Monica :: San Francisco Dance
Weekly Classes and Occasional Performances
رقص = Raqs = Dance
Music : Movement : Culture : Joy
Summer 2018 Student Performance
Come cheer on the few but mighty members of my current performance workshop!
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Thursday, August 9th
12:30 to 1:30
Ongoing Dance Classes in San Francisco & Berkeley
San Francisco: Mondays with Monica
Monica teaches weekly Egyptian Style Dance classes at Lines Dance Center in San Francisco, California. Lines is centrally located at 26 Seventh Street (at Market) on the 5th Floor, and easily accessible via BART and lots of MUNI lines. Lines is also close to several low cost parking lots and has secure bike parking in the building. Monica has taught at Lines since 2003.
Mondays
6 to 7 :: Fundamentals and Basics :: Technique. No prerequisites, all are welcome
7 to 8 :: Intermediate/Advanced :: Expression. At least a couple of years of Egyptian, Arab, and/or Middle Eastern style dance (home, social or studio) recommended
Register for classes directly with Lines
Classes are ongoing — please join in anytime. All bodies always welcome.
More details abut Monica's focus in class can be found here
No upcoming class cancellations. If Lines is open, classes are happening!
Berkeley: Monthlies with Monica
Monica teaches a monthly community class at the Women's Cancer Resource Center. The WCRC is located at 2908 Ellsworth St, Berkeley, CA 94705.
Wellness Wednesdays the first Wednesday of each month
6 to 7 :: All Level
This is a low-impact beginner level class suitable for all bodies, shapes, sizes, and abilities. All are welcome.
Come move with Monica in Berkeley!
Please register directly with the WCRC here.
Next class: August 1, 2018.
Private Lessons & Coaching
San Francisco
Monica has worked one on one with many dancers and troupes who are creating or polishing a piece, looking for inspiration, or need a critical eye on their work, progression, or style.
Rates start at $75 per hour, plus studio fees. Monica has access to very affordable studios in San Francisco. Travel in the greater Bay Area or beyond is also possible, but may incur extra fees.
Special: If you are a current and ongoing (at least 4 classes in a row) student of Monica's at Lines or the WCRC, rate is $65/hour.
Please contact Monica for a questionnaire and initial consultation so she can make sure that lessons are focused and on point for your needs. Note that private lessons are not recommended for beginners or dancers new to the form except in special circumstances.
Need choreography? Please contact Monica for current rates and details of how it all works.
Events
Upcoming:
Saturday & Sunday, July 21-22, 2018
Carnival of Stars
Alameda, California
Monica performs a solo piece Saturday at 1:30 PM (main stage)
Monica also performs with the Susu Pampanin Percussion Ensemble Sunday at 6PM (main stage)
$15
Alameda Elks Lodge
2255 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, California
Saturday, July 28, 2018
National Dance Day
Lines Dance Center In-studio Showing
San Francisco, California
Monica will performs a solo piece along with other Lines faculty
Styles include Egyptian, African Contemporary, Bollywood, and Global Contemporary
3 to 4:30 PM
Free
26 Seventh Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, California
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
San Francisco, California
Join us for this lunchtime dance performance featuring four Lines teachers and their Summer Performance Workshop classes, plus Lines Training Program dancers and special guests.
Come cheer us on and enjoy a lunchtime dance show in the sun (or perhaps the fog!)!
12:30—1:30PM
Free
About
Monica has been studying dances, movement, music, songs, percussion, and languages of Egypt and the Arab world since she was a teenager, with training in San Francisco, New York City, and Cairo. She worked professionally for many years as a performer-for-hire and as a house dancer in clubs and restaurants, as well as at countless weddings, parties and celebrations in the Bay Area. She still occasionally performs for select events (by referral only, for the most part), at dance festivals, and brings master dance and music artists and instructors to teach and perform in the Bay Area when possible. Monica currently teaches weekly classes, teaches workshops, plays Arabic music and percussion, and continues to dance and learn. She is a performing member of Aswat and the Aswat Women's Ensemble. She does all her own stunts and html.
Fifi Tanks
What Would Fifi Do? is a question anyone serious about Egyptian raqs asks themself at some point. Monica — via The Little Black Egg — put the query on a shirt. Recognize!
The classic ribbed silver on black will be back, but we have a fresh blue on grey limited run available for summer.
Get 'em before they're gone!
Contact
Drop me a line at
monica@monicaraqs.com
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