Goddess!!! All-Dayer Dance & Mindfulness workshop in London

All Dayer Event Saturday 9th March 2019 in LONDON GODDESS !! Created by Damarys Farres of DCubanSchool in collaboration with powerful UK dance teachers, Andrea Stewart, Sika Tro and mindfulness specialists Despina Bardosi. GODDESS - All Dayer Dance & Mindfulness Workshops dedicated to ALL female dancers as part and beyond Damarys' signature workshop 110% CUBANA - Authenticity & Sabor This March go beyond Cuban dance and enjoy a FULL day of workshops and surprises dedicated to female dancers! Further info, including booking option : https://www.cubanschool.co.uk/goddess-all-dayer-workshop.html Join us at our All-Dayer, Saturday 9th March from 10am-6pm! WE are celebrating the awesomeness of women of all ages, background and shape in Damarys' new project GODDESS - a celebration of the goddesses of yesterday, the s-heroes of today, the Amazons of tomorrow, the women throughout eternity, all awesome, powerful and unique, through dance, music, arts, mindfulness, networking and more! If you are interested in sharing your work at this event please contact us ASAP. Also looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help out in various roles! This is London 2019 .... but with GODDESS! TEACHERS & DANCE STYLES 📌 Damarys Farres CUBAN - Afro/Rumba /Salsa /Reggaeton 📌 Sika Tro AFRO - GINGA - Kizomba/Semba/ 📌 Andrea Stewart ON2 - Afro Latin House Heels 📌 Despina Bardosi Mindfulness and the Dance PROGRAMME 10am Coffee & talk - Welcome. Introduction of artists and what the event is about - increasing ( increase women awareness) the awareness of women, encouraging integration, celebrating similitude and discovering what make us unique. 10:30 - 11:55 Mindfulness and the Dance with Despina. Connect with your inner self, the music and the body! Experience Inner Peace and Happiness! Overview: Introduction to Mindfulness. (What is mindfulness? See at the bottom). -Settling the Mind -Breathing and Listening -Body scan -Tips on how to combine the benefits of Mindfulness in your everyday life and your dance workshops. 12:00 - 12:55 Stretching/ Breathing/ Talk with Damarys Connect with your inner Goddess - who is Oshun / Yemaya/ Oya/ Oshanla/Oba/ Yewa, etc – a talk through dance. How to become aware of the GODDESS elements and power and use it in you daily life and dance. Empowering your GODDESS-NESS. 13:00 - 13:55 AFRO- Earth element & Incense with Sika Connect with your inner self through dance movement, smells and earthiness 14:00 - 14:55 ON2 Movement & Style with Andrea Master ON2 Styling, musicality and strengths. 15:00 - 15:55 Rumba with Damarys Combine your sensuality and strengths. Be playful and confident 16:00 - 16:55 Kizomba with Sika Afro Ginga- connecting your femininity through Kizomba & the elements. 17:00 - 17:55 Afro Latin House Heels with Andrea Master the heels, combine and accept your sensuality and strengths. 17:55 - 18:00 Stretching and connection with the inner Goddess 19:00 - Feedback/Discussion Drinks & Dinner PRICES £15 x1 workshop £25 x2 workshops £35 x3 workshops £59 all workshops, payment by 14th February £69 Early bird from 14th February £75 from 5th March More on door - cash only ! BOOKING OPTIONS Please make direct transfer to Please make transfer to: Name: Cuban School of Arts Branch: HSBC Sort code: 40-02-17 Account: # 21570412 Reference: GODDESS plus your name Or pay in cash to Andrea Stewart Sika Tro Damarys Farres About your GODDESS teachers! DESPINA BARDOSI Despina (MSc in Forensic Psychology) is a fully trained teacher and supported by the Mindfulness Association UK, fully immersed in her own regular meditation practice, and receives regular supervision. She teaches mindfulness to everyone: from professionals at their workplace, performance artists, ex-offenders, and the general public adapting the practice to the individual’s needs and ability. Despina has been working in mental health for over 10 years and has been using Mindfulness and Self-Compassion techniques within her private sessions with individuals and witnesses the great impact it had on their lives, by achieving optimal health and high levels of well-being. DAMARYS FARRES Havana, Cuba Damarys Farrés is the Director and sole founder of D'CubanSchool. It has been said that 'Damarys is a unique dancer, who captures the soul and spirit of Cuba in her dancing'; and that 'Damarys affects everybody with her vital energy, passion and happiness!' Damarys is a knowledgable passionate dancer, choreographer, teacher and researcher of the Cuban and Afro-Cuban culture dance forms and rhythms. These include Salsa, Son, Rumba, Yoruba, Bantu, Arara, Regaetton among other genres. Damarys is highly acclaimed in UK as well as worldwide for her charisma and her infectious energy. She is renowned for her knowledge and passion for the Cuban and Afro-Cuban culture, dance forms and her femininity. She has a unique dancing style, choreography, artistic direction and teaching, which owes much to her broad background in dance. This includes classical ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, reggaetton, traditional and popular Cuban styles, folk dances, as well as other Latin, modern and Afro-Cuban dances. She was the first female Cuban artist to provide structured Cuban dance rhythm courses in the UK. She was the first solo Cuban Artist to organise independent Cuban cultural events involving Cuban artists in the UK, hence our slogans “110% Cubano” - “110% Genuine Cuban!” Her passion for her culture and Cuban dance, especially traditional and Afro-Cuban dance, are her main motive for founding The Cuba School of Arts - The Home of Cuban Arts in the UK, also known as DCubanSchool. More about Damarys: https://www.cubanschool.co.uk/damarys-farres.html ANDREA STEWART Andrea has been teaching and performing Salsa for over 20 years in the UK, Salsa Congresses and schools all over Europe. Andrea lists her teachers and mentors as Mauricio Reyes, Jayson Molina, Descarga Latina and Santo Rico and lists her heroes and influences as Juan Matos, Felipe Polanco, Tania Santiago, Eddie Torres, Hache y Machete, Franklin Diaz, Tito and Tamara, the one and only Jhesus Aponte, Maykel Font, Osbanis Tejeda, Lazaro Lopez, Yanet Fuentes, Rafael de Busto and Delia Madera. Andrea loves combining her feminine style with Mambo and Salsa Afro onto the dance floor and stage. She is known as strong, feminine and bold and original. Andrea is the founder, Director and Choreographer of some of the UK’s most formidable all female dance teams; Duende, Orgo Negro and Mileydis (My Ladies) SIKA TRO Sika was born in France from a Beninese father and a Polish mother.She'd been practicing Cuban Salsa for years when she fell in love with the sensuality and the footwork of Kizomba Dance. Attracted by England, she decides to move to London in 2007. After only a few months of practice, she reaches the finals of the 2009 UK eliminations to AfricaDancar! She then joined Studio Afro Latino as a Salsa & Kizomba teacher. Well known for her technic and Ginga, she teaches/performs internationally. She also does dance competition coaching and Kizomba teacher training. Sika will work with you to develop your confidence and improvisation skills on the dance floor, while embracing yourselves and connecting with your femininity. WHAT IS MINDFULNESS ? Mindfulness is a life skill which can help reconnect with ourselves and deepen our sense of well-being and fulfillment. It creates the conditions for a calm and present mind and helps cultivate self-acceptance and compassion. With mindfulness we learn how to be caring to ourselves, sensitive to our distress, tolerant of our feelings, understanding and non-judgmental. Thousands of research studies have proven that mindfulness can build focus and awareness, improves memory and quality of sleep, thereby boosts the immune system and reduces the feeling of loneliness, stress and anxiety.