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Name: David Brunn
Email: tonewheel@aol.com
Field: Tabla
Address: Seattle, WA
Telephone: (206) 371-5220
Misc. Info: I began my studies with the late Prabha Rustagi in 1990. In 1993 I met Akram Khan of Delhi and began intensive study which took me to India. I also took lessons from Zakir Hussain in Seattle Washington for several years. I teach private lessons only. For further information call (206) 371-5220 or go to www.kmp2001.com
Name: Helene Eriksen
Email: mail@helene-eriksen.de
Field: Kathak, folk dances & dance research
Address: 3537 Densmore Ave N. (Wallingford) Seattle, WA, 98103
Telephone: 843/599-1089
Misc. Info: Helene Eriksen studied Dance Ethnology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and was later a doctoral candidate in Folklore, Slavistics and Turcology at the Georg-August University in Goettingen, Germany. In Los Angeles she performed with AVAZ International Dance Theater, Gypsy Dance Company and Jasna Planina Ensemble. After a year at the Folkdance Academy in Plovdiv, Bulgaria she was a guest of the Turkish State Folkdance Ensemble in Ankara. She directed her own ensemble Raqs-e Hilal for several years in Germany. : Helene is a teacher and choreographer of traditional dances of the Balkans and Islamic Orient. She lectures and publishes on dance ethnology and costume studies. In order to do this she has conducted many research projects in Bulgaria, ex-Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Egypt, the ex-USSR, Tunisia and Morocco as well as with immigrants in Germany, Canada and the USA. She speaks several Languages. She is an active member of the Study Group on Ethnochoreology (ICTM/UNESCO). For many years she has been leading dance and culture study tours and now she is the director of her own travel agency Window on the World Voyages. : As a dancer she is in demand internationally with performances in Germany, Austria, England, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, France, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey, Russia, Canada, Norway, the USA and Pakistan. : She especially enjoys working in projects with musicians: with MOUSSEM: A Celebration of North African Music and Dance (Germany/France), with TAQSIM (Germany/France), Orientexpressen (Sweden), Ziryab (Austria), Ssassa (Switzerland), The Shibli Band (Germany), Salaam Moroccan Band (USA), Shourangeez Iraninan music and Dance Ensemble (USA), Ahlam Arabic Orchestra (USA), Georges Lammam Ensemble (USA) I teach Kathak and Sapera dance as well as some Pakistani and Afghani folkdance.
Name: William Gilchrist
Email: William@Transmutingrecords.com
Field: Tabla, hand percussion, drum kit
Address: 677 120th Ave NE # 232 Bellevue WA. 98005
Telephone: 206-334-2515
Misc. Info: I have played Tabla now for over 20 years, learned from Ustad Zakir Hussain, Tor Dietrichson, Emam, Vishal Nagar, Harshad Karnektar. Also teach drum kit, and doumbek. Call me or email me so I can answer any questions you may have. I teach through the University of Washington in Seattle and near Microsoft Campus in Redmond WA.
Name: Shuba Kalyan
Email: subhaa@yahoo.com
Field: Bharathanatyam, carnatic vocal
Address: 307 SE 201st Place, Camas, WA 98607
Telephone: (360) 834 2348
Misc. Info: Weekend classes at home studio, Pandanallur style classical Barathanatyam. Instructional VCD available.
Name: Archana Kumar
Email: kathakdance@hotmail.com
Field: Kathak, contemporary dance
Address: 906 223rd PL NE Sammamish, WA-98074
Telephone: 425 868 1113
Misc. Info: Conduct children and adult classes at ISKCON Temple, Sammamish; Ballet Bellevue Studio, Bellevue and at OpenFLight studio, Seattle (University District) once a week on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Kathak style is primarily Lucknowi gharana. Trained in contemporary dance as well for 6+years.
For more info check www.archanakathak.com
Name: Bhagyasri Manohar
Email: master_sri@yahoo.com
Field: Kuchipudi/Folk/Bollywood/Fusion
Address: 8500 148th Avenue NE Redmond, WA 98052
Telephone: 760-687-1256
Misc. Info: Kuchipudi dance classes will be conducted by Bhagyasri Manohar, a dancer/performer/teacher from Hyderabad, Indian. Having 10 yrs of experience in Kuchipudi, learnt from eminent Guru Chinta Adi Narayana Sharma. Learn folk dance of Andhra, Bollywood and Fusion items too. Contact for classes and workshops.
Name: Sumi Sall
Email: thetablastudio@yahoo.com
Field: tabla
Address: 19820 23rd Drive SE Bothell, WA
Telephone: (425) 481-0711
Misc. Info: Please email or phone for inquiries