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Upcoming Events
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...August Dance and Yoga Class Schedule
...Mira Betz workshop Friday August 1st


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Alchemy classes run in a 3 week series for August ($39 for the series, $15 drop in). See below for a quick view of the weekly schedule, and visit the classes page on the website for more info. Info about the Fall 2008 Schedule will be posted soon.

Tuesdays August 5, 12, 19:
Open Level Yoga (5:00-6:15pm)
Intermediate Tribal Fusion Bellydance (6:45-8:00pm)
Advanced Beginner Tribal Fusion Bellydance (8:15-9:30pm)
Wednesdays August 6, 13, 20:
Beginner Tribal Fusion Bellydance (7:00-8:15pm)
Thursdays August 7, 14, 21:
Intermediate/Advanced Tribal Fusion Bellydance (6:30-8:00pm)


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Don't miss this rare visit from a gem of the California bellydance scene...Mira Betz has worked with many West Coast luminaries, but she has a style all her own. Beyond the categories of Tribal, Fusion, Folkloric, or Cabaret -- dancers in any style can benefit from her creative, challenging, and encouraging instruction. In this workshop she will be sharing some highlights of her unique and inspiring vocabulary and technique.

A Workshop with Mira Betz
Friday August 1st
7:30-9:30pm
Panetta Movement Center
214 W 29th Street (between 7th and 8th Aves) 10th floor

Cost: $35 in advance, $45 at the door

To pay via paypal use the "send money" option at paypal.com to send $37 ($35 + $2 service charge) to sarah [at] alchemyperformance [dot] com

To pay by check or cash and for more information please contact sarah [at] alchemyperformance [dot] com

Private lessons with Mira are also available August 1-4 in the late afternoon and evening. Please email her directly at mira [at] miramania [dot] com for further info.

For more info see the workshops page


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Scroll down for a listing of past events and info about booking Alchemy Performance for an event

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Selected Past Events

2008
HYBRID at Galapagos with Pete List, Heather Stants, Sina, Cassandra of Desert Sin, Renata, Vorona, Ansambl Mastika: July 12
Workshops with Heather Stants: July 12+13
Primordiale show at CoSM with Sera and Solstice, Hannah Thiem and Copal, DJs Mikio and Haj: June 13
Alchemy Dance Theater and Alchemy Tribal Collective at Rakkasah's Spring Caravan Fusion Festival: June 7+8
Alchemy Dance Theater and Alchemy Tribal Collective at the Rhapsody Show with Kami Liddle, Sonia, Crystal, Djinn, Kaeshi, Sera and Solstice, Sarah Skinner, Morocco, Athallia, Jennifer from Zafira, and Fatina: May 10
HYBRID at Galapagos with Pete List, Freyja, Cera Byer, Vorona, MaKaKo, Rob Mastrianni: April 11
Workshops with Freyja and Cera Byer: April 12
Alchemy Tribal Collective at JeBon with Djinn: March 12
Alchemy Performance Show at OM Factory with Alchemy Dance Theater, Alchemy Tribal Collective, and Alchemy students: January 26
Stellar Bellies with Urban Tribal, Mira Betz, Alyssum Pohl and others in Cambridge, MA: January 12

2007
Marc Jacobs Holiday Party with Flambeaux and P-Cult, Kassar, Naraya, Geniviva and Layla Isis: December 12
Alchemy Tribal Collective at the Clinton Hill Salon: November 30
Elegant Isolations workshop with Asharah: November 11
HYBRID:Songs For Kassar with Pete List, Kassar, Blanca, Rob Mastrianni, Julianne Carney, Tbird Luv, Melissa Kacalanos: November 2
Alchemy Tribal Collective at D'Jam @ JeBon with Djinn: October 3
Night of 1000 Goddesses with ChoveXani, Ariellah, Sera and Solstice, Sina, Serpentina, Romka, Chandra Dance, Aepril Schaile, Crystal, and Morocco: September 16
Radiate Fire at the Spiegeltent, sponsored by Gemini & Scorpio and RainDanceNYC: August 18
HYBRID at Galapagos with Pete List, Vlada Tomova's Balkan Tales, ChoveXani, Kamille of RockaBelly, annandalexxmakedances: July 20
Alchemy Tribal Collective at the Figment* Festival on Governors Island: July 8
Barbary Coast Shakedown with Bellyqueen and Sarah Johansson Locke at Galapagos Art Space: May 30
Alchemy Tribal Collective with Phil Thornton at Layali: May 29
Electric Vardo: Vuelvo Al Sur, Tribal Fusion Flamenco Remix in San Francisco with Freyja, Mitara, Sabrina, Auberon, Soozyhq, Shiraz Ali Khan and DJs Amar, Layla, and Lady Ra: May 25
Tribal Fest 7 in Sebastopol, CA: workshop May 16 and performance: May 20
Alchemy Tribal Collective at Fairy Tail, hosted by the House of St. Eve: May 12
Alchemy Dance Theater and the Alchemy Tribal Collective at Rakkasah Spring Caravan: May 5 and 6
Bold Bellydance at Sub Swara vs. Freek Factory with Sera and Solstice, Kassar, Kaihea, Gemma: April 6
Pops, Locks, and Combinations workshop with Freyja: March 17
Liron's birthday with Dalia Carella, Darshan, Trisha McBride, Crystal: March 10
HYBRID at Galapagos with bodypoet Kazuma, Shakra, Susan Frankovich, Uyum Dans: March 3
Tribal Show and Jam with Alchemy students and Djinn at Centerpoint Yoga Studios: February 2
Liquid Tribal at Grandspace with Freek Factory, Sera and Solstice, Sarah JL and Geneva of Alchemy, Vadalna, and Darshan: January 27
Adam Matta's Makeshift at HERE Arts Center, with Adam and Aaron Comess: January 4+5

2006
Akim Funk Buddha's Global Pre-New Year's Celebration at Joe's Pub with Kid Lucky, Hypno and Tiny Love, Pete List, Mayuna Shimizu, Akiko: December 30
HYBRID at Galapagos with Pete List, Kazuma and Spinnin Ronin Martial Arts Dance Theater, Kassar, Serpentina, Rhythmutation: December 16
HYBRID at Galapagos with Sera and Solstice, Asharah from DC, Freyja from SF, Anasma, bodypoet Kazuma, Pete List: November 18
Fearless: Decompression 2006 at 3rd Ward: November 4
HYBRID at Galapagos with Trisha McBride, Pete List, Kazuma, Stephanie Larriere, MaKaKo: October 20
Workshop and Performance with Carmine Guida at Dragon's Egg Studio in Mystic, Connecticut: September 23
Night of 1000 Goddesses with Ariellah, Asharah, Shakra Tribe, Sera and Solstice Dance Ensemble, Uyum Dans (Kittarina and Elisheva), Ayshe, and Chovexani: September 17
With Raquy and the Cavemen at Banballoto: September 7
With Pharaoh's Daughter at the Spiegeltent: August 16
New Moon at My Moon with Paige, Sera, and Djinn: August 2
Tempting The Fates with Vadalna, Sera & Solstice Dance Ensemble, Chovexani, Barushka, Karim Nagi, Djinn, Raquy and the Cavemen: July 28
With Raquy and the Cavemen at Paige's Midsummer Soiree: July 27
Barushka's Tribal Bonfire in Tilson, NY, with Djinn, Twisted Tassels, Serpentessa, Daughters of Ishtar, and Willow: July 22
Washington Square Park with Solstice Dance Ensemble, Bellyqueen, and Chovexani: July 19
Alchemy Performance at Galapagos Art Space: July 7
The Dresdon Dolls' F&@% The Back Row at the Brooklyn Lyceum: June 28
Lafayette Grill Tribal with Djinn, Darshan, Sera, Susan Frankovich: June 15
Projectile Arts' Intuition IV Gala at Pier 63/The Frying Pan: June 7
New Moon at My Moon with Tribal and Tribal Fusion dancers: May 10
Adelantre in OBject.obJECT at Dance New Amsterdam: April 21-23
Dresden Dolls and Humanwine show at Webster Hall: April 22
Urban Tribal Alchemy at Galapagos Art Space with Urban Tribal Dance Company, Pete List, Katie Down, Bhavani Lee, Sera, and Wheylan: April 14
Complacent Nation's New Lost City:Revival with Neel Murgai: March 25
TribalHybrid at Galapagos Art Space with Raquy & the Cavemen: March 18
New Moon at My Moon with Sera and Djinn: March 1
Kush with with Akim Funk Buddha's EboNYaisa Project: February 14
Zebulon with Akim Funk Buddha's EboNYaisa Project: February 8
Complacent Nation's New Lost City:Decadance: February 4
Adelantre at Makor's Festival of Artists in Residence: January 22
New Moon at My Moon with Sera and Djinn: January 18

2005
New Moon at My Moon with Sera and Djinn: December 7
BAMCafe with Akim Funk Buddha's EboNYaisa Project: November 26
Saqra's show in Vancouver, WA with Gypsy Caravan and Kaeshi: November 19
Satalla with Kaeshi, Susan, and the Howling Makams: November 15
Body Temple's Halloween edition of the Ecstatic Night: October 29
Rakkasah East Festival: October 16
Medieval Festival in Fort Tryon Park: October 2
PURE at the Operation Ceasefire concert in Washington, DC: September 24
Tribal Quest NorthWest in Portland, OR (teaching and performance): August 3-7
DC Tribal show with Tribal:Pura and others in Washington, DC: July 29
PURE's first anniversary event: July 17
Body Temple's Ecstatic Night: July 9
Eclectic Cabaret in Hudson, NY: July 8
Satalla with Dulcinea of Gypsy Caravan, Kaeshi, the Howling Makams: June 28
Weekend workshop with Tribal:Pura aka Carolena Nericcio of FatChanceBellyDance and Megha Gavin of Devyani (host): June 26
Dance Forum show with Paulette and Dulcinea of Gypsy Caravan: May 21
Weekend workshop with Paulette Rees-Denis and Dulcinea Myers Newcomb of Gypsy Caravan (host): May 21-22
Projectile Arts' Intuition III Benefit: April 28
Satalla with Kaeshi, Sharon Kihara, Sera, and the Howling Makams: March 29
PURE at Columbia University's International House: February 4
PURE at Eve Ensler's Love Your Tree/Red Tent installation: January 8

2001-2004
Akim Funk Buddha's Up In the Air at BRIC Studio Theater
Several henna parties with Maison Kenzi
Gypsy Caravan show at Imbibe in Portland, Oregon
Tribal Quest NorthWest showcase in Portland, Oregon
BrokenOpenHeart Productions tour in Croatia and Slovenia
Several performances with Pharaoh's Daughter, including appearances at Symphony Space, The Knitting Factory, The Bottom Line, Makor
Several events with PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment) including:
The World Culture Open Diversity Festival in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center
The September Concert, a city-wide event for peace after September 11, 2001
Our Voices, Our World: An Evening Celebrating the UN International Day of Peace organized by We, The World at Avalon
"No Excuse" concert at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at the United Nations

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Alchemy Performance projects
Sarah Johansson Locke performs solo work, collaborates with artists in all disciplines, and is the Director of Alchemy Dance Theater and the Alchemy Tribal Collective. She is also a facilitator of PURE and a founding member of Adelantre.

Alchemy Dance Theater creates a moving collage across cultures, from the ancient to the modern. Their energetic and sinuous style samples from the traditional dances of countries from India to Morocco to Spain and mixes them with elements of contemporary dance from butoh to hip hop. They are inspired by a diverse range of sources, from the traditional dances of the Roma (Gypsies) who live in countries including India, Turkey, and Spain...to the mothers of modern dance, Ruth St. Denis and Isadora Duncan, who pioneered American dance as spiritual and personal expression...to the creativity of a wide range of contemporary dance, theater, new circus, and music innovators...and beyond. A mixture of intricate choreography and dynamic improvisation, the dances can range from upbeat, energetic, and celebratory to graceful, mysterious, and mesmerizing. When danced in a group, the mixture of choreography and improvisation creates dynamic connections among the dancers, highlighting both the individuality of each dancer and the collective energy of the group. Ornate and colorful costumes and engaging music that ranges from unstoppable beats to transporting melodies are other elements that help to create these inspiring performances. Click here to find out more about Alchemy company members and collaborators.

Sarah and Alchemy Dance Theater are available to perform at public and private events and celebrations, along with appearances at nightclubs and theaters. We have a varied repertoire of dances, costumes, and music, and can customize a performance to your requirements, whether you are hosting a family gathering or an experimental underground performance event. We can provide solo or group performances, to live or recorded music. Props such as swords, veils, candles, flowers, baskets, fans, finger cymbals, masks, and other elements can be used.

Please contact Sarah here if you would like to book a workshop or performance, join the mailing list to hear about future events, or get more information.