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Upcoming Events
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 Saturday March 25th:
PURE workshop in Cincinnati, OH
Taught by Kaeshi.
What will this workshop cover?
The workshop will introduce you to the collaboration and choreography of PURE. We'll start by exploring exercises that focus on movement meditation, breathing, and improvisation. Then we'll learn a segment of the original PURE choreography, applying it in different group formations so we can dance together. PURE uses movements that are inspired by ancient Sacred Circle dances, Tribal and Cabaret bellydance, Flamenco, Indian dance, Folk dance, Yoga and Qi Gong Meditation.
Requirements:
PURE is open to all dancers who are willing to try something different and work as a team. It was first designed for bellydancers who already have a foundation in basic technique, but dancers with training from other disciplines are welcomed and encouraged. Musicians who have an understanding of working with dancers are also encouraged to become involved with PURE but this will be a dance workshop. There are no limits on age, size, shape, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic class or sexual orientation except for a desire to offer your dance for the healing and growth to the community.
Location: The Center for World Rhythms & Movement
4719 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45217
Time: 12:30-1:00pm: Sign-in
1:00pm-6:00pm: PURE Workshop (includes a 30 minute break)
Fee: $60
Sponsored by Gaiananda www.gaiananda.org and Mysterious Ways www.mysteriousways.org
For more info, please visit download the flyer.
or email peggyandjim@earthlink.net or call Suzanne 513 312-9628
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 Saturday April 8th:
PURE Workshop in Orlando, FL.
Taught by Kaeshi. Hosted by Sherry McDonald.
10.00am-12.30pm: PURE Workshop
12.30pm-2.30pm: Lunch break
2.30pm-5.30pm: PURE Workshop
Focus: Learn How to Balance and Dance with Fire.
Fire symbolizes light and hope in many cultures.
(Practice vessels for balancing will be provided.)
Develop Group Chemistry with Fellow Dancers.
Learn Ancient Sacred Circle Dances.
Cost: $60
Location: Discount Music Center Studio
3301 Gardenia, Orlando, FL
Visit http://www.so-puredance.com/pages/5/index.htm for directions and to register or
contact Sherry with further questions sherry@so-puredance.com
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Wednesday April 19th:
PURE Workshop in Southern Oregon
Taught by Darshan. Hosted by Shanin Williams
6.30-8.30pm: PURE Workshop
Location: Southern Oregon Yoga Center (World Beat Dance Studio) 1330 6th Grants Pass
Cost: $35
Contact: Shanin @ 218-2522 or email shanin @worldbeatdance.com
This class will be followed by a session for drummers who are interested in working with the dancers - if you're a drummer or know one please have them contact me for details. Dancers are welcome to stay and dance with the drummers, but there will be less instruction for the dancers.
Shanin Williams
PO Box 1923
Rogue River, OR 97537
541) 218-2522
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Past Events
July 17th 2004
First PURE event in NYC. See Map of Route and Fundraiser from July 17th.
Thursday and Friday September 9th and 10th
World Culture Open Diversity Festival in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center. www.worldcultureopen.org
Thurs September 9th
Booth with PURE information, video, and merchandise open from 10:00-5:00pm.
Free workshop 12:30-1:30pm. Free performance 5:30-5:45pm.
Fri September 10th
Booth PURE information, video, and merchandise open from 10:00-5:30 pm.
Free workshop 2:00-3:00pm. Free performance 6:15-6:30pm.
Saturday September 11th
PURE visits sites around Manhattan as part of the September Concert third annual city-wide music fête in celebration of our universal humanity
The procession begins at 2:00pm in Battery Park and will last until approximately 4:30p.m. Come meet us at the beginning of our route or try to find us along the way as we visit the following sites:
1. 2:00pm: Meet at the East Coast Memorial in Battery Park near Castle Clinton and the ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
2. Go to the “Sphere” sculpture in Battery Park next to Hope Garden
3. Travel up Broadway to Liberty Square at Liberty Street and Trinity Place, process though the square and past the World Trade Center site
4. Take the 4/5 train from Fulton Street to Grand Central Station
5. Travel along 42nd Street and up 1st Avenue past the United Nations
6. 3:00pm: Cross 1st Avenue to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (47th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
7. Walk to Central Park, enter at the 59th Street & 6th Avenue entrance at the bottom of the park
8. 4:00pm: Perform at the September Concert stage at the South end of the Mall (at 66th Street, above the 65th Street Transverse)
9. Continue North through the Mall to Bethesda Fountain, just south of the Lake, in the middle of the park at 72nd Street
After Party 6:00-8:00pm at Tagine Dining Gallery, Fine Moroccan Cuisine
537 9th Avenue (at 40th Street) 212.564.7292 www.taginenyc.com
Please visit www.septemberconcert.org for more information about September Concert.
Tuesday September 21st
Our Voices, Our World: An Evening Celebrating the UN International Day of Peace organized by We, The World
Avalon, 6th Avenue at 20th Street, 7:00-10:30pm. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Speakers, performances, and other highlights. PURE will perform (time TBA) and be part of the events throughout the evening.
Please visit www.wetheworld.org for more information about this celebration or to purchase tickets.
Sunday October 31st 2pm 2004: United Nations
PURE performs at the "No Excuse" Concert, a kick-off event to foster awareness and involve the public in achieving the following United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
The "No Excuse" concert is held at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 47th St, bet 1st and 2nd Ave, Free to the public. Concert lasts from 12pm-8pm.
PURE appears at 2pm. Visit concert web site. Visit UN Millennium Goals site
Saturday January 8th 5-7pm: ABC Carpet and Home
PURE performs with guests, Adore and Sonali Shroff for a project affiliated with the V-Day Project to raise money to end violence against women, ie. genital mutilation in Africa. It will be in the Love Your Tree area on the 2nd floor, which was designed for women -- and men -- to go after seeing Ensler's new Broadway play "The Good Body" which addresses why women of all cultures and backgrounds - whether undergoing Botox injections or living beneath burkhas - feel compelled to change the way they look in order to fit in, to be accepted, to be "good." It is their goal to create a world where women thrive, rather than merely survive. Visit web sites www.loveyourtree.org and www.vday.org
Friday March 4th 9-10pm.
PURE NYC will featured at a Women's Week event held at the International House in Manhattan.
http://www.ihouse-nyc.org
  
Saturday March 5th 9.30am-1.00pm:
PURE NYC will be featured at the National Eating Disorders Association free annual conference in Long Island. Visit NEDA web site. See more information about conference.
Sunday July 17th 2005
ALL PURE branches will be simultaneously taking to the streets in their own local areas, to spread peace and healing. This will coincide with the anniversary of when PURE first went public in 2004.
New York City:
3pm sharp! (This is going ahead, rain or shine)
We will start at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal (Battery Park side) and travel to the East Coast memorial located inside Battery Park (which is a few minutes away), so which ever location you go to will be fine, but be prompt because we will not be waiting. Remember that if you catch the 1-9 to South Ferry, you have to be inside the first 5 cars of the subway to get off at the station.
6-8pm: After party at Tagine, 537 9th Ave. (w.40th street), New York City, www.taginenyc.com
Tel: 212.564.7292
Chicago, Illinois:
1-3pm
1.Water Tower Place
2. MCA
3.Millenium Park
4. Art Institute
5.Buckingham Fountain
6. Lake Shore Drive
Detroit, Michigan:
2pm start
1. Cobo Hall
2. Spirit of Detroit
3. Renaissance Center - Waterside Park
4. Campus Martuis - By the Fountain
5. Comerica Park - Entrance
6. Greek Town
*After Party - After Glow - The New Parthenon
Houston, Texas:
11am start
Performances at Texas Children's Hospital, processing through with multiple stops to perform in the Texas Medical Center, Hermann Park and the Zoo. The last stop will be in front of the Museum of Fine Arts.
2.30pm: After party at Teala's ~ 3210 W Dallas ~
Join us along the route and stay for the day!
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas:
11am: Start from William Bean/Dallas Theater Center Park (close to intersection of Oaklawn/Lemon) south on Turtle Creek Blvd and will end at the Cosmic Café.
Lafayette, Indiana:
4:30pm: Start at St. Mary's Cathedral, Mental Health Association, Municipal Building, County Courthouse and conclude at the Pedestrian bridge over the Wabash River.
Traverse City, Michigan:
1pm-4pm
1. East Bay Park
2. Northwestern Michigan College
3. Civic Center
4. Bryant Park
5. Senior Center
6. Sunset Park
7. F & M Park
8. Downtown Traverse City via Front Street
9. End: Open Space
After Party at the Greenhouse Restuarant
We are sad to announce that our beloved fellow PURE dancer Jill Lenz passed away on Saturday September 24th 2005. Please visit her online memorial.
September 23rd-25th: PURE Chapters Dance Together in Washington DC
Sunday November 6th 2005
PURE workshop in Orlando. Taught by Darshan and sponsored by Bhrigha and Greywolf.
Visit www.bhrigha.com/PURE2.html for more info.
Sunday November 20th 2005:
PURE workshop in Portland, Oregon.
Taught by Kaeshi and Sarah Locke.
What will this workshop cover?
The workshop will introduce you to the collaboration and choreography of PURE. We'll start by exploring exercises that focus on movement meditation, breathing, and improvisation. Then we'll learn a segment of the original PURE choreography, applying it in different group formations so we can dance together. PURE uses movements that are inspired by ancient Sacred Circle dances, Tribal and Cabaret bellydance, Flamenco, Indian dance, Folk dance, Yoga and Qi Gong Meditation.
Requirements:
PURE is open to all dancers who are willing to try something different and work as a team. It was first designed for bellydancers who already have a foundation in basic technique, but dancers with training from other disciplines are welcomed and encouraged. Musicians who have an understanding of working with dancers are also encouraged to become involved with PURE but this will be a dance workshop. There are no limits on age, size, shape, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic class or sexual orientation except for a desire to offer your dance for the healing and growth to the community.
Location: Caravan Studios. 4050 NE Broadway, Portland OR 97232
Time: 12:30-1:00pm: Sign-in
1:00pm-6:00pm: PURE Workshop (includes a 30 minute break)
Fee: $60 to Caravan Studio
Sponsored by Paulette Rees-Denis of Gypsy Caravan. For more info, please visit. www.gypsycaravan.us
or email marty@gypsycaravan.us
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Saturday November 26th 1-6pm:
PURE Workshop in Detroit, Michigan.
Taught by Kaeshi. Hosted by Roxann from PURE Detroit.
12.30-1.00pm: Arrivals and signing in
1.00-6.00pm: PURE Workshop
( includes half an hour break.)
Focus: Learn How to Balance and Dance with Fire.
Fire symbolizes light and hope in many cultures.
(Practice vessels for balancing will be provided.)
Develop Group Chemistry with Fellow Dancers.
Learn Ancient Sacred Circle Dances.
Location: Warren Family YMCA, 8777 Common Road, Warren, Michigan 48093
To Register: Pay with PayPal below, or your check can be made out to "Bellyrox" and mailed to: Roxann Scotella, 369 St Clair, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230. Please include your address, phone number and e-mail.
Download workshop flyer (873 KB) for directions and map.
Contact Roxann with further questions and to register roxann@bellyrox.com (313) 580-5292
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Tuesday Jan 31st 6.30pm:
Our Voices, Our World
A Benefit for the Victims of the Earthquake in Pakistan and India
Come Hear the Original Cast of HAiR
Singing hit songs from "The American Tribal-Love Rock Musical"
at Coda Club 34 East 34th S t (corner of Madison Avenue in Manhattan)...
Doors open at 6:30PM
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
You can buy tickets online at this link http://www.coda.tickets .musictoday.com/Coda/calendar
.aspx (scroll down until you see 1/31/2006)
or you can call 800-594-8499
Performances by:
- The ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST & BAND of "HAIR"
- Nicole Atkins and her band
- PURE Belly dancers for Healing and Peace
- Neel Murgai - sitar player from India
- Langhorne Slim
PLUS speakers and video on the current situation in the affected region. For more information about the concert go to: http://www.wetheworld.org /EarthquakeBenefit/
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Saturday February 11th:
PURE workshop in San Francisco, CA
Taught by Kaeshi and assisted by Elisheva.
What will this workshop cover?
The workshop will introduce you to the collaboration and choreography of PURE. We'll start by exploring exercises that focus on movement meditation, breathing, and improvisation. Then we'll learn a segment of the original PURE choreography, applying it in different group formations so we can dance together. PURE uses movements that are inspired by ancient Sacred Circle dances, Tribal and Cabaret bellydance, Flamenco, Indian dance, Folk dance, Yoga and Qi Gong Meditation.
Requirements:
PURE is open to all dancers who are willing to try something different and work as a team. It was first designed for bellydancers who already have a foundation in basic technique, but dancers with training from other disciplines are welcomed and encouraged. Musicians who have an understanding of working with dancers are also encouraged to become involved with PURE but this will be a dance workshop. There are no limits on age, size, shape, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic class or sexual orientation except for a desire to offer your dance for the healing and growth to the community.
Location: 40 Greenfield Ave., San Anselmo, CA 94960 415-457-8787
Time: 1.00-1:30pm: Sign-in
1:30pm-6:30pm: PURE Workshop (includes a 30 minute break)
Fee: $60 in advance, $65 at the door
Sponsored by Aruna and Dhyanis of World Dance Fitness.
For more info, please visit. http://www.worlddancefitness.com/events.html
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