Weeklong Package Mon., Oct. 13 to Sun.19 , Oct. 14 $530.00

for all the classes, festival entrance, and complimentary dance spot (before the August 10 call in)

Register now to ensure your space in class.

Class to be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center unless other wise noted.

When you see more than one teacher in a box that means you get both you do not need to choose. 

Monday October 13 Columbus Holiday Workshops Please check the box for the classes you wish to be registered in
	Special Day Rate 9 AM to 4 PM - Before Sept. 20 $80 After $95
	9am - 12pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 Michelle De Vine - Fabulously Fluttering Vail Fans Shukriya - Play with Cymbals & Steps
	12pm - 1pm	Lunch Break
	1pm - 4pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 Annena - Classy Slinky Moves Natica Angilly - Variety Pack Spectacular - Developing  Innovation, Extension and Expression
Monday Evening
	7pm - 10pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 Oreet - The Art of Wings & Taqsim
Tuesday, October 14
	Special Day Rate 9 AM to 4 PM - Before Sept. 20 $80 After $95
	9am - 12pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 Latifah - Sassy Cane Combinations with Sa'idi Flavor Willow Chang - Comboville! - Useful and fun combos to enrich your personal repertoire!  Plus a great array of music to dance these combos to
	12pm - 1pm	Lunch Break
	1pm - 4pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 Naheda - Gypsy Dance with Tambourine  - A fiery Hungarian dance with absolute Gypsy feeling
Tuesday Evening
	7pm - 10pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 Jim Boz - Raks Sharki technique & combinations. Dynamic combos using methods and the Jim Boz style
Wednesday, October 15
	Special Day Rate 9 AM to 4 PM - Before Sept. 20 $80 After $95
	9am - 12pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 Saqra - Be the Music - Instant perfect interpretation &  phrasing, plus a powerful taqsim choreography
	12:pm - 1pm	Lunch Break
	1pm - 4pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 Oreet - The SharQui method with Cabaret Combinations
Wednesday Evening
	7pm - 1pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 Leila Haddad - Bedouin Tunisian Dances
Thursday, October 16
	Special Day Rate 9 AM to 4 PM - Before Sept. 20 $80 After $95
	9am - 12pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 Fahtiem - Fabulous fingers, hands, arms, feet and toes - all in between fun combinations/technique
	12pm - 1pm	Lunch Break
	1pm - 4pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 Suzanna Del Vecchio - Exciting dance combinations with Suzanna - featuring fast sequences, standing taqsim to floor sequences, and even a few drum solo piece sequences
Thursday Evening
	5pm - 6pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $20 After $25 Suhaila Salimpour - Folkloric Fusion Drills and Combinations
	7pm - 10pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 Dondi - Classical Egyptian Choreography for "Zay El Hawa" and the study of Abdel Halim Hafez
Friday, October 17-no festival included in Friday classes - please check location of classes
	Special Day Rate 9:15 AM to 4:40 PM - Before Sept. 20 $80 After $95
	9am - 12pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 at the Crowne Plaza. Jim Boz - Interactive exercises in expression, personality and emotion Fahtiem - Contrast & shading to give your dance that extra quality. Combinations and technique
	9am - 12pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 at the Ukrainian Cultural Center Willow Chang - Sophisticated Hula - An Introduction to Hawaiian Hula, including history, basic techniques, concept and cultural outlook.  Discover what elements of hula can enhance your belly dance practice, while learning a a sassy Awana Hula.
	125pm - 1pm	Lunch Break
	1pm - 4pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 - at the Crowne Palza Leila Haddad - Combinations 'a la Leila' Suhaila Salimpour - Belly Dance Jazz Fusion drills and combinations
	1pm - 4pm	Registration Before Sept. 20 $45 After $55 - at the Ukrainian Cultural Center Natica Angilly - Beyond boundaries dancing with Natica's Stardust veils, tambourines and & dance passion
Saturday, October 18 (Class includes Festival Ticket)
	9am - 10:30am	Registration Before Sept. 20 $35 After $40 - at the Crowne Palza Suhaila Salimpour  - Jamilla Salimpour Format.
	9am - 10:30am	Registration Before Sept. 20 $35 After $40 - at the Ukrainian Cultural Center Saqra - Finger Cymbals - Beginning through insane - all levels welcome.
	9am - 10:30am	Registration Before Sept. 20 $35 After $40 - at the Ukrainian Cultural Center Naheda - Salsa - Oriental Salsa Fusion - music, combos and expression.
Sunday, October 19 (Class includes Festival Ticket)
	9am - 10:30am	Registration Before Sept. 20 $35 After $40 - at the Crowne Palza Dondi - Movement choreography, combos and technique for beautiful hands, arms and veil.
	9am - 10:30am	Registration Before Sept. 20 $35 After $40 - at the Ukrainian Cultural Center Fatima al Wahid - Folkloric Pop with a twist.
	9am - 10:30am	Registration Before Sept. 20 $35 After $40 - at the Ukrainian Cultural Center Carmine Guida and Blanca - Drum Solos for dancers and drummers

The Crowne Plaza Hotel  is the official RAKKASAH ‘East’ hotel for 2008. Dates are Sunday, Oct. 12 thru Monday, Oct. 20.   There are a limited number of rooms at the super rate per night of $82.00 + tax for 1 to 4 people. Call 1-732-560-0500 and say you are with RAKKASAH for this special rate. Deadline for this rate is Sept. 4, 2008. Guarantee your stay. Make your reservations early.

The Festival will be held at the  Ukrainian Cultural Center 135 Davidson Avenue Somerset, New Jersey

Friday October 12 7pm- 11pm $12 Saturday October 13 11am - 11pm $15 Sunday October 14 11am - 8pm $15 Half price for seniors and children under 10

9th Annual Festival
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after Septeber 10 please send to Rakkasah c/o Michelle De Vine, 553 Spring Mills Road, Milford, NJ 08848, 
Phone: 510-724-0214 Fax: 510-724-4367 Email: rakkasah@att.net Web Site: www.rakkasah.com