Djam NYC Arabic Night with Live Music & Belly Dance
Schedule
Sun Jan 08 2023 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm
Location
West 45th Street,New York,10036,US | Manhattan, NY
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Djam NYC Arabic Night with Live Music & Belly DanceEL ASDIQAA (Arabic for "The Friends"), an ensemble of NY based superstar musicians will transport you to Cairo!
Maurice Chedid - Oud + Vocals
Nabawy - Accordion
Yousef Daibes - Tabla
Said Fahmy - Riq
FEATURED DANCERS
LauRa Prokopenko
Kaeshi Chai
Kelly Slàviero
Yasmeena aka Linda Valentin
ALSO PERFORMING
Soloists
Alanah
Queen Elana
Yuriko Higa Fuentes
Troupes
Kaeshi's Apsaras - Pamela, Doreen, Cynthia, Angela Ng + Raqs Mystique
LaUra's Students - Rano + Jessica
Raqs Mystique from Saginaw, Michigan - Jeanie Cardinal, Heather, Deirdre, Kari, Cindy, Jolene
Athena Najat from Turkey / Greece will also be visiting and selling costumes. Take her workshop that same afternoon from 2-4pm at Ripley Grier. (Get $5 off if you mention "Kaeshi".) https://www.facebook.com/events/1245491946320746
WHERE:
Secret Room New York, 707 8th Ave, downstairs, New York, NY 10036 between 44th and 45th St
SCHEDULE:
6:30-7:00pm Doors Open
7:00-9:30pm Show
SHOW COST:
$20 / $25 at the Door / $30 VIP Seat at a Front Row Table / $15 cash after 8:30pm
Plus 1 drink or food item if seated at the bar
or 2 drink or food items if seated at a table
Tickets are general admission and non-refundable.
TABLE RESERVATIONS
Text Luana at (347) 404-0888 with your name, ticket tier and number of people you want seated at your table.
MENU
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DETAILED BIOGRAPHIES (Listed Alphabetically)
ALANAH has been a member of the New York Middle Eastern dance community for over 20 years. She has performed in many theatrical concerts and events highlighting Egyptian and fusion-style Oriental Dance. Alanah has danced as a member of the Elena Lentini Caravanserai Dance Theater and the Dalia Carella Dance Collective. She is also a visual artist, and producer. Many thanks to Kaeshi and the ongoing Djam events that support dancers and Live Music.
QUEEN Elana is a dancer, actor, and singer, and regularly performs throughout NYC. She completed a BA in Theatre from Hunter College in 2007. She has been dancing at private events and restaurants/lounges since 2008 with troupes and as a solo dancer.
Elana is also a physical therapist, having completed her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from LIU in 2010, and is a certified Pilates instructor through Polestar Pilates as of 2017. For fun, she trains in aerial arts, mainly on silks or hammock. Elana loves the art of bellydance as a form of self-expression and as a celebration of life.
KAESHI CHAI is a bicoastal (NYC + CA) performer, director, teacher trainer, and award winning designer. She co-founded the professional dance company and school, Bellyqueen, and PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment), a global community focused on healing and social change through dance and music.
She is an alumni member of the Bellydance Superstars, Bellydance Evolution, Bella Gaia and curates the Djam NYC event for dancers and musicians to create and play together.
www.kaeshi.com www.pureglobe.org www.bellyqueen.com
KELLY SLAVIERO
Brand new to NYC, Kelly Slàviero is a Brazilian belly dancer with more than 15 years experience. She performed in Dubai for 7 years and also had contracts in Lebanon, Tunisia, Maldives and the United Arab Emirates. Her signature energetic and passionate dance style has Lebanese and Egyptian influences. Kelly has helped more than 400 women to discover themselves through her classes and workshops.
Instagram: kellyslaviero
LAURA
Born in Uzbekistan into an artistic family of dancers and poets, LaUra studied classical ballet, as well as various Russian and Uzbek folk dance forms. Since the age of 15 she has been devoted to the art of Middle-Eastern dance. She began her professional career in Lebanon, later touring through the UAE, Yemen, Switzerland and India.
Celebrities she has danced for include Enrique Iglesias, Milla Jovovich, Cameron Diaz, Mary J Blige, Beyoncé. She has shared the stage with the Arabic stars Nawal El-Zoghbi and Fadel Chaker.
LaUra is the founder, director, and choreographer of BellyTrance — a New York City based troupe, which brings to life LaUra’s dazzling vision of dance in stunning Las Vegas style performances.
LaUra is also the proud owner of iDance studio in Brooklyn NY.
http://dancelaura.com
MAURICE CHEDID: A native of Beirut, Lebanon, Mr Chedid studied at the Lebanese Conservatory of Middle Eastern Music, where he received a Diploma in the traditional Mouashahat, Oud Playing and Folk Singing. As a member of the Lebanese Folkloric Group, he toured internationally for four years as lead singer and oud player with the ensemble, and was a popular entertainer in nightclubs throughout Lebanon. Emigrating to the United States in the 1988, he soon became a popular singer/musician at weddings, festivals, and cultural events all over the US. He has been a headliner in Arabic nightclubs, and has performed in many prestigious venues, including the United Nations, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. As a member of Atzilut, a ten-piece band which features Arabic and Jewish music, he travels to Europe every year to play in distinguished theaters such as the Royal Opera Theater in Denmark, and in many famous music and cultural festivals throughout Europe in the Concerts for Peace program. A prolific composer, he has composed and recorded many songs and dance compositions as well as the original musical score for the story-theater production of Banat el Emir or The Dancing Princesses. Mr. Chedid’s theatrical credits as musician also include Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves for Lincoln Center. He is also the musical director and featured musician for Mosaic Dance Theater Company.
NABAWY grew up immersed in the Egyptian popular and classical music emanating from Mohamed Ali street, the Cairo neighborhood celebrated for its professional musicians, dancers and music stores. Nabawy has performed with superstar Egyptian dancers including Nagwa Fouad, Soheir Zaki, Lucy and Fifi Abdou. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1990, he became a well-known figure in the New York City Arab music scene, performing regularly at venues such as "Cleopatra" and "Cedars of Lebanon".
SAID FAHMY: Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Said has been playing percussion for more than thirty-five years. He has played with dancer Aida Nour and with singers such as Mohamed El Helwa, Ali Haggar, and Iman Darwish, the grandson of the great composer Said Darwish. He has toured with Kazem El Saher, and plays in clubs and on stages from Cairo to New York City. In addition to Tabla, Said is an expert at the Riq, Tabl Baladi, Dof and Sagat. You can find him playing at New York hot spots for Arabic music such as Layaly, the Nile restaurant in NJ and now at the Engine Room in midtown.
QUEEN ELANA is a dancer, actor, and singer, and regularly performs throughout NYC. She completed a BA in Theatre from Hunter College in 2007. She has been dancing at private events and restaurants/lounges since 2008 with troupes and as a solo dancer.
Elana is also a physical therapist, having completed her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from LIU in 2010, and is a certified Pilates instructor through Polestar Pilates as of 2017. For fun, she trains in aerial arts, mainly on silks or hammock. Elana loves the art of bellydance as a form of self-expression and as a celebration of life."
RAQS MYSTIQUE is a dance troupe made up of women from the Great Lakes Bay Area and Central Michigan who share a love of the Middle Eastern and Fusion forms of belly dance. The troupe was started by mother and daughter, Jeanie & Meagan, who sought an avenue to share their visions of this wonderful dance. They enjoy stepping out of the box and incorporating different elements of dance into their choreographies. The troupe sees dancing and performing as an opportunity to help others, whether it is instilling confidence in a new dancer or raising funds for a charitable cause.
YASMEENA
A native New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent, Yasmeena has established herself as a highly sought after bellydance artist in the Arab communities of New York, New Jersey and is expanding her demand in other Arab networks in the USA.
Yasmeena holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Music and spent over a decade teaching instrumental music to children ranging from elementary school through high school before she decided to leave music completely to further explore and develop artistically through dance.
She is a devotee of international Master teacher Yousry Sharif, and won first place in Cairo, Egypt at the Jewel of the Nile Bellydance Festival live music category, where she was crowned Queen and received a full scholarship to return to Cairo to study Egyptian bellydance in 2023.
Instagram: yasmeenadance
YURIKO HIGA
My name is Yuriko , I am from Peru and have been living in NY for 20 years. When I was 8 years old, I fell passionately in love with dance through the folkloric music of my country. Dance, for me, has become a way to heal and to embrace my body. Through dance and music, I also found a valuable connection to different cultures and ways to express myself. I started my belly dance journey about 4 years ago and became more determined to continue it when I attended my first Djam NYC event. I was inspired by seeing all the dancers performing, including the students. I asked myself if one day it would also be possible for me to perform there. I also met amazing instructors who have been part of my journey such as Gabriela Figueroa and Natalie Nazario. I also focus a lot of time learning Afro Cuban rhythms, which provides me with strength and a connection to my ancestors.
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Where is it happening?
West 45th Street,New York,10036,US, Manhattan, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Tickets
USD 22.85 to USD 33.46
