Rio of Satori Dance

Thriller!

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:06:31 +0000

When: Friday, August 13th, 2010 from 6:30pm-9pm
Where: 1741 West Field
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Cost to Participate: $10

Satori Dance is getting funky! This event is open to any and all who would like to learn the choreography to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. We will be in the dance studio with mirrors learning the choreography from a DVD specially created to break down this famous choreography into easy to remember parts. Each participant will receive a copy of the written choreography with space for personal notes- bring your pen! Note that the event is close to 3 hours long but you only pay $10- it’s a steal! I can’t think of a more entertaining way to spend a Friday the 13th Please RSVP as space is somewhat limited and I’ll need to know how many handouts to provide.

Heartbeat Drum and Dance Festival

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:17:13 +0000

Friday July 9 evening through Sunday July 11 morning

Come Commune with Mother Earth and Father Sky as we Drum, Sing and Dance around the Sunrise Fire Pit!

Workshops

Drum Building with Steven Lange & Steven Kroll
Beginning Didgeridoo playing with George Brown
Bringing your voice to the Song with Judy Wilson
Drumming as a Spiritual Practice with Keith Hancock
Beginning Djun-Djun Drumming with Gregg Hansen
Light Drum Circle Facilitation with Gregg Hansen
Drum, Chant and Dance with Sára Rain
Beginning Drum Classes – various teachers
Native American Flute with Bill Grindle
Belly Dancing with Rio of Satori Dance
My hour and a half long workshop will focus on centering ourselves within our bodies so that we can feel and be moved by our natural rhythms. It will be beginning level technique unless I discover my students have the experience to handle more advanced movement vocabulary. Join me for my favorite Native American sage ceremony, a breath-conscious warm up and time immersed in the beauty of rhythm! For more information and to register please visit https://sunriseranch.org/activities/heart-beat-drum-and-dance-festival/

Special Guest Instructor for Hula Hooping!

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:27:58 +0000

On Tuesday, June 29th Kelly Durst of Hoopin’ Hips will be joining us to share her hooping skills She will bring hoops available for borrow or purchase according to the number of confirmed participants. I NEED you to RSVP (if you haven’t already) in order to be sure you have a hoop. If you have a hoop already, please let me know that so that Kelly doesn’t have to work so hard to make enough This one hour class from 6:30-7:30 will be $15. Hoops are available for purchase at $25. If you respond to me early enough you can ask for specific colors at no extra cost!

A Second Serving of Shimmies!

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:35:08 +0000

A new class session at the beginner’s level is underway at Orchards Athletic Club in Loveland, CO. Class runs in 5 week sessions (not necessarily consecutive Sundays). Pre-register for your available dates and receive a price break or drop in and surprise us! You can stop by to try it out for free on Sunday, June 27th at 10:15. The current session dates are : 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/15, 8/22. Class is drop in friendly with emphasis on establishing a movement vocabulary and proper form while becoming familiar with Middle Eastern music and its rhythms. For more information, contact Rio or call

Orchards Athletic Center

(970) 667-3800

289 East 29th Street
on the corner of 29th and 287
in the Orchards Shopping Center

Yoga for Belly Dancers

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:30:32 +0000

Hello fellow dancers A quick reminder to you all that Leah Hager will be leading our second Yoga for Belly Dancers workshop this Sunday (April 25th) from 9:30am-11am. If you wish to join us but have not already registered, please contact Rio by email at Rio@SatoriDance.com or by phone

The cost of this hour and a half session is $20. For more details, please see the registration page here.

New! Sample Class at Loveland’s Orchards Athletic Club

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:39:22 +0000

On Sunday, May 2nd at 10:15am Rio has been invited to teach a mixed level belly dance class to test the waters for a regular session-based class in Loveland, CO. Come show your support and bring belly dancing into Loveland!

Rio Goes to High School

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:31:57 +0000

A student of Thompson Valley High School called me up, more or less out of the blue. She had an assignment that required she bring in some type of professional instructor to teach a session of her aerobics class. She decided she wanted belly dance. Well, today was the day! I spent about an hour and a half teaching and lecturing to around 20 high school students. We stomped and hopped and hair tossed and generally had a fantastic time. The primary question of the day seemed to revolve around whether there were men who belly dance! Yes indeed! Jamil of Australia, Tito, and Zorba are a few that come to mind immediately. They aren’t as common in the professional venues as women- mostly because tourists expect women and won’t pay to watch men, not because the men don’t have the moves!

Our Mixed Level Belly Dance Class Has a New Location!

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:24:38 +0000

Join us in Fort Collins on Tuesday, February 2nd from 6:30-7:30pm for our Mixed Levels class with Satori Dance and instructor Rio. We’ll be working up a sweat and teaching our bodies some new tricks! Come learn the movements that create the beautiful Middle Eastern dance we call Belly Dance! Class emphasis is on movements, muscle memory and short combinations as well as strength building exercises intended to develop the muscles needed to support and control your body movements during the dance. Your first class is half price at $5 and additional classes are $10 payable by cash, check or credit. Purchase a punch card for 10 classes at $90- that’s one class free! Punch cards do not expire so they still work for drop-in attendance. Our classes meet at 1741 Westfield Dr., Fort Collins. Come shake it with us soon!

New Merchandise Available

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:49:49 +0000

Roll the red carpet out and get ready for our staff t-shirts for “Security”! These cheeky t-shirts are perfect for gig security and protective boyfriends

Upcoming Workshop Opportunities

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:04:19 +0000

December 12th, 2009

February 13th, 2010

KARIM NAGI “Tradition Reimagined”

Drummer . Composer . Recording Artist . DJ . Folk Dancer . Teacher of Arab Music Dance & Culture

Karim specializes in the connection between dance and music. He teaches Dance and Music Workshops such as Arab Folk Dance, Musicality for Dancers, Segat (“Zill” finger cymbals), Dabka (Arabic Line Dancing), Percussion for Dancers (rhythmic literacy and basic drum technique) and Dancer-Drummer Communication (dancing to drum solos and interpreting sound into movement.)

Karim’s recordings under Karim’s “Turbo Tabla” name are in every belly dancer’s standard library. TURBO TABLA is a dancer’s epiphany. Belly dancers from New York to California choreograph to Turbo Tabla songs. It has the magical ingredients: the rolling and sharp pops of the Arabic Tabla, the intoxicating Eastern microtonal melodies, and a techno house groove

In his own words…”Ok, so I am a drummer, and a DJ, plus producer/composer. But Dance is the final ingredient. And dance is where acrobatics are encouraged. I love the stomping Dabkaat of Palestine/Lebanon/Jordan/Syria. And the stick twirling Egyptian dance Tahteeb is so intense. Plus the Sagat/Zill finger cymbalisms. I love percussive dances. Thankfully I figured out that music and dance are practically the same activity. And when done with sincere syncronicity, they become one wholistic ritual. And I am lucky enough to travel internationally to teach this ecstatic cohesion of sound and movement from the Arab world.” Find out more here.

April 29th-May 2nd, 2010

Elevation 2010

Instruction & Performances by:

Rachel Brice

Unmata

Zafira

The Mezmer Society

Monnya Silver

Frank Farinaro

Tribe Marrakech

For more information go here