Archeological Tours,
Boat Trips, Shopping Trips
and Live Entertainment.
July 5 - 12, 2025
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
JACQUS AL ASMAR (Raqs Sharqi)
MOHAMED GHAREB (Saidi Dance and Tanoura)
L'EMIR HASSAN HARFOUSHE (Lebanese Dabke)
RAMAN OSMAN (Kurdish Line dance)
SOUMAYA MAROSA (Morccan Dance)
JILL PARKER (Tribal Style Belly Dance)
ELIZABETH STRONG (Turkish Roman)
AUBRE HILL (Gawazee Folk Dance)
ANDELEE OWENS (Drum Solo)
SHARAZAD KHORSANDI (Persian Dance )
MA*SHUQA MURJAN (Musicality of Movement)
NAOMI ESHOO (Armenian Folk Dance)
DEBORAH NEWBERG (Morning Yoga)
Our Instrument Teachers
GEORGES LAMMAM (Arabic violin and Singing)
SCOTT MARCUS (Arabic Maqam and Nay)
GRIGOR ARABIAN (Clarinet and Ensemble)
MIKE UZATMACIYAN (Turkish Oud)
GARO KOSHKARYAN (Keyboard)
YUVAL RON (Oud and Singing)
ERIC EDERER (Turkish Maqam and Oud)
FAISAL ZEDAN (Drum/Derbakki and Riqq/Tambourine)
SUSU PAMPANIN (Arabic Tablah)
ZIYAD MARCUS (Arabian Drum)
MEHRDAD AF (Persian Daf)
JIM GRIPPO (Arabic Qanun)
PAUL OHANESIAN (Armenian Oud)
ANDREA FISHMAN (Sephardic Singi)
DROR SINAI (Drum Ensemble and Chi Gong)
Our Guest Teachers
KHADER KHALID (Keyboard, Arabic Tunes)
Camp Cabaret Sign-up Form Link
Please click the above "sign-up form link" to register for dancing request at the cabaret.
JOIN US for an exciting adventure which includes: