Cultural Lecture Series by Cassandra Shore
August 3, 2025 – Region 1 Insights
August 10, 2025 - Region 2 Insights
October 19, 2025 – Cultural Connection
Location: Celtic Junction Arts Center, 836 Prior Ave N, St. Paul, MN 55104
Cost to attend: $30/ workshop
Register now:
https://theguildofmiddleeasterndance.org/shop/
Sign up early, spaces are limited. Must be a current Guild Member to attend.
Early bird discount bundle: Sign up for all three by July 16 and receive the $90 value for just $75. Use Coupon Code: culture25
The dance we love comes from many social and folk dances from various middle and near east regions. It’s important for the dancer to know about these traditions and styles when dancing for ethnically diverse audiences.
The August presentations will provide insights into Middle Eastern regions and their styles of music, dance, and traditional costumes. The lectures will cover two regions per workshop: 1) The Magreb (North Africa), and The Levant (Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel); 2) The Arab states (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, The Emirates), and the Eastern Mediterranean (Turkey & Greece).
The October presentation: Why understanding Arab cultural connection matters: What, exactly, are we representing when we perform this dance in public? What cultural connections, aesthetic, props, presentations, and costumes should we use, or stay away from? What to present for different audiences? How do we explain the fantasy dances? That’s what we will discuss! Bring your questions and concerns!
This lecture series will be presented by Cassandra Shore, who is part of the living history of Raqs Sharqi dance in America.
More about Cassandra here:
https://www.facebook.com/TheCassandraSchool
https://www.jawaahir.org/Cassandra.html
You may also like the following events from Guild of Middle Eastern Dance:
- Next month, 20th July, 01:00 pm, Guild & Friends Open Stage at Ansari’s, July 20 Brunch in Eagan
- This August, 3rd August, 01:00 pm, Cultural Lecture Series by Cassandra Shore in Saint Paul
- This September, 13th September, 09:00 am, Join the Guild for Arts weekend at MN Renaissance Festival in Carver
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