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@aliathabit + Walladah Present:
Symbols & Spreadsheets! A hands-on introduction to notation for oriental dance, 23.2.2025, 15:00 GMT.
There is a way to take effective notes of dance movement & you can learn it!
For registrations
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Dear subscribers,
You received the May 2026 Dance Vignettes where we explore how to think about the multiplicity of music styles and modes in the Mediterranean, we read the Quote of the Month by Rachel Harris, and we explore the concept οf polytropos with the Tip of the Month.

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You have just received the April 2026 Dance Vignettes. In these Vignettes we explore how to think about our dance taking example of the new Odyssey movie, we read the Quote of the Month by Athina Katsanevaki & we explore the concept of 20 years of life with the Tip of the Month.

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Dear subscribers,
You received the March 2026 Dance Vignettes. In these Vignettes we explore how our habitual life makes us think in a certain way about our dance, we read the Quote of the Month by N.Adra and we explore the concept of habit with the Tip of the Month. #damce

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Dear subscribers,
You received the Feb 2026 #Dance Vignettes. In these Vignettes we explore how to think about our dance & its personalised & depersonalised aspects, we read the Quote of the Month by N.Kazantzakis & we explore depersonalisation with the Tip of the Month. #art

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Dear subscribers,
You received the January 2026 Dance Vignettes. In these Vignettes we explore how to think about our dance in the long run, we read the Quote of the Month by Amani of Lebanon & we explore the concept of the long run with the Tip of the Month.

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Dear subscribers,
You received the Dec 2025 Dance Vignettes in which we explore the limitations coming from the social and historical conditions to our dance, we read the Quote of the Month by N.A.Mansour & we explore limits with the Tip of the Month.

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Dear subscribers, Happy, Sparkly and Creative New Year!
In the Nov 2025 Dance Vignettes we explore authenticity in the real context we face as dancers in a complicated world, we read the Quote of the Month by Basma Zerouali & we explore rest with the Tip of the Month. #dance

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Dear subscribers, you have received the Oct 2025 #Dance Vignettes. In these Vignettes we discuss how we relate to dance when money does not matter, we read the Quote of the Month by Noha Roushdy & we contemplate while listening to the music, with the Tip of the Month. #art

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Dear subscribers, you have received the September 2025 Dance Vignettes-if not, pls, let me know. In these Vignettes we discuss a possible positive relationship between dance & dancers, we read the Quote of the Month by Nasim Al-Atrash & we dance in delay with the Tip of the Month

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Dear subscribers, you have received the August 2025 Dance Vignettes where we discuss the difficult relationship between dance and property. We also read the Quote of the Month by Issa Boulos & we experiment with repetition in dance with the Tip of the Month.

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Dear subscribers, July 2025 Dance Vignettes we again discuss the relationship between community & dance & how no individual can replace the community, we read the quote of the month by Rachid Belghiti, and we practice dance with the Tip of the Month.

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Dear subscribers, June 2025 Dance Vignettes are out! In these Vignettes we discuss the relationship between community & #dance & how to start connecting to the communal aspects of the dance, we read the quote of the month by Lois Lamya Al Faruqi, and we practice low key dance.

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Dear subscribers, in the May 2025 Dance Vignetteswe discuss the relationship between community & dance, along with how commodity fetish practices try to disconnect them, we read the quote of the month by L.Abu-Lughod & we practice by exploring repetition with the Tip of the Month

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Dear subscribers, you received the April 2025 Dance Vignettes about 2 weeks ago & if not, please let me know. In these Vignettes we discuss tradition & its relationship to professional dance & dancers, we read the quote of the month by Sh.Zuhur, & we practice while exploring wind

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Dear subscribers, you just received the March 2025 Dance Vignettes &if not, please, let me know. In these Vignettes we discuss tradition while we watch a dance clip by Samia Gamal, & we practice while exploring retrograde with the Tip of the Month.
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Dear subscribers, you just received the February 2025 Dance Vignettes & if not pls let me know. In these Vignettes we discuss tradition as a concept taking as example oriental dance in Greece & we practice with a Tip of the Month about how to be truthful towards the music.

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Dear subscribers, you just received the December 2024 Dance Vignettes. I am still discussing the documentaries of Magda Saleh and Tereza Sheyla Klementova, but this time I focus on how vast our cultures are and how to learn epistemic humility from the peoples of the cultures .

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@PrincessFarhana Sending you a big hug. Please, take care of yourself.

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LA is a mess right now with the fires. It’s a surreal nightmare.
I am ok right now physically & grateful for that, but mentally & emotionally, I’m a wreck.