Arabic Line Dancing: Dabka
Jumana Nabti, Rima Arnaout
Thu Jan 22, Tue Jan 27, Thu Jan 29, 07-09:00pm, Thu 4-145,Tues 4-159
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 19-Jan-2004
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
No dance background required, however dance professionals will be adequately challenged. Dabka is a form of group line dancing for men and women. Students will learn the steps and stomps by name and partake in choreography to recorded music. Students will learn the distiction between Lebanese and Palestinian styles of Dabka.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/arab/www
Contact: Jumana Nabti, jumana@mit.edu
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Arabic Music and Culture for the Uninitiated
Karim Nagi Mohammed, Faculty Member of the New England Conservatory of Music, Youssef Marzouk
Wed Jan 28, 05-07:00pm, 4-145
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Jan-2004
Single session event
Prereq: Interest in music
No musical background required. This group class combines entertaining demonstrations and performances of Arabic music with a compelling explanation of cultural context. Students will be exposed to the basic sounds and ideas behind Arabic music and its distinction from Western music. The class culminates in full student participation. The presentation is lighthearted and humorous.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/arab/www
Contact: Youssef Marzouk, 3-339, ymarz@mit.edu
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