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| News: | Baby Progress Introducing Hasna Bellydance Summer Hafla on 5th July Ozgen's Course - Day Tickets available Summer Workshops in Sittingbourne Postal Mailing List Johara Dance Mailing List |
| Shows: | Summer Hafla 5th July 2008 |
| Workshops: | 5 Week Course with Ozgen Summer Workshops in Sittingbourne |
| Other Events: |
Gothla UK JimBoz Hafla JWAAD Summer School |
| Term Dates: | End of Summer Term & Autumn Term Dates |
| Contact Us: | Sevenveils & Medway Middle Eastern Dance |
news
Baby Progress
Baby Bartholomew is doing very well so far. We had a second scan (22 weeks) last week which confirmed all is well with our little BOY!! He's growing very well with long legs and a nice round tummy and he's very active, performing a complete head to toe flip during the scan!
As for me, I'm still feeling very energetic and still enjoying the dancing, which has definitely helped me to control the weight gain. Costumes are getting a little tight now though!
Thanks to everyone who has passed on their congratulations and good wishes for the pregnancy. It's lovely to have so many well wishers and friends in the bellydance community.
Introducing Hasna Bellydance
The performance class that meets on a Thursday evening in Aylesford has now evolved into a fully fledged troupe called "Hasna Bellydance"! Hasna is Arabic for "Beautiful" and I hope you agree from the photos that the name is fitting!
On Saturday we had our first outing, performing at Napier School Fayre in Gillingham alongside the Tribal Banshees. The day was a real success with many comments from the audience on how professional our 1/2 hour set looked and how much they enjoyed the show. It was fantastic to have the Tribal Banshees with us, lead by local teacher Charlotte Burton, as they brought an elegant contrast to our pastel coloured and glitzy Egyptian set.
Both Hasna Bellydance and the Tribal Banshees will be performing at the Hafla on the 5th July and I believe they're worth catching!
If you would like to join Hasna Bellydance please contact Catherine for more information. If you would like to join the Tribal Banshees please visit their MySpace page (WARNING: This link plays an audio file.) for more information and contact details.
Summer Hafla on 5th July
There are still a few performance slots available if anyone is brave enough to take to the stage at our Summer student party.
For those of you not ready to perform, we already have quite a varied show planned with group dances and solos from both students and local teachers. For only £6.50 it promises to be a great evening of entertainment!
I can also confirm that there will be a bazaar at the party provided by BellyWigglas (WARNING: This link plays an audio file.) who sell a selection of great value costumes and accessories for both bellydance and tribal dance.
For any of you coming from Sheppey there will be a minibus from the island to the Hafla. It will cost £6 return, or less if there are more than 10 on the bus. If you are interested in this service please contact Niki at Sheppey HLC by emailing niki@sheppeyhlc.org.uk or telephoning her on 01795 585 335.
The party will take place at the Aylesford Community Centre at 7:30pm and tickets will cost £6.50 (£5 conc) for audience members. Performers come for free but must pre-register for their performance slot.
There will be a bar open all evening and you are welcome to bring your own food. I hope you will join us for our summer celebration! Friends and family are also very welcome.
For more information please see the details in the email below or visit our website www.sevenveils.co.uk.
Ozgen's Course - Day Tickets available
There are now a very limited number of spaces left on the 5 week Turkish Bellydance course with Ozgen, including a few day passes for single sessions. The day pass costs £20 per two hour class and is a great way to participate if you will be away for some of the course.
Catherine's classes will be breaking for the holidays at the very beginning of July, so the course is a good way to keep dancing through the summer and to try out a different style of Bellydance.
For more information about the course and for online bookings please visit www.sevenveils.co.uk.
Summer Workshops in Sittingbourne
To fill the long two month break in classes this summer, Catherine will be teaching 3 workshops on Monday evenings in Sittingbourne.
The workshops will be technique based and will be held in the Sittingbourne Community College dance studio, which is a large, air conditioned and mirrored studio. Catherine will not be teaching workshops in either Aylesford or Strood this summer.
The workshops will take place from 7pm to 9pm on the 21st July, 4th August and 18th August and will cost £12. Advance booking is highly recommended.
Book online now at www.sevenveils.co.uk
Postal Mailing List
If you receive this newsletter, hopefully you are not also on the postal mailing list. If you do still receive flyers through the post from me occasionally, please can you let me know and I will remove you from the postal list.
As you know, postage costs increased in April and it has now got to the point where it costs me so much to send out to the 300+ names on the postal list that the chances of getting a large enough response from this advertising to cover the cost of it are very small. This also has an impact on the prices for my events, as I have to take into account the cost of doing a mail out when setting ticket prices.
I have decided to stop the postal mailing list, except for larger scale events. This means that there will be some people without email accounts that won't be getting the information about events that they want. This is where you come in.
If you have any friends that you know would like to receive this information but don't have computer access, please can you print this Newsletter for them?
Also, if you have friends with email who might be interested in our information you can now use our new
Johara Dance Mailing List
Johara Dance now have their own mailing list, also managed by Catherine. The emails sent out on this mailing list will be less frequent and only when new information is available about Johara Dance and their upcoming theatre tour.
To join the Johara Dance mailing list please complete the form at
www.joharadance.co.uk/contact.html.
For more information on Johara Dance please visit www.joharadance.co.uk.
shows
HAFLA! Saturday 5th July 2008
7:30pm to 11pm at Aylesford Community Centre
Aylesford Community Centre
http://avcc-hallhire.co.uk/
25 Forstal Road
Aylesford
ME20 7AU
Kent
A lively student party featuring a performance platform and Arabic disco. A perfect way to spend a summers evening!
Bar opens at 7:30pm, show starts at 8pm. There will be an interval and a chance to dance after the show, so don't forget the hipscarves! Please bring your own food, but drinks should be bought from the bar.
For more information please visit www.sevenveils.co.uk.
Prices:
Audience Standard: £6.50Audience Concessions (under 16's & over 60's): £5.00
Performers: FREE - Please fill in a registration form here
How to Book
Book online at www.sevenveils.co.uk
or send a cheque made payable to Mrs C Bartholomew to
23 Slatin Road,
Rochester,
ME2 3AU
workshops
Thursdays 3rd to 31st July 2008
at Aylesford Community Centre with OZGEN
A Course in Turkish Bellydance
This is the perfect opportunity for those wanting to study Turkish bellydance in greater depth than can be achieved in a one off workshop. Classes are a full 2 hours (7pm to 9pm) and run for 5 weeks.
Prices:
|
Early booking: (full payment before 22nd May) |
£85 |
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Standard price: (after 22nd May) |
£95 |
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Single Session: (very limited number of spaces) |
£20 |
Optional payment plan:
| Deposit to reserve your place now: | £25 |
| Payment 1 due by 22nd May: | £35 |
| Payment 2 due by 3rd July: | £35 |
Places must be pre-booked
How to Book
Book online at www.sevenveils.co.uk
or send a cheque made payable to Mrs C Bartholomew to
23 Slatin Road,
Rochester,
ME2 3AU
other events
Gothla Festival
18th to 20th July 2008 in Leicester.
A weekend of haflas and workshops based around Gothic Bellydance.
See www.gothla.co.uk for details.
JimBoz Hafla
Friday 1st August at The Fairfield Halls, Croydon, 7:30pm to Midnight.
Tickets £22 in advance.
JimBoz is back in the UK dancing for hipsinc in a fabulous Grand Hafla at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon.
He will be supported by a terrific line up of professional dancers, Aladdin’s Cave will provide a bazaar
and the ticket includes light food and dancing until midnight.
See www.hipsinc.com for details and bookings.
JWAAD Summer School
8th to 15th August 2008 in Tring, Hertfordshire.
Choose between the full 7 days, 5 days, 2 days or single days.
Guest teachers this year include the fabulous JimBoz who wowed us all at the International Bellydance Congress last September.
For more information please visit www.jwaad.com. WARNING: This link plays an audio file.
term dates
End of Summer Term & Autumn Term Dates
Classes taught by Catherine Bartholomew will all stop for the summer holidays.
The last lesson for each class will take place on the following dates:
Monday Classes in Strood: 30th June 2008
Tuesday Classes in Sittingbourne: 1st July 2008
Thursday Classes in Aylesford: 26th June 2008
Each class will then resume in September on the following dates:
Monday Classes in Strood: 8th September 2008
Tuesday Classes in Sittingbourne: 9th September 2008
Thursday Classes in Aylesford: 11th September 2008
For a list of classes taught by Catherine Bartholomew and Ann Hall and more details of term dates please visit www.sevenveils.co.uk/dancing/classes.php
contact us
Sevenveils
Catherine Bartholomew (Noura)e: mail@sevenveils.co.uk
w: www.sevenveils.co.uk
t: 01634 727995
Medway Middle Eastern Dance
Ann Hall (Atesh)e: ann.hall@twang.co.uk
w: www.medwaymideastdance.ik.com
t: 01634 723229
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