Suzy Brisbin on Youtube

View Suzy's amazing sword dance on Youtube
View Suzy dancing to 'Amber Oriental' from Suzy el Helwa CD
Register now for Suzy's workshops in Palo Alto Oct 24-25 or in Santa Cruz Oct 26!
Space is limited (especially in Santa Cruz location) so register in advance to reserve your spot.

Shimmy with Suzy! October 24-26

Oriental-Style Belly Dance with Suzy Brisbin!
By popular demand: in Palo Alto AND Santa Cruz!
Palo Alto: Oct 24-25 and Santa Cruz: Oct 26
Maps and Directions on Zvents:
Suzy Brisbin has performed as a headline soloist with Egyptian stars such as Tito, Aida Nour and others in NYC gala shows and more. In November 2008 Suzy participated in the Nile Festival in Cairo and won 2nd place in the dance competition!

Formally trained in all major types of Western dance as well as Egyptian and other ethnic dances, Suzy has trained with the best Egyptian dancers and is a full-time dancer, instructor, and choreographer, recently directing and producing a full-scale musical theatre production "Isis, a belly dance extravaganza" in Calgary's biggest theatre. In May 2009 she performed in SF with The Georges Lammam Ensemble and received very high praises for her unique talent, energy and style. She wowed Santa Cruz audiences in 2007 during her first visit to CA. Suzy and Yousry Sharif have co-produced a CD, "Suzy el Helwa" which is rapidly becoming a favorite. Read more and sample Suzy's CD at: www.shimmywithsuzy.com
Workshop Details:
Suzy will teach her original choreography to "Tabel ya Mony" from her CD. Saturday's workshop will focus on technique and combos forming the choreography, and Sunday will be the full choreography. The Santa Cruz workshop will be a condensed version of the combinations and choreography. Come to all three days to really master it!

At Zohar Dance Studio in Palo Alto:
Sat, Oct 24, 2:00-5:00pm: Technique & Combinations
Sun, Oct 25, 1:30 ­ 3:30pm: Choreography to "Tabel ya Mony" from Suzy el Helwa CD
At Pleasure Point Dance & Fitness in Santa Cruz:
Mon, Oct 26, 6:30-8:30pm: Technique & Choreography
Register for either or both locations via Paypal at:
www.MediterraneoSF.com

Or register with Janelle (for Santa Cruz workshop only) in person at any of her classes. See www.janelledance.com for class schedule.
Performances:

Suzy will perform with The Georges Lammam Ensemble on Friday, October 23at Pena Pachamama in San Francisco! Details on Zvents:
and at Layali Casablanca on Oct. 24 at Casablanca Ristorante, Redwood City:

Mohamed el Hosseny in SF last weekend

Thank you to everyone who attended el Hosseny's events last weekend in San Francisco! If you missed it, jump on your next chance to study dance with this amazingly talented dancer, choreographer, and instructor, or to see him perform! Stay tuned to www.egyptianacademy.com for the Summer 2010 tour details!

Photo Courtesy of Phil Pasquini

Fifty years from now people will commonly refer to the two giants of Egyptian musical theater and dance: Mahmoud Reda of the 20th century, and Mohamed el Hosseny of the 21st! Single-handedly preserving the dying male folk dance of Suez region known as Simsimiyya, while also molding it into his own modern dance form for both male and female dancers, el Hosseny is not only bringing both traditional folkloric and Oriental Egyptian dance into the 21st century, but into the international dance scene like never before, with top-rate theatrical dance productions like Layali Simisimiyya, now in limited release on DVD, which easily rivals sell-out international dance productions such as "River Dance". If you missed him this year, stay tuned for details of his Summer 2010 tour of the US and Canada, sponsored by Nourhan Sharif.

Many thanks to Nourhan Sharif for sponsoring Hosseny's first US tour!
Thanks also to:

• Elaine and Phil Pasquini for media coverage and beautiful photographs of this event,
• all the dancers who performed in our two shows, and/or helped out with promotions (Adriana, MaShuqa, Debbie and more),
• MaShuqa and Carl for helping out and for taking excellent event photographs,
  
• Pena Pachamama and the Georges Lammam Ensemble for hosting our dancers on Sunday evening
• And especially: Mohamed el Hosseny for coming all the way to CA from Finland for these events and being an incredibly gracious and patient guest artist despite jetlag and a busy schedule. Shukran!

Photographs by Phil Pasquini (c) 2009