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Dans Askina Newsletter May 2018

At last its spring in Minnesota The snow is gone and the tulips arebrightening our days A little known fact although tulips are associated withHolland both the flower and its name originated in Central Asia and Turkey -therefore our love and appreciation for tulips at Dans Askina We hope you take a moment to enjoy our new newsletter look Join us as weexplore Azerbaijani dances Expand your skills and knowledge through ourMasters in Minneapolis workshops and weekly dance classes Learn moreabout our upcoming performances And - be inspired by our local dancecommunity

Featuring Azerbaijani Dances - From the Land of Fire Our most recent Masters in Minneapolis Guest Instructor Laman Hendricks Founder and ArtisticDirector of Dances of Caucasus provided us with a wealth of information on the dances andculture of Azerbaijan the Land of Fire Laman is a native Azeri with years of professional dancetraining Growing up in the Azeri culture she first learned the social dances by watching her familydance and following along

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While the shared border between Turkey and Azerbaijan is fairly small about 11 miles in length theimpact of Azeri dances and culture along this small eastern region of Turkey are substantial Laman taught us that Russian Ballet greatly influenced Azeri dances There is much emphasis onarm movement and placement and you can see these stylings in the Turkish dances along theshared border says Dans Askinas Artistic Director Amina Beres The costuming is very elegantand each embellishment on the costume has a meaning - for example the pearl strands you seewoven into the dancers hair or on the costume signify innocence We are very excited toincorporate these styles into our repertoire We asked Laman to explain some of the differences between Azerbaijani professional (for thestage) dances and wedding (community) dances Professional dances such as Vagzali are ballet-influenced and choreographed with many steps turns and arm movements saidLaman The dancers glide across the stage using directional changes line angles Thedancers divide the stage into many shapes which creates a beautiful visual illusion for theaudience By contrast our wedding dances are social dances with no choreography only a few steps andminimal arm movements Some are very ancient in origin These dances are about communitycelebration we perform them holding hands in a line or facing each other in a circle One dancertakes the lead and the others follow their steps Everyone is smiling and encouraging to eachother the musicians and the singer When we bring these dances to the stage we remain true tothese origins In our social dances you may also see a competition between the men One will move to thecenter of the circle encouraged by the clapping of the others and dance until he either tires orsomeone else challenges him We look forward to sharing the lessons weve learned from Laman with you in our upcomingperformances

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Masters in Minneapolis 6 - Yalli Workshop with Laman Hendricks

Masters in Minneapolis - Lessons Learned One of the tips Laman Hendricks provided us about Azeridances is to remember the culture these dances come from -the men are proud and the women are elegant but also alittle flirty Let these images guide your dance On June 21-22 2018 we will present Masters in Minneapolis7 with June Seaney June was one of our guestinstructors for our 2013 Romani Festival Weekend and weare excited to bring her back for workshops in CreatingChoreographies and Russian Romani Workshop space islimited contact us if you are interested Our Masters in Minneapolis workshops are free of charge toattendees and are made possible to our local dancecommunity through the generous donations of supporters andparticipating dancers

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Inspiration from our local dance community -- It is easy to learn what you love As far back as I can remember whether it was trouping soloingor teaching it has been a genuine love and respect for the dance music and culture from which itsprang that made it easy for me to learn My advice to new students is to jump in with both feet Learn everything you can inside and outside of the classroom Delve into learning about MiddleEastern culture eat the traditional foods travel if possible and listen to Middle Eastern music overand over again I feel as though there is always something that I can learn it is all part ofpersonal artistic growth Grace Watkins-Wright (Nimat Aswaad)

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Looking for a new Renaissance experience Join Dans Askina as we performat these upcoming Festivals each just about an hours drive from the Twin Cities

May 11-13 2018 The Brand New Lakes Area Renaissance Festival Lindstrom MN July 28-29 2018 Our 6th Year at Ren in the Glen Glenwood City WI

Grab your garb and join us - Huzzah

We invite you to share our joy of dancing

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Join us in welcoming Alexandra amp Anthea to Dans Askina

Alexandra began her dance journey when she fell in love with theatre Aspart of her curriculum she studied various dance styles including ballet jazzmodern and belly dance Much of her dance training is through the Banat alKamar program she also has taken classes with the instructors at theCassandra School After taking a dance workshop with Artemis Mourat shefell in love with the Turkish and Romani dance styles and continued herTurkish dance studies with Amina Beres from 2011-2014 Alexandra looksforward to sharing her love of this dance with others Anthea has been dancing since 2010 performing with Sisters of the Saharaand with Afsana She teaches ldquoBelly Dance for Every Bodyrdquo at G365 Fitnessin Coon Rapids and leads an informal group Muse comprised of studentsfrom her class and local dancers Her goal for the class and Muse is tointroduce as many people to belly dancing as possible

Turkish Dance Classes Learn about Turkish Dance with our Artistic Director Amina Beres Classes are held on Tuesdayevenings through Hopkins Community Education at the Hopkins Center for the PerformingArts Summer Session June 26 - August 7 (no class on July 3) from 7 - 830 pm Amina also offers private lessons and coaching for individual dancers or troupes Aminas teaching philosophy Each of us begins our dance journey for different reasons and Icelebrate the different reasons that bring students of all ages shapes and sizes together I striveto create a supportive positive and most importantly a fun learning environment

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Come see us at the Blaine World Fest on Saturday May 19th Were on the Main Stage at 200 pm

To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak -- Hopi Indian Saying

Dans Aşkina (Dahnz Ash-kih-nah broadly translated to love of the dance) was formed in 2009

by our Artistic Director Amina Beres

Our mission is to authentically present Turkish Oryantal Romani and Folkloric dances to the public

through performances and educational activities We are a proud Springboard for the Arts

Incubator Program Our Artistic Board Allison Abela Alexandra Howes Sarah Dorman Nancy Fetzek Emily Jarrett

Hughes Artemis Mourat and June Seaney

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