August 2010

  • New Online Classes: check them out at www.bellydancefun.com
  • San Antonio Women’s Chamber of Commerce Mixer – hosted by Stefania’s and Karavan. Tuesday September 21st from 6-8 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and performances at Stefania’s. Mini-dance-classes at Karavan!!
  • Performance Parties at Stefania’s! Heather and Rita have planned Performance Parties on the 4th Saturdays in August, September, and October at Stefania’s Country Italian. The parties start early at 5pm so even if you have a gig or a party you can come join us first.
  • We want everyone to come ready to cheer everyone else on. You can bring friends and family. We will focus on freestyle/ improvisational dance, connecting to the audience, and developing your own solo style. We request the dancers wear at least a simple costume (not plain workout clothes).
  • In order for us to give a lot of people a chance to dance, we need the songs to be short. We will do a game of “tag you are it” which will help develop skills needed for live dancing. Saturday September 25th 5pm Saturday October 23rd 5pm Email Contact: performance.party@yahoo.com
  • GBDAC 2010 DVDs now available! $15 each. See Karen for yours.

July 2010

  • Dahlal Internationale: (vendor of belly dance costumes, workout clothes, etc.) – back for a shopping spree on July 20th and 21st/ At Karavan on Mulberry!!! Check out www.dahlal.com to see what they can bring!!!
  • Online Belly Dance ClassesComing in mid-August, I will be providing online classes on my website. Stay tuned!

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June 2010

  • Dahlal Internationale (vendor of belly dance costumes, workout clothes, etc.) – back for a shopping spree on July 20th and 21st/ At Karavan on Mulberry!!! Check out www.dahlal.com to see what they can bring!!!
  • New Class Schedule: Lots of new classes and opportunities to learn starting June 13th. Get the scoop.
  • Online Belly Dance Classes: Coming in mid-July, I will be providing online classes on my website. Stay tuned!

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May 2010

Sign-up for the new June classes now!

Updates to Class Policy:

  • All Choreography Classes must be PAID BY MONTH – not by class. If you miss a class, you are welcome to make it up in Beginners or Drillz. Otherwise, the class is forfeited. Beginners and Drillz classes can still be paid as drop-ins.
  • FOR ALL CLASSES – payment is due before the 7th of the month. (i.e. in the first week). A $5 late fee will be assessed for any payments after the 7th. The online option is always available so this should not be difficult to do. ( I was really trying to avoid this, but alas we all function better with deadlines!!! :) )
  • ALL CLASS PAYMENTS ARE ON A MONTHLY BASIS. If you begin classes or start a new class in the middle of a month, the fee for that class will be prorated unless you can fit in a make-up for missed classes. All classes for June 2010 are in this category since the studio will be closed for a week.

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April 2010

Wednesday noon class has been moved to Mondays for the month of April!!

The Monday noon class on April 19th will be canceled.

ALL OTHER CLASSES will take place while Karen is in China!  Please come rehearse and/or work on your dances for our show that will be here before you know it!!

GBDAC tickets are now available for purchase – either thru Karen OR you can purchase online here.

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March 2010

New Drillz Class at Karavan on Mulberry beginning Thursday March 18th at 8:15!!! That is replacing the Drillz class that used to be at Synergy. The small number of attendees warranted the move to the Kubby Hole.

Everyone should be hearing the buzz about the June “Give Belly Dance a Chance 2010” Recital. If you have not, let Karen know!! Rehearsal schedules have been set. The sign-up process for dancing in the show has begun and promo material is in the works and will be available soon. If you are a Beginner to the dance and do not yet know a compete routine, don’t worry. If all goes well (and why wouldn’t it?) we’ll have another recital next year!!

“Lulu” – the Karavan alma mater – will be taught across 4 Sundays from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. (April 25, May 2, 9, and 23) If you have not seen this dance, feel free to attend Demo’s on Wednesday. It is the last dance performed….every week! And it HAS been the last dance performed at Karavan shows since 1991!! Since we will be doing it in the recital, I want to include as many dancers as possible! Space for the class – of course – is limited! If I need to schedule more sessions, I can do that. There will be NO ONLINE tab for signing up for this class. You need to hand me a check or cash so that I will know who I have. J The price is $40. If you want the study aide DVD also, it is an additional $15.

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February 2010

The recital dates are set!! June 5-6, 2010 at the B3 Dance Annex on Broadway. More info. on its way soon.

The class schedule remains the same for February!! Yay!!!

Karavan will be participating in the Luminaria event. For more info., www.luminaria.org.

DAHLAL will be here for your shopping pleasure on Feb 23 and 24 (Tuesday and Wednesday) at Karavan on Mulberry. Shopping hours are 5:00 to 9:00 both days.

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January 2010

PLEASE bear with me as I necessarily put a few substitute teachers into place for the next two months. “Adkisson for Commissioner” re-election campaign is a large part of my life right now….and an important one, at that!!! The election is March 2…not far away! Classes will keep going, for sure!! I just might not be the one leading them. I promise to put in very capable dancers in my place!!! And I’ll be back in full swing once Tommy deservedly re-secures his position!

GARAGE SALE FOR BELLY DANCE STUFF on January 23, Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Karavan Kubby Hole on Mulberry. If you are interested in selling off some of your “not so often used” items, contact Karen for the way it all works. If you are interested in shopping for belly dance stuff at a reasonable price, just come by!!

Mark your calendars for the RETURN OF DAHLAL Internationale. Our vendor extraordinaire from St. Louis, Mo. February 23 and 24 (Tues and Wed) at the Karavan Kubby Hole. Shop from 5 to 9! Check out www.dahlal.com to see their inventory, get an idea of what they will be bringing. You can email them with special requests too!

Monday Evenings at 7:30- Stefania’s Belly Dance Jam! Stefania’s is located catty corner to the studio- 2322 San Pedro Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78212-3237. Come and join us to see Karavan Studio students shake their shimmy!
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December 2009

Once again, class adjustments for the holidays are minimal! No classes on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day… otherwise, we are ON!!

Several NEW classes will begin in January… a couple more in February. Check the class schedule, the class size maximum and register! Remember that at Mulberry, the classes are small. First come, first serve!

And brand new dance students… an incentive to finally get into that belly dance class you have always wanted to try! :) A free Beginner DVD will be given for each new Beginner registration (you will receive your DVD at your first class).

At last, we will be having a GARAGE SALE FOR BELLY DANCE STUFF on January 23, Saturday from 4 to 6pm.  at the Karavan Kubby Hole on Mulberrry. If you are interested in selling off some of your “not so often used” items, contact Karen,  for the way it all works. If you are interested in shopping for belly dance stuff at a a reasonable price, just come by!

Yes, there is a plan for a show in 2010. :) Details coming soon.

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November 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Class adjustments for the Thanksgiving Holidays are minimal!! Only Thursday classes will be canceled. I will be in town, therefore ready to teach, through the rest of the weekend.

  • Tuesday 8:00 class at Synergy Studio starts a NEW CHOREOGRAPHY in December. A drum solo WITH finger cymbals – - the ultimate experience in Middle Eastern rhythm!!!!
  • Wednesday 6:00 class will be another Drillz class for the month of December since the Jemileh choreography is finished. Feel free to drop in or use this class as a make-up.

Class Attendance Policy for Karavan on Mulberry is online.

Demo’s on Blanco student jam session will now be THE FIRST MONDAY of every month only.

Check out the new classes in December and stay tuned for what’s in the works for 2010.

New stock of hip scarves, bracelets, Arabic Christmas CDs and more at Karavan on Mulberry. Come by and check it out for yourself or for a holiday gift!!!

Updates to Class Policy:

All Choreography Classes must be PAID BY MONTH – not by class. If you miss a class, you are welcome to make it up in Beginners or Drillz. Otherwise, the class is forfeited. Beginners and Drillz classes can still be paid as drop-ins.

FOR ALL CLASSES – payment is due before the 7th of the month. (i.e. in the first week). A $5 late fee will be assessed for any payments after the 7th. The online option is always available so this should not be difficult to do. ( I was really trying to avoid this, but alas we all function better with deadlines!!! J)

ALL CLASS PAYMENTS ARE ON A MONTHLY BASIS. If you begin classes or start a new class in the middle of a month, the fee for that class will be prorated unless you can fit in a make-up for missed classes. All classes for June 2010 are in this category since the studio will be closed for a week.