Kahraman Near East Dance Ensemble will present Sahra's three-day Journey Through Egypt intensive program on Egyptian folkloric dance in Iowa City, Iowa July 18-20, 2008. Although Sahra is teaching other workshops in other parts of the Midwest this year, Iowa City is the only Midwestern location where she will be teaching her 20-hour folkloric program that culminates in a certification.

Date & Time: Friday, July 18, 2008 - Sunday, July 20, 2008
Location: Kahraman Dance Studio, 330 East 2nd Street, Iowa City, IA 52240 view map
More Info: 319-354-9638 or www.kahramandance.org

Due to the intensive nature of this course, we will be accepting a maximum of 25 registrations. This is your opportunity to study from a master instructor in a small class size environment for an affordable price.

Upon completing the full 20 hours of instruction, attendees will receive:
* A teaching notebook
* Map of folkloric zones
* New "Journey Through Egypt" DVD
* Music CD
* Certificate

Sahra will cover these topics in her instruction:

* Nubian
* Ghawazee
* Saidi
* Cairo (Awalim, Oriental, Hassaballah, Shamadan)
* Suez Canal Zone
* Delta
* Bedouin
* Pan-Egypt (History, Moulid, Tannoura, Melaya Leff, Zar)

Because this instruction was designed as a single cohesive unit, we do not intend to sell single-day passes. We are offering only registrations for the entire 3 days/20 hours, as follows:

Friday, July 18: registration at 5:30 pm, class starts at 6:00 pm
Saturday, July 19: class runs 9:30 - 1:30, then lunch break, then 2:00 - 6:00
Sunday, July 20: class runs 9:30 - 1:30, then lunch break, then 2:00 - 6:00

Prices are:

$250 if advance payment received by June 1, 2008
$275 if advance payment received between June 1 and June 15, 2008
$300 if advance payment received between June 16 and June 30, 2008

Hotel Information

We have reserved a block of rooms at a discounted price at:

Travel Lodge
2216 N. Dodge St.
Iowa City, IA 52245
319-351-1010
map here:www.mapquest.com/maps/2216...+IA+52245/
Hotel amenities: Free breakfast, Indoor pool, High speed Internet, Laundry

Rooms held under "Kahraman" until July 4
For Friday July 18 and Saturday July 19
$57.00 per night plus tax
Six non-smoking rooms with two double beds
Smoking rooms available, but must be requested at time of reservation
Rooms for Sunday night, July 20, also available, but not held

Directions from Travel Lodge to Kahraman Studio:
Turn Right (South) on Dodge St. into Iowa City
Turn Right (West) on Burlington St. towards downtown
Turn Left (South) on Gilbert St.
Turn Left (East) on E. 2nd St. just after Hamm's Home Interiors
Kahraman is on the left.

Register early - we expect this event to fill!