Shira's Workshops & Lectures
To Sponsor Shira In A Workshop
In Your Own Community
Shira is available to travel to teach workshops. Please contact her as follows for information on sponsoring her in a workshop in your community:
Telephone: (319) 331-2572, or send e-mail.
For Sponsors:
Resources for Promoting Workshops & Lectures by Shira
- Biography & Curriculum Vitae
- Photos
- Suitable for web sites. Indicate the desired photo(s) and approximate sie desired and Shira will email copies.
- For printed flyers & posters, contact Shira to request 300 dpi version of desired photos
- Seminar Descriptions: See Below
Workshop Topics:
Lecture Format
These workshops are in lecture format, and do not involve dance movement. Click the workshops' titles below for detailed course descriptions. Most workshops listed below indicate more than one length option, enabling a sponsor to select the length best suited to a specific event.
Title |
Length Options |
Brief Description |
| Oriental Dance: Egypt's Shameful Profession |
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The profession of "dancer" is not respected in Egypt. This presentation weaves together a combination of lecture and video clips to illustrate the position of dancers in Egyptian society and the reasons for it. |
| Egyptian Dance: Evolution of an Art Form |
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Every dance has a history, and knowledge of that history empowers those of us who study, teach, and perform the dance today. Discover how Oriental dance ("belly dance") evolved from its roots as a social dance into the theatrical form we know today. |
| Dance in Egyptian Cinema |
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Dance has been portrayed a variety of ways by the Egyptian motion picture industry over the 20th century. This class explores the story behind the dance scenes and the real-world influences on how dance was portrayed. |
| Origins of Reda Troupe Dances |
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Learn about the folk traditions and made-for-the-theater influences which shaped the development of the Reda Troupe body of work. |
| Artistic Marketing |
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Learn to use the secrets of sales and marketing professionals to attract students to your classes and audience members to your events. |
| Egyptian & Tribal: Sibling Rivalry, Sisterly Love |
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Join Shira in examining the family relationship between Egyptian and tribal style dance - what they have in common, and how they conflict. The styles compete for our attention, and yet there are many practitioners who love them equally. You may be surprised to learn some of the things they have in common! |
Workshop Topics:
Dancing
These workshops are traditional dance movement-oriented classes. Click the workshops' titles below for detailed course descriptions.
- Belly Dance and Back Health. Learn to structure at-home practice, troupe rehearsals, and classes in a way that is safe and healthy for the back. 1 1/2 hours.
- Dancing to Egyptian Music. Fundamentals of how Egyptian music is constructed and guides attendees in creating their own choreography to it. The format can be adapted to anywhere from 1 to 4 hours, depending on how much time the sponsor wishes to allow.
- American-Style 9/8. Technique, finger cymbals, and step combinations. 2 hours.
- Semicircular Veil. Technique and combinations. 2 hours.
- Rectangular Veil. Technique and combinations. 2 hours.
- Single Veil Choreography. For rectangular veils. 4 hours.
- Double Veil Technique. Includes how to spin without getting too dizzy and combinations. 2 hours.
- Finger Cymbals. 2 hours.
- Sword Balancing. Technique and combinations. 2 hours.
Every topic above includes information about the history or cultural context of that particular dance style when applicable and suggested music. Veil classes include information on how to make a suitable veil.