From Heart to Hips: Musicality & Feeling in Middle Eastern Dance

Explore the connection between music, movement, and emotion. Discover how to interpret musical nuances, develop expressive movement, and bring greater depth, feeling, and authenticity to your dance.

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Bring the Hollywood Showgirl to Your Raqs Sharqi

Add glamour, theatricality, and stage presence to your performance! Explore the dynamic use of the stage, props, entrances, exits, character development, acting, and the art of captivating an audience. Learn to bring the excitement and showmanship of classic Hollywood to your Raqs Sharqi performance.

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Shamadan: From Folklore to Theatrical Performance

Explore the history and traditions of the Shamadan, from its folkloric roots to its theatrical possibilities. This workshop covers history, handling, care and maintenance, practical tips, technique, and creative performance ideas.

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Slay Them: The Art of Sword

Combine strength, elegance, and precision in this exciting sword workshop featuring choreography. Explore technique, balance, control, musical interpretation, and dynamic movement while developing a powerful and captivating sword performance.

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From Head to Toe: Body Mechanics & Dance Awareness

Develop a stronger understanding of body mechanics, alignment, posture, extension, and movement awareness. Learn how to use your body more efficiently to improve technique, enhance movement quality, and build a stronger foundation for dance.

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As a certified Pilates instructor, DeVilla incorporates her knowledge of body mechanics and movement principles to help dancers develop greater strength, control, flexibility, and body awareness.

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Feather Fans: Fan Technique & Choreography

Explore the dramatic possibilities of feather fans! Learn technique, coordination, fluidity, musical interpretation, and expressive fan work while creating dynamic and visually captivating movement.

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Veil: Technique, Movement & Choreography

​Discover the beauty and versatility of veil work. Explore flowing movements, transitions, turns, musicality, and creative combinations to develop elegance, control, and stage presence.

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Zill Skills: Technique & Musical Expression

Build confidence and musicality with finger cymbals. Develop coordination, rhythmic accuracy, technique, and the ability to incorporate zills naturally into your dance.

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Rhythms & Combinations

Develop a deeper understanding of Middle Eastern rhythms through movement. Learn to recognize and interpret different rhythms while incorporating them into practical dance combinations.

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Drum Solos: Rhythm, Expression & Choreography

Bring the music to life through dynamic drum solo choreography. Explore accents, isolations, texture, musical interpretation, and expressive movement to create an exciting and engaging performance.

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Greek Dance: A Rock 'n' Roll Twist!

Bring a little attitude and a lot of fun to the dance floor! DeVilla also offers an entertaining, high-energy Greek-inspired choreography with a rock 'n' roll edge. A fun addition to festivals, specialty workshops, and themed events.

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Theatrical & Professional Makeup Workshops

Beyond her dance career, DeVilla is a professional makeup artist with experience in television and film. She has taught numerous theatrical makeup workshops for dancers over the years.

These specialty workshops introduce dancers to the techniques of theatrical and stage makeup, including:

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• Stage makeup techniques and application.

• Creating dramatic performance looks.

• Enhancing facial features for stage lighting.

• Character makeup and creative transformations.

• Professional tips for achieving polished, performance-ready results.

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These workshops can be customized for dance companies, festivals, performers, and special events.