Accès à la danse presents a 3 days intensive Baladi Accordion class with Nesma Al-Andalus from Spain.
All classes are live accompanied by the accordionist and composer Ahmed Abdel Fattah (Egypt) and the percussionist Kamal Essahbi (Morrocco).

 

The workshop is addressed to oriental dancers with medium / advanced / professional level
and oriental dance teachers. The workshop is a master class.
 

Place Workshop:
Tanzwerk 101, Pfingstweidstrasse 101, 8005 Zürich

Price: Fr. 400.- / the whole package (it's not possible to book single days)
There is a limit of participants of 25 people. First comes first serves.
Click here to go to the application form
 

further information here:
mirjam@acces-a-la-danse.com
0041 (0)79 717 58 60
 

At sunday evening some of the participants have the chance to dance live accompanied by the musicians at the Hafla at sunday evening.
 

Place Hafla:
Mellows Club, Albisstrasse 84, 8038 Zürich 
Entrance for participants of the workshop is free
Others: 25.-
 

The workshop is organised by Accès à la danse (Mirjam Sutter)
 

Program:

Friday, 27.11.2015
18.00 - 20.00 Baladi introduction to improvisation , steps and technique with Nesma
 

Saturday, 28.11.2015
13.00 - 15.00 Theory of Baladi Accordion with Ahmed Abdel Fattah
15.30 - 17.30 Baladi: Technique and mprovisation with Nesma
 

Sunday, 29.11.2015
12.00 - 14.00 Baladi: style and technique with Nesma 
14.30 - 16.30 Baladi improvisation with Nesma
 

Hafla at sunday evening:

19.00 doors at Mellows club, Wollishofen
20.00 Show and concert with Nesma, Mirjam and some other partecipants of the workshop.
live accompanied by Ahmed Abdel Fattah and Kamal Essahbi

 

Nesma Al-Andalus
As some of you already know there is a lot that connects me to Nesma. During 8 years Nesma lived in Cairo as a Cabaret Dancer on the road with her own Orchestra and Equipment. She had the chance to experience the flowering period of Oriental Dance in Cairo and her knowledge is irreplaceable. After that she become the only European dancer in the famous Reda-Troupe.
Even today she connects a deep friendship with the Egyptian maestro and for me personally Nesma represents authenticity in Oriental Dance.
During the last few years I had the opportunity to be part of her dance company “Al-Andalus” and all the projects were characterized by large care, precision and professionalism.
 

Musicians:
It is another a big honour for me to present you this exclusive Baladi Workshop accompanied by the exceptional accordionist and composer of all CD’s of Nesma: Ahmed Abdel Fattah.
Together with this great Egyptian  musician and the excellent percussionist Kamal Essahbi we will immerse with theory and praxis in the mystery of improvisation accordion baladi.

safe the date already now for this really exceptional opportunity to learn and be with that big artists!!!