Photo credit: Nicole LeCorgne
Oasis...
... is the longest running residential Oriental dance retreat in North America. Beginning in 1985 and now offering retreats worldwide, Oasis is dedicated to educating dancers in the art of Oriental Dance and its related folkloric forms from throughout the Arab world. We create a uniquely fun and supportive environment, often tried but never duplicated! Our creative staff is headed by internationally acclaimed dance artist, Cassandra Shore, artistic director of the Jawaahir Dance Company and resident instructor since Oasis’ inception. Special guest artists such as Amel Tafsout, Denise Enan, and Sahra Saeeda round out our retreats with their focused expertise in a kaleidoscope of folk and regional dance styles. We feature live drumming accompaniment for technique classes with the delightful and intuitive percussionist Nicole LeCorgne, who also teaches Arabic music and rhythms.
Oasis is gearing up for 2012.
The dates for this year’s events are:
September 12-16 - Oasis Dance Camp North
October 3-7, Oasis Dance Camp West
November 7-11, Oasis Southern Dance Retreat
Living with the new economy we understand that everyone needs to get the absolute most from their dance education funds. We are looking at some innovations to meet the challenges of this economy for dancers.
We will be making some changes in registration deadlines and some locations. We will not change the quality of Oasis. You will as always receive the absolutely best dance instruction and education from absolutely the best teacher and dance educator in our field, Cassandra.
Please check back or watch for announcements on FaceBook for updates on Oasis 2012.