fill in the HTML-page, save it and mail to us.
Please Contact us and send your mailaddress, and we will keep you informed as soon as we add any new information on the site!

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