2013 Workshop Schedule

Skin Deep Dance / The Bollywood Project is available to teach or host a workshop in your town or at our studio! Please contact us for more info: 206-322-9500 or email

Swords: The Graceful Warrior (3 hours) with Naira Kai from Spokane

Saturday July 27 2013 1:30-3:30pm (includes break)

Sword dancing seems to universally thrill and capture the imagination of all audiences. It is easy to let your dance fail you though while you man these cumbersome, and occasionally dangerous props. This workshop covers the very beginning of the sword dance journey- Sword selection; major balance points; and isolation. Once you pass that first phase this workshop will move into discussion over appropriate moves for appropriate venues, audience considerations, spotting potential hazards, and how to deal with things if they go South. Then we move onto working with two swords. Dancing with two swords can feel like a cage restricting your mobility and speed. Learn to make it work with you so you can make those blades sing with your body movement

Please bring a bottle of water, a light snack, a yoga mat (if desired), a notepad, and of course, a sword.
Please avoid wearing any long voluminous skirts.

September 2013 ATS Belly Dance Workshop with Jen Edara from Twisted Gypsy, ATS Belly Dance Sister Studio!