Dancing at the Bazaar " A Day and Evening of Vintage Dance "

Banat Al Wadi and Alima are pleased to announce this year's Dancing at the Bazaar will be held again at Sassy Studios in Commerce GA on July 26th.
Your instructors : Majda Anwar, Lauren Peterson and Tarifa Salem.

Class schedule for July 26, 2025
Vendor set up 8:30 a.m.
Doors open 9:30
Class with Majda Anwar : Saidi , combos and styling 10:00 to 12:00
12:00 to 1:00 lunch
Class with Lauren Peterson: Dancing and Body Image 1:00 to 2:00
Class with Tarifa Salem- Ibrahim Farrah , Dynamics and techniques and intro to Shabbi Choreography to “ Ayeela Tayeha” 2:00 to 4:30
Evening show 7:00

Fees-
After April 1, in advance and at the door $145.00 ALL CLASSES
Individual classes Morning $50.00 Afternoon both classes $95.00
SHOW TICKETS $10.00

Instructors:
Tarifa Salem, Columbia, SC.
Banat Al Wadi and Alima are honored to present Tarifa, currently from Columbia, S.C. , as a master teacher and performer for Dancing at the Bazaar in a day and evening of vintage belly dance.
Her experience is vast ,born into a traditional Lebanese family. Where Arabic dance and music was the center of all joyous occasions.
She earned her MA degree in Dance from NYU in 1982, 1979 She became a performing member of the Ibrahim Farrah Near East dance group. She danced at the Darvish, Cedars of Lebanon and the Ibis, worked closely with Eddie " the Shiek" Kochak .
She was a performing member of the NYU based Modern Dance Company, Kaleidoscope under the direction of Dr. Judith Schwartz. She also studied Bharata Natyam, Afro Caribbean and Flamenco.
She has been teaching workshops since 1978 and is technically retired, she avails herself to teach workshops, private and small group classes. She presently teaches at Alegria Dance Studio in Columbia. Her passion is for maintaining a standard in the art of her heritage and it is her priority to honor the legacy of her uncle/ mentor Ibrahim Farrah (1939-1998). for more info, go to www.tarifasalem.com.

Do not miss a chance to study with her in a two- and one-half hour class as she presents, powerful dynamics and techniques of Ibrahim Farrah, and introduction to the choreography of Ayeela Tayeha, “Lost Daughter” a shabbi song sung by Ahmed Adaweya. We are confident you will benefit from her energy, expertise, and dynamic approach to performance. We hope you join us for the day and evening.

Lauren, Tennessee
We are pleased to present Lauren Elise Peterson, MS. BC -DMT as she teaches this class on body image, at Dancing at the Bazaar 2025. It is surely a topic of great interest.

While dance can be incredible for body image, ever-changing beauty standards can impact a dancer's relationship with their body, especially over time. As dancers age and experience body changes, our insecurities can get very loud and make dance difficult. In this workshop, Lauren will lead dancers through a discussion on body image issues that can emerge for dancers over their dance careers. Lauren will use her somatic experiential techniques to help dancers learn skills and gain appreciation for their bodies.

Lauren is a board-certified dance/movement therapist specializing in healing body image issues and coping with burnout through somatic techniques. Her belly dance beginnings started in 2003 in Chattanooga, TN, and she immediately found it to be transformative to her relationship to her body.

Since 2011 she has been working in the eating disorder field and currently works as an outpatient therapist, a dance/movement therapist for inpatient and intensive outpatient mental health programs, and a body image and burnout coach. Lauren has a book about healing through movement coming soon, You can follow her at www.laurenelisepeterson.com and @laurenelisepeterson on Instagram and TikTok.

Majda Anwar
Learn the joyous and earthy style that is Saiidi, from the Said region of Egypt. We'll dive into technique that includes the Egyptian folkloric martial art Tahtib, Reda-influenced combos, and modern fusion combos based on cane work. Students should bring bellydance assaya or bamboo cane that is thumb's width and belly button to feet in length. Combinations and improvisational techniques will be taught. We will also discuss the difference in using a bamboo stick vs a curved cane.

For payment information and registration please call or text 770-355-1235, message Ranaa on Facebook or email cmFuYWFkYW5jZSB8IGdtYWlsICEgY29t We accept cash, check, venmo, cash app or zelle.

*No smoking or alcohol at this event.

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