The Washington Area Mid-East Dance Association (WAMEDA Inc) is an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Middle Eastern dance, music, and culture. Membership is open to all persons who share these interests.
WAMEDA Inc is a non-profit organization under 501 (c) (3).
This page maintained by Jaka. Email her by clicking here.
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Your source for information and appreciation of Middle Eastern dance and dancers!
Wameda, Inc, is organized to educate the public about the art of Mid-Eastern dance, organize ethnic dance and cultural events, develop educational materials related to Mid-Eastern dance, publish a newsletter on Mid-Eastern culture and dance, and to promote instructional seminars and workshops on Mid-Eastern dance.
Membership is open to all people who share these interests.
Click here to renew your membership or join! If you need more information, click on Membership on the left. Members receive discounts at our events, a bi-monthly newsletter, and more! We forward to welcoming you at our next meeting.
Next Meeting:
Our next meeting will be on August 3 at the Dancer store in Clinton, MD, at 2 pm. Come socialize with fellow dancers! This meeting is held in a store that caters to dancers, so you can also shop if you want to. We will have a swap sale that day and also an important vote!
Come meet other dancers and find out what is going on!
Next Event:
WAMEDA Dance Showcase Jun 1
The show starts at 2 pm. Members and not-yet-members are welcome to attend. Location is the American Legion Post, 9122 Piscataway Rd, Clinton, MD 20735-2207. For directions to the American Legion Post, click here. We will have vendors onsite for your convenience.
Performing for us at this show are all the following dancers and more:
Ashaki, Porsha, Malika, Antonia, Faydora, Positive Pat, Narvia
Seats to the show are reserved for those who pre-pay. To purchase your tickets in advance via mail, click here, or use the internet to pay. Prices are higher when paying at the day of the show at the door.
Hafla info:
Sadie
Coming in September 13-14, 2008, WAMEDA presents the annual hafla at the Holiday Inn, 10000 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD 20740, 301-345-6700. (See www.mapquest.com for directions). Our instructor is Sadie of Denver, Colorado, see www.sadiebellydancer.com or www.bedouinprincess.com and her IAMED videos: Belly Dance Rocks, and Sultry Slow Moves/Taksim and Ciftiteli, which was just released in January of 2008. To see her Utube video, click here, or see this new link
http://youtube.com/watch?v=O0XBAAcMLqM&watch_response
Dinner at the hafla will be a fabulous buffet.
Classes will be on Drum Solo Secrets with a choreography and the Diva within on Saturday, and on Sunday, it's Shimmy Time, Veil Choreography, Afro-Brazilian Samba with a fabulous evening Hafla on Saturday.
To sign up now for the workshops and hafla and to pay online, click the link below.
http://wamedahafla2
New on this site:
We have recently added a link on the left so that you can see information about volunteer opportunities at WAMEDA Inc. Check it out!
A yahoo group has been created for members to chat about WAMEDA related topics. If you are a member and elected to be on our email group list, click here to request an invitation! Don't forget to put "WAMEDA yahoo group" in the subject line of your email. You must have or establish a yahoo user ID to logon, join and participate in this group (there is no cost to create and maintain a yahoo ID). Photos of past haflas and recitals are posted there as well as some articles for your reference. But, best of all, you can chat with fellow dancers or dance enthusiasts.
To access the Yahoo WAMEDA group, click this link www.yahoo.com
Also, we have added another Yahoo group for special sales or shopping opportunities.
Click to join WAMEDA_specials
Vintage Video tapes wanted--badly!
Our librarian, Verna, has put out the call for older dance-related video tapes. Despite our efforts, many tapes have deteriorated over time or become lost in the borrowing process. If you know of anyone who has old video tapes and might part with them please e-mail Verna at dancerceo@juno.com.
Did you know? We are not just in DC! We have events and members in DC, MD, and VA. Many of our members are in neighboring states, and many national events are listed by WAMEDA Inc.
In addition to a bi-monthly newsletter, WAMEDA Inc offers our teachers opportunities reach new audiences at our teacher's workshop. All members enjoy an annual recital each June, an annual dinner show and workshop featuring a nationally known guest artist, a lending library containing many books and videotapes, and meetings with instructional and entertaining programs where you can socialize with other dancers who share your interests. Members receive discounts at our events. Members also qualify to purchase a swap table at our annual swap sale in August and participate in a yahoo group chat forum. It doesn't matter if you have been dancing 30 years, 3 days, or just appreciate Middle Eastern dance, we'd love to see you and hear from you!
The WAMEDA Inc page is updated monthly. Submissions to the web page are at the discretion of the web admin and the WAMEDA board.
We hope you like our web site. Please share your comments by writing to us. Your web admin appreciates your input and your understanding if you find an error on this site.
Don't miss out! Enjoy the benefits of membership! Join WAMEDA Inc today!
- WAMEDA Inc offers an annual recital, an annual hafla with a nationally known performer and teacher, a lending library of videos, several members' meetings where your input is heard, and many other great dance-related events.
- Looking for a teacher? Find one here.
- Take advantage of the wealth of resources in our video library.
Do you have any old dance videotapes that you don't want? Why not donate them to WAMEDA Inc? Call our librarian at 301-856-2144 or email dancerceo@juno.com.
(Last updated 4/21/2008.)