We had so much fun with our last workshop, we are back for more Live Drumming and Belly Dance!
Join Master Percussionist and teacher, Michael Paratore, and Professional Belly Dancer/Middle Eastern dance instructor, Dylaina Alexandria Young for a Workshop on Rhythm and Movement that will give you a chance to dance with a live drummer! We will focus on a few specific rhythms that are frequently used, and learn movements and short combinations to go with them. Then we will have some fun improvising with the drum to these rhythms and to all styles of popular music and more!
$35 Venmo @Dylaina-Young, PayPal @dylainaday, Cash or Check on arrival. Open to beginners through advanced dancers. Any questions, please DM Dylaina! Hope to see you there!
Dylaina Alexandria is a multi-faceted dancer and performer based in Rochester, NY. She has been studying, teaching, and performing the art of Belly Dance since 2006. Currently, she teaches Middle Eastern Dance at the University of Rochester, and weekly beginner through advanced classes at Kinections in downtown Rochester. Dylaina performs frequently at venues and festivals throughout Rochester, Buffalo, and surrounding areas. She is trained in Ballet and Modern Dance, with her Bachelor’s degree in dance and music performance/composition from Bard College. She loves Egyptian Raqs Sharqi, Folkloric, and Tribal Fusion, as well as working with props. She also enjoys fusing Belly Dance with her own mixture of dance styles she has studied over the years. During the day, she teaches dance and music to adults with special needs at Cobblestone Performing Arts Center. She is also a singer/songwriter who is starting to perform again! You can find out more about her on Facebook: Dylaina Alexandria Belly Dance, or on Instagram: @dylaina_alexandria.
Michael Paratore, born and raised in Upstate New York, inherited the beauty and passion of music through his mother’s side of the family that is Middle Eastern cultural background. Given Michael's diverse ethnic background, he was fortunate to learn and train under his musically inclined grandfather and uncle, Tony Shaheen and Samuel Shaheen. Tony and Samuel were both world renowned violin virtuoso artists and performed with many famous musicians and singers in USA, Canada, and Middle East. All of these musicians and singers, including his grandfather and uncle, inspired Michael to take a keen interest with playing hand percussion known as the "Doumbek." Michael started training at the age of 9 years old and has years of experience with his unique element of mastered rhythms. Everyday of Michael's intense training and mastering of his exotic talent has enabled him to produce piercing beats with American pop culture, Arabic, belly dancers, and world music.
Over the years of Michael's musical practice, he has lent out his musicianship to recording and performing with acclaimed artists including Anton Cosmo, singer/song writer and lead guitarist for the original band "Boston." Michael performs on Cosmo's recently released album called "The In Between." Michael had the opportunity to record with Anton on one of the soundtracks called "Closer To Heaven." Michael performed side projects and recorded beats for Jeff Tortora, acclaimed as one of the lead drummers for "Blue Man Group" in Las Vegas and recently inducted in the "Hall of Fame" for Artists in Syracuse, New York. Michael has performed many times with Rich Ortiz, Este Brown, and Kaleem Issa who are nationally recognized as musicians and singers. In North Bergen, New Jersey & White Plains, NY show cased pop rhythms for two episodes of “Jersey Housewives” and performed with world-renowned saxophonist- Eric Knight Behrends.
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