Join Gabriela Figueroa for an open level Raqs Sharqi Performance Project! In this series, you’ll learn an upbeat belly dance choreography to perform at the Bellyqueen School Winter Showcase at Speyer Hall on Saturday December 13th, 6pm + 8pm Shows.
WHEN
Course: Fridays 7.30-8.30pm
Oct 17, Oct 24th
Nov 7, 14, 21
Dec 5, 12
Friday Dec 5th (2 hours ) 6:30 to 8:30pm
Show: Sat Dec 13, 3-10pm
WHERE
Course: Playwrights, 440 Lafayette St, 4th Floor, Studio 4C, NYC
Show: Speyer Hall, 184 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002
INVESTMENT: $195, $175 unlimited pass members
- Includes tech rehearsal, photos and video
- Costume is extra
- Invite at least 2 friends to see you perform
WHO: Gabriela Figueroa’s passionate journey with Middle Eastern dance first began in 2011. She studied with Natalie El-Ghoul, a Middle Eastern and contemporary choreographer at La Fábrica in Guayaquil, Ecuador and also with certified somatic teacher Carolina Cruz, from Quito, Ecuador at Frente de Danza Independiente.
In 2015 Gabriela became a member of Natalia Nazario's multiple award-winning troupe Raks Al Zahra troupe and in 2018, she completed the Bellyqueen Teacher Training Course led by Kaeshi Chai.
Gabriela continues to grow each day by studying different styles such as Middle Eastern folklore, Romani, Flamenco and other modalities contributing to her versatility as both a performer and choreographer. As a proud member of the Bellyqueen school faculty, Gabriela's teaching focuses on history and culture, creating community and integration of mind and body through dance.