Archeological Tours,
Boat Trips, Shopping Trips
and Live Entertainment.
Augus3 to 8, 2024
Mendocino Woodlands
Is located in a beautiful redwood forest near the California coast, inland from the town of Mendocino, 175 miles north of San Francisco. Our camp has 4-person enclosed cabins with fireplaces and balconies, and spacious dining and dance halls. If you prefer to tent, there is ample open space and of course, the woods provide their own pleasures.
Our Workshops Offer
A program covering a broad spectrum of music and dance traditions from this tremendously diverse geographical region. We urge you to take advantage of this opportunity and join us in a nurturing and informal environment.
•Middle Eastern folk dance classes, Belly dance classes
•Instruction on Middle Eastern classical and folk instruments
•Parties with live music
•Ensemble coaching, performancesrformances
•Ethnic cuisine
Our Dance Teachers
AMINA GOODYEAR (Golden Era Egyptian Dance)
LEIA FARID (Drum Solo)
SADIE MARQUARDT (Raqs Sharqi and Baladi)
JILL PARKER (Tribal Style Belly Dance)
ELIZABET STRONG (Turkish Roman)
SHAHRZAD (Persian Dance )
MA*SHUQA MURJAN (Musicality of Movement)
AUBRE HILL (Ghawazee)
L'EMIR HASSAN HARFOUCHE (Lebanese Dabke)
NAOMI ESHOO (Armenian Folk Dance)
DEBORAH NEWBERG (Morning Yoga)
RAMAN OSMAN (Kurdish Line dance)
TERRIANNE GUTIERREZ (Mastering Dance Rhythms and Combinations)
Our Instrument Teachers
GEORGES LAMMAM (Violin, Arabic Singing)
SCOTT MARCUS (Arabic Maqam and Nay)
ALI TOLGA DEMIRTAS (Turkish Violin and Clarinet)
MIKE UZATMACIYAN (Turkish Oud)
UMUT DENIZ YASMUT (Turkish Kanun)
YUVAL RON (Oud and Singing)
ERIC EDERER (Turkish Maqam and Oud)
FAISAL ZEDAN (Beginner Drum and Riqq)
SUSU PAMPANIN (Intermediateand Advance Drum)
ROWAN STORM (Frame Drums)
HAMED HABIBPOURDARGAH (Persian Santour and Daf)
MEHRDAD AF (Persian Tombek)
JIM GRIPPO (Arabic Qanun)
PAUL OHANESIAN (Armenian Oud)
ANDREA FISHMAN (Sephardic Singing)
BRIANA DI MARA (Turkish Violin)
DROR SINAI (Drum Ensemble)
Our Guest Teachers
ALI PARIS (Arabic Qanun and Singing)
ALI CEYHUN KARTALSUNA (Turkish Drum)
KHADER KEILEH (Keyboard, Arabic Tunes)
Please check the list for more teachers
JOIN US for an exciting adventure which includes:
