RETREAT
ITINERARY (last updated
March 8, 2009)
More
essential details will be included in your follow up confirmation
packets as we come closer to our event. All participants receive
printed notes from
the instructors.
April 2-9 / Friday-Friday
Plan to arrive as early in the day as possible on Friday
April 2, 2010. It takes about 45 minutes to get to Kalani from
Hilo airport (ITO) and the shuttle driver may stop so you can
fast shop and pick up supplies you don’t want to pack, adding
some more time. The shuttle cost shifts depending on the amount
of riders, $35-$65. If you want to rent a car, that’s an option
or if you want to share a rental car, let us know and we will
put you in touch with other participants interested.
Retreat Begins!
Day One: Friday April 2
3:00pm Kalani check-in
4:30-6:00pm Weightbelt class with Delilah and
live music by Erik. We’ll go over weight belt basics
and kick the kinks out from the flight. A weight belt can be
very useful in helping to speed the learning curve of the choreographies
you will learn on this retreat and the UNMATA isolation work.
6:00-7:00pm Dinner
7:45-9:00pm Introductions all around. Round
Robin dance exchange. Wear a costume and introduce
yourself with a spontaneous dance to more of Erik Brown’s brand
of funky Power Belly Fusion. Instructors will demonstrate styles
they are teaching.
 
Getting Down with the Basics
Day Two: Saturday April 3
7:30-8:30am Breakfast
9:00-10:00pm Basic alignment and energy dynamics with
Delilah. We will learn a simple but powerful circle
dance as a warm up.
10:30-12:00pm Introduction to UNMATA style. Basic
principles of tribal improv with Amy Sigil
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
Free Time!
4:00-6:00pm More Amy! More UNMATA! Hot Pot Fusion
6:00-7:00pm Dinner
7:30-9:00pm Egyptian Basics with Dahlia Moon. She
will help you discover the basic “tension release” Egyptian nuance
that is at the heart of traditional belly dance.
Signature Combos
Day Three: Sunday April 4
6:30am Sun Rise at the bluffs with Delilah’s
grounding and centering ritual.
7:30-8:30am Breakfast
9-10am Hot Pot Fusion Review, with Amy Sigil
10:30-12:30pm Take the morning off or join the local community
for Kalani’s Ecstatic Dance!
Every Sunday morning, the island
community gathers at Kalani to hold
an ecstatic dance event which features pounding sound effects.
It's quite the happening! Locals even set up
coconut booths and juice bars as an added treat. The
extra fee is $10-$15.
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
Free Beach Time!
**EXTRA CLASS 4:00-6:00pm
(length of class may vary depending
on amount of participants that sign up.)
Demystifying the LIVE Drum Solo Part 1
with Delilah & Erik
Brown.
Limited to 8 dancers because of the solo nature of the class.
The second part is at 7:30pm on Night 5.
6:00-7:00pm Dinner
7:30:- 9:30pm Signature Combos, with Amy Sigil
Improvisational Dance
Day Four: Monday April 5
7:30-8:30am Breakfast
9:30-11:30am Cues and Tribal improv with Amy Sigil
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
Free Time!
3:30-5:30pm UNMATA au Nature with Hula, with Amy Sigil
6:00-7:00pm Dinner
7:30-9:00pm " Be Here Now," with Dahlia Moon. This
is about “remembering” how to improvise in the present moment.
Bring music that moves you but that you haven’t danced to (any
genre) so we can apply Dahlia’s techniques.
Tribal and Cabaret Styles
Day Five: Tuesday April 6
7:30-8:30am Breakfast
9:30-11:45am More Amy! More UNMATA! Fast and Furious
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
Free Time! See for free Volcano Excursion
1:30-2:30pm Hula with Richard Koob. An amazingly
fit as a fiddle, graceful and spiritual man. He is the founder
and director of Kalani since 1973.
4:00-6:00pm Egyptian
Choreography with Dahlia Moon
6:00-7:30pm Dinner
Free evening
**EXTRA CLASS 7:30-8:45pm
(time may vary
depending on amount of participants that sign up)
Demystifying
the LIVE Drum Solo Part 2 with Delilah & Erik Brown.
Limited to 8 dancers because of the solo nature of the class.
This is the second half of the course work.
Earth Dance Fire Dance Day!
Day Six: Wednesday April 7
7:30-8:30am Breakfast
9:30-11:30pm Saidi Cane Dance with Dahlia Moon. It’s
a rhythm, a tribe, a way of life. Beneficial to both tribal and
cabaret styles, it uses strong earthy movements which are the
core of all genres of belly dance. This class can be done with
or without a cane, solo or group.
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
Free Time! (great time for field tripping: VOLCANO or other the
Kalani guided tour with van transportation is sliding upon
the number of people. Last retreat it was $55 per person and
is at least a 4-5 hour trip. )
**FIRE DANCE: Amy is very known
for her fire performances and the lava field is a great place
for it! Not a promise yet but we are working on it.
6:00-7:30 PM Dinner
Free Evening Too!
Show Time!
Day Seven:Thursday April 8
7:30-8:30am Breakfast
9:00-11:00am CLASS: with Dahlia, Delilah and Amy! All
three teachers will review and switch off exercises.
11:00-12:00pm Solo PERFORMANCE Hour
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
Free Time for everyone! Field trips, pool, hot tub, massage,
beach!
4:00-5:00pm Drum & Circle Dances with Delilah & Erik
5:00-6:00pm Solo PERFORMANCE Hour continued
7:00-8:00pm Dinner party with wine
7:45-9:30pm PERFORMANCE: Instructor show time
with Delilah, Erik, Dahlia, and Amy Sigil
Departure
Day Eight: Friday April 9
7:30-8:30am Breakfast
Pack up before class
9:30-10:30am Techniques review featuring
Q & A
12:00-1:00pm Lunch and Departure
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