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Geek Out with Rosa Noreen and Jonatan Gomes Derbaq
Finding space in the rhythm
Episode 25 of the Belly Dance Geek Clubhouse:
My guests, Rosa Noreen and Jonatan Gomes Derbaq, will talk about finding space within continuous drum beats, so you can stop and be in the moment.
If you’ve ever felt like the drum was running away with you, this call is for you!
You’ll learn:
- Why pauses add drama to a drum solo
- How to pull pauses out of fast music with a continuous beat
- How to navigate unknown music by using the rhythms
We’ll be approaching this from both the dancer’s and musician’s perspective.
And as always, we’ll have some discussion time, so you can ask Rosa and Jonatan your questions.
Special Thanks to Belly Dance New England
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About Rosa
Rosa Noreen founded the Grace Academy to help dancers add depth and dimension to their work so they grow in confidence to take their places on stage and in the world.
Based in Portland, Maine, where she teaches weekly classes at her studio, Bright Star World Dance, Rosa travels nationwide to perform and teacher her suite of Grace Academy workshops. Recent festival teaching engagements include the Las Vegas Belly Dance Intensive; Cairo Caravan in Long Beach, CA; the Asheville Belly Dance Festival in Asheville, NC; and the Dancers’ Intensive in Atlanta, GA.
Rosa’s instructional DVD, Delicious Pauses: Negative Space in Movement*, has sold around the world. Her upcoming releases include “Visionary Variations”, “Rhythm & Pause”, and an innovative rhythms CD with music by Jonatan Derbaq of Memphis, TN.
With a strong ballet background and a deep love of Egyptian Golden Era dance, Rosa’s workshops incorporate lines, pauses, balance, projection, and the art of being in the moment–elements that truly raise the level of your dance.
Learn more about Rosa at:
http://rosanoreen.com/
About Jonatan
Brazilian/American Oudist and Arabic Percussionist, Jonatan was born in a musical family where he grew up playing a number of stringed instruments and percussion since childhood, but it was upon a journey to discover more distant roots where he was introduced to the vast and colorful world of Middle-Eastern Music. It soon became a strong passion and through study and appreciation, his profound respect for the diverse array of Middle-Eastern music, language and culture has led him to work with an extensive number of musicians and dancers.
Consistently striving to refine skill and enrich the artistic spirit, Jonatan maintains a steady routine of practice and academic study while seeking council wherever available. He has had the honor of receiving instruction from great and well known artists such as Husain Sabsaby, Youssef K.Boutros, Hossam Ramzy, Maurice Rouman Sadak and Karim Nagi.
In 2010, Jonatan began collaboration with Seattle based Egyptian percussion master, George Sadak. The duo travels regularly within the United States where they teach workshops for musicians and dancers and perform in the group Mazaag. In early 2013 Mazaag released its first full length album whose cover features the Atlanta based dance sensation and scholar, Amani Jabril.
Jonatan currently resides in Memphis, Tn. where he performs for diverse audiences and works as an instructor of musical and rhythmic comprehension for both dancers and musicians.
Check him out at:
http://derbaq.com/
Resources mentioned on the call:
Pre-order Rosa and Jonatan’s “Rhythm and Pause” DVD/CD set
Jonatan’s “Mazaag” album* (if you liked the hold music, you’ll love this!)
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