Archeological Tours,
Boat Trips, Shopping Trips
and Live Entertainment.
August 5 to 10, 2023
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 (Traditional Egyptian Style Belly Dance)
JILL PARKER (Tribal Style Belly Dance)
ELIZABET STRONG (Turkish Roman Dance)
SHAHRZAD (Persian Dance )
AUBRE HILL (Egyptian Folk Dance Awalim, Ghawazee)
L'EMIR HASSAN HARFOUCHE (Lebanese Dabke)
NAOMI ESHOO (Armenian Folk Dance)
MA*SHUQA MURJAN (Musicality of Movement and Cymbals)
DEBORAH NEWBERG (Morning Yoga)
RAMAN OSMAN (Line dance)
TERRIANNE GUTIERREZ (Drummer - Dance Connection)
SAMIRA HADDAD (Lebanese Bellydance)
Our Instrument Teachers
GEORGES LAMMAM (Violin, Arabic Singing)
SUREN BARONIAN (Tambourine, Ensemble)
OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK (Turkish Ney, Baglama)
MIKE UZATMACIYAN (Turkish Oud)
YUVAL RON (Judeo-Arabic Music Traditions)
ERIC EDERER (Turkish Arabic oud - Turkish Maqam)
FAISAL ZEDAN (Beginner and Intermediate Arabic Percussion - Tablah)
SUSU PAMPANIN (Beginner and Intermediate Arabic Tablah)
ROWAN STORM (Dayereh, Daf, Tambourine)
MATIN ESHAGHI (Persian Tar, Persian Setar)
MISAQ ESHAGHI (Persian Daf, Persian Kemanche)
HAMID SAEIDI (Persian Santoor)
MEHRDAT 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)
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:
