Hi Dancers and friends! I have gotten to do some fun things lately, outside my usual stuff. My daughter, 9, has started performing in some shows with me, and a couple other kids, too. (The list of ‘usual stuff’ is below- classes, workshops and shows coming up) I was in a fashion show, modeling for Naomi Davidoff who presented her line at the BSU charity show at MICA: http://cargocollective.com/ndavidoff/Cirque-Squelettique I also performed in a variety show with burlesque dancers in the same show, another first for me. It was really, really fun. There is some powerful psychology behind the way a burlesque stage is built. The stage was at chest height and cut diagonally through the room, long. Lots of lights, and mirrors where the dancer sees, above the heads of the patrons. Designed to make you feel like a star, ‘above’ the hoi polloi... I liked it so much I am going to produce a variety show there, August 31st. I think I’ll skip the burlesque, though. ;-)
I get to step outside the box again with the Baltimore Rock Opera Society. They are putting on a show set at.... wait for it, bellydancers.... the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair! You know what THAT means. So, I’m too booked with Faerie Festivals to jump fully in, but I’ll do some front of house performances for fun. They may still be looking for a “Little Egypt” character for a dancing bit in the show. (And yes, I told them “Little Egypt” wasn’t really there)
http://baltimorerockopera.org/productions/murdercastle/
On to the usual! We have suspended the Sunday night shows at Kitchen of India, and hope to start Friday night shows soon instead. My classes are still just Thursday mornings, though I can do workshops and private lessons, and there is a Sword Workshop THIS Friday. If you want to be IN a show, I might have r for you in one of the nursing home shows!
4/24, Thursday morning class, 9:30-10:30, $7 drop in, 45 minute class (we drink tea first). Bring finger cymbals if you have them, and let’s dance! Probably some saidi/cane moves today. http://www.ninaamaya.com/classes-and-performances.html
4/26 Sword Dance Choreography Workshop in Westminster http://www.meetup.com/Baltimore-DC-Bellydance/events/109241902/
4/26 Java Hafla http://www.meetup.com/The-Westminster-Bellydance-Meetup-Group/events/58818732/?value=April+Java+Hafla
5/2/13 - 5/30/13 Thursdays in May- there are 5 Thursdays- an excellent time to join the morning class, because it’s only $20/month! Or still $7 to drop in. http://www.ninaamaya.com/classes-and-performances.html
May 4th and 5th, Nina Amaya and the Aubergine Faeries present their Dances from Many Lands to the Spoutwood Fairy Festival! $pm on Saturday the 4th, and 5pm on Sunday the 5th! http://www.spoutwood.org/
May the 4th be with you!
Then comes the Maryland Faerie Festival! It starts Friday night, May 10th, and Aubergine will be performing Saturday and Sunday: http://www.marylandfaeriefestival.org/
Maharal will also be playing, and Nina will be a guest dancer for that show.
https://www.facebook.com/maharalrva (That’s Brett Zwerdling’s band, and the beautiful Muse is his dancer- she will be there all but Saturday night.)
May 10 is also opening night for Murdercastle, by the Baltimore Rock Opera Society. The BROS show will run for 3 weekends. I’m front of house entertainment May 18, 23rd and 25th. Not for kids- it's about the serial killer that stalked the fair. https://bros.tixato.com/buy/murdercastle
Thursday May 16 the Fabulous Davved Korup, of the band TURKU, is teaching Rhythms for dancers at Studio Nina Amaya- and it's only $20 for an hour and a half of drumming lesson with the dancer in mind! 7-8:30pm. http://www.meetup.com/Baltimore-DC-Bellydance/events/115504452/
Saturday May 18th the Towson Unitarian Church is hosting a Fae Day, and I am not performing dance, but I plan to go enjoy the day as a faerie.
Saturday May 18th I AM performing at a nursing home show at 1pm in Baltimore. I could use one more dancer in that show. Email me if there is something you would like to present. ninadances@gmail.com
Wed. May 22, 1:30- Hazine, Anna Vermillion, Shavei, Jacquih and Kalistra are all joining me in a very full show at Springwell Senior Center.
June 1st is Despina’s Have a Heart Hafla, and June 2nd Aubergine is in All Seasons Hafla.
June 5th through 9th- wonderful music and dance camp in Darbukastan, limited to 100 people, and there are peacocks. Darbukastan is in Virginia ;-) http://www.darbukastan.com/ - inexpensive, and family friendly! I bring my kids every year!
June 15- Baltimore Pride! I’m on the main stage with Aubergine drummer Heather Amos! My five minutes of Gay Fame.
June 21 Hobbit House party. Really. Real Hobbit House.
June 22- Avalon Faerie Festival in WVA- I didn’t notice the tag line “where you can wear only your wings” when I applied. It’s a nudist resort! So, the dancers will be wearing a lot more than our audience. Hmmm... want to go? http://www.avalon-resort.info/ff-festival.html
June 28-30 - super magical beautiful: http://www.nyfaeriefest.com/
July 12- Essex Senior Center show- a Friday at 1pm.
July 19, 20, 21- Artscape! http://www.artscape.org/performing-arts Aubergine will be there every night at 6:30, and in the Theater Project at 11am on Saturday! I might have room for a couple more dancers in the Dances from Around the World theme, especially if you have a country we don’t have represented yet.
I’m not getting to Pennsic until July 28. Email me if you want to know how to go to Pennsic and have an excellent time. I’ll be teaching “Enchant with Your Dance” there.
At the vvery end of August, Aubergine will be putting on a Superhero themed show, and I will have a variety show as well! Stay tuned!
In September there is AKIMBO Artwalk, Rakkasah is early, and I’m dancing in New Jersey at Roxy and Duke’s. My dear friends in the band ISHTAR will be at Rakkasah as one of the house bands! Yay!
October 20, I get to headline at the Fez Tones live music hafla in Greenbelt at the New Deal Cafe. October 26 we return for our third appearance at Goblins and Gears, a Steampunk meets the fae event: http://www.teamwench.org/msfb/main.shtml
And I'm kicking around the idea of a trip to Bangladesh in November!
I get to step outside the box again with the Baltimore Rock Opera Society. They are putting on a show set at.... wait for it, bellydancers.... the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair! You know what THAT means. So, I’m too booked with Faerie Festivals to jump fully in, but I’ll do some front of house performances for fun. They may still be looking for a “Little Egypt” character for a dancing bit in the show. (And yes, I told them “Little Egypt” wasn’t really there)
http://baltimorerockopera.org/productions/murdercastle/
On to the usual! We have suspended the Sunday night shows at Kitchen of India, and hope to start Friday night shows soon instead. My classes are still just Thursday mornings, though I can do workshops and private lessons, and there is a Sword Workshop THIS Friday. If you want to be IN a show, I might have r for you in one of the nursing home shows!
4/24, Thursday morning class, 9:30-10:30, $7 drop in, 45 minute class (we drink tea first). Bring finger cymbals if you have them, and let’s dance! Probably some saidi/cane moves today. http://www.ninaamaya.com/classes-and-performances.html
4/26 Sword Dance Choreography Workshop in Westminster http://www.meetup.com/Baltimore-DC-Bellydance/events/109241902/
4/26 Java Hafla http://www.meetup.com/The-Westminster-Bellydance-Meetup-Group/events/58818732/?value=April+Java+Hafla
5/2/13 - 5/30/13 Thursdays in May- there are 5 Thursdays- an excellent time to join the morning class, because it’s only $20/month! Or still $7 to drop in. http://www.ninaamaya.com/classes-and-performances.html
May 4th and 5th, Nina Amaya and the Aubergine Faeries present their Dances from Many Lands to the Spoutwood Fairy Festival! $pm on Saturday the 4th, and 5pm on Sunday the 5th! http://www.spoutwood.org/
May the 4th be with you!
Then comes the Maryland Faerie Festival! It starts Friday night, May 10th, and Aubergine will be performing Saturday and Sunday: http://www.marylandfaeriefestival.org/
Maharal will also be playing, and Nina will be a guest dancer for that show.
https://www.facebook.com/maharalrva (That’s Brett Zwerdling’s band, and the beautiful Muse is his dancer- she will be there all but Saturday night.)
May 10 is also opening night for Murdercastle, by the Baltimore Rock Opera Society. The BROS show will run for 3 weekends. I’m front of house entertainment May 18, 23rd and 25th. Not for kids- it's about the serial killer that stalked the fair. https://bros.tixato.com/buy/murdercastle
Thursday May 16 the Fabulous Davved Korup, of the band TURKU, is teaching Rhythms for dancers at Studio Nina Amaya- and it's only $20 for an hour and a half of drumming lesson with the dancer in mind! 7-8:30pm. http://www.meetup.com/Baltimore-DC-Bellydance/events/115504452/
Saturday May 18th the Towson Unitarian Church is hosting a Fae Day, and I am not performing dance, but I plan to go enjoy the day as a faerie.
Saturday May 18th I AM performing at a nursing home show at 1pm in Baltimore. I could use one more dancer in that show. Email me if there is something you would like to present. ninadances@gmail.com
Wed. May 22, 1:30- Hazine, Anna Vermillion, Shavei, Jacquih and Kalistra are all joining me in a very full show at Springwell Senior Center.
June 1st is Despina’s Have a Heart Hafla, and June 2nd Aubergine is in All Seasons Hafla.
June 5th through 9th- wonderful music and dance camp in Darbukastan, limited to 100 people, and there are peacocks. Darbukastan is in Virginia ;-) http://www.darbukastan.com/ - inexpensive, and family friendly! I bring my kids every year!
June 15- Baltimore Pride! I’m on the main stage with Aubergine drummer Heather Amos! My five minutes of Gay Fame.
June 21 Hobbit House party. Really. Real Hobbit House.
June 22- Avalon Faerie Festival in WVA- I didn’t notice the tag line “where you can wear only your wings” when I applied. It’s a nudist resort! So, the dancers will be wearing a lot more than our audience. Hmmm... want to go? http://www.avalon-resort.info/ff-festival.html
June 28-30 - super magical beautiful: http://www.nyfaeriefest.com/
July 12- Essex Senior Center show- a Friday at 1pm.
July 19, 20, 21- Artscape! http://www.artscape.org/performing-arts Aubergine will be there every night at 6:30, and in the Theater Project at 11am on Saturday! I might have room for a couple more dancers in the Dances from Around the World theme, especially if you have a country we don’t have represented yet.
I’m not getting to Pennsic until July 28. Email me if you want to know how to go to Pennsic and have an excellent time. I’ll be teaching “Enchant with Your Dance” there.
At the vvery end of August, Aubergine will be putting on a Superhero themed show, and I will have a variety show as well! Stay tuned!
In September there is AKIMBO Artwalk, Rakkasah is early, and I’m dancing in New Jersey at Roxy and Duke’s. My dear friends in the band ISHTAR will be at Rakkasah as one of the house bands! Yay!
October 20, I get to headline at the Fez Tones live music hafla in Greenbelt at the New Deal Cafe. October 26 we return for our third appearance at Goblins and Gears, a Steampunk meets the fae event: http://www.teamwench.org/msfb/main.shtml
And I'm kicking around the idea of a trip to Bangladesh in November!
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