Belly Dance to Live Music with Kaeshi Chai + Brad MacDonald

WHAT: Learn the art of belly dancing to live music in a safe space. Develop your musicality, express your unique self and improvise with freedom and confidence.

Appropriate for beginner to advanced levels.

WHEN:

Wednesday November 30th 6.30-8pm

WHERE:

The Alembic, 2820 Seventh St, Berkeley, CA 94710

INVESTMENT:

Sliding scale pay what you can afford

$30, $35, $40

Registration going live soon!

WHO: Kaeshi Chai is a dancer, teacher, artist, designer, and percussionist based in NYC and CA. She co-founded Bellyqueen - a professional dance company and school - and PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment), a global community focused on healing and social change through dance and music.

She is a long time daily meditator, 200-hour Yogaworks instructor, and Kane School mat pilates instructor. She developed the Bellyqueen teacher trainer curriculum and is a proud member of Evolutionary Leaders, a circle of innovative thinkers (including Deepak Chopra) who have dedicated their lives and work to human and social transformation.

Kaeshi has taught / performed in 47 states and 39 countries, performs with Spector Dance - a contemporary dance company based in Monterey - and is an alumni member of the Bellydance Superstars, Jillina’s Bellydance Evolution and Kenji William’s Bella Gaia. Kaeshi curates the Djam NYC event for dancers and musicians to create and play together. Current projects include the Becoming - Exploring Identity show, Nature Stories, integrating art and science to create more environmental awareness, and Creative Labs in which participants conceptualize, choreograph and mount full-length theatrical dance shows in 3-4 days.

www.kaeshi.com www.pureglobe.org www.bellyqueen.com

Brad MacDonald aka BradMack has been playing music professionally since 2005. He has played on two albums, The Middle East Side and The Silent D with his band, Djinn and he plays regularly in with the Turkish band Carmine & Friends. He has performed throughout the United States, Mexico, Europe, Morocco, China and Japan and he has taught throughout the United States, New Zealand and China.

www.bradmack.com

Host or Publisher The Berkeley Alembic Foundation