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Shema and students from Azayz Academy of Dance are hosting an epic spring hafla!! 🌺 Doors Open from 3pm until 10.30pm!!!
Cheddon Fitzpaine Memorial Hall, just outside Taunton (see below for venue info)
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* Audience Ticket Bookings (not performing): https://goldenera.sumupstore.com/product/haflat-al-ward-entrance-ticket-only-not-performances-performance-slot-bookings-include-your-ticket-no-need-to-pay-twice
* Performer Ticket Bookings (includes entrance ticket): https://goldenera.sumupstore.com/product/haflat-al-ward-performance-slot-bookings-only-includes-your-ticket
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3pm:
Join us for a relaxed afternoon of shopping, sipping and swaying before the full hafla begins!
* Souq featuring stalls of dance clothing, jewellery, Palestinian goods and much more (details to be announced soon)
* Cafe selling Arabic sweets, Spiced coffee, Arabic Coffee, Helba tea, and Karkedeh tea
* Music playing ALL AFTERNOON for you to dance to
* Second-hand Costume Swap rail
* Golden Era Vintage Bellydance Costumes
* Photography sessions (£donations details tbc for charity)
* Live music (tbc)
* Henna (£extra details tbc)
6pm
The cafe and photo shoot closes... and we party!
* Performance slots for students and groups
* 'Cabaret Carousel': for pro/experienced dancers, 6-8 minute slots of Egyptian music which will be selected at random (from a pre-shared playlist!).
* Hopefully an Arabic-music DJ (I'm working on that!)
* Free dancing from 8.30pm-10.30pm
I'm also planning a Charity raffle (or something similar)
I'll update this further once I've confirmed bookings with traders and artists.
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VENUE:
Cheddon Fitzpaine Memorial Hall, Taunton
Lots of free parking right next to the hall (please let me know if you need accessible space reserved)
Situated in a wood!
Stage with lights
Dedicated changing room for performers with lots of space
Outside patio (if it's dry!)
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TO BOOK A PERFORMANCE SLOT: https://goldenera.sumupstore.com/product/haflat-al-ward-performance-slot-bookings-only-includes-your-ticket
No 'western' music please, let's keep this connected to the culture as much as possible! Tribal/fusion dancers you always choose wonderful fusion music so are most welcome :)
There are limited performance slots so please visit my store where you can reserve your performance slot with your ticket. You can pay with a credit or debit card (I do not use PayPal because they charge HUGE fees).
TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE BUT MAY BE PASSED TO SOMEONE ELSE WITH CONFIRMATION FROM [email protected]
TIMINGS AND OPTIONS:
*Running from 6pm - 7pm*
4 GROUP SLOTS of up to 5 mins - please message or email [email protected] to reserve your group slot (but one person MUST book a group performance ticket in the store to confirm the reservation then everyone else in the group just books an audience ticket)
7 SLOTS FOR BEGINNERS/STUDENT & OPEN LEVEL SOLOS/DUETS - up to 5 mins for your performance. Space for all props.
*Running from 7.30pm - 8.30pm*
7 SLOTS FOR PRO/EXPERIENCED DANCERS: if you are more experienced at improvising then you are invited to join the 'Cabaret Carousel': I will send everyone a select playlist of Egyptian/Arabic music to listen to in advance....but you won't know which track you'll be dancing to until just before you go on stage because it will be selected at random!! All the music will be 6-9 minutes long and the best Egyptian/Arabic tracks possible: from Saidi, to classic Oum Kalthoum arrangements, Wael Kfoury, Khaleegy, Baladi, and maybe even a Drum Solo (I'll be kind don't worry!). There will be a range of props to borrow if you want (saidi assa, khaleegy thobe, veil, sagat, extra hip scarves!)
In the store, select the performance slot you would like - once they're gone, they're gone!!
TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE BUT MAY BE PASSED TO SOMEONE ELSE WITH CONFIRMATION FROM [email protected]
The performance schedule will run to time so if you are late on stage you will miss your slot,sorry!
If disaster occurs on the way to the event and you know you will be late, please contact
Shema on 07805354312 BEFORE 5PM and I'll do what I can to fit you in.
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Cheddon Fitzpaine Village Hall, Taunton, United Kingdom
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