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REGISTRATION IS OPEN!!!SUPER DUPER excited to announce our 2026 Sparkle Motion instructor!!!! We’re doing it again! Monitor than…… dance pioneer JILL PARKER!!
Boheme Belly Dance presents
**Sparkle Motion 2026**
featuring OG fusion belly dance pioneer
!!!JILL PARKER!!!
Join us for two days of workshops and a stellar Saturday evening showcase!
Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details!
Saturday Showcase details
(scroll down for workshops)
Doors open at 7:30pm, show at 8pm
Tickets: $20
Interested in performing? Please send an email to [email protected] with your contact info and a video link representing your style of dance. 4 minute time limit. All dancers must be registered for at least one workshop.
LOCATION
All workshops and showcase are held at:
Dormouse Theater
1030 Portage Street
Kalamazoo, Michigan
(Workshop attendees should park in rear and use steps to Door #2.)
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WORKSHOP PRICING
- Full Weekend Package $165 (early bird only, ends Feb 1st), includes 5 raffle tix.
-Saturday full day:
$90 early bird/$100 after 2/1/25
- Sunday each workshop:
$45 early bird/$55 after 2/1/25
To register, please send payment via PayPal to [email protected]. Be sure to list your choices in the notes, as well as attendee names if you are ordering for multiple students. All workshops are non-refundable.
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Saturday
11am-1pm Part 1
1 hr lunch break
2pm-4pm Part 2
Performance Workshop: Wake Up!
Get ready to bring the party to life! In this workshop, Jill teaches a fun, upbeat fusion bellydance piece set to “Wake Up” by Al Jawala. The choreography is packed with fusion bellydance flair, a mini drum solo, and nods to JP’s FCBD roots, creating a piece that’s joyful, dynamic, and full of trademark JP stylizations.
JP breaks the piece down in a clear, accessible way, making it easy to learn and fun to perform. This blended learning workshop combines video homework tutorials for independent practice, homework requirements, and in-person sessions focused on refining, polishing, and expressing the joyous energy of the piece.
Step in, have fun, and bring your unique sparkle — this piece is all about joy, expression, and pure celebration! Students will have the opportunity to perform this choreo in the Saturday evening Sparkle Motion showcase, but it is not required to enjoy the workshop!
Sunday
11am-1pm
- Jill's Juice! Fluid Slinky Slow Fusion Bellydance
This workshop focuses on developing a smooth, elastic slinky quality through mindful drills and juicy movement phrases. Dancers will build deep body awareness, refine tension and release, and learn to manipulate tempo and dynamics with ease.
What we’ll explore:
• Ultra Slow Movement Drills
• Spinal Articulation & Breath: Serpentine pathways.
• Dynamic Contrast - Tempo Play.
• Strike & Melt.
• Resistance & Flow.
Together, these tools cultivate conscious control—allowing dancers to embody truly fluid, hypnotic slow fusion movement.
Sunday
2pm-4pm
- Come to Mama!
Jill spills the tea. Immerse yourself in stylized and sensuous technique, new movement vocabulary, yet more emphasis on technique and expression, decades of insightful philosophies, and finish with a gorgeous flow. Questions about stylizations, technique, vocabulary, history of fusion bellydance, etc are encouraged and welcome. This is the other fusion bellydance workshop you also never knew you needed, lol!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Dormouse Theatre, 1030 Portage,Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
