Upcoming Events
.......................................................................................................................................................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 .......................................................................................................................................................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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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 PassCost:  $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
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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.comPlease 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 WorldAvalon, 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 developmentThe "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 siteSaturday 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.orgFriday 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: 212.564.7292Chicago, Illinois:
1-3pm
1.Water Tower Place
2. MCA
3.Millenium Park
4. Art Institute
5.Buckingham Fountain
6. Lake Shore DriveDetroit, 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 RestuarantWe 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.......................................................................................................................................................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 48093To 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....................................................................................................................................................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:

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/.................................................................................................................................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
or email worlddancefitness@sbcglobal.net Saturday March 25th:
PURE workshop in Cincinnati, OH
Taught by Kaeshi. 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 Saturday April 8th:
PURE Workshop in Orlando, FL.
Taught by Kaeshi. Hosted by Sherry McDonald.
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 Wednesday April 19th:
PURE Workshop in Southern Oregon
Taught by Darshan. Hosted by Shanin Williams

Contact: Shanin @ 218-2522 or email shanin @worldbeatdance.com

Shanin Williams
PO Box 1923
Rogue River, OR  97537
541) 218-2522 Saturday April 29th
PURE NYC will be participating this Saturday in a massive peace rally/march to send a message of peace to war-minded governments: Bring our troops home safe and sound! http://april29th.org

We will be performing from 12:30 to 2:30, probably with the end of the march, then on the festival grounds in Foley Sq, right next to City Hall. April 29th is also international dance day!

Friday June 16th
Until the violence stops ! Forum and Dance Celebration in conjuction with V-Day festival www.vday.org

@Djerdan, 221 West 38 th Street 6:00-11:00 pm (PURE goes on at 8pm)

We invite you to join RACCOON,Inc. (http://balkansnet.org/raccoon.html ) as we unite with the V-day global Movement “Until the Violence Stops”. Through an evening of Burek, bellydance, and burlesque we will bring the issue of violence against women and girls front and center. Breaking the boundaries of women's stereotypes PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment) and The Barbarians ( www.jzbich.com ) will show us how.

Join Us for this celebration of women! For more information please call raccoon 718-784-9121
Download printable flyer.

New Orleans PURE Workshop

Saturday, July 1st from 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm

***PURE Dance workshop  (includes a half hour break)***

Cammi Vance (Darshan) will teach the fundamental choreography for PURE. No specific dance experience is required. Class is open to all levels of movement experience.
This is the choreography that will be used for future public performances around New Orleans.

Cost: $65 per person, $60 if registered by June 24th.

Saturday, July 1st from 10:30 am to noon

***Drumming Workshop ***

Cammi Vance (Darshan) will teach the rhythms specific to PURE dance and go over transitions and cueing. Drummers are encouraged to attend the last half hour of the PURE dance workshop to play!
Cost: $15 per person, $12 if registered by June 24th.

If you register for both:
Drum workshop + PURE dance workshop (below) = $75 per person, $68 if registered by June 24th.

We might put together a guerilla performance of sorts after the workshop and descend on the city -- it just depends on how the day develops.

All classes will be held at Tapas Yoga & Movement Studio, and you can register by emailing or calling: info@tapasyoga.net ::or::504.256.5255

For more details, check out the studio website www.tapasyoga.net       

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Saturday July 15th 2006

Processions in 10 US cities on the anniversary weekend of PURE's first public event in 2004.

A community group known as PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment) will process through the streets of Central Park on Saturday July 15th as part of an event that involves simultaneous performances in 10 US cities including: Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Houston, Traverse City, MI; Orlando,
San Francisco, Washington DC, and New England.

PURE was founded in New York two years ago by a group of dancers and musicians committed to promoting peace by publicly presenting their art outside of traditional performance venues. The group is a mix of professional and amateur performers of all ages, races, sizes, and levels who have come together with the common goal of inspiring peace through dance and music.

Click on the city names below for local procession details, or go to the locations page to contact branch facilitators and see web sites of individual branches.

NYC | Houston, TX | Chicago | Orlando | Washington DC | Traverse City, MI | Dallas, TX
San Francisco | New England | Detroit, MI

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PURE NYC Procession | Download printable pdf Flyer and Map (2.3MB)

On Saturday, July 15th, from 12.00-1.30p.m, the PURE NYC will traverse Central Park stopping along the way to enjoy, commune with, and pay tribute to Nature. We hope to encourage onlookers to contribute environmental organizations, so that green spaces can be enjoyed by all for many generations to come.

Starting at Bethesda Fountain in Central Park and ending at Cherry Hill for a picnic celebration, the event will feature a procession of dancing and drumming, punctuated with site-specific choreographies.

12.00pm: The procession starts at Bethesda Fountain. Then we will head east toward the Loeb Boathouse and will turn right and go through a tunnel and stay on the left pathway to travel toward the Alice in Wonderland Statue north of the Conservatory Water. Then we will head south toward the Shakespeare Statue near the Literary Walk and travel up the Mall toward the Naumberg Bandshell for a dance and music jam! (Call 917-679-8772 to find out where we are!)

1.30pm: Join PURE NYC for a picnic celebration at Cherry Hill, under the cool shade of trees overlooking the lake next to Bethesda Terrace.

3.00-6.00pm: Listen to free soul music at Summerstage located at Rumsey Playfield. Artists include; The Family Stand; Black Merda; and Sharrif Simmons. www.summerstage.org

NEAREST SUBWAYS & DIRECTIONS TO BETHESDA FOUNTAIN:
East side: 6 train to 68th or 77th Streets. West side: 1, 2, 3, 9, B or C trains to 72nd Street. Enter the park at 72nd Street and 5th Avenue on the east side or at 72nd Street and Central Park West on the west side.

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PURE Houston

PURE Houston Will Begin Performing at Noon on the Kemah Boardwalk

Directions to Kemah: From I-45, take NASA Rd. 1 east to Texas 146; south on TX 146 to Kemah.

Stroll along the boardwalk and watch the boats ply the waters of Galveston Bay. The boardwalk features several themed restaurants, retail and specialty shops, a hotel, a water garden, dancing fountains, and a specialty aquarium restaurant featuring a 50,000 gallon tank of tropical fish. Amusement rides include a 65-ft. Ferris wheel, a carousel, and a gas-powered train that travels throughout the entire boardwalk for a scenic tour of the complex.

Then PURE Will Begin Performing around 1:30 pm at The Strand

Directions to Galveston:
Take I-45 South. Galveston is about 45 miles south of Houston. League City will be about half way from Houston to Galveston . As you approach Galveston you will cross from the mainland to the island over a large bridge. After the bridge you will be in Galveston , and I-45 turns in to Broadway Street. 

Directions to The Strand:
Broadway is the main road down Galveston and essentially cuts the island in half. Perpendicular to this street are numbered streets. Continue down Broadway until 23rd Street then take a left onto 23rd (there will be a sign on the stop light that says " The Strand "). 5 blocks down you will be in The National Historic Strand District . 8 blocks down you will see "The Strand" street. 

Parking is available along the streets, and there are numerous paid parking lots throughout the District.

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PURE Chicago

12:00 Art Institute South Garden
Buckingham Fountain
Grant Park
The Field Museum
The Shedd Aquarium
1:45 Adler Planetarium

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PURE Detroit, Michigan
5:30pm -Roof Top of Cobo Hall 
6pm - Process greets the Public a the entrance of Cobo Hall
People mover to the Financial district -Procession then proceeds to Hart Plaza
Coleman Young Municipal Center Statue
Campius Martius Center
We then will proceed to take the people mover back to the financial district station and get off again at brick town we will then  proceed out through out several locations in Greek town.
Arrival time approx. 7:45 -8pmFinal dance before the after party around 8:30ish 
After glow party will be held at the Parthenon.

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Greater Orlando PURE
GO PURE's anniversary event will be at: Dandelion Communitea at
  618 N Thornton Avenue Orlando, FL 32803.
There are great directions on their website at http://
www.dandelioncommunitea.com . Dandelion upholds many
beliefs that PURE values: sustainable business practices,
organic food & drink for the health-conscious, and locally
grown produce. They also feature an Eco-Shop with hand-
crafted & environmentally friendly products.  They are happy
to have GO PURE do their anniversary event in their location!

GO PURE will do a procession & Foundation Choreography
with some Follow the Leader & little solos at 6:30 pm followed by
a Drum Circle until 8:30 pm. All events will be held outside,
weather permitting; inside, in case of bad weather.
Suggested donation of $5 to Women For Women
International. Please come out and support this event
for a worthy cause!

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PURE San Francisco

1:30 ferry from Larkspur into the City and then dancing:

1.     2:30 Ghandi Statue, Embarcadero
2.     3:00 Mechanics Monument, Market and Battery
3.     3:30 Martin Luther King, Jr. Waterfall at Yerba Buena Gardens
4.     4:30 Women's & Children's Aids Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park

Dancers will walk in procession to the first 3 locations, then take a Muni
Bus to Golden Gate Park and back to the Embarcadero.

They'll gather for dinner at 5:00 at the Kanzaman Middle Eastern Restaurant
at 1793 Haight St. and catch the 7:00 ferry to Larkspur.

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PURE TC Michigan

START at 1pm: East Bay Park
Walk in front of NMC
Bryant Park
Senior Center
Sunset Park
F&M Park
Downtown Pie Wedge
Through downtown TC
END: Open Space

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PURE Dallas

11 A.M. starting in the Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens and then traveling over to the Trinity Park Greenbelt and going along that route to encompass the Ft. Worth Zoo.

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PURE DC

PURE DC Metro will be performing in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial on Saturday, July 15th.
The procession will start at visitor information at approximately 2:00 PM and wind through the 7.5 acre memorial with surprises along the way.

Visit www.nps.gov/fdrm /memorial/memorial.htm for more information about the memorial procession.

See photos of the event!! http://homepage.mac.com /urvashi.chandani/Photos /PhotoAlbum23.html

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October 6-8, 2006
Dillenburg, Germany     (near Frankfurt)
Workshops and show with Darshan!
Public Urban Ritual Experiment comes to Europe!
Saturday workshop on PURE concepts and foundation choreography.   www.puredance.org
Plus workshops on Esoteric Rhythm Structures and Translating Oriental to Tribal: Integrating Fusions in Dance.
more info          www.neastribal.de

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Send a check or donate via PayPal to Kim Sonsky

Sunday January 28th 2007 7.00pm-10.00pm

Fundraiser for Kim Sonsky
Bright and beautiful Kim Sonsky has been suffering for the last few months from constant, extreme pain caused by a mysterious degeneration of her spine. It is hard even to speak; her neck, arms and hands feel very heavy. She cannot keep her head up and has difficulty holding a pen. Despite the pain, she has been forced to return to part-time work because her money ran out and her doctor bills are fast accumulating.  We heartily thank you on Kim's behalf for all donations; we miss her infectious laugh and her ever-present, radiant smile.

*ADDRESS CORRECTION.
It's at 354 W 45th St, NOT 345. Sorry about the inconvenience.
Where:The Gran Logia de la Lengua Espanola Building
354 West 45th St, between 8th & 9th Avenue, New York, NY
It is closer to 9th Ave. There is a parking lot to the left and apartments to the right.
This cosy space is located downstairs from a small theatre.

When: Sunday January 28th 7pm-10pm

Cost: $5-$25 sliding scale donation.

What: Performances.... Dance Challenges (issued by audience members).... Silent Auction....

Welcome to a delicious night of dance and music! For tonight's specials, we have: bellydance blended with dance styles from around the globe; improv á la carte; music from all kinds of traditions; solos, duets, and trios; and a heady concoction of experimental dance; all care of the PURE dancers (Public Urban Ritual Experiment).
Create your own unique flavor by choosing from an assortment of music genres, dance styles, and scenarios. Add to your creation the PURE dancers-and you have a custom-made choreography. So sit back, start your bidding, and enjoy.
(And save room for dessert.)

Special guests include: NYC poppers Hypno and Tiny Love; musicians Brad MacDonald, Pete List and David Goldman; and salsa extraordinaire Desiree, with a surprise partner.

We also have a growing list of silent auction items including...

• An Egyptian dumbek drum and carry case (donated by Brad MacDonald)
• 3 tambourines (donated by Brad MacDonald)
• One full hour body massage with licensed masseuse Laura Furlong (donated by Denise Cavaliere)
• Basic 101 Popping DVD (donated by Hypno thehypno.com)
• Bellydance instructional DVDs with Sera and Jenna (donated by Amy Staub www.amyraks.com)
• Japanese parasol and beautiful wrought iron wine holder (donated by Alura)
• 5 bellydance classes with Kaeshi (donated by Kaeshi www.bellyqueen.com )
• Hand knitted scarf (donated by Kim Salomon)
• 5 lesson series to int/adv bellydance classes value $90, (donated by Morocco. www.casbahdance.org)
• Hand knitted scarf (donated by Isiris)
• Books (donated by Nicold Rodriguez)
• Pass to 2 Days of workshops with Elena Lentini in Buffalo Apr 21-22 as part of the Niagara River Ethnic Dance Fest (donated by Cathy Skora, Folkloric Productions Dance Co., inc www.folkloric.org)
• African mask (donated by Brad MacDonald)
• Giant painting of Elvis (donated by Brad MacDonald)
  
  (We appreciate any other donations to the silent auction. Please e-mail Denise by Friday Jan 26th with a description of what you intend on bringing to the fundraiser.)

Can't make it to the Fundraiser but want to make a donation anyway?
Please send a check or money order to "Kim Sonsky" and mail it to:
"Kim Sonsky, 41 West 71st Street, APT 4B, New York NY 10023" or donate with PayPal below.

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Saturday February 24th: PURE Workshop in New Orleans
1:00PM - 5:00PM
Registration at 12 noon and shopping.
$60.00 by Feb 10/$65.00 after that and at the door.

Darshan (Cammi Vance) is returning to NOLA to teach us the second half of the PURE
Foundation choreography!
We will work with intention setting, formations and archetypes.

We will have some of the basic PURE costuming for sale and will be taking
custom orders...black 10 yard skirts, blue pantaloons. Flowers, hip scarves
and bindis may make an appearance too. ;)

Drumming workshop with Cammi from 11:00PM - 12:00PM - to learn the Music for
PURE Foundation.
Registration at 10:30AM
$15.00

Drumming & PURE dance together = $70.00 by Feb 10
$75.00 after that and at the door.

Be sure to bring snacks and water.

Hosted by Tapas Yoga and Indudala Tribe.
www.tapasyoga.net

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Saturday March 31st 2007: PURE Workshop in Washington DC
Kaeshi will teach 3 PURE choreographies: Balancing, karsilama and Afro-Haitian.
For more info, please e-mail elliah@gmail.com

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April 30th 2007: PURE Workshop in Spain
Galicia, Spain (bordering Portugal)
PURE Foundation workshop with Kaeshi. www.nigmabellydance.com

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May 19th 2007: PURE Workshop in Sebastopol, CA
Workshop with Darshan (Cammi Vance) at Tribal Fest

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