I had an amazing week in Kalamazoo.  Channon Mondoux went out
of her way to organize a full packed week…people came from
all over the midwest and they put me through my paces with
arts in the schools, a collaboration with a contemporary dance
ensemble, 3 workshops, private lessons, a community evening
highlighting the West Sahara, a solo evening performance and a
Gala show…whew!  The local newspaper put me on the front page
of the local section with a large article (click here to read it:
http://www.mlive.com/kzgazette/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/
10/global_movements_event_brings.html)
and on the front page of the newspaper a few days later.  We are
planning more events: an week-long retreat next summer and more
things in the year to come…perhaps a training project for
Michigan!  Keep posted.

Next week I leave for Europe.  I will be teaching the wonderful
floating dances from Azerbaijan in Worms, Germany and then
continue on to Slovenia, Croatia and Italy for workshops,
master classes and a performance in Ljubljana.  More
information below.

Next year I will be offering two trips back to back.  First
we will go to Armenia to study Armenian, Persian and Roma dance.
This trip is organized by Simona Jović
( http://www.simonajovic.com/ ) from France/Serbia and myself
and will be April 21-28th, 2009.  Immediately following will be
my annual trip to Turkey.  This year we will be in Istanbul for
the festival of Hırdellez on May 5/6…not to be missed…
reserve your space now!  More info on my website…and you can
request a pdf brochure about Armenia from me.

There are new video clips of my dancing on my website and you
can still find a link there to the Seattle ensemble’s recital
last June. To watch a brief clip about the festival where we
performed in Nepal click here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbPrTrwg2oo

Winter is coming (and the holiday season) and we have finally
uploaded photos of all my hats on my Etsy site.  You can see
what I do during my long flights, train rides and waiting-room
visits: one of a kind, art-to-wear crocheted hats in vibrant
colors and made from luxurious fibers.  I’ve also started making
wrist warmers. (I couldn’t survive the winter without them!)
There are lots of earrings too!  If you buy a hat, do please
send me a photo!  I would like to make a gallery of my hats on
the beautiful heads of their smiling owners!!!
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6039627

2009 is pretty full now…however I do have a few spaces for the
Spring in North America or the Fall in Europe and I still have
plenty of flexibility for 2010…so please contact me if you
would like to organize a workshop or performance!!!

To find out more about the individual dance styles listed below,
please visit the “Workshop Catalog” on my website.
Helene
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NOVEMBER 2008

Sa/So 22-23.11.2008     DEUTSCHLAND Worms
Workshop: Tänze aus Aserbaijan
mit Baldachin und Teeuntertassen (Perkussionsinstrument)
ilona@beckerweb.de
www.tanzschule-palmyra.de

Thurs. 27.11.2008     SLOVENIJA Kamnik
Workshop: Turkish Roman
bayani.natasa@gmail.com ( Mailto:bayani.natasa@gmail.com )

Fri. 28.11.2008     SLOVENIJA Ljubljana
Performance: Dances under the Crescent Moon
mirjam@bitizenska.org
www.bitizenska.org
www.zivacenter.org

Sat/Sun. 29-30.11.2008      SLOVENIJA Kamnik
2 Workshops: Khalegi and Uzbek
bayani.natasa@gmail.com

DECEMBER 2008

Mon 1.12.2008      CROATIA        Zagreb
Workshop: Armeninan Dances
orijent@yahoo.com

Wed. 3.12.2008      ITALY Castel Franco
Workshop: theme tba
info@sandradebarbieri.com

Thurs 4.12.2008     ITALY  Roma
Workshop: Guedra, trance dance of the West Sahara
auropuc@hotmail.com

Fri. 5.12.2008     ITALY   Roma
Workshop: TBA
auropuc@hotmail.com

Sat/Sun 6-7.12.2008     ITALY   Roma
2 workshops: Algerian Nailiyat and Tunisian
auropuc@hotmail.com

Sat/Sun 13-14.12.2008     USA/Washington Seattle
Intensive Training Project:
Women’s Dances of the Orient III
mail@helene-eriksen.de

2009

JANUARY 2009

Sat/Sun 10-11.1.2009      USA/Washington Seattle
Intensive Training Project:
Women’s Dances of the Orient IV
mail@helene-eriksen.de

Sa/So 17-18.1.2009      DEUTSCHLAND Worms
Workshop: Bandari, Tanz aus dem Südiran
ilona@beckerweb.de

Sa/So. 24-25.1.2009      DEUTSCHLAND   Wiesbaden
Workshop: Persischer Tanz
info@malu-tanz.de
www.malu-tanz.de/index.html

Sa/So 31.1-1.2.2009     DEUTSCHLAND Worms
Workshop: Persischer Tanz
ilona@beckerweb.de

FEBRUARY 2009

Sat/Sun 7-8.2.2009     CROATIA        Zagreb
Workshop: tba
orijent@yahoo.com

Sat/Sun 21-22.2.2009     USA/Washington Seattle
Intensive Training Project:
Women’s Dances of the Orient V
mail@helene-eriksen.de

MARCH 2009

Sat/Sun 7-8.3.2009     USA/Washington Seattle
Intensive Training Project:
Women’s Dances of the Orient VI
mail@helene-eriksen.de

Fri-Sun 13-15.3.2009     USA/Florida  Miami
Miami Beach International Bellydance Festival: The Global Woman
Habibti Productions
tmhanan@yahoo.com

Fr. 20.3.2009     USA/Washington  Seattle
Performance: The Road of the Roma: from Rajasthan to Romania
with Helene Eriksen & Kálmàn Dreisziger
Don@nwdance.net
www.seedseattle.org/seedarts/rvcc/rvcc_index.html

Sat/Sun 21-22.3.2009     USA/Washington  Seatle
Workshop:  Couple Dances from Transylvania
with Helene Eriksen & Kálmàn Dreisziger
Sat evening the workshop will be followed by a dance with live
music!
Don@nwdance.net
www.nwdance.net

APRIL 2009

Sat/Sun 4-5.4.2009     USA/Washington Seattle
Intensive Training Project:
Women’s Dances of the Orient VII
mail@helene-eriksen.de

Mon-Sun 6-12.4.2009     MEXICO  Mexico City
Workshops and Performance
niranyana@gmail.com

Sat/Sun. 21-22.4.2009      SLOVENIJA Kamnik
2 Workshops: tba
bayani.natasa@gmail.com

21-28.4.2009     ARMENIA Yerevan
8-day Music, Dance and Culture Tour to Armenia.
Helene Eriksen, Simona Jović join Armenian and Roma artists
in an exploration of Armenian, Roma and Persian music and dance.
Please contact me if you are interested. The tour is limited to
a small group.
More information to come on my website…stay posted!
mail@helene-eriksen.de
www.simonajovic.com

30.4-8.5.2009     TURKEY Istanbul
10-day Music, Dance and Culture Tour to Istanbul.
Dance lessons, sightseeing, Mevlevi whirling dervish Sema, music
and dance concerts, Roma music and dance……special highlight
is the Roma festival of Hırdelez!!!
Please contact me if you are interested. The tour is limited to
a small group.
Registration is now open!
More information on my website under “Tour to Turkey”.
mail@helene-eriksen.de

MAY 2009

Sat/Sun 16-17.5.2009     USA/Washington Seattle
Intensive Training Project:
Women’s Dances of the Orient VIII
mail@helene-eriksen.de

22-25.5.2009     USA/Washington Seattle
Northwest Folklife Festival
www.nwfolklife.org

Sat/Sun 30-31.5.2009     USA/Washington Seattle
Intensive Training Project:
Women’s Dances of the Orient IX
mail@helene-eriksen.de

JUNE 2009

Fri-Sat 6&7.6.2009     USA/Washington Seattle
Final Recitals of Intensive Training Project:
Dances Under the Crescent Moon
mail@helene-eriksen.de

JULY 2009

7.2009 (exact dates tba)     USA/Michigan Kalamazoo
Intensive week dance retreat
channonmondoux@yahoo.com

SEPTEMBER 2009

Sat/Sun 19-20.9.2009     USA/Washington Seattle
Intensive Training Project Introductory Weekend Workshop:
Learn Technique, Choreography, Dance Notation, Yoga, Music
Analysis, Staging, Costuming, Stage Make-up, Historical and
Cultural backgrounds for 7 different styles of women’s dance
from the Orient. On this weekend we will pick our repertoire
together and you can become acquainted with my work before
deciding to take part in the whole 9 weekend project and show.
The project will then start in October. Please write for a
detailed description and registration form
mail@helene-eriksen.de

NOVEMBER 2009

Sa/So 21-22.11.2009     DEUTSCHLAND Emmelshausen
Workshop: tba
angelika-theresa-maria@web.de
 

This is a great time for going within and doing inner work. For
those so inclined

http://www.womenofwisdom.org/communitycnx.php#nov
Location

BodySong Healing

943 N 89th, Seattle, WA 98103 (just 1/2 block west of Aurora)
 9:30-5:00
***
Message from Delilah
The inner work we each do tempers our instrument as dancers, as
artists. This dance doesn’t come from the out side. It’s not
especially engaging if the dancer just slaps movements on the
outside of her body.In learning sometimes it’s very hard,
because in the dance classroom we are following the teacher and
are inevitably in an external referral mind set for a while
(until we get a grip on the concepts).
We don’t own our dance until it’s internally referral.
 All our movements come from the core and that results in grace,
 balance and a clear dance.

Dancers often request teachers to set a choreography for them
instead of making the dance their own. Do we not all have
something to say from our hearts? This is exactly when the
person needs to realize that to have something to say with your
dance, means you need to explore ones person-hood. Find out what
needs to be expressed. It will be wordless but full of meaning.
In fact the bodies language is way more meaningful than a spoken
or written word. A word is but an abbreviation for a volume of
meaning from with in us.
This is the over all reason dance is important to the human
experience.

Open for Men & Women at Skin Deep Dance!
Emails & Calls are returned during office hours.
9am-2pm Tues-Fri
 
Katrina Hellbusch
http://SkinDeepDance.com <http://skindeepdance.com/>
FCBD Sister Studio
2524 16th Ave S #311
Seattle WA 98144
206-322-9500 or katrina@skindeepdance.com

www.naseemband.com

Saturday, Nov. 15th;  7:30pm - whenever
Sabrina’s International Cuisine
www.sabrinasinternationalcuisine.com
20934 108th Avenue SE, Kent, WA 98031
(253) 850-3000

$5 cover / Reservations Required

International Cuisine with a fresh new twist, Sabrina’s has an
incredible mixing of Greek cuisine and Mediterranean food.
Created by an amazing chef, Sabrina’s specializes in Greek-style
kabobs, Italian dishes, and other traditional favorites. He
mixes international flavors unlike any other cuisine. The food
and service are truly 5 star and features some of Seattle’s
finest dancers. The risotto is a must try!
Naseem will start at 7:30PM, and show at 8:30PM. Come and dance
to live music and enjoy fabulous food!

For more information, please contact nadira@nadira.com

“The Meaning of Egyptian” ~
Finally, learn what makes Egyptian style belly dance
definably Egyptian! Dispel common myths about the Egyptian style
of belly dance!  Little in art is black and white, but through
examples and stylization comparisons, Leila will help you
differentiate between some popular “cabaret” styles of this
ancient dance, such as, Lebanese, Turkish, American and more. 
This is not a lecture class.  The class will work the Egyptian
stylization of dances (folkloric, classical and modern) while
comparing sounds and sights of other styles we often confuse
with Egyptian.

$60 in advance*
$65 postmarked by 2/18*

Location:
Danceland USA
a.k.a. Adrian & Mary’s School of Ballroom Dance
327 NE 91st St
Seattle, WA 98115
206.523.4697
(Please park on the street or in the vacant lot across from
this beautiful studio that looks like a home from the outside.)
   
Sunday, Feb.22nd ‘09
6:00-9:00pm

“Advanced Egyptian Concepts Master Class” ~
Learning through an intimate yet informal atmosphere is ideal
for the experienced dancer/student.  This limited-space class
offers detailed information about Egyptian styles/dances, live
music performance tips, traditions for specific gig scenarios,
and gives you an opportunity to ask a once-American-dancer-
turned-Egyptian-celebrity virtually any questions you may have
regarding dance, performance, music, costuming, make-up, “the
biz,” culture and the dancers’ do’s and don’t’s.  Come ready to
dance the latest,
advanced combos with Leila and bring all your questions! 
Register early to reserve your space. 

$90 in advance*
$95 postmarked by 2/18*

Location:
VDP Studio
4128 Fremont Ave. North
Seattle, WA 98103
206.632.2353
www.visionarydance.com
 
*Register for both Sunday workshops, save $10!
$140 in advance
$150 postmarked by 2/18

To Register for Sunday’s Workshops
Please send check or money order to:
Dana Sanders
4001 225th PL SW
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION regarding Leila’s workshops on SUNDAY,
Feb.22nd, please contact Dahlia.
425.345.0311
dahlia@dahliadance.com
Registration forms and details will be posted soon on Dahlia’s
website:
www.DahliaDance.com

Thursday Nov 13th & 20th 7:30-8:30pm
@Visionary Dance Studio
4128 N Fremont Ave North 206-632-1906
www.visionarydance.com
30$ for the 2 class series

Friday, November 21, 7-8:30 pm
Madison Valley, Seattle
$15, suitable for all levels

Rhythmic meditations, wild combinations, candle dancing, and
live drumming to bring heat and light to the dark season. We’ll
dance under the evergreens, salute the moon, and unsettle the
forest creatures. Come shake your creativity loose! We’ll meet
rain or moonshine (a covered dance space is available if the
weather is foul).

Advanced registration required; only 9 spaces left!
E-mail ( <mailto:amykatehorn@gmail.com&gt; amykatehorn@gmail.com)
or call Amy
(206-295-0183) to reserve your spot.

730-830pm Turkish Gypsy (Roman Dans) open to all levels
830-930pm Belly Dance, From Tradition to Innovation, open to all
levels

The Belly Dance class is for all levels, from Beginner to
Advanced/professional. Technique and choreographies are layered,
providing fun and challenging material for any experience level.
Students work within their own comfort zone while slowly
incorporating the progressive layers of dance- posture, movements,
arms, head and eyes, transitions, positioning, timing,
improvisation, musicality and expression. 

No pre-registration required, all class fees remain the same- $12
drop in,
$55 for 5 classes and $100 for 10 classes. 

Hope to see you there!
 
Email or call 206-724-5934 if you have any questions….

Thanks!
    Amelia