Northeast Henna *AND BELLYDANCE* Gathering

We are thrilled to announce that the Northeast Henna Gathering is now the Northeast Henna and Bellydance Gathering. Dance teachers from all over New England are teaching workshops on everything from foundations to improvisation to hand and arm movements!

Also, the Gathering has moved to a GORGEOUS venue - The Dark Lady, 124 Snow St, Providence, RI. This is just 15 minutes down the road from where it was originally going to be... so your long-ish distance travel plans shouldn't really be affected. The venue is FABULOUS (truly gorgeous - you MUST come see the deep red and gold walls, the chandeliers...) and has a real dance floor, a nice sound system, and some *very* comfy furniture.

Here's a complete schedule:
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 Noon - 12:30 p.m. - Get settled in, meet people.
12-12:30 get settled in
12:30-1:30 Intro henna workshop (mixing, rolling cones, basic design elements)
1:30-4:30 More henna small group training and practice
1:30-2:30 Dance workshop by The Goddess Coyle: Intro to Bellydance
2:30-3:30 Dance workshop by Aepril Schaile:
Eerie Serpents, Ethereal Grace : Hands and Arms in Dark Fusion Bellyance:
Learn to achieve dramatically expressive and "bonelessly" undulating hands and arms via moving meditation, drills, and visualization. Suitable for all levels of dance experience.
3:30-4:30 Dance workshop by Neylan: Improvisational Tribal Style
4:30-5:30 Downtime to chat, henna each other, practice new dance moves, etc.
5:30-6:30 Indian Dinner (catered!)
6:30-9:00 More henna workshops, including
-pattern drawing (and creating a the Northeast Henna Gathering Design Book using templates from HennaTribe and Henna Page)
-other crafts to do with henna (drums, clothing, wooden boxes, etc...these materials are *extra* for those interested.)
-pastry decoration for henna artists
(how many times have *you* heard "wow, you would be really good at cake decorating!" ?
We'll explore this while decorating cookies to be shared at Raqs Gothique

9:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Bellydance nightclub takeover!!!
Sanctuary Presents:
Raqs Gothique II
@ The Dark Lady
124 Snow St, Providence, RI
9:30pm-1am, 18+, $5 for those not already attending the daytime festivities
(admission included for those attending the daytime Gathering)
Live band: Copal
Performances by Aepril Schaile and The Goddess Coyle
DJ Lost Boy
Get your shimmy on and take some fabulous photos of your
models and newfound friends their bellydance finery.
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The registration fee is $35 through March 1st (that's tomorrow!!)...after that, it goes up to $80 for ALL dance and henna workshops, or $40 for just dance or just henna.

To register, go here:
www.hennabyheather.com/northeast.html

Current probable henna artist count: 16 (13 confirmed, 5 not quite confirmed yet)
Total attendee count so far: 28

Hope to see you there!


-Heather