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25th Annual
Shimmy By The Sea
May 15, 16 and 17, 2009
Corpus Christi, Texas
Starring:
AMAYA- New
Mexico AFRITAH
OF GERMANY VIVIANE
of Brazil
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 AMAYA Amaya
was featured dancer in the German extravaganzas "Salome" and
"Zorba" and even Circus Conelli in Zurich, Switzerland.
She has won numerous awards. Amaya was born in Texas, now residing
in New Mexico and has traveled extensively throughout nineteen different
countries teaching and performing. Her dance is filled with passion
and fire, tempered with elegance and flashes of fun. This
fusion expresses the heart of Andalusia with the Spirit of Arabic.
Her dance transcends time and place. She will be presenting an elegant
certificate of completion available to all seminar participants that
complete full day of Amaya's workshop or full weekend of studies.
Please bring fan/skirt for the afternoon and we will be learning an
exciting drum solo in the morning.
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"Amaya is a jewel in the crown of the
Oriental World. Her dance is an unusual showcase of Spanish/Arabic
styling with soul-stirring taksims."
Roman "Bert" Balladine
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Afritah
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Afritah, orginally from Texas has been living
in Germany about 20years. She has performed and taught workshops
throughout Europe, the United States(including Rakkasah),, New Zealand and
North Africa and has performed in numerous clubs and restaurants and
theatres. Her clear method of breakdown and explanation and use of layered
concepts make her workshop a challenge to all levels and an inspiring
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Viviane
from Brazil/Texas is a passionate multi award winning professional dancer and accomplished
instructor. She dedicates her life to pursue the traditional
Egyptian belly dance style or "Raks Sharq", while
incorporating Brazilian flavor, without distancing herself from the
dance origins. Her recent highlights are IBDC competition fusion
champion, workshop and show in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Belly Dancer of the
Universe Fusion Champion, Belly Dancer of the Universe Finalist-
Egyptian Category, Belly dancer of the Universe congeniality award,
Belly Dance O Rama DVD produced by IAMED, workshop in Santa Catarina Brazil. Viviane
is featured on the Christiane Northrup Book: "Belly
Dance". She was a workshop instructor and World Belly Dance competition
judge in Seoul, Korea. Viviane will be teaching a sassy new
choreography and combos. The class will start with a great warm up
followed by an all new Brazilian shimmy drill. Then Viviane
will be teaching a sassy, modern Egyptian choregraphy with focus on
posture and poses to an Egyptian song with all new classic combos . Bring veil.
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FEATURED PERFORMERS....past teachers |
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| KAREN
BARBEE ADKISSON - San
Antonio, Texas..
(left)
Karen has been dancing for 30 years. Yes, she
started as a child. She
trained in Cairo, Egypt, with some of the most
accomplished dancers in the world and has participated
in major symposiums. She has
taught and performed in workshops, clubs, restaurants
in cities all over the U.S. She
also taught in the Caribbean and Brazil and performed in
an international music video with Arab singer Ziad Ansari.
The video became a hit in the Middle East. She
taught at Shimmy At Sea 2008 on board the Carnival
Conquest. She and her troupe, Karen's Karavan will be
dancing at Shimmy.

MIABELLA taught two years at Shimmy by the Sea.
She will be performing solo and with her dance
troupe. Miabella from Dallas Texas area has
taught many workshops. She is known for her floor
dancing and veil..
LOUISA from the Dallas/Fort Worth area taught an
exciting Zar at Shimmy by the Sea several years ago.
We look forward to having her back at Shimmy 2009.
She likes to dance early in the show so don't miss her.

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SHIREEM - Corpus Christi,
Texas. Shireem, sponsor of Shimmy By The Sea and Shimmy At Sea Belly Dance
Cruise, has been teaching and performing since 1976. She and her daughter,
Susan, direct the Mystic Dancers, Lotus Dancers and Pacific Islanders
Polynesian show. This dance/drum group performed in China for the
Euro/American festival in 2006.
2009
Shimmy by the Sea Vendors include: Babylon Breeze, Taryn
Kennard Tribal, Mehara with Audrenas, Magical Fashions, Tatika's Treasures, Jeannette
Cunningham,
Asheba's Phoenix Designs, D'Anne
Originals and Jeannie's silk veils and others to be announced.
JEANETTE CUNNINGHAM (below) from Austin Texas has taught,
vended, performed solo and group or was the MC at Shimmy for
several years. "Dance hard and live easy" Don't miss her performance at the 25th Shimmy.
SUSAN- SHEENA (left) has taught several classes at
Shimmy in both Hawaiian and Tahitian. She has performed or taught
workshops in several cities including China with the Pacific
Islanders.
Didn't
get your Flyer in the mail? Click HERE for a printable
Flyer and Registration form.
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Some info on Corpus Christi
City of Corpus Christi Website
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