A fantastic workshop of Rajasthani Gypsy Dance at the Study Society,
Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, W14 9DA London.
Led by Elina Kikili.
Sunday 13th of January 2013 at 17.00 - 18.30 £ 10
This workshop will be focused on the basic dance moves of the Khalbelia "Gypsies" of Rajasthan, India and
we'll try to form them into a small choreography.
Start the New Year with a joyful, elegant dance!
Info about Gypsy, Ballet and other dance classes in Bristol, instructed by Elina Kikili. A qualified Dance Teacher/Choreographer from Greece, with more than 20 years of experience and great passion for DANCE.
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Sunday 30 December 2012
Thursday 20 September 2012
ARABIC DANCE 6:30 - 7:30 pm at
The DanceSpace, The Island,
Bridewell str , 1st floor
Bristol Broadmead
BS1 2LE.
(NEW 4 week COURSE starting 7th JANUARY 2014)
Course fee £25 paid via PayPal at elinakik@yahoo.com
In this course we will look at Egyptian, Turkish and Arabic Belly dancing, an ancient form of dancing. Improve your muscle tone and coordination,move with grace and harmony, banish melancholy and build your confidence.
Everyone welcome!
The DanceSpace, The Island,
Bridewell str , 1st floor
Bristol Broadmead
BS1 2LE.
(NEW 4 week COURSE starting 7th JANUARY 2014)
Course fee £25 paid via PayPal at elinakik@yahoo.com
In this course we will look at Egyptian, Turkish and Arabic Belly dancing, an ancient form of dancing. Improve your muscle tone and coordination,move with grace and harmony, banish melancholy and build your confidence.
Everyone welcome!
Friday 4 May 2012
Rajasthani Gypsy Dance has taken my heart!
During my first travel in India, in 2007, I met a woman in Gokarna ( south west India ) who had just been in Rajasthan. When I told her I'm a dancer she insisted that I should travel to the desert region of India and learn their culture and their dance. By that time, my plans were different. I wanted to travel more to the North, to go to Varanasi, to do a Vipasana meditation course in Sernat and then to travel in Nepal. So that's what I did and I had pretty nice time!
On my second time in India, I went again in Gokarna and there I saw for the first time some Rajasthani "gypsies", pilgrims to the holy city of Gokarna.
They played their drums and were singing and the children were dressed as Gods and Goddesses and they where dancing in the rhythm, in a way that reminded me a lot of Belly dance but in a more earthy way, stamping the sand with their feet. Girls wearing big, full round skirts and boys with big turbans, were moving their hips really fast, isolating the upper body which was always in a perfect proud posture, while their arms were moving in a way that reminded a lot of a snake. Continuously stamping the earth, participating to the music with the bells they were wearing on their ankles, suddenly they started spinning and spinning and spinning so fast that I thought they will fall.
I was mesmerised!
I knew where I was going next from Gokarna, Rajasthan!! Raja means King and Sthan means the land.
So, The Land of the Kings was calling me!
I went to Pushkar, the holy town of Rajasthan, with the holy lake and the only Brahma temple in the world!
I searched on the internet about a school or a teacher who could offer me some classes of this incredible dance and that's how I found the place that changed my life : The Shakti School of Dance.
In the old Ranji Temple ( Krishna Temple ) is this sacred place Colleena Shakti has created, as she says "by accident". An amazing school of Indian culture and Art. She offers classes and intensive courses of Odissi Classical Indian Dance, Indian fusion Belly Dancing and Rajasthani "gypsy" dance with Khalbelia girls to teach it!!!
I had found my place for the rest of the trip! I stayed 3 month and every day I was learning something new!
The dance was so joyful and Raki so sweet, I didn't wanna leave!
Since then, I go back every year for at list 3 months! Rajasthan and its dances has taken my heart!
On my second time in India, I went again in Gokarna and there I saw for the first time some Rajasthani "gypsies", pilgrims to the holy city of Gokarna.
They played their drums and were singing and the children were dressed as Gods and Goddesses and they where dancing in the rhythm, in a way that reminded me a lot of Belly dance but in a more earthy way, stamping the sand with their feet. Girls wearing big, full round skirts and boys with big turbans, were moving their hips really fast, isolating the upper body which was always in a perfect proud posture, while their arms were moving in a way that reminded a lot of a snake. Continuously stamping the earth, participating to the music with the bells they were wearing on their ankles, suddenly they started spinning and spinning and spinning so fast that I thought they will fall.
I was mesmerised!
I knew where I was going next from Gokarna, Rajasthan!! Raja means King and Sthan means the land.
So, The Land of the Kings was calling me!
I went to Pushkar, the holy town of Rajasthan, with the holy lake and the only Brahma temple in the world!
I searched on the internet about a school or a teacher who could offer me some classes of this incredible dance and that's how I found the place that changed my life : The Shakti School of Dance.
In the old Ranji Temple ( Krishna Temple ) is this sacred place Colleena Shakti has created, as she says "by accident". An amazing school of Indian culture and Art. She offers classes and intensive courses of Odissi Classical Indian Dance, Indian fusion Belly Dancing and Rajasthani "gypsy" dance with Khalbelia girls to teach it!!!
I had found my place for the rest of the trip! I stayed 3 month and every day I was learning something new!
The dance was so joyful and Raki so sweet, I didn't wanna leave!
Monday 30 April 2012
Rajasthani Gypsy (Khalbelia) Dance Classes
GYPSY DANCE CLASSES in BRISTOL with Elina Kikili
TUESDAYS 18.25 - 19.25
(NEW COURSE starting 17th September '13) at
The DanceSpace, The Island.
Bridewell St, Broadmead, Bristol, BS1 2AG
Course 12 weeks : £65.00
Course 6 weeks : £32.50
Drop-in £6.00
From the desert region of India, Rajasthan, comes the folk dance of the Khalbeliya "gypsy" tribe. The dance of the "snake charmers"!
This is the Mother Dance of Belly dancing! Wild, sensuous, earthy dance with gentle hip movements, elegant hand gestures and rapid spins enchanting for everyone!
Elina Kikili, a qualified dance teacher with more than 20yrs of experience, will guide you to explore the secrets of Indian Rajasthani culture, introduce you to the mudras (the psychic, devotional and aesthetic hand gestures) and teach you the steps and rhythms of the most feminine dance!
In a friendly atmosphere, Elina will help you to improve your body awareness, posture, coordination, flexibility and strength while having incredible FUN!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWdl4YI2nf4
Elina kikili and The Gypsy Belly Ballerinas dancing
at The Fantasia Festival In London.
TUESDAYS 18.25 - 19.25
(NEW COURSE starting 17th September '13) at
The DanceSpace, The Island.
Bridewell St, Broadmead, Bristol, BS1 2AG
Course 12 weeks : £65.00
Course 6 weeks : £32.50
Drop-in £6.00
From the desert region of India, Rajasthan, comes the folk dance of the Khalbeliya "gypsy" tribe. The dance of the "snake charmers"!
This is the Mother Dance of Belly dancing! Wild, sensuous, earthy dance with gentle hip movements, elegant hand gestures and rapid spins enchanting for everyone!
Elina Kikili, a qualified dance teacher with more than 20yrs of experience, will guide you to explore the secrets of Indian Rajasthani culture, introduce you to the mudras (the psychic, devotional and aesthetic hand gestures) and teach you the steps and rhythms of the most feminine dance!
In a friendly atmosphere, Elina will help you to improve your body awareness, posture, coordination, flexibility and strength while having incredible FUN!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWdl4YI2nf4
Elina kikili and The Gypsy Belly Ballerinas dancing
at The Fantasia Festival In London.
Ballet for All Classes
Ballet for Adults
NEW COURSE (Starting 17th September '13) 19:35 - 21:05
at The DanceSpace, The Island,
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Bridewell Street, Broadmead, BS1 2AG.
Course 12 weeks: £105.00
NEW COURSE (Starting 17th September '13) 19:35 - 21:05
at The DanceSpace, The Island,
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Bridewell Street, Broadmead, BS1 2AG.
Course 12 weeks: £105.00
Course 6 weeks: £52.50
Drop-in: £10
This class is perfect for beginners,
those who danced ballet when they were younger and want to give it
another go or dancers who stayed out of practice for some time and
they want to gain back their strength and improve their technique.
The class will teach you the basics of
ballet, working on classical technique, basic postures and movements
of ballet whilst improving core stability, tone, grace, coordination
and technique while improving flexibility and having FUN!!!.
Instructed by Elina Kikili a Qualified
Dance Teacher/Choreographer with more than 20 years of experience, in
a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
She teaches dance with passion and care
for her students focusing on their needs and their best benefit,
always with respect and love.
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