Al Andalus Project

Hi everybody,

In short

I auditioned for the Al-Andalus project in Spain and recieved the news that I can participate, however the fee to participate is too high for me. I try to raise money to make this dance dream reality!

You can read more about the project, the costs and background info below. Thank you for reading and the support! ❤️

A bit of background info

I am a passionate Raqs Sharki dancer with a specialisation in Egyptian Folklore, Reda style and muwashahat. If you want to learn more about my danceschool and projects go to my website.

I never had the opportunity to dance live with one of my favorite teachers and choreographers (Nesma al Andalus).

It is hard to be a entrepreneur (taking financially care of my family) and invest in my own education. I can't remember when was the last time I followed a live training.. Also the responsibility of having young kids kept me bounded home (and thats ok).

However I work very hard from my homestudio - students have told me that they keep going back to me because I consider myself always as a humble and eager learner.

To challenge myself I auditioned..

The audition:

A couple of weeks ago Nesma introduced a new project (more info below) - I emailed her if I could do audition without participating because the fee is too high.

She responded quickly that I could, so I did.

Last week I recieved the news that I have the high level to participate! Now I was so happy that I came so far that I felt a bit disappointed that I still could not join. Friends and family convinced me to do a crowdfunding, so here I go :-)

What is the project about?

The Al-Andalus Choreographic Project is an artistic and educational initiative designed to promote the learning, practice, and dissemination of neoandalusi dance and to encourage the production of shows in this style.

Phase 1: Study of Choreographies and Adaptation:

The training consists of 40 hours of practical classes where choreographies will be studied, adapted to the group, and musical knowledge will be developed. All classes can be done online or in person, as desired. There are different schedules and groups, starting on different dates. Each group will be composed of 5-8 dancers who will study:

Phase 2: Staging, Rehearsals with Live Music, Costume Fittings

There will be 20 hours of rehearsals in Madrid over 5 days in July before the show to finalize the choreographies and staging.

This includes costume fittings, rehearsals with live music, and a general rehearsal and performance on July 20th in Madrid.

Costs:

350 euro subscription fee

200 euro subscription fee Nesma Academy

1400,- euro participation fee

500,- euro flight ticket Amsterdam - Madrid + hotel.

Brings a total of 2500,- euro

(* I started with 2000,- euro but misculculated as you can see.., so I will leave the GoFundMe open till end of this year).

What do I get?

- dance together with professionals

- challenge myself creatively and physically

- dance with a live orchestra

- deeper understanding of muwashahat and neo-andalusion style

What do you get?

I would be forever greatful if I could officially subscribe! I would be happy to organise a workshop to share what I have learned. But I know that not all donators are dancers :)

Let me think of something while I launch this campain! There are 4 places left, so I try to launch asap.

Thank you in advance - I am already so grateful for the positive responses on social media and WhatsApp ♥️♥️♥️