FOUR DAYS of Near/Middle Eastern and World Dance at its FINEST.  Plus, don't miss the opportunity to see The Dalia Carella Dance Collective Salon Performance on Thursday and Friday of that Week.  Take advantage of studying for a full week with World Class Dance Master Dalia Carella!!  



With Special Guest Teachers:
Pooja Narang teaching Bollywood
Bhavani Lee teaching Kathak - Moving Mudras

Bios of Teachers: 

Dalia Carella is a renowned world fusion artist, choreographer and instructress that specializes in both Near/Middle Eastern and Contemporary Dance Theater.  She is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Dalia Carella Carella Dance Collective. Dalia was invited as a guest choreographer for both Adelphi College and the University of Kentucky.   Ms. Carella has delved deeply in the studies of dances from the Near and Middle East as well as North Africa including Morocco and Algeria. Her dance background also includes studies in Flamenco, Indian, Afro-Haitian, Salsa, Bomba and Plena from Puerto Rico as well as jazz and ballet.  Her dances are both traditional and contemporary with a spiritual and mystical essence behind each and every dance that she creates. Her numerous concerts and teaching tours have led her throughout the United States, Canada, England, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Switzerland and will be teaching and performing in Japan, 2009.  Dalia and the Collective has been presented in New York City at the Duke Theater, Here Theater, La Mama, PS122,  Alvin Ailey and Adelphi College.

Backstage Magazine wrote: “Dalia Carella has star power. Performing a highly original fusion of Middle Eastern, modern, and other world dance forms, she bewitches her spectators, while seeming to excite herself, with a sizzling allure that is almost frightening.”

 Special Guest Teachers:

Pooja Narang, Founder and Artistic Director of Bollywood Axion, is a globally renowned Choreographer.  Pooja has studied the classical forms of Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Odissi dance. This Punjabi girl had Bhangra in her roots from childhood and studied the complete traditional and acrobatic form of Bhangra in Punjab, India. To continue her artistic quest, she also poured herself into exploring jazz and hip-hop in London,U.K. and explored other ethnic styles of movement, while maintaining a stylistic foundation in the expressive beauty of Indian dance. With some training by renowned choreographer Saroj Khan and in addition to having taken dance at the Shiamak Davar Institute of performing arts, Pooja has brought her years of experience and her visionary style of dance to the New York City and all over the world.   Pooja's choreography, & her dance company, "The BAX Dance Co." has given stellar performances at numerous events including the New York Times first screening premiere of Slumdog Millionaire in 2007, CBS Early Show, The Todays Show, Tyra Banks Show, Brooklyn Museum of Arts, Queens Museum of Arts,  Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina (Latin Grammy Awards) 2009 and so many high profile events. They have also appeared in major Hollywood and Bollywood films. www.bollywoodaxion.com

Bhavani Lee is a multi-faceted performer/choreographer who is deeply rooted in the traditions and interconnections between mind, body, and soul.  Raised an ashram in upstate New York, Bhavani was nurtured by the universal practices of yoga and meditation.  Beginning with the study of classical Indian Kathak dance at the age of five, Bhavani took quickly to forms of expression that include flamenco, contemporary dance, martial arts, and theatre. She has since trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC and with dance masters in India, including Pt. Birju Maharaj, Pt. Satya Narayana Charka, and Smt. Maya Rao.   Bhavani’s recent work has included choreography and dance for fashion shows, film, and theatre, including a touring role as a principal dancer and performer in the worldwide production of Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion. In addition to her performance work, Bhavani teaches a variety of workshops in classical Indian dance, movement, yoga, and meditation for a variety of organizations and groups, including Omega Institute, Jivamukti Yoga School, and Lotus Music and Dance.  www.bhavanilee.com

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