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    ZILLS-ZAGAT Teaching Syllabus
    ZILLS-ZAGAT Teaching Syllabus
    ZILLS-ZAGAT Teaching Syllabus
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    ZILLS-ZAGAT Teaching Syllabus

    By Morwenna Assaf

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    A teaching syllabus for teachers of Middle Eastern dance to allow students to play correctly to Arabic music. Inspired and dedicated to the teachings of the late Ibrahim Farrah.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCedar Productions
    Release dateOct 23, 2014
    ISBN9781502217486
    ZILLS-ZAGAT Teaching Syllabus
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    Morwenna Assaf

    Morwenna Assaf is the Dance Director for both Art/Dance Academy and CEDAR Productions. She has been a Middle Eastern (Belly Dancer) dancer, instructor and choreographer for almost 40 years. She studied in New York City with the late Ibrahim Farrah (her mentor and friend), the foremost proponent of the dance in the world. She continues to study to this day America’s top instructor of Egyptian dance. Plus she sponsors and studies the works of the Master Mr. Mahmoud Reda of Cairo, Egypt. She sponsors several seminars with known names per year. . Morwenna is a member of NDA, APPHERD, CAPHERD, CID-UNESCO and the National Association for Teacher Certification in Middle Eastern Dance - NATCMED. She has taken management courses and seminars with Rhee Gold of MA and  the Dance Studios Mastermind Group with Sam Beckford in Vancouver, BC. Has taken numerous courses in colleges and various private groups..  But her forte and that of the dance company is the Eastern Arabic (The Levant) countries, namely, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Palestine. She was inducted into the American Middle Eastern Hall of Fame in New York City in 1994 for her contributions, choreography and research in this art form. She was nominated Best Instructor 2001 by Zaghareet. She has written several books to further the studies of those interested in Middle Eastern Dance Studies. She has been on the staff of several dance magazines throughout the country. She has taught dance workshops for CAPHERD for the past 16 years in both Palm Springs and Riverside, CA. She has also taught for Amani in Lebanon in 2011with a request to return again. Every year or so, she does a teaching tour of New England. Plus Morwenna teaches in Mexico on a regular basis. She currently teaches her Elite Circle of dancers, regular students and is on the staff fro Mira Costa College. Research and writing are at the base of her learning curve at this time. She has completed several books for Middle Eastern Dance Training.

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      ZILLS-ZAGAT Teaching Syllabus - Morwenna Assaf

      ZILLS-ZAGAT

      Teaching

      Syllabus

      ©2011 by Morwenna Assaf

      All rights reserved

      First published in 2006

      1001 Tales

      Published and Printed by C*E*D*A*R Productions

      All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in any way whatsoever, without permission, except in the case of brief quotations.

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      My Pictures\Show Banner\Tales\Morwenna good.jpg

      Original painting by Elisabeth Clark, MA

      www.elisabethclarkart.com

      ZILLS-ZAGAT

      Teaching Syllabus

      RAIS Teaching Syllabus for Belly Dancers

      Teach the Playing of Zills to Arabic Music

      To THE BEGINNER STUDENT OR PERFORMER

      •each exactly what the body is accenting.

      •Teach exactly what the drummer is playing.

      •Teach how to never get off rhythm again

      Dedicated to the memory of the late, great, master-teacher and choreographic genius. My friend and mentor!

      Ibrahim Farrah (1939-1998)

      My Pictures\Show Banner\Tales\BOBBY 026.jpg

      Why be good when you can be great.

      (IF. Choreographer)

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      Thank you to all my friends and students who over the years have made the world of Middle Eastern Dance make sense. Thank you to my teachers who are the wonderful people who made the journey all worth while. And finally, to my husband Walid, my partner in life and business, without whom, nothing would be possible. Habibi!

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      My Pictures\Show Banner\Tales\Copy of Morwenna & Walid.jpg

      This program prepares you and your students for the next step.

      Dancing to the drummers beat

      Morwenna Assaf

      DISCLAIMER

      This book is designed to provide information about the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that we offer no guarantees as to the outcome. Finger cymbal playing is not an easy subject to accomplish but then neither is dance in general. You must expect to invest a lot of time and effort without any guarantee of success. Zills do not play themselves.

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