Register for MassRaqs Today!
Friday, September 9
| 2:30 PM | Doors Open |
| 3:00 PM | Workshop with Hadia |
| Body Logic Ultimate Technique | |
| 4:50 PM | Break |
| 5:00 PM | Workshop with Karim Nagi |
| Oum Khalsoum's Intros for Belly Dance | |
| 6:50 PM | Explore, Network & Shop! |
| 8:00 PM | MassRaqs Opening Night Celebration |
| Career Retrospective by Katia of Boston - Henna - Vendors - Performances - Live music - Food - Open Dancing - Performances by Surprise Guests! |
Saturday, September 10
| 9:30 AM | Doors Open |
| 10:00 AM | Workshop with Meiver |
| Fluid and Larger than Life: Veil Combinations for Oriental Dance | |
| 11:50 AM | Break |
| 12:00 PM | Workshop with Katia |
| Tunisian Folklore | |
| 1:50 PM | Lunch and Shopping! Optional: Brown Bag Discussion "Belly Dance and Research: Tensions and Controversy" |
| 3:00 PM | Workshop with Hadia |
| Egyptian Technique. Prerequisite: Friday's "Body Logic Ultimate Technique" workshop | |
| 8:00 PM | MassRaqs Gala |
| At BU Dance Theater. Sponsored by the Lebanese Club at Boston University. |
Sunday, Sept. 11
| 8:30 AM | Doors Open |
| 9:00 AM | Workshop with Hadia |
| Turkish Roma | |
| 10:50 AM | Break |
| 12:00 PM | Workshop with Karim Nagi |
| Rhythm for Dancers | |
| 1:50 PM | Break |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Panel Discussion "Cultural Appropriation and the Globalization of Belly Dance" |
| Panelists: Karim Nagi - Tempest - Hadia - Katia - Donna Mejia - Naraya of Vadalna Dance Company. Moderator: Meiver. |
Register for Belly Dance Shows and Workshops
Online registration for workshops ends on September 8th, 2011 at 8am. After this point please register at the door at World Rhythms. We will not have records at the workshop site of any online purchases made past this point. Thank you!
MassRaqs events, workshops, and performance opportunities are open to dancers of all genders.
"The Hip Circle"
SUPER DISCOUNT for the first 15 dancers to register!
FULL WEEKEND for $300
(After the first 15 registrations, the price will be $350)
Help us get MassRaqs off the Ground! Join "The Hip Circle" and get your MassRaqs Weekend Pass for the crazy low prize of $300!
The first registrations are the ones that help us get this work started--so we are offering you a special discount to the first 15 dancers that commit to helping us achieve this enormous feat by registering early!
In addition to this incredibly low price on the MassRaqs Pass, these 15 Hip Circle members also get a complimentary listing in our Teacher and Dancer Directory in the 2011 MassRaqs Program Booklet (a $25 value)!
This $300 special cannot be available beyond the first 15 registrations.
Thank you, Hip Cirlce! (from the team, and from everyone that will attend MassRaqs 2011!) Woohoo!!
To mail a check please email the team at massraqs@gmail.com for details.
Two-Payment Plan
2 Payments of $175 Each
Three-Payment Plan
3 Payments of $116.67 Each
If you can't be first, but you want to join us for the weekend, we are ready to help you do that! We have set it up so that you can pay for your weekend pass in 2 or 3 monthly installments.
Use these Paypal "Subscribe" buttons — and we will invoice you for two or three separate payments totaling the cost of the weekend pass. You can also mail us checks.
To mail a check please email the team at massraqs@gmail.com for details.
Friday Pass
Includes two Friday workshops, Career Retrospective Presentation, and Fri Opening Night Event
FRIDAY: $100
Saturday Pass
Includes three Saturday workshops and Optional Brown Bag Lunch Discussion. Gala tickets sold separately through Boston University and not included in any pass.
SATURDAY: $160
Sunday Pass
Includes two Sunday workshops and Panel "Cultural Appropriation and the Globalization of Belly Dance."
SUNDAY: $130
To mail a check please email the team at massraqs@gmail.com for details.
Friday Night Opening Celebration
Career Retrospective and Opening Night Show and Celebration! Bring your friends!
Friday Night ONLY: $20
Saturday Night MassRaqs Gala
Star-studded show featuring MassRaqs faculty and international guest performers!
Saturday Night Gala Show: $30 / $20 with student ID
Sunday Panel Discussion
"Cultural Appropriation and the Globalization of Belly Dance"
Sunday Panel only: $25
A la carte Workshops
Possible Combinations of Workshops and passes - If you don't tell us your selection, we will select for you based on space and availability.
Price per Workshop: $60; Minimum: $180 or 1 Day Pass
To mail a check please email the team at massraqs@gmail.com for details.
We want to thank the teachers who are eternal students, and who are also encouraging their students to grow by attending workshops.
For you very special teachers — we have the teachers' special: Teachers with 4 students that do the full MassRaqs weekend will get half-off her/his full weekend registration! If 8 of his/her students register, the teacher gets in free to all events included in the pass!
Students should email us at massraqs@gmail.com with the name of their teacher (should be the same name used by all, so we don't get confused, thanks!) — and we will either invoice the teacher for the discounted rate, or send confirmation for their free registration!
Give back to your devoted teachers and send them to MassRaqs by attending yourself! How awesome is that?!
Last year some of our MassRaqs attendees generously offered to host out of town dancers. We are facilitating this process by keeping a list of potential hosts, and then making these connections available to out of town registrants looking for lodging.
Most dancers coming from out of town will probably want to be here from Friday Sept. 9th through Sunday Sept. 11th, 2011. There may be some slight variation in dates and times, due to flight schedules. The commitment may include helping the dancer with information about transportation to the workshops and shows.
Hosting a dancer is great way to bond over this fantastic weekend! If you are interested and able to host a dancer from another city, please email the MassRaqs team at massraqs@gmail.com with "Host" in the subject line.
Please include an email and phone number where can we can reach you. We won't share your information without your consent. And thanks for your amazing generosity!
Hadia
A world-renowned dancer, researcher, and award-winning instructor based in Montreal with a career spanning over 30 years.
Katia
A legend of the Boston area, Katia travels the world, always expanding her dance and cutural knowlege.
Karim
Karim Nagi is a true crossover artist, uniting the Cabaret and Tribal, Traditional and Modern, Ethnic and the Urban.
Meiver
Host of MassRaqs, Meiver is a fiery entertainer and sought-after Boston instructor hailing from Dominican Republic.